Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-24
THE HOUSE.

When the House met today the attend
ance was small. Mr.. Cooper Hla) asked
unanimous consent for the consideration of
a bill to make Palm Beach. Fla. port of
entry and delivery. He explained that the
necessity for the immediate passage of the
bill existed in the fact that the first vessel
of a new American steamship line between
Palm Beach and the Bahamas would arrive
at Palm Beach January II, and. unless
Palm Beach made port of entry the
entries would have to be made at Key West.
or the other side of the state of Florida, and
much Inconvenience would result. There
was no objection. and the bill was passed.
Mr. Turner (Ga) called attention to the
resolution introduced by Delegate Flynn of
Oklahoma. calling upon the Secretary of the
Interior for an explanation of the alleged
delays that had occurred in the opening of
the Wichita reservation. There had been,
he said, no reply on the democratic side at
the time to the structures upon Se.'e-
tary Smiths course. Since then the Sec
rotary had written a temperate reply to
what Mr.. Flynn alleged, and he asked that
1t he printed in the Record
Mr.. Baker IN. H) objected.
Reference OF the Presidents Message.
Mr.. Ding1ey CMe), chairman of the com
mittee on ways and means, then offered
resolution for the distribution and refer
ence of the Presidents message to the
committees having jurisdiction of the sub
jects dealt with. Mr.. Lacey Qowa) sug-
gested that the portion of the message re-
lating to the Nicaragua canal should go to
the committee railways anC canals in
stead of the interstate and foreign COM
merce.
Mr.. Hepburn. chairman OF interstate and
foreign commerce, stated that the juriS-
dction of the committee on railways and
canals was confired to canals within the
territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
and that the Nicaraguan canal belonged
riEhtfully 10 the committee on foreign COM
merCe.
Mr.. Lacey moved that the matter go to
the committee on railways and canals, and
when his motion was charlottesville was
disposed to iilibuster, but his support was
small that he abandoned the idea, and
the resolution reported by Mr.. Ding
ley was adopted.
Mineral Entries.
Mr. Shafroth (Colo) asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of a resou-
ton authorizing mineral entries to be made
on forest reservations. Mr.. Shafroth ex-
planned that these reservations were held
to irrigate the lower valleys in the spring
when the snow melted. Now, in view of
the gold discoveries there, he thought it
important that they be open to the
location of mining claims. Mr.. Crisp CGa),
in the absence of report on the subject
from the Interior Department and of the
former chairman of public lands, objected,
and the resolution was referred
Brnzirs Congratulations.
The Speaker laid before the House the
following cable communication, which was
received with a burst of applause:
RIO DE JANEIRO. December 81.
President Chamber IF Representatives,
Washington. d. c.:
The chamber of deputies of the republic
Of the United States of Brazil congratu-
lates the chamber of the Representatives
of the North American Union for President
Cleveland's worthy message, which
nobly and highly defends the rights and
liberty of the American nations conSe-
Grated in Monroe's principles.
ROSA L. SILVA, Presidente.
The House then, at 1910. adjourned until
Thursday