The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-14
A FRAUD AND BANKRUPT
Senator Turpie Attacks the Mar
itime Company.
THE NICARAGUAN CANAL
The Company Defended by Morgan Ma
terisl Amendments Were offered.
The Supreme Court Site
Bill Passed.


Washington. Dec. 13.-To-days 5es-
sion o fthe senate WIS largely consum-
ed in discussing the Nicaragua canal
BIZ. Mr.. Turpie made the principal
speech in opposition to the bill. attack
ing 1t on the ground that il is in the in
terest Of the Maritime Canal company.
which he characterized as "A fraud and
bankrupt. He moved postponement
Of the matter until after the holiday
recess. Mr.. Morgan defended the Till
and the Maritime company and opposed
the motion to postpone. Messrs. Ber-
ry and Rawlins both offered amc nd
meats materially affecting the bill.
Previous to the proceedings upon the
canal bill. Mr.. Morrill, uAde an address
on the bill authorizing a site for a su-
preme cour building. and this and sew
Cral other bills were passed.
In the senate to-day Berry gave no
tice Of an amendment he will offer 20
the Nicaragua canal bill providing for
a direct appropriation of money for the
construction of the canal and limiting
the cost to Sis. 10000 The amend
ment provides for the construction OF
the canal by the Maritime Canal COM
pany, and gives the government n lien
upon the property.
Berry stated the object Of the amend
ment to be to eliminate the bond feat
ure OF the bill
Rawlins also gave notice OF an
amendment to the Nicaragua bill. pro-
viding the act should not go into effect
until the United States should secure
by treaty the right to fortify and gar
rlson the canal to send armed vessels
and ammunition of war through IL in
time of war and to close II against any
other nation with whom the Unisad
States may be at war.
Morrill, addressed the senate on his
bill authorizing the purchase of site
in Washington for a building for the
United states supreme court. The en-
ate. after his speech. promptly passed
the supreme site bill.
Mr.. Turpie, dem, Ind. then addressed
the senate on the Nicaraguan canal
bill. saying that no one could excel him
in zeal In advocating the isthmian
canal, but, while he saw the vast ad-
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 op-
posed To the canal as such. he was op-
posed 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 Il possible
for that company. with it's bad odor to
construct the canal; and he held that
the Maritime company should get out
OF the way OF the genuine canal enter
prise.
He developed this line OF attack at
length. denouncing IL as a scheme Of
confiscation. the object Of tho Maritime
company being. he declared. not To cut
n 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 company's bonds as pro-
posed. The case was not parallel To the
Pacific railroad companies as i'm that
case, the bonds were made directly pay
able to the companies
AS to the possibility Of foreign jeal-
ousy operating To prevent the construc-
tion of the canal by this government,
Mr.. Turpie declared that there was no
civilized nation that would not be
pleased to see the canal constructed.
The Maritime company had been guilty
Of innumerable frauds. but even IL IL
had not. he would not support the
pending bill, because of the failure 10
provide for the ownership of the canal
by the United states. All obstacles
would disappear before movement
on the part or the United states To con-
struct the canal The opposition OF
NicaraSua ana other countries was
uaue 10 tne Maritlne company ana 10
II only. II those "vapid. empty and
thoroughly groundless -retensions the
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