The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-23
WANT THE CANAL.
Florida Favors the Nicaragua Route.
Ringing Resolutions.

Florida FavOrS the NlCaTdsud INOuSS'
Ringing ResolutDns.
jacksonville. Fla, December 2l.--A large
number of representative citizens of Flor
ida met in convention in this city to
urge congress to provide for the construc-
ton of the Nicaragua canal. Nearly
every board Of trade in Florida was rep
resented and Pensacola, Tampa, Ocala,
Fern~ndina, Key West and other points
sent very large delegations. Prominent
in the convention were Ex-Governor +. r
Fleming of Jacksonville, State Senator w.
d. Chipley of Pensacola, state Senator
Frank Adams of Jasper, state senator
w. j. Daniels of Mariana, ColleGtor OF
Internal Rsvenue George w; wilson
Banker B. B. Mcconnell of Ocala, Repre-
sentative w. II. Harris of Key West, hon;
John A. Anderson OF Tallahassee ana
Hon. b, Fletcher of Jacksonville; IL was
most representative gatherings that ever
assembled in Jacksonville. AS soon as eN-
Governor Fleming called the convention
to order, State Senator w; u. Chipiey OF
Pensacola offered thte following.
Resolved That the prestdent of the con-
vention is hereby auth orlzed to appoint
committee of three, of which he shall
he a member, to convey to the ptes.d nj
Of the United states the hearty inddrse-
ment by this convention CT his policy as
set forth In his message TO congress on
the Venezuelan question.
This was received with hearty applause
and adopted by reclamation. The chair
appointed on this committee w. d. Chip
ley of Escambis and p. p. Bishop of
was as follows:
To the President. Washington:
The Nicarasuan Canal convention of
Florida, now in session, has instructed us
to convey to your excohency the hearty
Endorsement by the convention OF your
policy, as set forth in your message on
the Venezuelan question, duty which
that committee performs with pleasure.
Fl. r. Fleming,
?, r. Eisn9p,
While the committee on resolutions vas
engaged in preparing its report speech s
were made by ex Governor Fleming, civil
Engineer BrowneD, who had lived in
Nicaragua, and others in favor of the i'm
mediate construction OF the canal
The committee on res buttons then re
ported the following, which was ad opted
We favor the completion of the Nicara-
qua canal and we call upon congress to
enact such measures as viii insure the
building of the flter-oct anic canal uader
American auspices. We favor an early
resumption Of work on the canal along
the Nicaragua canal route. AS the only
question needs to be one of financial prac-
ticabil1ty, we conslier what was hereto
fore a matter OF eHpediency within tue
1 light of tn" presidents message on the
| Venezuelan question has become one of
National uccessi Yet the cost be what
II may-as a logical sequence and growing
out Of the increased business. social and
political relations which would result.
we uecldIe IN favor ol II VlStlNCtNciN
American policy, having paramount con-
TIL throughout North, South ana Central
mcrica.
We favor the early reassembling Of a
| pan American congress to formulate
means intended 10 promote the permanent
and to protect all American territories
| from foreign invasion, interference or
! control to promote commercial inter-
course and to provide for the settlement
| Of all differences that may arise between
| American republics by arbitration.
We favor the establishment of iuterna
| floral railway and steamship intercourse
| competition between the republics and til,
| territory allied thereto. as well as the pro
motion OF adequate banking and exchange
| facilities and commercial and business re
| latons to the crd that all American re
! various resources and industries to theil
| hetterment now so largely directed into
| foreign hands We believe that tho con
tinued advance OF civilization and the art:
| of peace and the prosperity of the coun
| tries in this western world will DC hes
r'aintenance of free and independent popu
lar government.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Chtplcy also introduced the follow
irg. which was adopted:
Resolved. That this convention ur6e NJ
on the go, ernmerts of the several state
of the Union to inaugurate such acton
by convention or Otherwise as may b
| necessary to influence their congressional
delegation to support legislation wh;cl
may be necessary to accomplish the speed
| construction of the Nicaragua canal unde
a resolution was also adopted urgin
congress to put the bars of Fernandind
Tampa. Jacl sonville and Pensacola Oh
the continued appropriation list.