Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-28
HOUSE..

MI. McMillin (Tenn.) reported from the
committee on rules the following resolution:
THAT the resolution of Mr.. Burrows respect
ing the whisky trust be referred to the COM
mittee on the judiciary, and said COM
mittee or any subcommittee thereof is author
lied to investigate the charges contained in the
resolution and report by bill or otherwise.
The committee is also authorized to in
vestigate what, if any, other trusts or COM
binations in restraint of trade exist within
the United States, or have been fostered by
congressional legislation and control markets
or raise prices. and what. if any, additional
legislation is necessary to remedy the evil
The resolution, which was adopted without
debate, further confers upon the committee
power to send for persons and papers.
THE PANAMA CANAL CO.
Mr.. Catchings (Miss.) from the same COM
mittee reported in lieu of the Fellows and
Geary resolutions the following resolution.
which was adopted without debate, ''That a
special committee of five be appointed to
investigate and report as to what sums of
money, il any, were expended by the Panama
Canal Company or its promoters. directly or
indirectly, for the purpose Of preventing oppo-
sition in this country to the plans Of said COM
thereto, and what disposition was made of
such sums, and generally, as to the situation
of affairs upon the isthmus, SO far as American
commerce seeking transit across the same
may be concerned. and also as to the contracts
and relations between the Pacific Mail Steam
chip Company and the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company the Transcontinental Railroad
Association and other railroads, and as to what
contracts or other collusive arrangements have
been made by said companies, whereby the traffic
by way Of the 1sthmus Of Panama has been sup
pressed or diminished; and as to whether said
,ahf -
or otherwise has been practically absorbed by
or subjected to the control of said railroad
companies, and as to whether the business
which it was the design of this government
to foster by the sums guaranteed to said
steamship company through mail contracts, or
otherwise, has been thereby diverted from thu
Isthmus Of Panama and the Panama Railroad
Company to such transcontinental companies;
and as to whether such acts are detrimental
to the interests Of American maritime
commerce, and the producers, manufacturers
and merchants Of the United States; and il
such abuses are found to exist, by what means
the same can or should be suppressed, and as
to whether the further grant Of said Sims to
said steamship company should be withdrawn
Said committee shall have the power to send
for persons and papers and administer oaths,
and the expenses incurred in said investigation
shall be paid out of the contingent fund Of the
House. And said committee shall have leave
to sit during the sessions Of the Hoase in
Washington or elsewhere"
In order to permit the members Of the House
to attend the funeral OF the late James G.
Blaine it was ordered, on motion Of Mr.. Hol-
man lind. that when the House adjourn to-
day it be to meet at 2 ocloc k Monday.
The sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
the House then proceeded, in committee Of
dry civil appropriation bill
NJ I'm
amendments to increase appropriations for
military posts and maintaining that they we're
as much contract liabilities as Savau-
nah harbor, Galveston and other river
and harbor works, Mr.. Holman replied with
a speech dwelling on the necessity Of keeping
men were prepared to compel the incoming
democratic administration in its first year to
increase the public debt by a new issue OF
bonds.
JERRY SIMPSON on MILITARY POSTS.
Mr.. Simpson (Kan.) could understand
why the plutocrats Of the country wished
to build up the military posts. He could
understand why the members Of q party that
was in faver of building Chinese wall around
the commerce OF our nation would desire an
increase Of military organization; but he could
do SO. 1t has been stated by the gentle
man from Ohio that the military bar
racks in many places were in dilapidated
condition. Did the gentleman remember that
the money required for the improvement of
those barracks was drawn from the pockets of
the poor who lived in garrets and cellars?
Mr.. Bowers (Cal) Are the people who live
in garrets and cellars paying this money!
Mr.. Simpson-They are.
Mr.. Bowers.-Then 1 think they must be
pretty well of. [Laughter.l
MIR. Rockwell On. Y. suggested that refer
ence to the army acted upon the gentleman
from Kansas (Mr. Simpson, as q red flag did
upon bull. II that gentleman had his way
he would wipe out the entire military establish
ment Yet the constituents of the gentle
man and the people Of Kansas had caused the
United States government more turbulence
and loss OF life than any other people in the