Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Maritime Canal Bill is Put
Through the House.
Numerous Amendments Tackled on TIA House
OF Refuge-Foreign Powers and the Panama
CanaI-Other Bills.
FIffetA Congress.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The presiding
officer presented message from the
president supplementary to that of
Wednesday last, enclosing two copies of
kilograms sent in cipher by the secretary
of state to the American minister, which
had been omitted.
Referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
Mr.. Sherman from the committee on
foreign relations reported q resolution
(Which was agreed to- calling on the
president for correspondence for infor-
nation touching the recent occurrences
in the Island of Hayti, 10th as relates to
the state of government there and to the
seizure Of the American vessel Haytien
Republic.
Mr.. Sherman, also from the same COM
mittee, reported back favorably Mr..
Edmunds' joint resolution as to the
Panama canal as follows:
Resolved, that the government of the
United States will look with serious con-
Germ and disapproval ON any connection
of any European government with the
construction or control of any ship canal
Central America, and must regard any
such connection or control of such as in
furious to the just rights and interests of
the United States and against their well
fare.
Resolved, that the president be re-
quested to communicate this expression
of the views of congress to the govern
ments of the countries Of Europe.
The resolution was placed on the calen-
der, and Mr.. Sherman gave notice he
would tomorrow ask for its eensidera-
ton, and he hoped it would receive the
unanimous approval of the senate.
The senate resumed consideration of
the tariff bill Paragraphs 321 and 322
were passed over informally.
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich the senate
rules were so amended to include among
the persons entitled to the privilege of
the floor the president-elect and vice
president-elect.
Mr. Coke introduced joint resolution
for the appointment of a board of three
engineer officers to make careful and
critical examination of the northwest
coast of the Gulf of Mexico, excluding the
mouth of the Brazos river, for a deep
water harbor for naval and commercial
vessels. Referred.
After q DTleI executive SeSSlOuj du-
jouTned until Tomorrow
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON Jan. 4.-Mr. 0 Neil of
Pennsylvania presented a memorial Of
the Philadelphia Board of Trade asking
that an appropriation be made for the
establishment of houses of refuge at
Point Barrow and at East Cape, Siberia,
and for the repair of the steamers Bear
and VbefjS I2eferPpd
Mr.. Dunn Of Arkansas then called up
the Nicaragua canal bill with the amend
ments agreed to in committee of the
whole, upon which the previous question
was ordered before the holiday recess.
The first amendment on which a yea
and nay vote was demanded was that Of
fcred by Mr. Holman of Indiana providing
that nothing in the act shall be construed
to commit the United States to any LA
bility on account of the Nicaragua Land
Company, and requiring this proyiso to
be printed on every bond, certificate of
stock, or of other obligations used by the
company. The amendment was agreed
to-yeas, As; nays, 30.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Wilson
of Minnesota, providing that no certifi-
cate of stock shall be issued until at least
10 per cent of the stocks shall be paid for
in money; that the stock shall not be as
slgnable until the whole of the. amount of
capital shall be issued or until such paid
up capital shall amount TO SIS 900, 900,
was agreed to-yeas, l02; nays, 70.