People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1896 — Want Report on Nicaragua Canal. [ARTICLE]

Want Report on Nicaragua Canal.

Washington, Jan. 22.—House committee on commerce Tuesday voted to report to the house the resolution introduced by Mr. Doolittle of Washington, requesting the president to transmit to congress the report of the commission which investigated the Nigaragua canal route last sumjner. A clause was inserted, \f not incompatible with the public interests.” Member- of the house who have talked with President Cleveland upon the canal within a week assert that he favors the general project, but wants an arrangement by which the government’s risk of financial loss will be minimized. Trifflc Rates Considered. New York, Jan. 22. —The board of managers of the Joint Traffic association continued their session in trunk line headquarters yesterday. The proceedings were not made public beyond the announcement that east and westbound rates, both freight and passenger, were fully considered. It is said, however, that no definite result was arrived at. The managers will continue their session to-day.