The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-26
Observation-Disclosures
The Senate Bill Passed by Z
Decisive Majority.
A GREAT REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
All But Ten of the Democrats Vote
Against the Project.
The ssaary Civil Bnl Passsa sy tAs
House. with . Prevision FOR sAs
umasiiia Reef Lighsship-Mills De.
neancss the Hawailan rasxiess.

neaness the Hawaiiaa Patriots.
Washington city. JAN es.-Tns bsu
pleds sng the faith OF the United States
to de the construction work OF the
Nicartguan canal rassed the senate
tonight by the decisive vote Of 81 to
q. II was the Termination Of q debate
whsch has lasted since the present ses-
sion OF congress began. IL was. more
over, The is7ss <aaslxation i'm either
branch of congress or ths vast pro-
ject. so long and vigorously urged, FOR .
canal jo.ufng the Atlantic and Pacific.
with the United States government
standing sponsor for the execution Of
the work. The final vote was not se-
cured until ESQ O'clock tonight. but.
Notwithstanding tho iataness OF the
hour, there was an exceptionally full
senate. owing to the interest felt In the
elimination OF the long discussed mat-
ter. The Nicasaguan minister and
many other diplomats Interested iu the
project had seats in the diplomatic Ha1-
leries throughout the voting ON the
many amendments and the final Ques-
tion.
The ball in brief directs the issue of'
S0,0o0.000 OF Nicaragua canal honda.
Each OF these Is 10 hear the. following
guarantee: The United States Of
America guarantees TO the lawful hold
er OF this bond the payment by the
Maritime Canal company. OF Nicaragsa.
Of the principal OF said bonds and the
interest accrsLinE thereon. and ~ Il
accrues." An additional $50 900. COCO of
bonds Is to be issued without the United
States guarantee. The total OF $l00.-
100000 thus issued II to be used In con
sfructing the inter-oceanic canal
The secretary OF the treasury - to
have general supervision OF the project.
and n board OF rs directors IL 20 havN
immediate charge OF the work. The
board is 10 designate the ten members
no more shan two from any one state.
The United States is TO receive $10.-
100000 Of the canal company's stock IN
return for guaranteeing the bonds. and
Is to hold a mortgage lien ON all the
property OF the canal company.
The resolution OF Mitchell. calling fcr
detailed Information az to the amount
Of sugar bounty claims. WAS agreed to.
The Hawaiian question was then
taken up and Allen addressed thc ses,-
ate. He urged that Minister 6teven1'
initial act was o. fragrant violation of
international law This minister sl,ould
have been promptly recailed. Bu&
this was not done, the wrong had gone
unimpaired. and the present govern
ment was firmly established. Allen
said he did not believe IN q strong
foreign policy or In bully" procedure,
but under existing circumstances Il was
the plain duty OF this government 10
recognize those conditions ard open
negotiation toward annexaffon
Mills then rose TO make the speech
on the Hawaiian question he had given
notice OF yesterday. There was maich
interest manifested, and the senator
was followed with uarked attention.
AT the outset Mills went out Of rho
beaten path and argued that the sugar
interest was responsible for tho con-
stant excitement over Hawaia. 1T II
an old story said Mills with great
earnestness. There In a powerful sugar
interest IN this country and In Hawaii.
II Is an interest demanding that thu
great power Of the United States b.
exercised IN IS behalf. This interest
is manifesting itself In the United
States senate. and accounts for the
Intervention I'm fhe affairs OF Hawaii.
II fs manifesfing itself in an arrnign-
Tnent OF the president OF the United
States because he does not use sha
power OF the United States navy to
maintain this interest In Hawait''
Mills proceeded 10 lay dawn the prop
osition that the senate was going too
far I'm directing ahe executive branch
as to what use Ii should make OF tho
navy or the army. 1t was Il strange
doctrine, said Mills. that ffe legislative
branch should assume the prerogatiyA
TO direct another branch Of the govern
n,ent az TO what II SHOULD do. IF tho
legislatlve branch can call on the ex-
ecutiyc branch" declared Mills. ssfhen
IL can cail on the judicial branch We
win be able then TO cxn ON the chief
judicial body os the country 20 furnish
us Information as 10 why they affirmed
the legal fesider act" Mills declared
II this doctrine was conceded the ex-
ecutive~ branch was powerfess and the
president could b. brought 20 the hag
OF the senate at any time to give ffs
reasons for 80 directing his course.
II would be- sorry nssmenf for tho
American people when their executive
head was thus made the creature % the
senate. OF the legislative tranoh OF the
government.
Mills esouuently related tsae ananneg
In which the Asnxican people grcete1
the Hungarian patriot. Koasuth. aftsv
he had dared 10 strike at the opprnsf1o
surrounding him
Mitchell, OF Oregon. asked II affilu
sought 20 place together Koaeuth ar
the representatives OF Queen Lfst1oSa.
iani. Mills responded with warsnfh
that the representatives who came heep
spoke for a people whrse executave lMo
been desranted by a representative oG
si1e United States. whose governneae
had been overshrown BY conspiracy anl0
fraud. With fasense ssrcasnf Mills rea1
the letter os President Harrison q
Queen TAisu0kaiani when Minister Steve
esss was accredited 90 Hawaii Thn
senator commented as he proresfen
with the le<ter. This was at a time. ho
said, when the queen was still sls-
p-ense. S'ae was seeking 70 protect hGp
own poor native people agminst tn
corporate greed seeking TO gee .sAn
treasure lands % Hawaii but H.
sugar trust wanted the lands. too. ana
rney were more powerful than Iiffu-
oxalaFa was" declared afflls with much
force. Minister Thsrsson. OF Haven
came tnsD sbe dsohmatic gallery. AM
vaz an interested Assener 10 the -.
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