Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09
Dunn, Of Arkansas. called up
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL,


THE NICARAGUA N BILL,
with amendments agreed to in the commi
toe of the whole, upon which the previot
question was ordered before the holida
recess. The present amendment upo
which a yea and nay vote was demanded
was that offered by Holmes, OF Indians
providing that nothing in the act shall |
construed to commit the United State
to any liability on account OF the Nicars
qua Company, and requiring that this pro
viso he printed on every bond, certiicat
OF stock, or other obligation issued by tn
company. The amendment was agreed TIC
yeas 145, nays 35.
The amendment offered by Wilson. Q
Minnesota, providing that no certificate Q
stock shall be paid for in money, that tn
stock shall not be assigaable until tn
whole of the same shall be paid in, ant
that no bonds in excess OF the amoun'
OF capital shall be issued until such paiC
capital shall amount to 5000, 600
Agreed to, yeas 102, nays 10.
THE BILL PASSES.
The House passed, with the numerous
amendments, the Senate bill to incorporate
the Maritime Canal Co., OF Nicaragua, by
a vote yeas 1877, nays "a.
Reed Immediately called up the resolu-
ton abolishing the call OF states for the in
PRODUCTION OF bills for reference on
MONDAYS"
Anderson, OF Kansas, raised the point
of order that the day being Friday, and de-
voted, under the rules, to the consideration
o. private business, the resolution, apply
ing, as it did, to public legislation, could
not now be called up. The point having
been overruled by the Speaker, Mr.. Ander-
son raised the question Of consideration.
Reed contended that the House having
yesterday ordered the yeas and nays on de-
mand for the previous question, that OF
consideration could not be raised.
A long and animated debate OF the rights
OF the minority then ensued. Finally, the
Speaker said the question raised was amen
tirely new one. The general rule 9th House
was that the question OF consideration
could be raised against any question called
up. In this instance the facts were that the
resolution had been reported yesterday as
a matter of privilege, it's consideration en-
tered upon and the yeas and nays or
dered on
DEMAND FOR THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
The chair announced his decision with
hesitation and doubt, that, under the cir
cumstances, the question of consideration
could not be made against it, and the chair
SO decided. ''The clerk will call the yeas
and meas on ordering the previous ques-
tion," said the speaker, after delivering his
decision.
Don't vote,n shouted Anderson, and
enough of his adherents respected his in
junction to break the quorum, the vote
standing yeas, 100; nays, 81.
Adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 4.-The presiding
officer presented a message from the presi-
dent supplementary to that OF Wednesday,
enclosing two copies of a telegram sent in
cipher by the secretary OF state to the
American minister at Pekin (which had
been omitted. Referred to the committee
on foreign relations.
Sherman, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported q resolution which was
agreed to, calling on the president for the
correspondence and information touching
on the recent occurrences in the Island OF
Hayti, both as relates to the state OF gov
eminent there and to the seizure and de-
livery of the American vessel, the Hayden
Republic.
HOSTILE TO THE FRENCH CONTROL OF THE
PAEAMA CANAL.
Sherman, also from the same committee,
reported back favorably the Edmunds
Joint resolution as to the Panama canal as
follows:
stD,A-l-a1 4lA,k the ~ xyar, ~ thu 4
United States will look with serious con-
Germ and d~isapproval on any connection of
any European government with the con-
struetion or control OF any ship canal
across theIsthmus OF Darien or across Gen.
trail America, aud must regard any such
connection or control as injurious to the
Just rights and interests of the United States
and as a menace to their welfare.
Resolved, that the president be re-
quested to communicate this expression Of
the views OF congress to the governments OF
the countries Of Europe"
The resolutions were placed on the cal
endar.
Sherman gave notice that he would, to-
morrow, ask it's consideration. He hoped
it would receiue the unanimous approval
OF the Senate.
MEXICAN PRIVATE LAND GRANTs.
Stoddart offered a resolution (agreed toy
instructing the committee on private land
claims te require and ascertain what prose-
cution or suits rave been instructed or
authorized as to patents for Mexican pri.
vate land grants in California, at whose in
stance and for whose benefit, and what in
terests the United States has in such suits. |
Tie Senate then resumed
CONSIDERATION OF THE TARIFF BILL.
Vance moved to amend paragraph 323
by reducing the rate from 45 cents per
pound and 15 per cent. ~advalorem, to 40
per cent. advalorem. In the debate upon
the amendment Hawley asked Vance
whether there was any country which had
any approximately just system OF taxa
ton, and if not, which OF the nations was
the nearest.
Vance replied that the system OF taxa
ton which was nearest right, SO far as he
was acquainted with them, was the English
system.
Hawley-That is about the answer which
/ expected to get.
Vance-I see what you call s'the true in
wardness" OF your question, the object OF
which is that you charge that we are in the
English interest, that we are following the
English system; that we are foreigners to
OuE own poOpits DuU bucIc HcNcI was q
greater piece of hypocrisy than this pre-.
tense OF dislike to foreigners. You only |
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. when he brings you some
thing to sell, but when the foreigner comes
himself to
AMERICAN woRKMEN,
and take the bread out of his mouth, you
welcome him with open and hypocritical
embrace.
Hawley-I lave no personal reason for
disliking England or Englishmen. | misbe-
lieve in the English system OF taxation,
and what | wanted was to get one Demo-.
craft, if / could not get more, to avow
frankly the honest purpose of that party.
that the adoption OF free trade is the pol
icy OF that party. Not one time in fifty
OF the stump or in the newspapers, were
We able in the last campaign, to get a Dem.
ocratic politician or editorto tell the truth
in regari to the position OF their party.
An avowed Tree trade meeting was
held in Boston the other day clarifying
the campaign, clarifying the president OF
the United States. clarifying every effort in
behalf OF Tree trada nronhaevipn a olorsDuo |