The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-14

as proposed. The case was not paral-
lei to that of the Pacific Railroad Com
panies, as in those cases the bonds
were made directly payable TO the COM
panies.
AS to the possibility of foreign jeal-
ousy operating to prevent the con-
struotion of the canal by this govern
ment, Mr.. Turpie declared that there
was no civilized nation that would "a
be pleased to see the canal constructed.
The Maritime Company has been guilty
of innumerable frauds: but even if it
had not, he would not support the
pending bill, because ur the failure to
provide for the ownership of the canal
by the United States. All obstacles
would disappear before a movement on
the part of the United States to con-
struct the canal. The opposition Of
Nicaragua and other countries was
made to the Maritime Company, and to
it only
With those "vapid, empty and thor
oughly groundless pretensionS, the gov
eminent Of Nicaragua had evidently
become tired" Mr.. Turpie renewed
his plea for postponement of the
question until the Nicaragua canal
commission should report. He said he
had favored the appointment of this
commission, because he knew that no
commission could report in favor of
the Maritime Company, as he did not
believe the present commission had. l.
information was wanted on three points
of feasibility, time and expense, the
Senate had a right to this information
before acting upon the bill. Mr.. Turpie
closed for the day with motion tor
postponement of further consideration
If the bill until January 10, by which
time the report Of the commissio.
Would be received
Mr.. Morgan antagonized the motion,
pleading for the continuation of the de-
bate saying there We're many points
connected with the enterprise upon
which light could be thrown by the
Walker report. He denied that the
Maritime company had ever applied to
he United States for assistance, but on
he other hand the application had been
made to them because they owned the
only concern, He declared, In answer to
l suggestion by Mr. Turpie, that it
would never be possible to get an
agreement binding the United States,
Nicaragua and Costa Rica, because Of
Costa Ricas suspicious of Nicaragua.
Costa Rica knew perfectly we'll that
Nicaragua was DESTROYS of nothing so
much as the downfall of Costa Rica.
He spoke of Costa Rica's bargain
counter" in the matter Of granting con-
cessions, and when Mr.. Turpie inter
rupted him with the statement that this
was not an expression of amity towards
Nicaragua, he retorted that Mr.. Turpi
was growing sentimental on the sub
ject He declared that Mr.. Grace's pur-
pose in getting a new contract was not
to build a canal, but to own ito hold
up the government. He denounced this
concession as ''rascally contract" Mr..
Grace had called on him twice in one
day without being invited, and had
urged the abandonment of government
aid. In reply to a question from him,
Mr.. Grace had said he expected to get
his money to build the canal from Lon
don. This fact showed where we were
drifting, and was there senator who
would be willing to see the canal placed
under the control Of. foreigners?
The Senate at O'Clock went into eX-
evutive session and at 5.15 p m. ad-
journed.