Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-02-16
TIE CANAL BILL.
Mr.. Frye Advocates 1t With q,
Amendment
LATEST CT THE CHEROKEE ELL,
HOLMAN to lie Allowed All the Rope uc
Wants d Then to tie s"ouped-Ihc
ON ibus state BiiI-Ihe
silver Question.

WASHINGTON Feb. IA The bill which
is intended to secure the construction
of the Nicaragua ship canal occupied
the attention of the senate yesterday.
1t provides that per cent bonds Of the
company, to an amount not exceeding
500, 600, 600 shall be guaranteed, "pri -
cipil and interest" by the government
of the United Statcs-thesc bonds to be
issued according as money Is actually
paid out and expended by the company
In the construction of the canal The
government is then to own the capital
stock of the company, with the exception
of tl2, 900, 900 OF 1t, which is to be retained
by the company, except the shares to be
delivered TO the governments of Nicara-
qua and Costa Rica. The Importance of
this guarantee by the government was
demonstrated In a speech by Mr.. Frye,
who undertook TO show that the work
would, with the guarantee, be fully
completed at cost OF 500, 900, 900, and
that its fixed charges would be only
$50, 600, 900 year, outside of sinking
fund, whereas, without the guarantee
the cost would be not less than $780,
900, 900 and its fixed charges ETA, 900, 900
year. Mr.. Morgan discussed the
diplomatic features of the measure
In the house the senate bill was
passed authorizing the Union Railway
Co, of Pennsylvania. to construct u
bridge across the Monongahela river In
Allegheny county, Pa. The District
of Columbia committee, notwithstand.
ing the protest Of the committee ON up
preparations, held the floor the rest Of
the day Half dozen measures of en-
tircly local Importance were passed and
the house adjourned,
THE CnERoKEE nlLL.
WAsHINGroN, Feb H. The situation
touching the Cherokee outlet is un.
changed and SO far as the southwest
generally was concerned, IL has been q
day of waiting. Peel, in speaking of
the bill, said he was only waiting for
the appropriation bills 10 clear the
track in the house to get day and
bring the bill up. Peel intends TO give
Holman his way in the house and let
him tinker with the bill 10 suit him.
self Pcei's purpose 81 Ia gct the
bill into conference - soon and
a. quietly q, possible Nor doe, he
care much what its terms are when it
goes To conference only 50 1t goes Once
there, Platt and Peel will agree on the
bill ms they think IL should be and then
when IL is a privileged matter return
It to the house and senate and put IL
through in spite of Holman.
This plan will work. too, and that
briefly put will be the bills history
When it comes ba Il, it will provide for
paying al .ost all aud possibly the en-.
tire amount 20 the Indians, and will
contain an intruder clause which will
make the Cherokecs foot that bill. of
course IL will provide for opening the
strip.
BACKsET ON THE OMNIBUS BILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l4.-There was a
baclIset ON the bill 10 admit the four
territories to statehood, but Mr. Carey,
who has the matter in charge, says IL
is but temporary defeat During the
morning hour, Mr.. Carey called up the
bill for the purpose of getting IL
before the senate and ordering II
printed. Mr.. Platt, chairman Of
the committee on territories,
who is opposed TO the admission of any
ihpiN oAdANa ~ plNnthAs obJfNNtu anu
Mr. Carey forced the question by NOV
ing that the bill be taken up, aud ON a
yea and nay vote his motion was de.
feated by somewhat decisive vote Of
80 nays and IA yeas. There appears to
have been fear on the part OF some
senators that Mr.. Carey sought To dis
place the Nicaragua bill and this is 10
some extent accountable for the vote
THE SILVER QUESTION,
WAsHINGToN, Feb, l4.-Reprcsenta-
tive Tracy, Of New York has suggested
to Representative Bacon, OF the bank
ing committee, a mea ~ by which TO
get another vote on the Sherman repeal
bill. There Is Il conference set be-
tween the house and the senate
on bill ''for the better control
of and TO promote the safety OF
national banks" the senate having
added new section to the bill as
passed by the house. Senators Sher-
man and Allison, two Of the three SEN
ate conferees, favor the repeal of the
Sherman act as do two out of three
house conferees, and Mr.. Tracy sug-
gests that in conference, clause re-
pealing the Sherman act be incorpo-
rated in the bill, with such silver legls.
lation as may be thought advisable,
and that fight be made 10 get II
through congress in this way
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