Nicaragua Canal: Report to Accompany S. 4792 |
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... Senator HARRIS . That practically makes it an inland harbor ? Admiral WALKER . No , sir . If you have a map on which I can show it to you- Senator HARRIS . The reason I ask that is the original plan contem- plates there a quite ...
... Senator HARRIS . That practically makes it an inland harbor ? Admiral WALKER . No , sir . If you have a map on which I can show it to you- Senator HARRIS . The reason I ask that is the original plan contem- plates there a quite ...
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... Senator HARRIS . A larger number of locks and less lift ? Admiral WALKER . Probably about the same number of locks , pos- sibly one more , but not put them all together . Senator HARRIS . That , to me , was one of the most serious objec ...
... Senator HARRIS . A larger number of locks and less lift ? Admiral WALKER . Probably about the same number of locks , pos- sibly one more , but not put them all together . Senator HARRIS . That , to me , was one of the most serious objec ...
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... Senator MORGAN . The eastern line ? Admiral WALKER . Yes , sir . We should have made a complete survey of the lake if it had not been for the attempted ... Senator HARRIS . You consider it desirable to leave the NICARAGUA CANAL . 87.
... Senator MORGAN . The eastern line ? Admiral WALKER . Yes , sir . We should have made a complete survey of the lake if it had not been for the attempted ... Senator HARRIS . You consider it desirable to leave the NICARAGUA CANAL . 87.
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... Senator HARRIS . You consider it desirable to leave the river at the first practicable point ? Admiral WALKER . Yes ; if we can get out without too great ex- pense . Senator MORGAN . The Lull commission left the river at Ochoa . Admiral ...
... Senator HARRIS . You consider it desirable to leave the river at the first practicable point ? Admiral WALKER . Yes ; if we can get out without too great ex- pense . Senator MORGAN . The Lull commission left the river at Ochoa . Admiral ...
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... Senator HARRIS . On all these different lines the work which has been done by the old company would be utilized on ... Senator HARRIS . Merely a reconnoissance ? Admiral WALKER . They have done a good deal of work in exploring ...
... Senator HARRIS . On all these different lines the work which has been done by the old company would be utilized on ... Senator HARRIS . Merely a reconnoissance ? Admiral WALKER . They have done a good deal of work in exploring ...
Common terms and phrases
Admiral WALKER aforesaid American arbitrators ARTICLE Atlantic basin bill herewith reported Britain Brito building capital stock cent Central America citizens Clayton-Bulwer treaty coast commerce concessions Congress construction contracting parties cost Costa Rica dam at Ochoa difficulty dredging duties embankments engineers enterprise established estimate examination excavation expense feet Government of Nicaragua granted Greytown guarantee HAINS harbor important jetty Lake Managua Lake Nicaragua laws locks Machuca Managua Maritime Canal Company Menocal ment miles nations navigation necessary Nicaragua and Costa Nicaragua Canal Association obligations Ochoa Dam operation Pacific Ocean ports privileges Professor HAUPT protection purpose question railroad railway regulations Republic of Nicaragua respect Rican rock routes of communication San Juan River secure Senator HARRIS Senator MORGAN Senator SEWELL Senator WILSON shares ship canal stipulated Suez Canal surveys territory of Costa tion United vessels
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Page 20 - Britain that the parties constructing or owning the same shall impose no other charges or conditions of traffic thereupon than the aforesaid Governments shall approve of as just and equitable; and that the same canals or railways, being open to the citizens and subjects of the United States and Great Britain on equal terms...
Page 18 - Britain take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection, or influence that either may possess with any State or Government through whose territory the said canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the citizens or subjects of the one, any rights or advantages in regard to commerce or navigation through the said canal which shall not be offered on the same terms to the citizens or subjects of the other.
Page 35 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said treaty to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 27 - Nicaragua, have agreed, for this purpose, to conclude a treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation, and have accordingly named as their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say : The President of the United States, Andrew B.
Page 28 - The inhabitants of the two countries, respectively, shall have liberty freely and securely to come with their ships and cargoes to all such places, ports, and rivers, in the territories aforesaid, to which other foreigners are permitted to come...
Page 171 - While the rights of sovereignty of the states occupying this region should always be respected, we shall expect that these rights be exercised in a spirit befitting the occasion and the wants and circumstances that have arisen. Sovereignty has its duties as well as its rights, and none of these local governments, even if administered with more regard to the just demands of other nations than they have been, would be permitted, in a spirit of Eastern isolation, to close the gates of intercourse on...
Page 27 - States, and being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows...
Page 28 - ... of their commerce; and generally the merchants and traders of each nation, respectively, shall enjoy the most complete protection and security for their commerce, subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries respectively.
Page 19 - ... have made preparations, and expended time, money, and trouble, on the faith of such contract, it is hereby agreed that such persons or company shall have a priority of claim over every other person, persons, or company to the protection of the Governments of the United States and Great Britain, and...
Page 35 - Now, therefore, be it known that I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States...