The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-29
No VOTE ON CANAL BILL ORIGINAL CONTRVANG
SENATORS DEEM IT INADVIS-
ABLE NOW.
Treaty Touching Same Matter Now
Under Consideration by Britain and
Her Position is Still Underlined.

WASHINGTON, January 1S.-The
Republican Senators decided today not
to set a day, at least for the present
for taking up the Nicaragua canal bill
The decision was reached after an hour
and a half spent in caucus and was
unanimous. The caucus was called
largely because of Senator Morgan S
opportunities in behalf of the bill and
an effort was made to effect a salts
factory solution Of the problem. There
was a general exchange of views and
many speeches were made, but after
ali had been said the Senators conclud-
ed that so long as Great Brtains at
utude toward the amendments to the
-PaunCefOte treaty is underlined, it
would not be wise or expedietn to agi-
tate the question of the construction
of the proposed canal.
After the conclusion of the caucus
Senator Allison, as its chairman, gave
out the following official statement
concerning the object of the caucus
and the result of it's deliberations.
Senator Morgan, chairman of the
Committee on Interoceanic Canals
made q request to the Republicans of
the Senate, that a day be fixed by or
der of the Senate for consideration of
the Nicaragua canal bill. This request
was made to the order of the Business
Committee, and this committee con-
sidereG this request, and made the
recommendation to the Republican
conference this morning that at this
time it is not eXpedient or wise to fix
day for the consideration of the bill,
in view of the tendency of the consid-
Grafton by Great Britain of the amend
ments proposed by the Senate to the
-PaunCefote treaty. This view
was approved by the Republican eau
Gus without division. There was a
nm continent nNnrpGgpd in favor
of the construction of the canal by the
United States at the earliest practical
BILE time"
The decision of the caucus as above
given was embodied in a resolution pre-
sented by Senator Lodge, who stated
that the conclusion, as thus set forth,
was the result of the best deliberations
of the committee on order of business.
He expressed his own firm conviction
that, at least for the present it would
be out of place to press the canal ques-
ton while the treaty is still a subject of
negotiations and England's attitude is
not completely defined.
Notwithstanding the formal decision
to leave the canal question in allegiance
for the time being, several Senators
gave notice that in case there should
be a motion to take up the canal bill
they would not be bound by the resolu-
ton adopted, but would vote for a mo-
ton to consider. In this expression of
independence Senator Plat of New
York was the leader He said he con-
sidered the proposed canal of prime
and would not refrain from
voting to take it up whenever motion
to that effect was made. Senators ST.
mon, Foster and Bard followed with
similar declarations.
No decision was reached upon other
questions because no formal action was
necessary. There was, how
ever. considerable discussion of other
questions. Among these were the ship
subsidy bill, the war revenue reduction
bill the confirmation of Harlan as
Attorney-General of Porto Rico, the
ratification of the treaty with Spain for
the acquisition of some of the Philip
pine islands not included in the original
Paris treaty, and the appropriation
hills