New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-03
THE CANAL BILL BLOCKED.
NO HEADWAy MADE WITH THE
NICARAGUA MEASURE.
THE OPPOSITION REINFORCED BY SENATOR
TELLER ANOTHER DAY WASTED IN
FRUITLEss DEBATE - PRESIDENT
HITCHCOCK REPLIES TO MIN
lister RODRIGUEZ.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBuNE.l

bill have been maintaining In the Senate for TWO
| or three weeks past was renewed to-day WIN
fresh energy. Mr.. Teller. OF Colorado. who mas
| lust returned to Washington fresh from sue
cessful campaign tor reelection. entered the
fight against the Morgan guarantee project with
| vigor and emphasis. The extreme hostility TO
the bill shown by Messrs. Turpie, Villas. Daniel
Teller and the group In the Senate or wh'ch
| they are the leaders has made hopeless all at
! tempts far 10 reach an agreement nxhs
| an hour for the final vote Mr. Teller announced
this afternoon that he would speak again on
the bill and the opponents of the measure have
| undoubtedly staying power enough to proiong
the debate at least week or two longer
| Meanwhile the pressure for the consideration
Of the Bankruptcy bill and other measures on
the Steering Committees list is increasing. and
daily complaints are made that the Canal bill
is unduly blocking the course OF legislation. Mr.
Hoar tried again to-day TO clear the way for the
| Bankruptcy bill by compromise with the OBJ
structionists but no bargain could be struck
and another afternoon was wasted in desultory
| and frutless discussion.
Senator Morgan has issued as a supplemental
report from the Nicaragua Canal Committee 4
pamphlet containing some interesting STATE
ments from Hiram Hitchcock. the president OF
the Nicaragua Canal Company, about the re-
| cent complications caused by Senior Rodriguezs
| letter to Secretary Olney
PRESIDENT HuTCHCOCK's STATEMENT
| Mr.. Hitchcock writes 10 Secretary Olney under
| date Of January % follows:
My attention has been called to The Congres.
sonal Record OF January e. c9ntanins a c1 ipc
Greater Republic Of Central America dt W asnin'.-
ton to you and transmitted by you to the srna1e
| Canal Company OF Nicaragua, a comphn! cna,
tered by the United states and which , r9mpnny
reports annually its transactions to me me o onoTi
of the Interior and which holds con9ess i..s
| from the Governments of Nicaragua ara .1Std
raeua Canal has been commenced iA' - 30 lie
| completed. a =, all o,,r
| attention to some OF the statements contained in
he Minister'S e,er s sna to S n9,e t Ioe ompres Of
| the United States, he says mat the Dllls. now
ever. provide that the canal shall De con- III
| giueers of the Army OF the United States or
America and according to rs plans ana 1ada,
! of the contract" Bui he omits to inform YOU that
the inal and The location OF the mmn oL
sion Of engineers. in strict conformity with nf'ce
Xy Of The ana %ceraSua o the
| sth day of October. $50. ...,o,,
"Tho people OF ali nations shall be invited TO con;
tribute the necessary capital TO the enterprise,
"and II shall be smficient for the fuflment OF this
requirement 20 publish an advertisement, TOT 'nE
nsners Of each n the cities SewYork London
ana Paris" He quotes. further there sham re
least per cent for the cnntrl, 1,ne'
can governments and citizens that may d'."e ~
sgbscTee Gut ne ,o r tb c 30 fully performed
all these conditions OF Article N III Tue "'''''
Referring 10 the c per Of shares that the
concession oblFates Tho company to- issue ,a TO
NOT fulfilled it's obligations The fact Is tha' , ,he
and
eminent that the certificate was at Is uispoSa,
hu the Government has not YET hPpG IN Hrisla
The Minister states that the company has faed
annI Under The terms OF Article XIV of the con
f s As 5 to Srs h in Article XIV made
and then the GovernIn"nt OF Nlchras"a Ttd Tor
BEFORE a resurvey completed desire was th-
pressed for or s dren nG no. the TACT
that the Government had failed TO place AT me HS
posal Of the comp.ny me a'S iqd notice to the
eject that II considered the canal concession 10"
ed Tine f9mpang te SGRe tinted
then the Hon. Secretary OF state me iate Juage
sion and arrived NJ the conclusion that there was
zoo and by his direction the United States
Minister al Managua co-operated with the geHer:'I
q qS OF t the r% h s sf" Wh",her the papa
canal viii be constituted and of what dmen ,or
OF ar matters stiii under nogo'iation and any Diff
ferenccs that arise In the consicfalion III M
are not causes forfeiture but are to be settled by
arbitration under Article ~ OF the concession T.,
are ui' ,niUa,cn 70 The company by his letter.
| vel ne must be supposed TO have made n caTerui
operatons under them and II his letter seems in
cxpcahe. 1t would appear from ms letter tnai a.,
Amending The charter OF the Maritime Canal Com
pany has nerposed itself between him ana me tre
relations existing between the Governments or
| Nicaragua and Costa RIGA and this company under
In Ills connection it is pertinent 10 that in an
interview with the honorable Minister since nc hs
before Congress and stated TO him IN substance ,.
that they generally believed to be the result
of strong desire on The part OF Congress 10 has,en
net Of This v If iS! mpSTnn an
added That whatever the outcome might be the
Maritime canal Company could accept Of no meas
IRE lnfy TGp h This etier Of the MIN
lister Is an attack upon The integrity OF The MARITIME
Canal Company and its concessions and on bchah
OF that company ask the protection and aid OF me
| maintenance Of its concessionary rights and its
property Very respectfully, AM HITcucocK
President of the Maritime Canal Company Of Mica
ragua.
THE FIGHT AGAINST THE BILL"
In the debate on the Canal bill to-day Mr.
Villas who had the floor to continue his speech
against it, declined 70 state whether he thought
the bill could be disposed Of in such time as TO
give any opportunity for other important leGis-
lation. He gave notice Of a substitute for the
bill which would provide for the appointment OF
an interoceaniC canal commission. to have sur
veys and Investigations made for tho determine
ton Of the most feasible route for the canal.
Notice OF another amendment was given by
Mr. Teller, also providing for survey before any
canal bonds are guaranteed by the Government
Of the United States, and that If the cost should
be reported "a exceeding SljOHO0OO no bonds
shall he guaranteed and no responsibility as
sumed.
Mr. Hoar inquired OF Mr. Morgan. in charge
Of the bill. whether he would consent to forego
its right of precedence some day next week
as to give time for the consideration ~ the
Bankruptcy bill Mr.. Morgan gave reasons why
he could not do that II he did. he would have
the odium OF cowardice and treachery upon his
shoulders He could not be expected To do IT,
and he certainly would not.
Mr. Wins had not finished bis speech whom. at