St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-26
UNCLE SAM TO DIG.
N!caraguan canal Bill Passed
in Senate by Vote OF
81 to q.
CONSTRUCTION GUARANTEED
Measure Calls for a Guar
antee of an Issue Of $70,-
100000 Bonds.
HOUSE WAS ALSO BUSY.
SunQry Civil Appropriation
Bill Passed With Amend
ments.
HOUSE WAS ALSO BUSY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. p. - The bill
pledging the faith OF the United States
to do the construction OF the Nicaragua
canal passed the senate tonight by the
decisive vote Of 81 yeas TO 21 nays. 1t
was the termination of Il debate which
has lasted since the present session Of
congress began. 1t was, moreover, the
first realization in either branch of con-
gress OF the vast project so long and
vigorously urged for a canal joining the
Atlantic and Pacific, with the United
States government standing sponsor for
the execution OF the work.
The final vote was not secured until
$50 O'Clock tonight, but, nOtwithstand-
ing the Iatene5s Of the hour, there was
an exceptionally full senate, owing to
the interest felt in the elimination of
the long discussion. The Nicaraguan
minister and many other diplomats
interested in The project had seats in
the diplomatic gallery throughout the
voting on tie many amendments and
tile final question.
The bill. In brief, directs the issue of
S70.O00.000 Of Nicaragua canal bonds.
Each OF these IS TO bear the following
guarantee:
The United States of America guar
antees to the lawful holder of this bond
the payment by the Maritime Canal
Company of Nicaragua of the principal
of said bonds and the interest accruIng
thereon as it accrues."
An additional $50, 100000 of bonds is
10 be issued without the United States
guarantee. The total 100000, 900 thus
issued is to be used in constructing the
Enter=Oceanic Canal.
The secretary of the treasury is to
have general supervision of the project
A board OF fifteen directors is to have
immediate charge OF the work. OF this
board the president Is 20 designate ten
members. no more than two from any
one state. The United States is to re-
ceIye I0,O00,000 OF canal company stock
in return for guaranteeing the bonds.
and Is TO hold mortgage lien on all The
property OF the canal company.
Aside from the final debate and vote
on the Nicaragua bill, the main inter
est of the day attached to a very caustic
speech by Nj. Mills. OF Texas, up
holding the administration policy in
Hawaii and incidentally scoring the
sugar trust.
MI Mills eloquentIY related the man
ner in which The American people had
greeted the hungarian patriot, Kos
suth. after he had dared to strike at the
oppression surrounding him.
Mr.. Mitchell rep, or asked if
MI Mills sought to place together Kos
suth and representatives of Queen
Lilioukalani.
Mr.. Mills responded with warmth
that the representatives who came here
spoke for a people whose executive had
been detrauded by 4 representative of
tile United States, whose government
had been OYerthrown by conspiracy
and fraud With intense sarcasm. MI
Mills read The letter OF President Har
risou to Queen LiIioukalani when Min
lister Stevens was accredited 10 Hawaii
The senator commented as he pro-
ceeded with the letter This was at a
time. said he. when the queen was still
supreme. She was seeking to protect
her own roor native people against the
corporate greed seeking to get posses
sion of the great sugar lands Of Hawaii.
but the sugar trust wanted the
land too. and they were more powerful
than Lille was declared Mr.. Mills
with such force that the paraDhrase Of
tie queens name evoked only q smile.
Minister Thurston. of Hawaii, came