The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-11

asnington, Dec. 10.-Mr Harris Dem
o e}, Of Tennessee. president pro tern
absence Of ce-PresItienf stsvs -, ~. "a Z
nas not yet returned from Ashevilis n
| u, where he is With his family.
se III. San etJIssInocrap. OF Florida. pre-
sented a resolution setting forth tlat Ffha
independence OF the Island Of e.llna. IL
dn OBJECT or great Importance 10 tho
Snlted States, and requesting the presi-
Sens TO commence negotiations with
Spain for the recognition Of the indie
pendence of the island and for the e11ar-
aztec Of The United States Of the payment
agreed on between the United States and
tomorrow. N'''il
China and Japan.
Mr.. Call also presented a resolution de-
caring the further prosecution of the
"df between China ana Japan Will not bs,
advantageous 70 the peace of civiIiza ion
and that the interests of the world re-
qu1re that all governments shall unite
~ n negouating with Japan and China for
discussion, the resolution was referred to
the committee on foreign affairs
MI, Allen (Popuiist), Of Nebraska, calIeff
up ms resolution intended to expunge a
portion OF the Congressional Record and
send resolution introduced by him last
july 70 the attorney-g general.
Inc latter resolution called for informa-
ton concerning the Pullman strike. This
resolution was passed, but was re-consid-
cred on motion OF Mr.. Pugh, of Alabama
Mr.. Allen bitterly assaiied this action
and also attacked the attorney-gere ral
to whom he attributed the action of the
Alabama senator.
Mr.. Pugh Democrat. OF Alabama vig-
orously defended the attitude taken by
MI Olney, and pointed out what he re-
garded would be the improperly Of de-
handing the information asked for in the
the senator from Nebraska. was unreason-
able and untenable-
Eicaraguar Canal.
At 2 o'clock the whole matter went. over
ana the Senate, on motion of Mr.. MORGAN
t S90A up The Nicaragua canal bill. Tho
Dill was read at length
MI lorgan began his remarks by max
ms a statement of the internal aspect of
fne SUBJECT upon which the Senate and
House bills agreed. Careful Calculations
ne insisted. showed that the canal couIJ
De constructed at q cost that would Weld
remuheratiVe profit, 50 that it was a
necessary improvement: that Ii would
D OF the greatest Importance to the
United States that il could be Operated.
ana that there was nothing to render
impossible concessions n1nde bv the Cen
tral American government to the citizens
or the United States Finishing this CEN
erdI statement. the senator devoted some
! !lIne TO the discussion Of the character
IStlcS o. the country through which il IS
proposed TO build the canal and its adj
Nantageou5 route compared with that Of
tne Panama canal route. and asserted
10 commerce as the construction of this
necessary complement to the Suez canal
me route IS feasible, the engineering
work easy and there will be no extra or
11nary work required on any place on
the whole route
Mr.: Morgan quoted from the report OF
Chief Engineer Menocal, who estimated
the canal could be built for SIS. COZ, COO and
SAD be thought the expenditure of the
4,Cy1UJD already spent had demonstrated
the annual cost would be even lower than
that estimated BY Mr.. Menocal. The two
houses of Congress practically agreed that
the cost OF the canal would be about
$40 zoe, and the guard and restrictions
10 be thrown about the expenditures were
matters OF easy adjustments. The ma nner
of raising the money was the exposition
that should not be allowed to affect it's
construction. He argued in support Of the
that contemplate govern
ment ownership IN the canal, that Eng
land owned stock in the Suez canal and
why should not the United States own
stock in the Nicaragua canal? The canal
must be built under the fostering care OF
some government. We must act now, or
abandon the canal to it's fate.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Morgan's
speech, Mr.. Mitchell. Of Oregon, briefly
expressed hts hearty approval Of the
scheme to build the canal and said ne
thought there was no great difference
among the people regarding the proprie-
ty of the work of construction.
The Senate then, at 4:15 p. m. went in
e~ecutive session, and at 4:30 D. m. ad-
journed.