Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-15
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Gold Bond Issue-Nicaragua Canai-Sun-
dry Civil Bill.
lBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l


WASHINGTON, February H.-SEsATE.-
Mr. Sherman reported back from the Com
mittee on Finance the amendment sug-
pested by himself some days ago In refer
ence to the issue of United States per
cent. bonds. The committee has directed
II to be offered to the sundry civil bill.
No change is made in the amendment, ex-
cept TO add (at the end OF iD to the words
for the purposes provided IN SAID act
the words "anduone other"
The sundry owl appropriation bill was
then taken up. Nearly half of the bill had
been read through when 2 O'Clock arrived,
and then Mr.. Allison said he would let the
bill 90 over until tomorrow so that the
Senate might proceed with the Nicaragua
canal bill. That bill was then taken up,
and a statement was made by Mr. Sher-
man IN explanation, he said, OF some
points which seemed to puzzle soma
tors. His statement was to the effect that
under the bill CONT acts now subSisting
between the Maritime Canal Company ana
the construction company were abrogated;
that the government Of the United States
would start in the work with clear Ia
ble": that it would own eighty millions
of the one hundred millions of stock and
would have ten directors, the Maritime
Company becoming the mere agent OF the
government At $3.50 o'clock the bill was
LAID aside and the Senate went into execu-
tive session. The doors were reopened at
4:15 o'clock and the Senate resumed the
consideration of the Nicaragua-canal bill
MIR. Higgins (Repubhcan), of Delaware,
offered an amendment providing that
none of the bonds shall be delivered 20 the
canal company until IL shall appear TO the
satisfaction of the President of the United
States that the work can be completed at
cost not exceeding the cash proceeds
of the Si00,0O0,0O0 OF bonds. and that
board of FIVE engineers shall be appointed
to report TO the President as TO
and as TO it's probable tonnage ana
revenues. He addressed the Senate In ad-
yocacy of his amendment and in criticism
OF the whole canal problem. he was In
favor of Nicaragua canal. but desired
that il should be under the direct super
vision and management OF government
officials. At the close of Mr.. Higgins's re-
marks the canal bill was again laid aside
and the consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill was resumed.
All but twelve pages of the bill were DIS
posed of. The amendments recommended
by the Committee on Appropriations were
agreed 10, except some that were reserved,
and these included the World STAR items
and river and han Dor improvements.
Then, at $40 o'clock, the Senate ADJOURN
ed.
Inc Ctudlt hDtut lAOuA III SASSu-
| tive session to-day, but the Jackson nomi-
nation was not discussed. One postmaster
was confirmed. and the remainder OF the
time was employed in discussing routine
| matters and fixing the time for the hold
lug of obituary exercises.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| Mr.. Mutchler moved that the House 60
| into Committee of the Whole for the con-
sideration of the invalid-pension appro-
priation bill. The Republicans began TO
| filibuster over limitation OF debate.
! Again the Democrats were obliged to yield
to the Republican demand that six hours
debate be accorded to the minority. and it
was agreed that general debate close to-
morrow AT o'clock. Mr.. Hatch incl
| dentally gave notice that if the appropria-
| ton bill is not disposed of in reasonable
| time he would ask for the consideration OF
| the anti-option bill. The House then re-
sumed consideration OF the pension bill.
| The debate was without special interest
and occupied the remainder of the time
until adjournment, at s o'clock. No action
was taken on the bill.