The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-14
WILL BUILD NO CANAL
BUT Is CUTTING A CHANNEL TO
THE TREASURY.
Indiana Senator Denounces the Mari
time Company as a Fraud, a Bank
rupt and a Beggarly Corporation
Rawlins Offers an Important'
Amendment-Mo rgan's Bill.

in opposition to the bill, attacking 1t
on the ground that it is in the inter
est of the Maritime Canal company,
which he characterized as a fraud Fand
bankrupt. He moved a postponement
of the matter until after the holiday re-
cess.
Mr.. Morgan defended the bill and
the Maritime company and opposed
the motion to postpone.
| Messrs. Berry and Rawlins both OF
| fered amendments materially attectlng
the bill
Previous to the proceedings upon the
canal bill, Mr.. Morrill, made an address
in support of the bill, authorizing the
purchase of q site for a supreme court
building, and this and several other
bills were passed.
The senate passed bill increasing
the pension of Eleazir Smith of New
Hampshire, who is over 100 years old,
and one of the three survivors of the
war of 1872, to $50 a month.
| Mr.. Berry gave notice Of an amend
ment he will offer to the Nicaragua
canal bill, providing for the direct ap-
preparation of money for the construc-
| ton Of the canal, and limiting the cost
! to $115, 000,0 600. The amendment pro-
vides for the construction of the canal
by the Maritime Canal company, and
gives the government lien upon the
property to be foreclosed, under cir
cumstances fully enumerated.
Mr.. Rawlins also gave notice Of an
amendment to the Nicaragua bill, pro-
viding that the act should not go into
effect until the United States Should
secure by treaty the right to fortify
and garrison the canal, to send armed
vessels and munitions of war through
it in time Of war, and to close it against
| any other nation with whom the Unit
ed States may be at war.
Mr.. Morrill,, in accordance with pre-
vious notice, addressed the senate ON
his bill authorizing the purchase of a
site east of the capitol grounds in
Washington for a building for the
United States court. Notwithstanding
his advanced age, the venerable sena-
tor handled the subject with excep-
tional Vigor and effectiveness. He urg-
ed the propriety of erecting a building
in keeping with the dignity of the
court, and claimed that the recent fire
in the courts quarters in the capitol
emphasized the Importance of the
measure. The senate, after the speech,
promptly passed the bill.
TURPIE CHARGES FRAUD.
Mr. Turpie Dem. Ind.) then address
ed the senate on the Nicaragua canal
BILL saying that no one could excel him
in zeal in advocating the isthmian ca
vantage of the proposed waterway, he
also was fully aware of the difficulties
in the way of putting the plan for a
| canal into execution. While not OPP
posed to the canal, as such, he was
opposed to the scheme Of the Maritime
Canal company, and he denounced that
! company as the most VenomouS and
effective opponent of a real canal en-
terprise. He did not believe it Dossibla
for that company, with its bad odor,
to construct the canal, and he held that
the Maritime company should get out
| Of the way of the genuine canal en-
terprise.
He developed this line Of attack at
length, denouncing it as a, scheme OF
confiscation, the object of the Maritime
company being, he declaredAn not to cut
e. canal, but to "cut a channel of COM
munication at the least possible cost
between the treasury Of the United
States and the empty Golfers of that
beggarly corporation"
Mr.. Turpie asserted that the govern,
ment could not lawfully guarantee the
Maritime co1npany's bond, as proposed
The case was not parallel to the Pa
cific railroad companies, as in those
cases the bonds were made directly pay.
able to the companies.
The Maritime company had beer
guilty Of innumerable frauds, but ever
if il had not, he would not support The
pending bill, because of the failure t.
provide for the ownership of the cana
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 o.
Nicaragua and other countries was
made to the Maritime company, and tt
it only, of whose "vapid, empty and
thoroughly groundless pretensions the
government of Nicaragua had evident
ly become tired"
Mr.. Turpie closed for the day with
motion for postponement of further
consideration to Jan 20, by which time
the report of the commission would bt
received.
MORGAN DEFENDS CANAL BILL.
Mr. Morgan antagonized the motion
pleading for the continuation of the de
bate, saying there were many points
connected with the enterprise upo1
which light could not possibly b,
thrown by the Walker report. He de
MED that the Maritime company haC
applied to the United States for assist
ance, but on the other hand, the appli
cation had been made to them ,becaus
they owned the only concession. H
declared, in answer to q. suggestion
from Mr.. Turpie that it would neve
the United States, Nicaragua and Cost;
Rica, because of Costa Rica's suspicion
of Nicaragua Costa Rica knew per
fectly we'll that Nicaragua was desir
Gus of nothing so much as the downfall
of Costa. Rica- He spoke of Cost;
Rica's bargain counter in the matte
of granting concessions, and when MI
Turpie interrupted him with the state
ment that this was not an expression
| of amity toward Nicaragua, he retorte
that Mr. Turpie was growing sentimen
tai on the subject. He declared that Nj
Graces purpose in getting a new con
tract was not to build a canal, but t
own ito hold UP the government. H
denounced this concession as a ''ras
cally. contract"
Mr.. Grace had called on him twice i
one day without being invited, and ha,
urged the abandonment of government
!, aid. In reply to a question from hin
: Mr.. Grace had said he expected to ge
his money to build the canal from Lon
: don. This fact showed where we wer
: drifting. and was there a senator VIII
would be willing to see the canal place
! under the control of foreigners?
The senate, q. O'Clock, went into eX
ecutive session, and at Sis adjourned
WORK OF TIE HOUSE.