The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-22


Retained, but the President Is to
Appoint Directors to Supervise
the Work L. Expenditures Are
Limited, and a Commission Is to
Pass Upon Their Legitimacy.
WASHINGTON Jan. 21.-The senate
today passed the Nicaragua canal bill,
decided to make the anti-scalping bill
the unfinished business and continued,
without completing, the considera-
ton of the Indian appropriation bill.
Amendments We're made to the Mica
faGuan canal bill, and there were in
Vulnerable short speeches during the
day. There was, however, no opposi-
tlon to vote when the time came, and
roll call developed only six votes in
opposition to final passage.
The anti-scalping bill was taken up
on vote of SO to 81, but no effort was
then made to resume it's consideration
me result of the vote was to give 1t
the first place on the calendar, but
the understanding is that it shall not
be pressed in opposition to the peace
treaty or the appropriation bills.
The Nlcaraguan canal bill, as it
passed, continues the name of the
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for the issuance of 100000 shares of
stock of 500 each. The canal compa-
ny is required to call in all the stock
issued, except that held by the Nicara-
guam and Cost Rican governments.
The company is also requested to re-
deem all bonds heretofore issued by
the company, and to satisfy all cash
liabilities. TO enable the company to
comply with this requirement treas
ury warrants to the amount of s5,000,-
600 are authorized, with a provfso to
the effect that only SO much of the
amount shall be paid as shall be re-
CURED to pay the actual cash value
OF the rights. privileges, franchises
and property at the time Of the pay
ment, the value to be determined by
commissioners to be appointed by the
president. This being done, the Sec
rotary of the treasury Is authorized
to subscribe for 925, 600 shares of the
company's stock for the government
of the United States. The present
members of the board of directors are
then to resign, randi a special board Of
seven is to be appointed In their place,
consisting of five on behalf of the
United States and one each on behalf
Of Nicaragua and Costa RIGA.
DIRECTORS aAPPoINTIvE.
The directors on behalf of the United
States are to be appointed by the
president and confirmed by the SEN
ate. No two of them are to be resi-
dents of any one state, and no person
who has heretofore been interested in
the canal is to be appointed to this
Office. They are also prohibited from
being interested In contracts on the
canal. Each of. the directors, except
the president, is to receive salary Of
$4,000 per year, and the president is
to have $4,000. All travelling expenses
are to be paid. Annual reports are
required. There is a provision against
declaring dividend, except upon the
net earnings. The company, Is author
lied to contract for the completion Of
the canal within six years. The canal
is to be large enough "for the use Of
the largest sea going vessels, at a cost
not to exceed the estimate of the en-
glneers, and not to exceed SIZE, 900, 000.'
This amount is made a permanent
appropriation for the work, to be used
as occasion may require. The bill Civ
es the government a lien upon the
property to secure the repayment of
the money advanced, and the president
is empowered to declare forfeiture of
the property to the United States with
out the necessity of judicial or other
entertainment. Thereafter, full title
is to rest in the government of ths
United States. The president is au-
thorized to suspend payments at any
time. The president is also authorized
to secure change in or notifications in
the terms of concession either from the
conceSslonatreS or from Nicaragua or
Costa Rica. In case of failure of such
negotiations, the president is author
lied to negotiate for another route
across the isthmus. He Is also au-
IN
abrogat1on of the Bulwer- Clayton
treaty or any other treaty found 20
be in existence and in the way
of the construction of the canal. The
neutrality of the canal is guaranteed.
but the right to protect it against the
Interruptions Of business between the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Unit
ed States is reserved.
ANTI-SCALPING BILL.
The senate then decided by vote Of
80 to q to take UP the anti-scalping
bill. The vote in detail was as fol-
lows
Ayes-Aalison, Burrows, Carter, Cockrell.
Gullom Davis, Deboe, Elklns, Fairbanks,
Frye; Gaqlinger, Gear, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Hoar, Jones Nev9 Mcbride. Nc
Proctor. Quay, Ross ssswell shoup, Simon.
Smith Spooner, Thurston.. WolcottE 49,
Nays-Bate, Berry, Butler, Caffery Chan
dler Chiffon, Clay nFeitfeld Jones (Ark.)
Lindsay, Mallory, Mantle, Martin Morgan,
Pettigrew. Pettus Rawlins, Sullivan, Till
man, Turley, White-21
The purpose Of the friends Of the bill
was to make it the unfinished business,
and they did not press for further con-
sidera ton of the bill.
The following bills were passed
Granting to the Clearwater Valley
Railroad company a right Of way
through the Nez Perces Indian lands IN
Idaho; authorizing the ST. Louis ST.
loam q Southern Railway company of
Missouri and Arkansas, to construct a
bridge across the White river in Ar
Kansas; extending the privilege of i'm
mediate TRANSPORTATION of dutiable
goods to the port of Astoria, Oregon:
providing for the purchase Of a site
and the erection of a public building
thereon at New Brighton, Pa, at a
cost not to exceed STE, 900; granting
$4,000 to Mary A. Swift, widow of the
late United States minister to Japan;
amending an act entitled, IAN act to
provide for the location and satisfac-
tion of outstanding military bounty
land warrants and certificates of loca-
ton under section 8 Of the act approx
ed June 2, 1885,
Gen. Sexton Dangerously Ill.