The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-01

operate TO the advantage OF the largely snl
-idized military and political lines 4
Canada.
Mr.. Reagan argued that the Canadiar
lines between the Pacific and the Atlsnti
were not shorter than e American lines
lie cOntrasted the liberaiity Of the ID
mlni0a Government toward American rail
roads with the great liberalitv of M
Government Cf the UnitOd states in regar
20 Canadian railroads. As to closer roliti
cal relations. he gave it as his opinion tha
II the Canadians were enabled 10 plunde
Americans at the expense Of American rail
roads and capital the Canadians would h
great fools 70 surrender that adyantag
when they could control ii under their owl
Government. So long as they could retail
that advantage While remaining separat
they were going to remain separate. III
would net do injustice to Canadians. but n
would dema id justice TO the American
people and to American railroads. Tn
true remedy Is TO enforce against the Cana
dian roads that carried freight aud pas
sengcrs from one part OF the United states Il
another part the same provisions of law tha
are enforced against the American lines
Mr.. Washburn spoke Of the great impor
tance to the Northwestern States of the Ca
madam Pacific railroad Nd said that thosl
states would not submit 10 any change /,
existing conditions that would rob them o
Tue advantages which they thought ha,
been secured 10 them. What they yante,
was The cheapest possible trans spOrtati0n.
Mr. Cull0m expressed the opinion tha
there was nothing IN the pending amend
ment that justified any general discussion
~ interstate commerce or commerce will
foreign nations. lie hoped to have an op
p0rtunity % bring those subjects 10 the at
.ention OF the senate before the 4th o
March.
Mr. Power moved to amend the committe,
amendment bY reducing the Limitation from
20 per cent. to 90 per cent. The amendment
vas iected-yeas, 3 (Messr.. Cocklel
Davis and Power: nays, -.
The committee amendment was then
agreed TO and the bill was passed.
The following bills, amOng others, wer,
taken from The calendar and passed Bin {,
promote the construction Of safe deer
water harbOr on the coast Of Texas, al
Corpus Christi and Padre island (witl
amendmentsl; House hill appIopriatinl
i2J3,ooO tor fhe construction Of new buil
inS' and enlargement Of the military post a.
Plaltaburg New York. The conference e
p0r on iie bin O. amend the lnterstat,
D0nincfcc Act, Oi l>.. So as To- allow Nh,
ahng "a dcp0siiious of witnesses befor,
roiaries public, was agreed %.
The fogliicltion Appropriation hill wa
fhrn taken up, hutit was liid ASIDE inform
allJ, and Pension biils on the calendar wef
proceed with
There wera no bills passed, among then
bills giving pensions Of so month 10 th
WILLOWS Of General Buell General stark
Major Gordon. of tlle rum Cavalry :Gpnfra
pel0use, Lieutenant-ColOuel Lee. Bngadiel
General Dnrte and General Edward I
Noyt,. Also the House bill granting pen
sion oi 500 "a month 10 Gencral Frlnz
~issel. tue bin 90 pension Mary Ann
Dlu-heriy was objected 10 aud went0vo
Nj Edmund- gave no lie OF an amend
meut o. tie Diplomatic APP Opriati0u lil'
20 enable the President 10 make cu-8.,
meni, for telcsraphic COMMUNICATION D..
tween the United -iaus and the IlaNaal
Islands i1r period of not less than four
ecu years. aud anpropraiing Sj,ODo,w
therefor. not more ia I $2j4O)0 % ue eN
pended in any one yen,
House b. b.ll increasing 70 5000 the linn
OF cost % inc public building al Portsmouth
Jhi0, and appropriating $1,000, Was takci
nom the calendar and passsd.
After a short executive ses .i0n the sen
ate at i,ij =. NJ. adjourned ill Monday AT
3 =. W., in order that Senators may gtteno
the funer'l Of secretary Wludom.
House.
In tue House to-day the Military Acade
my appropriation bill was passed N.iAou
further opposition.
Consideration Gf tie Diplomatic ApprO
prla.iou Bah was then proceeded with il
Committee 0f the " hole.
Mr lltt, "a Illinois, explained that the
bill called iOr AN expenditure OF SlCH,J3
being less than The appropriations for th'
current yeu.
MIR. McCreary. Of Kentucky, ane
4 brief criticism OF some OF the details O
the bill, iuyaighed against the ueat
ment accorded the Committee on f0r
cign Affairs by the Committee OF
Rules. Never before in his experience Ol
the Committee Oh Foreign Affairs ha,
that committee been refused day tor thl
consideration Of bills reported By il. Th'
refusal 10 give this committee a day wa
but another error in the comedy Of error
which had marked the Fiity-hrst 90 gre.s
DuIing the first session OF the fifty-irs
Congress there had been a carnival Of scan
dal, ending with the dismissal OF the post
master OF the House. Nr. Kerr, OF Iowa
suggested that the first scandal was tina
Arising from the defalcation'oi i'coi..
Mr.. McCreaIy replied that II the gentle
man wanted 10 claim siicntt as belonging
tO the Fifty-e.st Congress he was willing
bat be thought that he belonged 10 tb
Fnteth Congress. Mr.. Bge@er, OF Mich
gan, remarked .hat il was the members 0
the titiy.hrst Congress who j. the e1ec
sl the deisi
Continuing, Mr.. Moi reary briefly re
viewed the iiarrundia case claiming tina
the Killing OF Earlundia was an assas
slnatiOn. Passing Oh 10 discus
sion Of the Behring Sea c0ntroyers
he said that the time had come whe
something should be done by tn
United states. The ealing season wa
approaching. IL would not now be Ion.
before vessels wOgld be In BehriBg 81
tramp'ipg IA tue rights OF the nited States
ine Ilme had come when there should b
some a, ton on the part ot our Government
Great Britain had received notice tha
vessels carrying the British dag had Dee
infringing on the rights OF the Unite
otntes, aud nothing had been done. Tn
Uull-d states ought to be able 10 ascertai
what It's rights wer0. There were two ave
nues opened. 1t should ascertain it, right
and stand by them, or ii should take 70
other avenue which provided for aTbllr'
tiOn. lie was Ia favor OF G. settlement
the question hy arJiigation. Ii arbitratio
could be agrt "a upon, there ought 10 b.
closed sea until the arbitratOrs made IN
Bward. tie was IN favor Of firm, a bo.,
! a dlgniIied and friendly lolicy.
Mr.. Hooker, OF Mississippi, (referrlng
the Bar.uadia case )said that every body mu'
concede 10 the prese Mt distinguished seer
iary Of state the credit OF promptly recailin
an dismisslng Minister Mizner. whom !
thought had Lot properly represented u
rights, the honor ana the dignits Of u
American Iag. The Secretary Of the Nav
had taK0n the same action Ia recalling al
/ togrimanding the officer who had failed
protect Barrundia. He was glad
say this because be believed u
G jnsular and diplomatic syse
should never be political sisleh
! Dui that the method OF conducting great j
/ tsfnational questions should rise above u
plane of party and Attain the. level OF patf
o.ism. Touching briefly on the subject
( reciprocity he quoted. in terms comnlenu
;ion The speech delivered last night Del =
the Boston Merchants Association Dy :
Rpardi Cartwright, the opposition iead'