Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-07
THEFIFrx-F1nsr CONGRESS.

was agreed to) calling on the presiden for the correspondence in reference t. the conduct of Senior Naval Officer Pres ent at San Jose De Guatemala on th occasion of the arrest and killing of Gen | eral Barrundia; and the action of the navy | department.
 MT. Morgan addressed the senate in sup port of bill reported from the committet on foreign relations to aid in the censtruc tion of the Nicaragua Maritime canal. The bill had support, he said, from every sec tion of the country and that gave it . broad national character. The plan sci forth in it was new to the country, ant had been recommended by the committe, after the most careful consideration. MT. Morgan went on to argue in the affirmative the question whether congres. had the power to loan it's credit to the Nj caragua Canal company, The conclusion of his reasoning on that point was that the proposed subvention was clearly with in the powers of congress as the grant o, the original charter of the company was.
 At the conclusion of MT. Morgan's speech the senate resumed consideration of house bill providing for the adjustment of ac- counts of laborers, workmen and mechan- was addressed by MT. Merrill in opposi ton.
 Messrs. Blair, Stewart, Sherman de tended the bill and the amendment re ported from the committee on education and labor.
 The bill having been informally laid aside Mr. Edmunds offered the following order as privileged one and asked that il be agreed to:
 Ordered, That unless otherwise directed on and after Monday next during the resi-. due of the present session recess shall be taken (except on Saturdays) from 6 p. m. until 8 p. m.
 MT. Cockrell-Let the order lie over. l will explain my reasons.
 The house amendments to the senate bill to amend the act forfeiting certain railroad land grants were presented and concurred in, and the bill now goes to the president.
 MT. Wolcott offered resolution (which was agreed to) instructing the committee on foreign relations to request from the Nicaragua Canal company list of stock holders since its organization, to ascertain whether the work is already done about the canal and if so to obtain lists of officers and stockholders of such construction con- panies and copies of the contracts.
 The consideration of the eight-hour bill was then resumed. Considerable debate arose as to the amount of money involved in the bill, MT. Blair putting it at not over $1, ,26O, ,OOO, while MT. CocRrell said that an estimate made by distinguished mem Der of the house gave the amount as $30,- O0O,0OO.
 After discussion MT. Blair proposed that the vote should be taken on the bill and amendment at o'clock tomorrow.
 MT. Cockrell objected, saying that there should be full discussion of bill that would take thirty millions out of the treasury and which was worse back-pay job than that which had retired one con gress. He agreed, however, that the bill should be voted on tomorrow.
 That being agreed upon, MT. Dawes modified his amendment by striking out the appropriation and instructing the &C., counting officer of the treasury to readjust the claims and report the result to con- gress.
 MT. Cockrell gave notice that on Thurs day evening he would ask the senate to consider resolutions on the death of MT. Walker, late representative from the Four teenth district of Missouri.
 The senate then, at 6 p. m., adjourned until tomorrow at II a. ID.
 HOUSE.
 Rev. Dr. Phillips Brooks of Boston de- livered prayer in the house this morning.
 MT. Bingham of Pennsylvania, from the committee on postoffices and post roads, reported the postoffice appropriation bill and it was placed on the calendar.
 The house then went into committee of the whole, MT. Payson of Illinois in the chair, on the sundry civil appropriation bill
 The pending question was the decision of the chair upon the point of order raised by MT. Dingley against MT. Blands free coinage amendment. There was no debate and the chairman immediately proceeded to deliver his decision, which sustained the point of order raised against MT. Bland's amendment on the ground that the amend ment is not germane to the paragraph to which it is offered, and offered further change existing law. MT. Bland appealed from the decision.
 The decision of the chair was sustained, I34-127.
 The announcement was received by the republicans with applause.
 The following democrats voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Andrew, Mutchler, Vaux, Spinola, .Dunphy, Wiley and Clan cy.
 The following republicans voted in the negs five: Messrs. Garter, Townsend (Col. ), Lind, Bartino, Turner (Kan.), Kelly Laws, Cornell, Harman, Sweet and Clark (Wy.,
 The vote was very close, and not until the last moment was it evident which side would tip the scales.
 MT. Cookery of Missouri moved to strike out the appropriation of 10000 for re- coinage and insert the words "and so much as may be necessary to meet the expenses of such re-coinage is hereby appropriated out of the silver profit fund" Adopted The committee then recurred to the worlds fair paragraphs, to which MT Chandler of Massachusetts proposes though it has not yet been formally offer ed, the following substitute That the secretary of the treasury be in structed not to approve the payment o any expense attendant upon a meeting O. l tue worlds Columbian commission or O. | the board of lady managers, except sucl l meetings as may be called at the time O. the dedication and opening of the world' l fair as provided for in section of sait | act, nor to approve the payment of an, | expense attendant upon meeting of tn executive committee of the worlds Colum l bian commission as created by the rules O | the commission, except such meetings a may be held not oftener than once in sil months, nor to approve the payment o any salary to any officer of the world l Columbian commission out of any none, which has been or may be available fo such purpose, other than an annual salar, not in excess of $5,000 to the president $4, 900 to the vice chairman of the execu tive committee, and s3, 900 to the secretary nor to approve the payment of any salar. to any office of the board of lady mana gers out of any money which has been o may be available for such purposes othe than an annual salary not in excess o $5, 900 to the president and $3,000 to tn secretary; nor to approve the payment o any expenses of the Worlds Columbia, commission or of the board of lady mana gers other than those hereinbefored men toned which shall amount to more tha $10,0O0 per annum in the aggregate.
 MT. Breckenridge defended the action c the committee on appropriations in report ing the paragraphs provided for the e1 penses of the commission. The appropr ations were in conformity with the ae
 which the gentlemen from Massachusetts
 New York and West Virginia had aI
 proved.
 It was the duty of congress to make tt
 fair success, not a failure, and he, as
 member of the committee on sppropri
 tions, had felt it to be his duty to comet
 in the recommendation of the appropri
 tions which had been made. After further discussion pending d
 oision the committee rose and the houl
 took recess until o'clock.
 At it's evening session the house pass,
 ten private pension bills and adjourned.