Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-21
54th CONGRESS.
Turpie Wants the Nicaraguan
Canal Bill Voted Down.
Nothing Behind It Beyond Avarice
Of Unsc'upuIous Spectators.
company's Estimates. $4,000. 000-Goy.
eraments, siss, ooo, 900.

| Washington, Jan. 20.-In the Senate,
the Senate joint resolution relating to
the laying of electric subways in the
District Of Columbia was taken up
Faulkner, member of the District COM
mittee, who defended the action of the
committee and resented the charge
made against it, yesterday, by Hill. He
denied that it was fight between two
competing electric companies. There
were several short and rather angry
dialogues between Faulkner and Hill,
in the course of Faulkners speech.
| AT o'clock, the presiding officer laid
before the Senate the unfinished BUSH
ness" being the Nicaragua canal bill,
and Turpie, Dem, of Indiana, resumed
his speech in opposition to it, He
| likened the provisions of the bill to a
case of bogus mortgages and the sue
| cessful looting of credulous people by
such means. The operations proposed
| in the pending bill, he said, differed
| from the bogus mortgage case only in
| fact that the Canal Co, on the face of
bill. on the face of treaty charter, on
the face of the report submitted to the
| Senate, admitted that it had no title
render, that it had no interest in them,
that it could not transfer them to any
one. The company asked Congress.
with its eyes open, and knowing that
the security was straw. to give it $780,
0oo.0oo. guaranteeing repayment by an
alien on securities uttly without value.
Turpie asserted that through failure
of the company to complete within three
the ut ino link known a the
Manasua canal, 1t had forfeited every
thifS, ana nad voluntarily or hegl-
gently abandoned its concession. 1t
was thoroughly lunatic proposition
that Congress should guarantee the
performance OF the work or should en-
Ter upon lts construction without nav
ing an estimate OF the cost OF three OF
the prh.icipdi Items necessary 10 IT'S
piosecutioh-the Maiasua cahai anu
the CONSTRUCTION ol Two ,drpors.
1ulpie sisohe VI .iie san Juan river
% niies Vi WHEN was 10 pe Utilized as
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lapios' ne st,iu, anu 'hese "e,e ~ We
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aui.ii' 'ie p"S'<'sS VI Vessels "a" ms
~ rect me SoS' vi 'iiis WIN as
'ii'ia.su nS .iie COMPANY
va vas eo st1 ao uilie,enee VI nearly
fl.,'o''ooV. nat item sho"eu .iie emu
my vi 'iie a"ppiessioii piac'iceu ny
,he soiipahs' A,io'hei instance e,'eu
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oaiii' es.iilia leu ~ the company en-
siiieer a' si'Voo'o'V, anu 10y ane soteii,-
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eEotiiious errcIs' ne saio' couiu no.
nave oeeh hiaoe uiiiiteii'ioiislis anu
without the motive Oh cohceaiillent.
uipie aiso quoteo 'ne estimate Vi 'iie
coiipan! eISiiieefs Ioi the .o.ai "oih
as so''oVc'ooo, ana OF the government
ehsiheers at sio''Voo'ooo'
Alter speahii's Two HOURS urpie
closeu MS REMARKS LOT .he oay, put ue-
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over.
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'd'ioii VI the 1ii'eo o,d.es d. any
monetary conference win other ma
.'ois 'aheii up al'ei .he rou.iiie NioiH-
iiiS ousihess, iuesuay. Inc lesisia-
1--WE appropriation piii was taken up
anu the PROVISIONS III resaro 10 the IL
praiy Oh congress were acteo on. Inc
list aIhehoiheil reporteu ny the coin-
illittee on appropriations was an item
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IS 10 ne appointed oy the PRESIDENT py
ana with the ADVICE ana consent Oh the
senate anu VINO Is 10 make the rules
ior the government OF the library TO
De approved by the JOINT committee on
library. me amendment was agreed
u without ulscussioh.
Another important amendment re-
ported ny the committee was the IN
ser'ioh vi an item ior the appointment
py the fresioent OF d SUPERINTENDENT
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