Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Proceedings in the House of
Representatives:
TIE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
An Animated Discussion Brought
About by Newspaper
Gossip.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, December 14.-In the
House to-day Hooker, of Mississippi, in
troduced concurrent resolution provid-
ing for holiday recess from Friday,
December 21st, until Monday, January
7th. Referred to the Ways and Means
Committee.
Clardy, Of Missouri, moved that the
House 60 into Committee of the While
On the private calendar for further con-
sideration OF the Nicaragua Canal bill.
This point was discussed at consider
able length. In order to settle the ques-
ton, Payson, of Illinois, offered an
amendment providing that the bill shall
be read by sections, the debate on the
first section being limited to thirty
minutes.
Wilson, of Minnesota, rising to ques-
tion of privilege, sent to the Clerks
desk and had read an article from New
York newspaper declaring that two ele-
ments were united against the Nicar-
aqua Canal bill-the agents of the Pa
cific railroads and the attorneys OF the
Panama Canal Company-giving con-
versation with Judge Daily on the SUBJ
ject, intimating that the gentlemen who
had offered amendments to the bill
(Wilson of Minnesota, Cobb of Alabama,
Bland of Missouri, and Spinola of New
York; were seeking to defeat the bill by
indirection.
Wilson, Bland, Spinola and Cox in
dulged in very lengthy discussion Of
this article. The lobbyists were severely
scored, and Spinola took occasion to say
that while he had no improper charges
to make against Judge DAILY, all the
measures with which that gentleman
had been associated since his retirement
from the bench had been of very
doubtful and greasy character.
Cox resented the attempt to fix reproach
on Judge DAILY in connection with the in
terview.
Finally the matter was dropped and
Payson's resolution adopted, and the
House went into committee on the Nicar-
sgnan bill.
Payson offered an amendment provid-
ing that all shares of stock, bonds, certii-
Gates and other securities shall be issued
from the principal Office in New York,
and shall be disposed of only for cash.
The amendment was defeated by tie
vote. but it was agreed that vote should
be taken in the House.
Spinola offered an amendment limit
ing the capital stock to $100, 900 900, and
the amendment was supported by Pay
son and opposed by Bayne, of Pennsyl-
vania, who declared that the bill would
be passed this session if it occupied
every Friday.
The committee then rose, and after an
hour and half spent in vain effort to
secure quorum upon the proposition to
limit the debate, the House took recess,
the evening session to be for the consid-
Grafton of private pension bills.
The Legislative, Executive and Judi
cial appropriation bill, as reported to the
House, carries with it an appropriation
of $40, 1902, ,245, being $13S,19 less than
the bill for the current fiscal year, and
$285 ,240 less than the estimates.
The House remained in session an
hour this evening, the time being princi-
pally consumed in an effort to settle on
some method of procedure for the con-
sideration of private pension bills, but as
no agreement could be arrived at the
House, at 80, adjourned until Monday.