Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-27
AT. THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
It is Passed in the Senate.
SUGAR TRUST, AND PENSIONS.
Subjects Discussed in the House,
The Senate.

The Senate.
Among the memorials and petitions presented
and referred were the following: To repeal the
limitations to the act granting arrears Of pensions
FOR passage OF per diem rated service pension bill
Against the continued occupation OF streets In
washington by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Co. Against the repeal of the oleomargarine bill.
TO place salt on the free list: or the Chicago
board OF trade protesting against any legislation
that would deprive citizens OF the United states OF
the facilities offered by Canadian railroads for the
transportation OF American products free OF duty
under the bonded transportation act. For cheap
and efficient telegraph service, open to all without
discrimination. For the repeal Of the internal
revenue tax on alcoholic liquors. For the removal
OF the duty on books. To put tin plate the free
ilst TO inc increase the compensation Of nfe-saying
territory TO settlement (frOm kanSaS).
BILLS RKPOKTED.
Among the bills and resolutions reported from
committees and placed on the calendar, were the
following: To provide for the issuing and record
Ing OF certain commissions OF the Department OF
Justice. To obtain prison statistics. To amend
the 14th rule OF the Senate so as TO require gen.
eral appropriation bills to be under consideration
OF the committee on appropriations five days or
deiciencies in accounts of United States oicas to
be given to suretieS, and fixing limitation OF time
within which suits must be commenced against
sure'ies. Aboiishing the Office OF United States
surveyor-general for the district OF Nebraska and
Iowa.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Among the bills introduced and referred, were
the following:
BY Mr. Cullom-TO regulate the manufacture,
blending and compoundng of duty-free spirits for
use In manufactures, arts and sciences
BY Mr.. GOrman-1O establish a court Of patent
appeals
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
On motion OF Mr.. Edmunds, the Senate, at 12 80
O'Clock, resumed consi ieratOn Of the bill to incOr-
porate the Maritime Canal Company Of Nicaragua;
notice being given by Mr.. Plumb that he would
ask the Senate Tomorrow to take up the bill for
feiting unearned railroad land grants; by Mr..
Platt that he would next Monday ask tine Senate
TO take up the bill for the admission OF South Da
kOta as state; and by Mr.. Allison that when the
pending bill was disposed OF he would call up the
differentiation bill.
The several amendments reported by the COM
mlttee on rOreig a relations were agreed to.
Mr.. EdmundS offered resolution declaring that
nothing in the act should be deemed or construed
TO restrict or impair in any way any right oil the
United states under any treaty in force with the
Republic OF Nicaragua. Agreed to.
NO PECUNIARY OBLIGATION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
MIR Vest offered a resolution declaring that moth
ing in the act should be held or construed to
involve in any manner the United states In any
pecunary obligation, except as to the payment Of
tolls. MIR. Edinunds said that his reason for OppOS-
ing that amendment was that there was not line
or syllable in the bill which would imply any such
Mr. Vest said he had no argument to make In
support OF his amendment, except simply to refer
the Senate to the argument made In support OF a
similar propositon,to the Eads Tehuantepec Dill by
the senator from Vermont.
Mr.. EdmundS suggested that the conditions OF
the two bills were uSSlmilar, and said that II he
had the power he would provide that the United
States should become a StOckhOlder In the CON-
pany TO the extent OF 5O,OOO,OOO.
Mr.. Plumb argued against the amendment, which
he regarded as
STITCHING IN THE BARE"
The amendment was rejected, yeas, 81; nays, %
ANOTHG GR AMENDMENT OFFERED.
Mr.. Vest offered another amendment providing
that no part OF the capital stock paid In shall be at
any time withdrawn or returned to the stockh0ld-
ers or be In any manner diverted from the proper
uses OF the corporation; and said that the same
gress and also of the Nicar aqua BILL on the motion
OF the Senator from Vermont.
MIR. Edmund5 argued against the amendment,
and suggested that whether he had been right or
wrong In his action last session was not material
Mr.. Teller opposed the amendment, declaring. in
more important undertaking In the minds OF men
than the building OF the Nicaragua canal The
American people, he said, could not afford to allow
the French government to build the Panama
Canal and hold 1t in hostility to the United States
When that enterprise was first proposed the Ad-
ministration should have declared that no canal
should be opened across TO the continent that the
American Government did not control EYen late
as It was now. the French government III the Pam
anna canal should become national enterprise)
should be notified that the American people would.
not submit to It: He referred TO the encroach-
ments OF England In South America ana Central
anynns wnch the peUpe
do that would have a tendency to give
them some control OF these transit interests, 1t
by the Government It was certainly Inconsistent
to throw any obstacles In the way OF such an
enterprise
Mr.. Hoar suggested to Mr.. Vest to modify his
amendment by allowing stock to be returned to
stockholders for the purpose OF winding up the
corporation, and MIR. Vest mOdined 1t accordingly.
THE BILL PASSED.
The Senate passed the bill by vote by vote Of
3S to 15.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Rogers (Ark.), under instruction from the
committee on the judiciary, offered a resolution
assigning the nth OF March and the 7th OF April
for the consideration OF business reported by that
committee.
Mr.. Dibble Is. c. offered an amendment setting
for business reported by the committee on public
those days 10 diiatory motion shall be entertained
Mr. Rogers raised the point Of order that the
amendment was not germane: and he stated that
he had not yielded the floor for the purpose of al
lowing the Offering OF amendments
In view OF this statement, the speaker pro tenn
declined to entertain Mr. Dibbles amendment.
Mr. Rogers then demanded the previous question
upon his resolution; but as the friends OF public
building measures voted against the demand, Mr.
Rogers withdrew the resolution rather than delay
the business OF the House.
THE NEW YORK SUGAR TRUST.
Mr.. Breckinridge (Ark.) called up the adverse
report OF the committee on manufactures upon the
resolution directing the Secretary Of the Treasury
to institute an investigation into the New York
sugar trust.
Mr.. Milliken (Me), the author OF the resolution,
said that he had not offered It for the purpose OF
In any way antagoniZtng the committee on manu-
factureS or trench1ng upon the subject matter Of
the investigation 10 be made by that committee.
One OF the complaints made against the sugar trust
tage OF by the trust to harm small manufacturers
and the consumers. The duty on raw sugar was
very small on the low grades such as were not Mt
Tor consumption without refining, while the duty
on those classes that could be used by the people
without going through the process OF refining was
with the refined sugars IL had seemed to him
that that was subject that could 0e investigated
BY the Secretary OF the Treasury better than by
anybody else. The Offering OF the resolution had
had the eject or ascertainng that the collector OF
the port or New York seemed 10 know beforehand
| mat ne dio not Know anything about the subject
OF all.
Mr.. Breckinridge regretted that the gentleman
had seen Mt 10 mike this last statement.
Mr. Mill1ken dtsclaimed any intention OF reject
ing upon the collector. HIS statement was based
upon the language OF the report.
dence OF the collector embraced IN the report was
perfectly frank. He did not suppose that any gen.
tieman mad an idea that cargo OF sugar was ever
imported consigned TO the sugar trust; and, there
fore, the collector could not have any ofncial In
formation as TO the existence OF that trust. The
resolution was laid upon the table.
THE ZONE HUNDRED DAT CIRCULAR"
Nj. Mats0n Qndl fnm the committee on invalid
pensions reported adversely, resolution reciting
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