The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-26

hdSDlISlDIls jail IOs-l AlE Dllt PlSQeo
ing the faith of the United States to do
the construction of the Nicaragua
canal, passed the Senate tonight by the
decisive vote of 81 to q. 1t was the
termination of a debate which has
lasted since the present session of Con-
gress began. II was, moreover, the
first realization in either branch of
Congress OF the vast project so long
and vigorously urged for a canal join
ina the Atlantic and Pacific. with the
United States government standing
sponsor for the execution of the work.
The final vote was not secured until
- O'clock tonight, but notwithstand-
ing the lateness OF the hour, there was
an exceptionally full Senate, owing to
the interest felt in the elimination OF
the long discussion. The Nicaragu
ministers and many other diplomats
interested in the project had seats in
the diplomatic galleries throughout the
voting on the many amendments and
the final question.
The bill. in brief. directs the issue OF
S70,000,000 Of Nicaragua canal bonds.
Each OF these is to bear the following
guarantee:
The United states OF America guar
sntees to the lawful holder of this bond
the payment 10y the Maritime Canal
company Of Nicaragua of the princi-
pal of said bonds and the interest ao-
cruing thereon, as ii accrues."
An additional $50, 600 Of bonds is
to ioe issued without the United States
guarantee. The total one hundred mil
lions thus issued is to be used in con-
struCIing the inter-oceanic canal. The
secretary of the treasury is to have
general supervision OF the project, A
board Of Is directors is to have inme-
date charge of the work. The board is
TO designate ten members, no more
than two from any one state The
United States is to receive $4,000 Of
the canal company stock in return fol
guaranteeing the bonds. and is to hoo
a 1mortgage lien on all the property Of
The canal company.
Aside from the final debate and vote
on the Nicaragua bill, the main in
Jerest Of the day attached to e very
Caustic speech by Mr.. Mills, Of Texas
up2c32ing the administration policy il
EyAwaii, and incidentally scoring The
Ngar trust.
The resolution of Mr. Mitchell call.
ing for detailed information as TO tht
amount of sugar bounty claims was
agreed to.
The Hawaiian question was ther
taken up, and Mr.. Allen PopulisO, o.
Nebraska, addressed the Senate. HI
urged that Minister Stevens initial ac-
was Migrant violation of interna
1ionai law. The minister should have
been promptly recalled. But this was
not done. the wrong had gone unim
p&ired, and the present government
was firmly established. Mr.. Allen sale
ne did not believe in strong foreign
policy or in bully" procedure, becaus,
under existing circumstances it wa:
the plain duty Of the government II
recognize these conditions and open ne
gotfations toward annexation.
Scored By Mills.
Mr.. Mills Democracy, OF Texas
then rose to make the speech on tn,
Hawaiian question he had given no
tice of yesterday. There was much in
terest manifested and the senator wa
followed with marked attention. A
the outset, MIR. Mills went out of tn,
beaten path and argued the sugar IN
Terest was responsible for the con
slant excitement over Hawaii.
1T is an old story said Mr.. Mills
with great earnestness. There is {
powerful sugar interest in this coun
Try and in Hawaii. 1t is an interes
demanding that the great power of tn
United States be exercised in its be
half. This interest is manifesting itsel
n the United States Senate and ac
counts for intervention in the affair
nj Hawaii. It is manifesting itself il
Wn arralgnment OF the president of TIL
United States because he does not US
the powers of the United States nav,
10 maintain this interest in Hawaii
Mr.. Mills proceeded to lay down tn
proposition that the Senate was goin;
100 far in directing the executive
branch as to what use it should max
Of the navy or the army. 1t was
strange doctrine, said Mr.. Mills, tina
the legislative branch should assum
the prerogatiVe to direct anothe
branch Of government as to What i
should do.
IF the legislative branch can cal
IN the executive branch declared MI
Mills, then it can cali on the judicia
branch. We win be able then to cal
on the chief judicial body of the coun
try TO furnish us information as to VIII,
they affirmed the legal tender act
Sorry Moment.
Mr.. Mills declared If this doetrin
was concede the executive branch wa
poReriess, the president could b
brought to the bar of the Senate a
any time to give his reason for so di
recting his course. 1T would be a sorr,
moment for the American people whel
their executive head was thus mad
The creature of the Senate Of the legis
lative branch of the government. Mr.
Mills eloquently related the manner il
! which the American people greeted tn
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