St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-07
CUT THROUGH A CONTINENT.
The House Passes the Conference
Report on the Nicaragua Canal
Bill.

Ihe House Passes the Conference
Report on the Nicaragua Canal
Bill.
Special to the Globe.
WAS HINGToN. Feb. 6.-The house to-
day agreed to the conference report on
the Nicaragua canal bill. Frank B.
Posey was sworn in as member of the
house from the First Indiana district to
succeed A. p. Hovey. The conference
report on the Nicaragua bill was taken
up. Mr.. Nelson, of Minnesota, said
that the conference had made the bill
worse than when it came from the SEN
ate. MIR. Kelley, of Pennsylvania. said
that the importance OF the project
would prevent him scanning the bill
with too nice an eye. Mr.. Chapman, of
Michigan, Said he hoped that the pass
age of the Nicaragua bill would be a
prelude to the day when the nation will
follow, and we, as people. will plant
our feet in those regions, and when our
fiag shall wave over the state OF Nlcara-
qua as a state of the United
States of America. Mr.. Dingley, of
Maine, addressed the house in support
of the bill as reported. Mr.. Scott, OF
Pennsylvania. speaking for the bill,
canal company, and deprecated the
idea which seems to prevail that man,
by his industry and investment, had
succeeded in getting enough of the
worlds goods. was not competent to eX-
press himself and vote upon such a
measure as was now presented. Mr..
O'Neil, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Peters, of
Kansas, and Mr.. Wheeler, Of Alabama,
spoke in favor of the bill. Mr.. Clardy
then closed the debate in support of the
conference report. which was agreed to
yeas III. nays 6O. Mr.. Dingley. of
Maine, reported resolution calling on
, the secretary OF the treasury for in
formation as to what orders were given
to the commander OF the United
States revenue cutter Richard
IRusk, in regard to the protection
of seal fisheries in Behring sea,
in the spring and summer of 1883;
whether such Instructions differ from
those given the same commander in the
spring and summer of 1857. In eXplana-
that the commander of the RuSk had
testified before the committee that in
1887 he had seized large number of
vessels for the illegal catching of seal. In
1858, Notwithstanding the fact that there
were vessels illegally engaged in seal
ing, he had made no seizures. Being
asked why he had not, he replied that
his secret orders had not permitted him
to do so. The resolution was adopted.
Pr. Hatch, of Missouri, elldeavored to
secure the consideration Of the agricult-
ural appropriation bill, but Mr.. o. 'Neill,
Of Penns5 lvania, brought forward the
hIll increasing the pension of the widow
of Brig. Gem Emery, on which the
previous question had been ordered
since June last. The house voted to
consider this measure, Dilatory motions
were made to consume the time until 5
o'clock. At that hour the house took
recess until 1880.
Mr.. Feel. of Arkansas, has called up
the house bill to divide portion of the
reservation of the Sioux nation of In
dians in Dakota into separate reserva-
tions, and to secure the REIMBURSEMENT
of the Inddian title to the remain der.
Several amendments were proposed and
adopted, and the previous question was
ordered and the bill laid aside until to-
morrow. The senate bill to ratify the
agreement with the Shoshone, Bannock
and Sheepeater indians for the sale of a
portion of their lands in Idaho, and the
bill for the sale of lands patented to
certain Flathead Indians liz Montana
was passed. and the house at 1880 p.
m adionrned