The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-06-20
WASHINGTON.

lister to the United States, presented his
letters OF recall to the president Wednes-
day.
The remains of Noah w. Swayne, an ex-
Justice of the peace of the United States
red at Oak Hill cemetery, Washington.
Senators Allison, Hale, and Beck have
been named as the senate cOnferrees ON the
consular and diplomatic bill; Senators Lo-
gan, Dawes, and Call on the pension bill.
George e. Spencer writes to Representa-
tive Springer denying the statement OF >;
w. Dorsey that Spencer demanded $4,000
from Elkins to secure Dorsey immunity In
the star-r0ute trials.
The senate committee on foreign relations
reported adversely on the treaty providing
for an international copyright and patent
system recommended by twenty-four gov
ernments. The senate, acting on the report,
rejected the treaty.
The president having approved the act of
congress making the rate of postage on
newspapers and periodical publications of
the second class cent for each four ounces
or fractional part thereof, the postmaster
general issued an order notifying pOstmast-
ers that the act Is now in force.
The senate, in executive session, ratified
the action of the Paris convention between
the United States, France and other foreign
powers for the protection OF submarine
cables, and the treaty between the United
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trade marks
Senator Allison, Chairman of the senate
appropriation committee, says that under
no condition will the senate fix time for
adjournment until AL the appropriation a| n
any possibility that the business before
congress will be completed before July Is.
Germany will send no minister to WASH
ington until successor to Minister Sargent
at Berlin has been appointed. Secretary
envoy at Madrid to ascertain If Spain will
part with Cuba, and given him authority to
offer 500, OOO, 600 for It, and to state that no
other nation will be permitted to make the
purchase.
George w. Roosevelt, United States Con-
sui at Bordeaux, while witnessing 1; balloon
pany with his wife, was fired upon by o
French soldier. The bullet passed through
Mr.. Roosevelt's hat and scratched him on
the head. The soldier, with two compan-
Mr.. Roosevelt for o superior officer against
whom he had private gIudge.
Capt s. L. Phelps, United States minis
ter to Peru, has arrived here. He Is believed
to bring with him important documents
relative to an additional proposed concession
from Nicaragua to the United States, which
has relation to the appropriation OF $3.50, 900
which has been inserted by the Senate in
the Consular bill. A. good many naval
officers take very great interest IN this canal
enterprise, and It Is thought that some Of
them have acquired large interests In that
country.
The house committee on public lands has
directed favorable report on the bill ap-
propriating $3.50, 900 to reimburse persons
who settled upon or purchased lands within
the grant made to the Northern Kansas rail-
road company and to whom patents for
such lands were issued but against whose
right to the land decisions were rendered
by the United States courts on account Of
psng %hs the s%bSse
ment shall be at the rate Of $3.50 per acre.
Secretary Frelinghuysen has informed
Congressman Curtin, of the house commit
tee on Foreign affairs, that he will present
to that body in confidence correspondence
showing the necessity. for the item Of $780,
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill.
The money, 1t is generally understood, is
required to insure the control Of the United
States over the proposed waterways across
the Isthmus Of Panama along the Nicara-
qua route. Capt. Eads, of jetty, fame Is
opposing the appropriation. and accuses
those who are advocating 1t OF personal dis
honesty.
HENNEPIN CANAL.
The Hennepin canal scheme was defeated
by majority of A votes In the house
Thursday. When the committee of the
bill by paragraphs, Mr.. Oates, of Ala
bama, obtained recognition in advance
of the tardy chairman OF the river and har-
Dor committee, and moved to strike out the
Hennepin section of the bill. Chairman
Willis stated that while he would vote for
the appropriation he had been urged by
many members to allow a recorded vote to
be taken on the proposition, and after con-
sultation with members of his committee
he had agreed to direct vote by yeas and
Immediately arose and stated that Mr.. Will
lis had misunderstood them. 1t was too
late for Mr.. Willis to retract, because Mr.
Oates motion had been made, and 1t could
suit of the roll-call showed that II Mr.. Will
lis had not allowed Mr.. Oates to bring Hen
Eepin to the test of direct vote, the river
and harb0r bill would have been recOmmit
ted with instructions to strike out that part
of the bill. An analysis Of the vote shows
to strike out the section, while 90 republic
cans and 40 democrats voted against It. All
the members of the Illinois delegation stood
by Hennepin to the last, except Moulton,
and Ellwo0d and Davis, who were absent.
The champions of the canal were pro-
voked with Willis for permitting Oates to
get the floor, and some loud and uncompli-
mentary gr9mbling was INDUCED in. Mr..
defeat the entire river and harbor bill, but
in that he touched the interest Of too many
congressional districts, and was quickly
showed under by majority of 81 votes.
Futile attempts were made by others to re-
commit the bill, and it was passed by con-
siderable majority.
The rejection Of the Hennepin canal ap-
preparation under the circumstances can
not be regarded as decision upon the
merits of the proposition. It was prejudiced
by the fact that il was put into the river and
harbOr bill in conflict with the rules of the
house, and was kept there by ruling for
which Chairman Wellborn was constrained
to make an explanation which was so lame
as to make the parliamentarians smile.
Those who voted against 1t say they could
not justify themselves in voting for an en-
terprise which would commit the govern
ment to the policy of building and MAIN
tanning canal, unless the petition was pre-
sented in separate bill, so that the ques-
ton might be fully debated. The Henne-
pin bill, favorably reported by the commit
tee on railways and canals, Is on the calen-
dar, but 1t Is not likely to be reached before
next winter.
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