The state chronicle., 1892-12-22
Senate.

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Of Alabama, presented the joint memor
ial Of the senate and house Of representa-
tIves of Alabama. urging that such mea,
sures shall be adopted by congress as
will best secure the speedy construction
Of the Nicaragua Canal d IT'S control
by the United States COVE nm ut, he a.
so, in the same connection presented the
memorial Of Geo. L Converse, of Ohio,
and others, committee appointed by
the convention recently held In New
Orleans, asking congress to aid in the
construction of the Nicaragua Canal
Both were ordered to be printed as
senate document.
In the same connection Mr. Sherman,
of Ohio, reported from the committee on
foreign relations bill to amend the act
Of incorporation of tie Nicaragua Canal
(Which was placed on the calendar) and
he gave notice that he would. at as early
day as practicsole attempt to secure
action upon 1t
The resolution recently offered by Mr.
Vest, of Missouri, directing the commit
tee on the census to investigate charges
Of partisan action against certain census
enumerators, was reported back favOra
| bly, from the committee, on contingent
! expenses, and was agreed to.
The house bill to incorporate the Pro
testaut Episcopal Cathedral foundation
! of the DistIict of Columbia was reported
and passed
The senate bill Incorporating the so
! ciety of American Florists was taken
from the calendar and passed
The concurrent resolution, for the hOl
! ;day recess from to morrow till Wedhes
day, January Sd, was taken up and agreed
to.
The McGarrahan hill, with the Presi
dents veto thereof having been LAID be
fore the senate, Mr.. Teller, of Colorado,
who is in charge Of 1t, proposed that. If
the opponents of the bill did not desire
to discuss it, the vote should be taken at
once
The vice president asked whether ther,
was any objection to the proposition.
Mr.. Sanders, of MontaDa-I ohj"ct.
Mr.. Hunton, Of Virginia, tooh The
floor and resumed his argument (br CUR
last ueek) in favor of the bill. H. re
viewed so ne Of the numerous phases o
the case during the protracted litigation
in which Mr. McGarrahan sought to es
tabish his claim; and he contended tina
enough had been shown to satisfy con
gress that there ought to be new trial
a. according to the terms OF the pending
bill Mr. Hunton had not concluded hi
; argument when the morning hour eS
pred.
MIR Mcpherson, Of New Jersey, intro
duced jn ut resolution authorizing al
directing tue secretary OF the treasury I
suspend until otherwise ordered hy cor
gress. all purchases Of silver bullion Il
3 provided in the first section OF the act {
July ID, 1890 directing the purchase
= silver bullion and issue of treasury note
: thereon He asked thai it be laid O
= = the table and gave notice that lmmed
!. ately after the holiday recess he woul
e ask to have IT taken up and acted on.
a The anti option bill was then taken VI
I and Mr.. Palmer, of Illinois, continue
q his argument (bt gun yesterday IN opp
g sitlon to it. He SAID that one OF the mo
t serious objections to it was that 1t stru'
It at The common right Of citizens to nal
20 contracts in any manner now permltt
i. by law. Nothing, Mr. Palmer SAID, W
Of farther from the truth than the idea tn
the farmers and planters of the Unit
States demanded the bill, or would g
mand it if they were made aware of
= provisions. The effect of the bill, shou
1t become a law, would be to drive spec
lators out of the business, and to give
large capitalists a monopoly IN deal'
X in farm products. The effect would
nd to diminish purchases, to drive out co
1k petition and to leave the field OF busln
he To the men who were so fercely demar
,'s q ing the passage of the pending bill.
", Mr. PETER, of Kansas, said that
ce would not be quite satisfied with his o
nd conduct if he did not, at least openly
fore the senate express his approval
the pending measure. 1t was not his
. tention to enter into a discussion OF
-. details of the bill; nor did he expect
y" consider at length the legal question