The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-14
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pcc,niber 1s.-Today's SEES
~ .,oate was largely consumed
I, the Nicaragua canal bill.
81 ,c,de the principal speech In
a he bill. attacking on the
y. :, mixed interest Of the Mart
',suy. which he characterized a.
q. s.ntrapt. He moved a post
n. matter until the holiday
,Iorean defended the bill and
q .,n,rany. and opposed the
~ .s,.suane. Messrs. Berry and
@s,.S offered amendments TO the
recember 13.--In tho senate
NM gave notice Of an amend
,ip offer to the Nicaragua canal
slpx for the direct approprIat-.
s.y for the construction Of the
sfllnI,.ng the cost to sil5,ooo,ooo,
.,,.,, nroyides for the constitute
z. sspal By the Maritime Canal
"a gives the government lien
.,,,v 10 be forecIosed under cir-
Y fully enumerated. &
.,ry stated the object Of the
u rs to eliminate the bond feat
e Nm, Another was 10 deprive
s,,ms Canal company of any shares
- as in the present bill, leay'
uulted states, Nicaragua ami Cos
IL only stockholders.
R,xlIns also gave notice oil an
at to the Nicaragua canal bill,
that the act should not so into
III The United States should secure
Il The right to fortify and garrison
n N send armed vessels and num-
~ through it in time OF war, and
i against any other Nation with
"A United States may be at war.
rOfrill, in accordance with pre-
Aice. addressed the senate on his
lsi,iug the purchase of site east
apitol grounds in Washing on for
= for the United States supreme
NOW. thstariding his advanced age,
krab.e senator hanAed the suD-
, n exceptional vigor and ehfectiye-
= urged the propriety OF erecting
|ng III keeping with the dignity
,Owt and Gained that the recent
he courts quarters in the capitol
lied the Importance OF the measure.
Rnate, after the speech, promptly
|the supreme court site bill.
vas passed authorizing the Choc-
Memphis railroad company to COLI
>rigss over the Arkansas and 9TH
gable rivers In Arkansas. Bills
Wed as follows:
hang righI-of- TO the Kettle
Ilsy Railroad company of Wash
Through the Colyi.le Indian reser-
iR the relief Of homestead set
Florida who were driven from
~ BY the storm IN 1886; amend
nprs4i66 of the Revised Statutes,
" pens.orH; providing that In
which the pensioners desert Their
: children, half the pens on
! pai3 to them.
Purple tDem., Indianal then adj
re senate or the Nicaragua canal
gins that no oce could exceed him
u advocating the isthmian canal,
y hesaw the vast advantage of the !
waterway, he also was fully
n the difficulties in the way of !
ne plan for a canal Into eMccu-
mile not opposed 10 the canal as
vas oppose to the scheme of the
2 lanai company and he denou ced |
npany as the yenomous and effe It,
o,elt Of real canal enterprise. |
not believe II poss BILE for that
with It's bad odor, 10 construct /
and he held that the Maritime
should get out OF the way of .
lns canal enterprise. He devcl-
Ene OF attack at length, de-
y as scheme of confiscat.on,
VI tue Maritime company beng,
NY no, TO cut canal, but to 'cut
q communication at the least
sosI between the treasury OF the
s'Mes and the empty Golfers of
s.He asserted that the government
~ Mwllilly guarantee the Mari
.panss bonds, as PROPOSED. The
10Y parallel TO the Pacific rail-
Ilaales as in those cases the
- made directly payable to the
~ possibility Of foreign Jealousy
}, y preyert the construction OF
n ms government, Mr.. Tirp. e
IA AZ there was no civilized Nation
|N M aOl b pleased TO see the canal
SiI,s Aaftsme Canal company had
49, in2rmerable frauds, but
~ not he would not srpport
use .sese of he ia lure TO proy.dl
n y would disappear before a
In, sne part Of the United States
&, ~ y canal. The opposition of
~ Other countries was maaa
knss 10y company, and to 1t only.
~ prs ap.a, empty ard thoroughly
8 b ms,,e,elsion the government Of
ma ~ evidently become tired.
y Il naewed his plsa for a post.
~ me Question until the Mica
~ f.m ttee should report. lie
" 4. ored the appointment NJ lhIs 1
y = ctuse he knew thai n, coms
ms, srt in favor OF the Mari
a1n.nsana be did not bslieyo the
4 ~ h mad. Infarnation wa,
|elsrcs points OF feasibility, lime
q 1870 1870, ana una 5eaiSe l4l 4 rslt
n befo.e aeslny ON Ills
N Gosed for The lar Win a
asf Az easement 1nt D, further con-
~ ~ PIN until Jalliary /. by
y sess. ~ report OF tue commissoi
|ip antascnlzad the mo,,or
~ - eosnlnuaei IN OF The deh,;e
eos.,n s.t m1ay points cpunectei
~ 49, UPON which liyhr .ol.Sd
\ arowa by the NSIl,cr rn,s,,.,
ksd = ' AZ Mar TING company had
ket 'ns unlt,d States 10, -
INA "a ~ "a Cher hani lhc al.
~ ~ MADE 70 ,hem hecacse
-. az only concession.
/ f,fpIa snswer 70 ! suggss; ecn
y ~ wat 1t would never DO
ll<ss. ~ asf sansaat Finding TIE L
! 6osts - aqua am Costa RIA,
ma Mas sJsDicion OF Mira