New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-
4, SHIP CANAL FROM THE GREAT LANES
TO T1DEwATER PROPOSED
=. u,.yrrSj1ox APPEARS BEFORE THE HOUSE
p.c,r,c RAILROADS coMMITrET:-cANA
DIAN LICENSES TO AMERICAN SEAL

DIAN LICENSES TO AMERICAN sE"N
ERs-vALuEs OF EXPORTS
,,o. ,,,rc, ,o-The bill introduced IN tne
s.,o today nv Mr. Hansbrough ana III tue "o
h., Mr. Cooper. OF Wisconsin. to ihcorpo.a"
Maritime Canal Company of North A"e.. ,o,
vidine for TIE construction OF snip e""" ,a,h
less than Is feet in depth ana oV' ie ,u ,,,
fror the great lakes to the Atiahuc' 'ss
,u,o tho o,her canal bills now pending III No''e
- ,s for M Government appropriation anu VI
r,arantee and wants no money. even TOT su''e'
7, simply SEEKS Federal charter. because '"e 'on
pany proposes to engage IN inters'a'- ots
commerce, for a canal from LAKE r rau
Ontario and from Lake Ontario or the %. .',
romeo Rive to Lake Champlain. and thence 10 '''e
water in the Hudson River The char'e, p..o
s reou,a,,rp traffic and tolls by the inter "a
commerce Commission. for seizure ior ''e p
use and welfare in case OF war Vi ''' =.
whenever It shall be deemed wise anu .u
the Government. and for rigid hmi'a''o' - nv.
nv and annual reports 20, the Government
company asking for the charter mas oe'" ,u,o
,or ,broo wears on the project. II owns a Va'u"oe
rrorcbiss for n ship canal from Lake Erie 10 Tue
ocean via Montreal has spent over Sz',v" W
veys and preliminary WORK ana - ,he frst of
which is now going in at LockPort oil the t locks
canal take the place In one l 90 Company is to
make an ample ship from the great .r sk, Of
New-York city, and prevent tut,ne 70 thai port
s trada, Mh'rm noptons no foreign connections or
routes and it is said that ne C,ptsrIo down the
s1u' nearly to the 18th parallel and
to Lake Champls,n all on Animate locks can be
constructed for about so per cent o. CIV down TO
hitherto rTs msas the s0 Hudson Rvcr charter pro
ydes that fer all s canals ,cek s aSS COO Of bonds
pna and that no % ,H i sSah
per cent shall be paid thereon but that so,d ar
oe sea- within that sum- that work shall oeg'
within three and be completed w,'n nnmnliea with
he shall c2ntoqe b. force he ioTsyT
the property shall be ,aEf The Inrorporators
are Luthr Mondenhall, g; g. nartiey a ana T. r
Hugo OF Duluth: Rowland j; MeT'TI, Van Vance. Of
Milwaukee W 3 Dean and ,Prh IL ke' Smith III 81
Paul epry G. BSrlesT Of an MnSn' Of Pftsburs
futhc, Ailel. of cleveland John Brkin n,,s o.
o.l DaN wstht RsF"s Of cnrcaso
Bogart G y. Dutton. Henry b. SiaVeh an" "'0'e
: Slower. of New-York CITY.
Tho uouso Committee on Pacific Railroads to-day
heard President c. p Huntington OF the Sou'ne''
pocisc Railroad The Central Pacific. he said had
complied fully with every provision OF the s'd'"'-'
r. had performed is contract with the Govern
mon. and with individuals He did not favor Gov
eminent ownership. \ great many people IN |di'-
forria wanted This As railroad man NJ "'' "
chico, 70 H. but no did not think the Government
could do worse. He favored eXtendins tne 'eo' 40
proposed by the FIRE. bill. The proVis'onS y, Wv
sa-aauod smith or I've bills pending in this Con-
rress in the main meet the approval of 'he o"oe''
II the company. The officers % the co'r""Y
h,, y, following this line that they could pay OF
ne nrncipal Of this Indebtedness for tho mrs, ,e
V 80 rho e,,n Of NsDoNN a year for the second te,
49, x.o 900 a year and the remainder or tne nep'
at s.IDp,o \ yea. WIN interest," " ,,,i.
annua il at the rate OF Pc cent TO secure .i.s
Ih,"snsss ,tn company proposed to give its mort
gage on ali its property or eEF'y NM % s,ringen,
non. ann ~ securs Performance II the Obligation
shaI be inserted in any Bill Inc question: ~
me OF me GSb Mere made safer. better secured
and In process of gradual extne u's ,.as, an
Mr. noatner called the Witness attention 70 , Inc
rr"o, opposition in California TO settlement OF rns
and asked now he accounted for TINS ;,r,,,, y,
MI an,e ~ california favored the roads and
wanted 70 see a just settlement mace inr'e r,av
we fnw However, who were against the roads ne!
NV .,nh, smart mon Trey had grievances
What these grievances We're ne con'u .e'' t,o-e
INA take q long time. and they we're matters
sSrb the committee would not care TO go INTO
Nr po,,ner ,ten asked him 70 explain how It was
that the California delegation III 'o"s'''' ~ ~
excepted-were against ire roads
In renlying 10 this quost'on Mt Hun'ihs,o" re-
,erred to the elections Of several years ago. re sa'
that one man complained bitterly 70 nm VIM" ~
gresham English defeated him. stating '"', Wy.
paciac roads had helped him little he 'oud nave
,",.a,od rnglish. Mr. Huntington told him that
the roads were not in politics
.r,ow &c IT," Mr. Roatner asked. that the news
PAPERS Of the State are against the roads =, ,,er
.ir Hunfngf) III replica thdl S''e"-' ~ ~
we're in favor of the roads. $500, .h r.ord
MIR johnson asked him why ne usen me lads
grcvances in referring TO objections 10 me toa "a
and wanted know What he meant ny y ana cn :,
was msl"adins several m men ,s,,S 81 and ar
IImntington replied that those who had grieyances
were those who had no 6usIneTs rm9i' ne F''
In rcplv TO a ore stion by Mr.. Powers OF Vermont
he witness sa,d he was ,S TnT " raramse the pro-
posed extension bonds In reply 10 drrme o The
Sm sf a 5Rs by Reilly bin OF the last
TIE Tbs Committee adjourned until Monday.
rhe Canadian Government has informed the Gov
eminent Of tho United States that licenses WIZ We
issued to American vessels as usual me , coming
season with tho additional proviso that any licensed
vessel furnishing supplies 10 any ""'''c'H'' 'e''
| shall forfeit her license
The chief Of the Bureau of Statistics reports that
rho toal values Of the exports Of hreadstuhs min
,, oils and provisions from the United states dur
| inc the month OF February. 1896. and during the
eight months ended February %. 1885, as compared
with the corresponding periods Of the preceding year.
were follows: ,,,
Breaas,un. ssssts s,a siSS s1,S dSs
S,i ,ssons ......... sos 1863 H. 100 1872
''''''' Eight me, mcn"s ending f ,:as -
,., ~, '''''''''.. 2sITIM2 81. 20< JO6
,i.,ors ',,........... no 5000 iO7, 2oi $40
The exports OF cotton were as follows: 1000
! 49, tSA8.
,.,... ,........ SiI25 So 3S1 .995
e. any,s e,Icd Fob ~ . i5 6O1 354 III. ii2 OO2
! George NJ Coffin. OF Charleston 5. c., to-day as
sumed the duties OF Deputy Controller Of the Cur
| rcncy to which place he has been appointed by
| secretary Carlisle on the recommendation OF Con-
troller Eckes He appointed Chief OF the Divi-
sion of Issues In 1885, the request OF Controller
Trenholm. who transferred MIN IN lsS 10 the mead
OF The Division OF Reports am he had been retained
| continuously since under Controllers Lacey.
Hepburn and EckeS.
The Scrant N bill 10 give delegate 10 Congress
| TO the Territory OF Alaska to be elected by the
people. was ordered be favorably reported to-
i ax,T nrrI flAfIa