The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-23
! SENATE SENSATIONS.
"A Protest Against Our Control
Y Of the Nicaragua Canal.
CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLIC

Presents Letter Obj jecting to tho Conces.
sion Granted to the Canal Company by
Congress.-B Arbitration Treaty
and Cuba Also Arouse Senators.
! WARRINGTON, Jan. 23--The session Of
the Senate yesterday developed three dis.
tinot sensations. Most important Of these
was the presentation by Mr.. Sherman Of
letter from Minister Rodriguez, the repre-.
sentative Of the Greater Republic of Cen
tral America, including Nicaragua, in
effect protesting against the execution OF
the Nicaragua canal project by the United
States, under the concession granted in
1887 to the Nicaraguan Canal company.
As the bill for this purpose was about
70 be voted on by the senate the appear
ance of the letter created CONSERVATION
among Its friends Mr.. Morgan, its chief
supporter, ut once declared that the letter
was inspired by Great Britain, who sought
10 drive the United States from the 18th.
mus by using the Central Americas as u
ostspaw. He asserted that Minister Rod
riguez had come here to execute such a
plan, and that II was an open threat
against American control of the canal.
The debate was very earnest, and the let
tor made profound impression on the
senator's Senator Villas declared that it
struck death blow to the canal project
proposed by the pending bill
Earlier in the day the senate unexpect-
sdly found itself discussing the new An
glo-Amsrican treaty. While the treaty
Itself has Been released, all discussion of it
a. tpin fal tn loo Nnt.
withstandlng this rule tho expressions
were free and full from Messrs. Sherman,
Gray, Cullom, Lodge, Hoar and others.
The statements Of these senators were uni.
formly favorable to the high principle of
the treaty, the only qualification being
that 1t should recsive mature and dispas-
sionate consideration.
Shortly after tho session began Mr., Tur-
pie caused preliminary furry by criti-
oising the reported agreement between
Mr. Olnsy and Mr.. sherman by which no
nction was to be taken as to Cuba before
March 1 MI. Sherman emphatically
donied that any such agreement had been
made, and added that he had not had
word with Mr.. Olney in that direction.
Mr. Turpie gave notice Of a speech on the
Cameron Cuban resolution on Monday,
These three incidents relating to current
foreign questions made the tay S session
one Of the most eventful in years.
Yesterday was private bill day In the
house, and most of the time was consumed
with small bills. The bill to provide for
holding terms of the United States court
Of the eastern district of Texas at the town
OF Beaumont, was passed over the presi-
dents veto by vote of IA to 6S Incidental
to the discussion Mr. Cooper, of Texas, do
clared that the president vetoed tho bill
through misapprehension and that he
had vainly tried to get an audience with
Mr. Cleveland to explain the measure Mr.
Grosvenor, of Ohio, spoke sarcastically Of
the presidents custom of refusing to see
congressman unless his private secretary
approved Of their errands.
Pension bills for the survive Of Gray's
battalion of Arkansas volunteers who
served in the Mexican war and their wild
ows, for the widow of General Green Clay
Smith at $50 month, and tho widow Of
General George J. Leet at $95 were passed.
After the night pension session the house
adjourned until Monday.