The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-21
N|CARAGUAA CANAL BILL.
1T WAS ADVANCED IN THE SEN
ATE TO UNFINISHED BUSI-
NESS YESTERDAY.
Mr.. MORGAN OPENED The DEBATE
In Lengthy Speech-Its Passage Fore
shadowed by the Vote to Take 1t
+. Up, SO to 14-House Passed
Three Bills Yesterday

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The senate to-
day voted to take up the Nicaraguan
canal bill. This gives the measure the
parliamentary advantage of being the un-
finished business of the senate, so it will
be continued from day to day until it is
finished The prospect is that deciding
vote will be reached soon, and the test
vote today yeas, 36; nays, 14-fore-
shadowed its passage. Mr.. Morgan of
Alabama opened the debate with a
lengthy speech in favor Of the measure.
He said he desired action before the SEN
ate took up the new Anglo-American
treaty of arbitration. This covered GER
tain differences and Mr.. Morgan held
that it should be determined whether
America should control the Nicaraguan
canal or the upholding of the Monroe
doctrine was to be included among the
differences which were to be submitted
to arbitration.
The canal bill provides for an issue of
500, 100000 of maritime canal stock, of
which the secretary of the treasury, in
behalf of the government, is to subscribe
for $7O,0O0,OOO of stock. The company
is to issue stocks up to $1OO,OOO,OOO,
which are to be guaranteed by the gov
ernment The company is to be ad-
ministered by board of directors, num-
bering eleven, of which six are to be ap-
pointed by the president.
During the day Senator Chandler in
troduced the bill prepared by the senate
caucus of republicans, providing for an
international monetary conference.
Among the resolutions introduced was
one from Mr. Pettigrew, calling OH the
secretary of state for statement on the
| Venezuelan matter and of the agreement
made with Great Britain.
| SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Sher-
man of Ohio was on the floor of the SEN
| ate today for the first time since the an
nouncement that he would enter the Nc
| Kinley cabinet as secretary of state. He
received congratulations from number
| of his colleagues.
Mr.. Cullom (rep) of Illinois read a
telegram from the Bankers club of Chi
| cago urging the ratification of the Anglo
| American peace treaty.
House bill authorizing the Central
Union Railway company to construct a
bridge across the Monongahela river was
| passed, at the request of Mr.. Quay.
The bill providing for an international
| monetary conference, which has been
under consideration for some time past,
| was then presented by Mr. Chandler
| (rep) of New Hampshire, in behalf of
Mr.. Walcott. He asked that the bill
lie on the table until tomorrow without
the formality of going to committee.
There was no objection and the bill
| went over.
The house bill was passed authorizing
the construction of railroad bridge
across the Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers in Kentucky.
The army appropriation bill was passed
with minor amendments. 1t carries $23,
1894, which is $4,000 more than the
bill as il passed the house.
When the oleomargerine bill came over
from the house Mr.. Gear (rep.) of Iowa
desired to have it sent to the interstate
commerce committee, and Mr.. Hill (dem) J
of New York desired it to be sent to the
committee on agriculture. The differ
ence sent the matter over until tomor-
row.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered the following
resolution
Resolved, That the secretary of state
he and is hereby directed to send to the
senate Il statement of the proceedings
of the commission appointed to investi-
gate and report upon the true divisional
line between the republic of Venezuela
and British Guiana, together with copy
of the agreement between the United
States and Great Britain upon the sub
ject of the boundary agreement"
The resolution was about to be agreed
to when Gray of Delaware interposed and
suggested that it should go to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Pettigrew preferred to have it lie
on the table until tomorrow, and it was
so arranged.
At 2 o'clock, when the morning hour
expired, Mr.. Morgan moved to take up
the Nicaraguan canal bill. the purpose
being to make this measure the unfin-
ished business of the senate. On yea
and nay vote the motion prevailed, 36
to II, MS follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bacon, Brown,
Burrows, Call, Cameron, Chandler, Can
non, Clark, Cullom, Davis, Faulkner,
Frye, GaIIinger, Gibson, Gordon, Cor
man, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge,
Mcbride, MCMILLAN, Morgan, Peffer, Per
kins, Platt, Proctor, Pugh, Quay, Sher-
man, Stewart, Wetmore and White-36.
Nays-Bate, Berry. Blackburn, Caffery,
Chiffon, Cockrell, Hill, Mills, Nelson,
Pettigrew, Turpie, Visit, Villas and Wal
| thall-14.
Before proceeding with the canal bill
several pending matters were disposed of.
A message from the president was
| read. submitting report from the
board, consisting of Messrs. Angel. Rus
sell and Cooley, appointed to investigate
and report on the feasibility of water
route from the great lakes to the Allan.
| tic, and it was read.
The senate bill was passed to make
an appropriation for commission for a
survey of water route on Buffalo
bayou to the city of Houston, Tex.
Mr.. Gordon (dem.) of Georgia gave Lo.
tice that the resolution of respect to the
late exSpeaker would be called up at 8
p. m. next Thursday.
Mr.. Morgan addressed the senate in
J favor of the Nicaraguan canal bill. He