Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-08
CAPITOL TOPICS.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL, R1rI..

THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
Neither the Senate nor House of Representa-
tives was in session to-day. The House yester-
day adopted several amendments to the Mica
ragua canal bill restricting the powers of the
company under the charter and declining all
financial responsibility for the enterprise. The
bill then went over until Friday next
THE FORD INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE
have decided not to go to San Francisco to
take testimony. 3 subcommittee will 20 to
Providence, R. I. They have agreed upon the
general plan of bill that will make il a GRIM
inal offense for immigrants of the prescribed
classes to enter the United States, and their re-
turn, in case they should succeed in getting
into the country, will be provided for by ef-
fective legislation. The bill will also require
intending immigrants to give notice to the
United States consular officers Of their inten-
ton to come to this country and will require
them to secure immigration certificates from
our representatives abroad as an essential pre-
requisite to their landing at any port of the
United States. The present tax Of SO cents on
each immigrant will be increased.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The House committee on rivers and harbors
has got to work early, with the determination
to get their bill through Congress as early as
possible. 1t is the general impression that the
President will veto any river and harbor bill
that is sent him this session, after the big bill
of last year. In view Of this the committee
wants to dispose of it early enough in the first
instance to leave time to pass it over a veto be-
fore the 4th of March. There was a meeting
of the committee to-day. The subcommittee
has completed its work, and it Is understood
that the result Of it is a bill appropriating
11,50O,0O0.
Senate Tariff Hearings.
THE suBcoMNIrTEE ON FINANCE HAS iTs HANDS
FULL OF BUSINESS.
The Senate subcommittee on finance, hav-
ing in charge the Senate tariff BILL In still busy
giving hearings to interested parties. Yester-
day Mr.. Denny, Of Leicester, Mass, and Mr..
Fuller. of Providence, r. L, talked for con-
tinued protection of the card-clothing inter-
ests. Mr.. William Tilden, of New York, also
spoke on gas-burner tips" and Messrs. Wells
and Lomb, Of Worcester, Mass, argued in
favor of the American optical-g glass industry.
To-day Senators Allison, Aldrich, and His
cock listened to Mr.. John Jarrett Of Pittsburg,
as he talked Of tin-plate. He was followed BY
Mr.. James NJ. Swank, Of the Iron and Steel
association.
Letters and kilograms, asking that dates be
set for hearings, are pouring in on the commit
tee and it looks as though the bill will be
through the Senate before all can be he heard.
The Tunnel Investigation.
yoURNED.
The court of inquiry investigating the aque-
duct tunnel having examined the last available
witness adjourned this afternoon until the 9Th
Of January. The members of the court will all
proceed to their proper stations in the mean
time by special permission from President
Cleveland.
The joint congressional committee Of inves-
dgation ON the aQueduct tunnel held no meet
ing to-day.
INDIANA's SUPREME CouRr REYUsLIcAH.-The
supreme court Of Indiana corvenes next Tues
day, it being the last term Of the present
court which is democratic. On January
three recently-elected republican judges -
cend the bench to succeed the veterans Hib-
lack, Hoax, and collars. The significant feat
ure Of the change u the fact that after January
the supreme court is republican by one ma
jority. This VIII be the second tinee since the
admhS son Of Indiana into the Union that her
supreme court has been other than deraocrstic.
The first republican court was from 1854 10
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