The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-01-31
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IAN AL DILL <AooE@D.
The Nicaragua canal bill was then
taken up. Senator White presented a
letter from London stating that if the
United States did not proceed with the
canal project, British capital would
step in and carry out the plan. Brief
speeches were made under the five
minute rule by Senator Vest, favoring
a new survey by disinterested engineers,
and by Senator Call for direct govern
ment control Senator W6feott offered
an amendment requiring the canal COM
pany to purchase its material and con-
struction machinery in the United
States, Nicaragua or Costa Rico.
The first vote was on the numerous
amendments that had accumulated.
That of Senator Vest giving the presi-
dent complete authority to suspend the
issue of canal bonds was defeated, "a
to 30 Senator Wolcott's amendment
that American goods and materials
should be used was agreed to. The
amendment of Senator Palmer giving
the president power to reappoint and
retire directors of the canal company
was agreed to. The amendment of
Senator Wolcott providing that every
dollar of the stock shall represent a
dollar actually expended by the COM
pany was agreed to. Senator PETERS
amendment that the labor on the canal
should be done by United States citi-
zens working eight hours a day was de-
feated. The amendment of Senator
Frye that the work be subdivided into
sections and each part awarded as a
separate contract in order to secure
the greatest possible expedition was
agreed to with amendment of Senator
Wolcott that the aggregate of all con-
tracts should not exceed $70.000,000.
The amendment of Senator Villas
that the work should not be done by
corporations in which stockholders of
the canal are interested was adopted.
An amendment by Senator Pasco that
the canal route leases from Nicaragua
shall be perpetual, instead of for 80
years was defeated, 23 to 80. Several
amendments by Senator Turpie to limit
the payments to the old Nicaragua
Canal Company were defeated. Another
amendment by him that the old COM
pany should have part in the new work
was defeated, "a. to %. The main prop
osition then came on Senator Turpie's
motion to strike out all after the en-
acting clause, submitting a provision
that a complete survey be made by the
United States engineers before any
further steps are taken. This was de-
feated, 81 to 30. The substitute of SEN
ator Stewart for new treaty with Me
aragua was defeated, ~ to 23.
THE VOTE.
The bill was then passed as amended,
ayes 81 noes 81 as follows:
Ayes-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows, But
Ter, Cameron, Chandler Cullom, Faux
ner. Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, German,
Hale, Hoar, Hunton, Lodge, Mcmillan,
Henderson, Mitchell of Oregon, Morgan,
Murphy, Plat, Power, Pritchard, Proc
tor, Pugh, Ransom, Squire, Walsh.
White, Wilson-total 81.
Nays-Allen, Blackburn, Blanchard,
Gallery, Call, Cockrell Daniel, Davis,
George, Gray Hill, Irby, Jones of Ar
kansas, Kyle. Mills, Palmer, PETER,
Pettigrew, Turpie, Villas, Wolcott-to-
tai 81
Senator Stewart did not vote.
The pairs were: Dubois and Smith,
Dolph and Coke, Jones Nevada and
Harris, Sherman and Lindsay, Gordon
and Mortin. Carey and Mitchell IF Wis
consin, Perkins and Roach, Washburn
and Vest, Brice and Berry, Camden
and Hansbrough, Quay and Pasco Hig-
gins and Mcpherson, Shoup and Teller.
Hawley and Bates, Dixon and Nc
Laurin, Morrill, and Voorhees, The
first named would have voted in favor
of the bill.
Adjourned at 4 p. m.