Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-01-17
THE CAPITOL.
Doings at the Houses of Congress.
NICARAGUA CANAL.

NICARAGUA CANAL.
 Washington, January I0-Tbe repor; of the oommitie, oD foreign relations O., the NicHrhgua canal bill presented by senator Sherman this mOruine recites
 the irpni tsnce of the canal proiect and says it will be completed within six years. The fujl cost of the goTk is set down at oDe hundred million dollars. The committee feels that to secure this amount of money the company will be obliged to sell bonds at a large discount and consequently it will be necessary to impose heavy tolls on shipping, and as toe canal would really constitute a part of the coest line of Ihe United States, tris burden will he largely borne by ibe American people; the eiore the commit tee believes II to be the paEt of economy hslds any consIderstiOu of national poi icF, for the UDited States to guarantee tbe bonde of !he company to amount of one hundred million dollars, so they may b., sold it Jar, with the result os reducing the actual expenditures of the company, snd tolls, which would other wise amount tO twelve and half mil lion dollars annuslly.
 FINANCE BILL.
 Washing ton, January 10-Tte senete resumed consideration of the finance bill and Morgan continued the speech begun 6y him yesterday in support Of the free coinage amendment. lie soon yielded the fl lor temporarily apd Dawes presented the conference report agreed to. The peusion appropriation bill was reported and placed on the calendar. The financial bill was then laid aside and message from the President was then read, forwarding the memorial of the legislative assembly of Oklahoma, for an appropriation for the relief of the destitute people of that territory. Re tsrred to ,ODmittee on appropriations. Adjourned.
 SAN FRANCISCO PoSToFFIcE.
 Washington, January 10-The San Francisco post office site occupied the attention of the senate and house com mittee today. The appropriation Tor purchase of site as it now stands is $S50,000. Houss committee today an thorized favorable report on the bill increasing the appropriation to one and quarter million.
 SIDES WITH THE INDIANS
 Washington, January 10.-Floger, of New York, today introduced into the house 8 long preamble and resolution with reference to ths Indian troubles in | the west, reciting that General Milss' | stgtemenl tnat the Indians were starved | into revolt charges Of mIsmsnsgem ement | of the Iudivn bureau, etc, and provid- | ing a committee of five to investigate.
 EULoGIsTIC.
 Washington. January 10-After de- bate on the army appropriation bill ihe arose and eulosistIc address es were made on the memory of the late | JO0Opii T -T-s-ssser, TT rffsSUuIi. House I then adjourned
 Several resolutions deprecisting any | further legislation in regard to silver | has been presented.
 HOUSE. The House went into committee of | the whole on the private calendar.
 Washing ton, January l0-Lieutenant | 3eiter, who WAS so -evaTely ceheured by | tbe secretary ot the navy for his con duct in ,he BarruD 1i,. affair while ID of the Ranger. has written etter to the secretary denying that he shirkei any responsibility aud dsmsnd- og trial by n4vsJ eours of inquiry.
 Grass Valley, Cal, Janusry 10-The -1treme Cold weather in the mountains las frozsn water ditches and mines are 'onight without power The miners are sll idle aud will be until a thaw comes The lDgest temperature here last night vas twenty above zsro.
 San Francis Q. January I0-Ana 5ayere, aged 19, last Monday placed ,nrling iron oyer the lighted gas and Vhiie the iron was heating lay down to cad novel. she fell asleep, the wind blew out the gas, and she was found almost desd from esphix' ati0n; che died Bst night.
 San Fr. EcjscJ, January 10-Mrs Ca marine McKeuU, psIalytic, was left Ilone in 8 room last Monday night aud . lighted candle fell from the table on Ter dress, and being urable to move he was frightfully burned. She died odsy. 5pring6 field. Iil., January l0-The tsndIng of the three Farmers Alliance members of the lower houses of the gen- rsl assembly in the coming senatorial fight Is no longer one of uncertainty, while it is not yet known who their cap- ; lidate will be, but 1t is almost certain 1t ; Eill be John Nj Palmer. Representative Cockrell said this vening that hls colleagues had no ob- ection to Palmer particularly except hat be stsDds on the old democratic Gc'rine that the government can make $ othing legal tender but gold and sil- { CT.