The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-04
SENATOR TURPIE SCORED.
Financial Schemes Discussed in the
House.
Pres.dent Cleveland Namns More CAN
didates for Ofilco THAT
Basement Rss-
tauraut.

By THE HERALD's Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.--The resolution
heretofore introduced By Allen. Populist.
Nebraska. relating to the occupation
OF rooms in the basement OF the eenate
wing of the capitol for restaurant pur-
poses, gave riee to an interesting debate
during the morning hour Of the session
OF the senate today. Allen severely
criticized the practice of furnishing to
the propriators Of the restaurant free OF
cost his turniture, ice, etc., and asserted
that il was violesion OF the statutes
and constituted larceny of the public
funds. Hale, Republican, of Maine,
and Manderson replied to the observa-
tions of Allen and defended the existing
practice. No action was taken on the
resolution.
The remainder of the day was taken
up by Morgan in speech on the Mica
raguan canal bill, in which he replied
In detail to the argument advanced by
Turpie in opposition to the bill.
After the presentation OF sundry reso-
lutions and memoriale, Mr.. Sherman,
from the committee of foreign affsrs,
reported, and the senate passed the res
olution heretofore introduced By Mr..
Lodge of Massachusetts,. calling on the
president for correspondence and 9th or
papsrs relative to the delivery by the
United Ststee consul OF Shanghai OF two
Japanese citlzsus to the Chinese author
tiles; also asking for information as to
whsther they were put to death after
being tortured. Further, whether there
was any understanding with the Chinese
government that United States officers
should aid, assist and give safe conduct
to any Japanese citizens desiring to
leave China, eto.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL,
At2 o'clock the resolutions went over
and the senate praceeded to the con-
siderxtion of the Nicaragua canal bill.
Morgan began his address on tho
Nicaragua canal bill. He criticized
senators who opposed the bill by i'm
putting to those who favored the bill
motives other than patriotic. He de-
Tended tho constitu tionality of the prsss
ent bill, which had been attacked. The
senator consumed q portion OF his
speech in controverting the statements
rnade by the senator from Indiana
Turpie-in his three days. speech
against the bill bsiore the holiday re-
cess. He quoted liberally from the
speech, and psid considerable attention
to "the conspicuous errors Of fact upon
which tho senator's argument is based.'
The senator had contsndsd. said Nor
gan, that the company must complete
the canal by 1897, 10 years from the
dates ON which the concessions were
granted. The fact was, however, as
serted Morgan, that the company had
TWO years to make preliminary arrange
ments and 10 years after that, or until
October, 1899, TO complete the project.
He argued against the proposition OF
Mr., Turpie that the canal should be
built by sections and asserted the cost
would be throe times as great to build it
than if constructed in the ordinary
manner. The speaker declared II the
senator's opinion regarding the poasibil.
ity of the successful completion OF tho
canal in view OF the obstacles shown by
him was correct. the substitute offered
by Turpie, providing for survey to as
certain the practicability of oonstruc-
sion was illogical. Ii the pictures drawn
by the senator from Indiana OF the con-
ditions existing were true there could
be nothing but an affront to Nicaragua
in survey designed to bring his
sketches into a stronger light and to
display that country in horrible naked
ness.
TURPIE's sARDoNIc WIT.
If the company had gone to London
instead OF coming to Washington for o
the canal would now be COM
pleted or nearly no and it would. like
the Suez canal, be under the civil and
control OF Great Britain. Re-
garding Turpie'a sllueions to the "bene-
ficiariss" under the bill, Morgan said in
part: 1.-THE senator in his wild tirade
against the so-callcd beneficiaries OF
this bill, who will in fact be driven out