The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-23
CANNOT BUILD CANAL
PROTEST FROM THE GREATER RE-
PUBLIC OF CENTRAL AMERICA.
Letter Written by Minister Rodriguez
to Secretary OIney Read in thu.
Senate by John Sherman.
MANY MEMBERS ASTONISHED
NOTE OF ALARM SOUNDED BY NOR
GAN IN A VIGOROUS SPEECH.
Britain Accused of Using the Central
Americas a Catspaw to XIII the
Nicaragua Canal Project.
NEW ARBITRATION TREATY
DISCUSSED WITH SPIRIT IN OPEN
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Turpie Put i'm n Hole by Accusin.
Sherman of Making "a Compact
with OIney to Cuba.
Britain Accused of Using the Central
Americas a Catspaw to Kill the
Nicaragua Canal Project.
NEW ARBITRATION TREATY
DISCUSSED WITH SPIRIT IN OPEN
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Turpie Put i'm n Hole by Accusing
sherman of Making Compact
with OIney as to Cuba.
ecial TO The INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec 22--To-day wit
messed the elimination of great events in
Washington. 1t the most important
day in news way in many months, if not
in years. The Nicaragian canal was dealt
death blow, the Senate served notice
that the arbitration treaty would not be
ratified this session. and last. but not least.
the attorn' general announced the con-
summation of deal with the Union Pacific
reorganization committee foreshadowing
the immediate settlement of the Union Pa
cific ind otedness to the government by the
foreclosure route.
1t W the proudest moment in the SEN
atori;li career of Senator Turpie when Min
lister Rodriguez, representing the Greater
Republic of Central America, entered
formal protest against the passage of a
bill by Congress appropriating money or
indorsing bonds for the construction of the
canal until the rights OF the canal company
could be ascertained and established by "a
treaty between this government and the
Central American republics. 1t was ap-
parently a simple business proposition, yet
it knocked the Nicaragu guam canal bill high
er than Gilroys kite and sustained in ev-
cry essential particular the position as
sumed By Senator Turpie, who has con-
tended from the first that the canal COM
pany was a nebulous institution, repre-
senting nothing and having nothing to sell
in the way of rights. concessions. etc.
Previous to the introduction OF the Rod
riguez protest the Senate had indicated in
a most unmistakeable way that there was
no chance of the ratification of the Oiney
arbitration treaty this session. The Rodri-
guez letter emphasized this situation, Sem
atOr Morgan wrathfully intimating that
British intrigue was behind the demonstra-
ton and that rigid inquiry would be made
into the Nicaraguan end of the question
before the Senate would consent to a rat
ification of the big peace convention. Sell
ator Morgan was ratified over the sudden
overthrow of his carefully laid plan for the
passage of the canal bill and Senator Tur-
pie could not conceal his satisfaction at
the unexpected climax. Help came from a
most welcome source and il was entirely
unlocked for. Senator Turpie had contended
for years that the government would be
committing "A colossal mistake in indorsing
"a scheme that was without substance and
the Rodriguez protest was a vindication
and victory Turpie was the biggest man
in the Senate this afternoon, ana he was
a happy man.