Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-22
THE NICARAGUA CANAL ONDECK.
Congress Urged to Aid in Its
Construction.
A New Bill Reported to the Senate
to That Effect.
The United States to Guarantee the
Bonds for q Controlling Interest
in the Big Dftch-Wash-
ington Notes.
By the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-In the senate
today Morgan presented joint memo
rial of the senate and house OF Alabama,
urging that such measures be adopted
by congress as shall secure the speedy
construction of the Nicaragua canal and
it's control by the United States; also a
memorial from George L. Converse OF
Ohio and others forming the committee
appointed by the Nicaragua canal con-
vention recently held in New Orleans.
Both we're ordered printed.
In the same connection, Sherman re-
ported from the committee on forelgn
relations, a bill to amend the act OF in
corporation of the Nicaragua canal, and
gave notice that he would at as early a
day as practicable attempt to secure
action upon 1t. :,
The resolution directing the commit
tee on census to investigate the charges
of partisan action against certain census
enumerators, was agreed to.
A concurrent resolution for holiday
recess was agreed to.
Then the McGarrahsn bill was taken
up. Hunton spoke in favor OF it. He had
n 1t concluded when the morning hour
expired and the antl-option bill got the
right OF way. The suggestion by San
ders of Montana that the latter bill be
laid aside informally, without losing it's
place, SO the discussion OF the McGarra-
han bill might go on, was objected to by
Washburn of Minnesota. Washburn,
however, yielded to allow Perkins OF
Kansas to address the senate in favor OF
q resolution for the appointment OF
committee to treat with the few civilized
tribes in Indian territory to induce
them to take homesteads in severalty.
At the close of Perkins remarks, Nc
Pherson introduced joint resolution
directing the secretary OF the treasury
to euspend, until otherwise ordered by
congress, all purchases of eilver bullion
as provided for in the first section OF the
act of the 14th of July, and gave notice
that Immediately after the holiday
recess he would call it up for action.
The anti-option bill was then taken
up, and Palmer of Illinois proceeded
with his argument in opposition to 1T.
Palmer said one of the most serious
objections to the bill was that it struck
at the common right of citizens to make
contracts in any manner now permitted
by law. Nothing was farther from the
truth than the idea that the farmers
and planters of the United States de-
manded the bill or would demand it ii
they were made aware of its provisions.
He was happy to know there was no
urgent demand for such bill in the
state of Illinois. The effect of the bill
(if it should become law would be TO
drive spectators out of business and
give to large capitalists monopoly in
dealings in farm products. The effect
would be diminished purchases, drive
out competition. and leave the field OF
business to the men " ho were so tiercely
demanding the passage of the pending
bill.
PETER OF Kansas spoke in favor of the
measure. He said 80 per cent of the
American farmers favored its passage,
or another having the same object In
view. The farmers did not object to
buying and selling for future delivery.
That was often convenient and some-
times necessary, but the farmers insisted
that fictitious, pretended and false COM
merce, in purely imaginary articles
which continually interfered with their
business to their injury, ought to be
suppressed.
PETER yielded the floor without con-
c!uding his remarks.
On motion of Teller it was ordered
that the McGarrahan bill be taken up
in the morning hour tomorrow. Ad-
journed
The house passed bill restoring to
the public domain part of the White
Mountain Apache reservation in Ari-
zona. A number of private measures
were then considered until it was found
there was no quorum, when the house
adjourned,