The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-02-02

nine-tenths of the American people"
And when did you receive returns
from the American people," asked Sen
ator Mills AT the last election" re-
sponded Senator Aldrich.
And you received returns in 1892.
also" retorted Senator Mills. In con-
clusion, Senator Mills hoped he had
shown why this resolution intended as
a censure on the president should not |
pass.
Senator Vest then introduced a reso-
luton indorsing the policy Of the presi- |
dent toward Hawaii and reciting that |
the course of this government should |
be to withhold from entangling al
liances. This and the resolution under
discussion went over to a subsequent
day.
CANAL BILL PASSES
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
new survey by disinterested engineers,
and by Senator Call for direct govern
ment control Senator Wolcott 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 Wolcotts 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 PETER $
amendment that the labor on the canal
should be done by United States citi-
zens working eight hours 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 $70.000,0 600.
The amendment of Senator Villa.
that the work should not be done by
corporations in which stockholders o.
the canal are interested was adopted
An amendment by Senator PascO tina
the canal route leases from Nicaragu;
shall be perpetual, instead of for 81
years was defeated, % to 20. Severa
amendments by Senator Turpie to limi
the payments to the old Nicaragu;
Canal Company were defeated Anothe
e. amendment by him that the old com
] pany should have part in the new worl
2 was defeated, "a, to 25. The main prop
l osition then came on Senator Turpie'
5 motion to strike out all after the en-
I acting clause, submitting a prOvisiO
that a complete survey be made by tn
S United States engineers before an
e further steps are taken. This was dc
t feated, q to 80. The substitute of Sen
p ator Stewart for new treaty with Mic
+ aragua was defeated, y to %.
A THE VOTE.
The bill was then passed as amended
; ayes 81, noes p, as follows:
Ayes-Aldrich. Allison, Burrows. But
70 Ter. Cameron. Chandler, Cullom. Faulh
ner. Frye Gallinger, Gibson, GormaI
+ Hale. Hoar Hunton, Lodge, Mcmillan
u Henderson, Mitchell of Oregon, Morgan
70 Murphy, Plat, Power, Pritchard, Proc
tor. Pugh Ransom. Squire. Walsh
White, Wilson-total 81.
Nays-Allen, Blackburn, Blanchard
Caffery, Call, Cockrell Daniel, Davis
George, Gray, Hill, Irby. Jones Of Al
kansas, Kyle. Mills, Palmer. Peffe
Pettigrew. Turpie, Villas. Wolcott-tC
tai y.
Senator Stewart did not vote
Il The pairs were. Dubois and Smitl
Dolph and Coke, Jones of Nevada an
, Harris, Sherman and Lindsay, Gordo
Il and Mortin, Carey and Mitchell Of wis
i consin, Perkins and Roach, Washbur
=, and Vest, Brice and Berry, Camde
y and Hansbrough, Quay and PascO. His
gins and Mcpherson, Shoup and Telle
- Hawley and Bates. Dixon and Nj
" Laurin, Morrill, and Voorhees,. Tt
D., first named would have voted in fave
- of the bill.
- Adjourned a p. m.
RELIEF FOR BALFOUR'S VICTIMS