Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-08
Fiftieth Congressional Session
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.

SENArE.-Mr. Chandler (Rep., N. H.) re
 ported resolution (which was referred tc | the committee on contingent expenses) in- | structing the committee on the Mississippi I river to continue it's Investigations into the
 existing and proposed methods of work, in- cluding the whole subject of the Mississippi I river; and the resolution heretofore offered by MT. Stewart instructing the committee on mine and mining to enquire whether there have been Instructions of mining operations I in Nevada on account of prosecutions recon- I mended by the commissioner of the general
 land office was taken up and agreed to. THE PANAMA CANAL IN sEcRE1 SESSION. The resolution reported from the commit tee on foreign relations in reference to the Panama canal was then taken up, and MT. Gray rose to make some remarks, but was interrupted by the motion made by MT. Ed munds and seconded by MT. Hoar, that in the consideration of that subject the doors be closed. The Senate, at 12:35, proceeded to l the discussion of the subject in secret ses- 1 sion, which continued till 5;40, when the doors were reopened.
 It was found that the discussion had been carried on by Senators Edmunds, Sherman, Morgan, Gray and Jones (of Arkansasl, and that the joint resolution was adopted-yeas 49, nays 3-having been modified so to read:
 Resolved by the Senate and House of Repressn-
 tatves of the United States of Amsrica in Congress assembled, That the government of the United States will look with serious concern and dsap-
 provai 1pon any R o1 any aoReaH m g0v ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien, across
 necton or control as injurious to the just rights and interests of the United States and as menace to their welfare.
 Section 2-That the President be, and he is hereby requested to communicate this expression
 of the views of the of the United States to the governments Of the countries Of Europe. The vote in detail is as follows: Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bates, Berry, Browne, Chandler, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt Culom, Davis,
 Dawes Belph Edmunds lo Eustis Evarts d1a E1arTTe
 Icy HoaT Ingalls, Jones of .Aln Arkangss Man
 Teller, Vest, waithali' Wilson oF IoSs, Wilson of Nays-Blackburn. Hampton and vance-s. On motion of MT. Allison the existing or der as to the vote on the tariff bill was ex- tended for the day in consequence of this day having been occupied by the Panama resolutions, so that the vote on the tariff bill is to take taken January 22, at o'clock. The Senate then adjourned.
 MORE FIL1susTERINa. HoUsE.-Immediately after the reading of the Journal the contest over the proposed
 change of rules abolishing the call of States
 on suspension Mondays was resumed, MT.
 Reed of Maine calling up the resolution from
 the committee on rules. The pending ques-
 tion being on ordering the previous question
 the clerk proceeded to call the roll. The vote resulted: Yeas 112, nays 22-29
 less than quorum, and call of the House
 was ordered. The call developed the presence
 of 228 members, and the vote was again taken on ordering the previous question upon the resolution. The vote stood: Yeas 136, nays
 15, twelve votes being still lacking to enable the House to proceed to business, Mr. Reed moved call of the House, pend- ing which MT. Cox of New York moved an adjournment, his object being to enable the Democrats to hold a caucus immediately.
 MT. Cox's motion was defeated. No quorum appeared on a vote by tellers and the yeas and nays were ordered.
 The motion having been defeated-yeas 5, nays 174-Mr. Cheadle of Indiana moved to adjourn; lost-yeas T, nays 125. THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL. The sundrY civil appropriation bill was completed to-day by the committee on ap- propriatiens. It carries an aggregate appro- priation of $22 S52 996, being $6, 721, ,451 less than the regular and special estimates, and $3, 769, ,0US less than the appropriation for the | current year. A restrictive clause is also in serted, preventing the printing of notes of | larger denominations in lieu of notes of small denominations, retired or cancelled. | In exceptional cases the commissioner of the | general land office is authorized to pay more | than the usual rates for surveys. A recom- ! mendation provides for the appointment by | Speaker Carlisle of committee of seven members elect of the Fifty first Congress to | visit Alaska during the coming summer and ! make report as te what legislation is neces- sary to give to that territory better code of laws and government and to make 8 general
 report on the country to the next House. | Appropriations for public buildings as fol- lows: Lowell, Mass, $100,oO0; Worcester, Mass, $75, ,000.