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THE NICARAGUA BILL.
SENATOR GpmUNps ADVOCATES
the BILL.
fhc Salaries Of United States District
Judges; NcMlllan's Amend.
mcni.
Tho Nicaragua Capni nuI Ia Ill,
senate.

tho Nicaragua Cnnnt niit In the
senate.
WAsnINUruN, Feb. .1.-Thp Senate
today pt.-cd o. pension hills aud then
ni0ree'ict 10 consideration 81 tic
Nlgsfagun Canal hill.
Vest, VA opposition 10 the Nicaragua
Canal lili,faid ifGrrat Britain Assumed
uint tho ,iaytoy treaty was ia
existence land the SENATE had no Ia.
unu,uon that II did not, then It was
laif To nbsume that the Government al
bf"N liritaiu would act NJ the Govern.
ihvnt oi the United states would under
similar circumstance. ~ Great Brit
Mn should, Ia spite Of the Clayton.
liulwef treaty, undertake " build a
canal nprO-- The lsthmu- without tho
consent OF the United States, would
Goat Britain h. satisfied when told
thlt hor conduct ~ ~ tie BELIZE AMI
Mosquit0 Coast had ltttruycd the
Chyion.Bulwrr treaty. II tue senators
Meru prepared 20 say to tho British
Empire that they would
DETERMINE Tig QUESTION
without any reference TO her Interests
or wishes, then let them say that, antl
accept what would bu ihc couss.
pnenccs, " not war, a condition OF AMI.
mostly auiaguuism aud distuist which
would operate iuJufiuusly ON tile Inter.
csls 0i both countries anu Of the world.
Edmunda asGCd Wet II he THINKS
the oil II n violoilon Of any obligation
oi Tue United States toward Great Btlt.
ain or any other foreign country.
Nsst-l think, uul,ss Great Britain
la Itself abrosatcd the treaty, tai,
does.
ThercmainderofVe st'r spocchwas de-
voted 20 an argument that the Interest,
Of the United States wcrc sacrificed r.
those OF the COMMEMORATIVE Of the cana
company, who had organized among
themselves a construction company
with which the Maritime Company
made contfEct.
MORGAS EXPLAINED
II the work hal To be done by n com
pany, II would cost las tho bond,
would have 10 bc sold at % per cen
and interest have 10 bc paid on tn
stock while the work was in progtcs-
s.iO,oOO,Oo0, while under the Jendlni
S Sill u.s. eqsb. If INSTEAD Of the shipper
having 10 Ray $3.50 ton, they woulI
not have 10 pay more than 81 n ton.
stewart gave notice OF AN amend
mont providing that the chief of On
glncers OF the army shall have super
vision and control OF the canal, ant
the work be subject 10 the terms, rule
aud regulations Of Congress or the Wa
Department.
Davis opposed the bill. The pend
Ing proposition was, In plain terms, I
subsidy 10 the extent OF 500, 00D, 900 "a
build a work lying entirely out u tn,
national domain and trsvcring q
foreign country. IL was his opinion
III the canal was b. bc constructed NJ
all, IL should be done by the govern
mcnt directly, Ike any other work Of
public Importance.
Eimunds spoke In defense and nd,
vocacy of the blll, aud without action
the Senate adjourned.
rs rnE HOUSE. 70
In the House Cannon reported from
the Committee on ltilcs n ncsolu.
ton for immediate consideration oi
business reported by the Committee on
judiciary, the first bill 10 be One for the
relief Of the supreme Court, with the
Senate amendments.
After an Intellectual effort by Blount
aud Breck'nriige 10 defeat the resolu.
ton, Cannon took the floor, stating that
lie would say n few words ON the merits
OF the proposition.
Mcmillan Tenn. inquired whether
Cannon's object was not the preven-
ton Ofthc forly.ininute debate allowed
under the rules.
Cannon replied Ia the Affirmative, In
view OF the dilaioTy motions already
made ON the democratic slide under the
lead Of Mcmillan. The republicans
accepted the notice from that slide that
II dll no, desire TO facilitate business.
Mcmillan said the democrats would
meet Cannon's programme Mt every
point.
Blouni moved to recommit the rcso-
luton, and ON the yeas aud nays n
great body OF democrats len the hall.
TnE vo1E REsuLU;p;
Yeas | ., nays $50, the clerk noting u
quorum.
The question then REQUIRED on the
demand for the previous question, hui
having demanded the yeas aud nays
Mcmillan called the democrats from
the cloak room ~ his support. Hav-
Ing obcyrd the signal long enough ~
accomplish McNilllan's object the
democrats once more disappeared. The
motion was carried, 100 10 $, a quorum
beiug noted.
The resolution was then agreed to-
ld5 10 I, and the court blll was lmmod-
lately taken up. Senate amendments
were non.concurrcd in and con
ference ordered.
The House substitute for the bill lN.
ing the salnrics " United States Dis
tTict Judges was Withdrawn, leaving
the senate bill In the original form,
providing that the salaries shall 10
5000 per annnm.
Mcmillan offered an amendment,
reducing the salaries 10 $1,000. 10
this, j. ID. Taylor offered an amend
mcnt, providing that the salaries shall
hu Increased 500. No quorum voted
aud the House took a recess.
The Flooded district,
WmEiI,G, W. Va, Feb. a0.-The
river Is failing here very rapidly,
The scene Ia the flooded district Is one
of desolatiOn aud ruin. There II much
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