The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-01-29
House.


WASHINGTON, Jan. % Mr.. McMillen
reported from the committee on rules a
resolution, that the resolution of Mr..
Burrows, respecting the whiskey trust be
referred to the committee on judiciary
and said committee or any sub commit
tee thereof is authorized to investigate
the charges contained in the resolution
and report, by bill or otherwise. The
committee is also authorized to investi
gate If any other trusts or combinations
in the restraint of trade exist within the
United States or have been fostered by
congressional Legislation and control the
markets or raise prices; and what, if
any, additional legislation is necessary
to remedy the evil
The resolution, which was adopte5
without debate, confers upon the com
mittee power to send for persens and pa
pers.
Mr.. Catchings, from the game commit
tee, reported in lieu of the Fellows and
Garry resolutions a resolution, which
was adopted without debate, that a
special committee of five be appointed to
investigate and report as to what sums
of money. if any, were expended by the
Panama canal company or its promoters.
directly or indirectly, for the purpose of
preventing opposition in this country to
the plans of said company or securing
acqulescense in America 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 10
contracts and relations between the Pa
| citic Mail Steamship company and the
Southern Pacific Railroad company, the
Trans Continental railroad associa
ton and other railroads; as 10
what contracts or other collusive
arrangements have been made by SAID
companies whereby traffic by the way of
the lsthumus of Panama has been sup
pressed or diminished and as to whether
said steamship company by virtue of
said contract or otherwise has been prac-
tically absorbed by or subjected to con
trO' aid railroad company and as to
whet i. the business which 1t was the
design Of this government to foster by
sums granted to said steamship company Y
through mail contracts or otherwise, has
been thereby diverted from the Isthmus
| Of Panama and the Panama railroad
company to such trans continental com
panies; and as to whether such acts are
| detrimental to the interests Of Anne rican
maritime commerce and producers. man
ufacturers and merchants of the United
States, and If such abuses are found TO ex-
ist by what means the same should be sup
| pressed and as to whether further grant
of said sums to the said steamship com
pany should be withdrawn. Said COM
mittee shall have power TO send for per
sons and papers and administer oaths,
and the expenses incurred in said inves
tigstion shall be paid out of the contin-
! gent fund OF the house and said commit
tee shall have power to sit during sessions
Of the house in Washington or elsewhere
In order to permit members Of the
house to attend the funeral of the late
James G. Blaine, it was ordered, on mo
tion of Mr.. Holman, that when the house
adjourned to day it be to meet at 2 O'Clock
Monday.
The house then proceeded in commit
tee of the whole to the further consider
alton of the sundry civil bill. The bill
made slow progress. Its consideration
gave use of good deal of debate, warn
of numerous, though occasionally OF per
5onal character. No material chang,
was made in the measures. The commit
tee rose and public business was sus
pended, the house paid due respect t,
the late Mr.. Stackhouse, of South Caro-
ina. Eulogistic speeches were made b,
Messrs. McLauren. Lanham, Davis
Lewis, Cate, Shell, Simpson and Watson
The latter made the speech of the day
1t not only was eulogy Of the decessec
but it branched into discussion of th,
southern question viewed from popu
lists standpoint. The question, he said
was not yet solved, but it was in cours
OF solution. TIE true solution of tn
southern question and the true founda
tion upon which to build up southern
prosperity, is to give to the negro q FIRE
ballot and fair count. When that tim
arrives there will be opened to the south
not to some Of its people, not to som
people of certain color, but to all, gle
rious future
The house then, as a mark Of respec
to the memory Of the deceased, at 4 Il
aG GiOuFneG until o'clock Monday