The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-03
FOREIGN BUDGET
NO Show For Passage Of Canal
Bill.
ARRIJGKJ FSAND WOOL SON BATTLE
ARBUCKLES ANDWOOLSON BATTLE
Earl of Kimberly Succeeds
Lord Rosebery.
New York Legislature to InVestl-
Season at jacksonville.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Senators gen.
orally realize that the communication Of
Minister Rodriguez in regard TO the Mica
ragua Canal franchises, which was sent
10 the Senate yesterday, is liable to have
immediate effect, not only upon the canal,
but also upon other pending and probable
legislation, including the general Anglo
American arbitration treaty
Senators generally expressed the opin-
ion that the first consequence will be to
send the bill back 70 the Committee on
Foreign Relations. 1t is matter of con-
lecture how long the bill viii remain In
committee If recOmmitted, ana IN tnat
event il is not considered probable that
IL could be reported in time to be con-
sidered during the presene session. quite
as important the effect upon the MICA
ragua bill itself is the influence which
the communication is likely TO have upon
the arbitration treaty. Many Senators
believe that the new position assumed by
the Central American powers is the re-
suit of British influence and the effect
Is to cause those who hold this belief to
stand aloof from any alliance with Eng
land
Members of the Committee on Foreign
Relations freely express the opinion in
private conversation that the effect of
the communication will be entirely
against the treaty. The Committee on
Foreign Relations will hold a special
meeting Monday to take up the treaty.
Late today the friends of the Nicaragua
Canal bill were considering the adViSa-
bility of amending the measure to
meet the objections made in Rodriguez
letter, and il now seems probable that
this course will be adopted. The contem-
plated amendments would provide among
other things, for securing to Nicaragua
the contract percentage stock and for the
proper representation of that country up
on the board of directors. They think
that with the bill amended in these re-
spectS they can prevent its recommit-
ment when a motion for that purpose is
made, 1t is very likely to be early next
week. It is believed this motion will be
made by Senator Villas.
Should the bill be buried there will go
into retirement more than a dozen choice
speeches, prepared at great expenditure
OF brain power by Pacific Coast repreSen-
tatiVes and Senators.
The ground has been thoroughly cover
ed in addresses, but there will probably
be no chance to even get them into print.
Already there is in course OF preparation
a new measure for presentation at the
extra session of Congress. Before the
House has time to frame a tariff bill the
Senate will present plans 10 carry and
admitted that the present bill is suscepti-
BILE of Improvement. but to make changes
would render men who offer amendments
open to charges of obstruction, they
prefer to let the measure stand and fight
for IL.
Senator Perkins and White both say
they will vote for the bill now after
IL Is amended, but both dispare of sue
cess They agree that had a vote been
taken Thursday the bill would have pass
ed with a large majority