The sun., 1895-01-04
CONGRESS ATwORK AGAIN.
FoRTr SENATOR'S AND LESS THAN
100 REPREsENTATIvES PREsEST.


Mr.. Lodges Rs-oiutiou REGARDING the
Torture OF Two Japanese Cinseus
Passed In the seaate-Mr. Morgan Re
plies to Mr.. Tarptr's Attack on the Mica
r.gua canal Bni-The Currency mn.
wAsHINGToH. Jan. 3.-Congress reassemble,l
this morning after the holiday recess, and IL is
presumed the sessions will now continue right
along until March 4. III the programme is to be
carried out, much legislation will have TO be
crowded into the fifty-onc working days that
still remain before the dissolution of the Fifty
third Congress. Nothing Of Importance will be
done this week. Tho chances arc favorable for
an sdjournn,ent Of the senate ON Friday until
Monday.
The senate reasscniblcd at noon, the session
being opened with prayer by the blind Chap
lain. the Rev. Mr.. Milburn, in which thanks
were expressed that no member Of the body had
been during the recess touched by the hand Of
death. There were sune forty Senators present,
the Vice e-President being in the chair. ,."f-
8 Mr.. Sherman lRep.. o. reported the Lodge
resolution. which was agreed TO, requesting the
President to transmit TO the Senate all papers
relating to tho delivery by the United States
Consul at Shanghai OF two Japanese citizens to
the Chinese authorities. and to inform the SEN
ate whether these two japanese were put TO
death after being tortured.
Among tho bills introduced and referred was
one by Mr.. George Dsln.. Miss.) by request:
To prevent the boarding of coin in the Treas
ury. Sub-Treasuries, or any other national de-
positories; TO amend the laws relating to ma
tional banks, and to supply safo and perma-
nent national currency"
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. Allen
pop. Neb.) for an investigation on the subject
OF tho Senate restaurant, was laid before the
Senate and discussion followed, In the course
Of which Mr.. Allen said that the Government
furnished rooms, fuel. gas. ice, and everything
in tableware and linen to the Senate restaurant
keeper. He asserted with some degree of acer-
bity that thero was In this matter "a criminal
and moral violation OF the statutes of the coun-
try" and that no amount Of ridicuo would
make him Withdraw the resolution. He was
still speaking when the morning hour expired at
2P. NJ, and the resolution was placed on the
calendar, from which 1t cannot be taken up ex-
S tSen taken up
and Mr.. Morgan Dem, AlaD addressed the SEN
ate In its support, Mr.. Morgan took up and re.
The sG bi He quoted IN full Mr. Tsrpes ssser.
tion that the canal could not be built IN any
Il have made made this extensive quotation that 1t
might demonstrato its own M a6snrdtty. . @ have
ess as TO
do It in this way as II done on the common sense
plan OF commencing upon that part OF the work
taking the longest time and finishing all Of 1t
Manchester. The Senator's plan Of first taking
and then putting In steam dredges to take out
tho mud is new and interesting in hydrostatic
engineering. Without water to float a steam
dredge. venture the opinion that It would do
M Morgan spoke Of NJ; TarPie's attack upon
said ''is too great to be dwarfed into target for
the senator's sardonic wit and the bin before the
Senate is too strong and too well adjusted to fall
before any mans cynical sneers. II this project
is a gorgeous bubble rs the Senator describes
IL. 10 is fortunate that greater philosopher and
cosmogonst than Columbus. or Humboldt, or
Maury has appeared in the Senate to prick II at
snide. q word the senator uttered almost under
his breath, what must the country owe to the
fesn-scented detective who has laid bare the
trick that has deceived many men for SO long
a time? What American who knows these
men uhe directors of the company can
afford to say that they entered into a
snide arrangement to trick somebody or some
they obtained great and valuable concession
from Nicaragua TO build this canal, paying for
II 500. 1000 In gold to Nicaragua. and coming
under obligations that required the expenditures,
in surveys and otherwise, Of $500, QUO before
the concession could become operatfveY, But
ask the pardon OF tho Senate for taking its time
to vindicate the Committee on Foreign Reia-
terly gToundless. The Senator from Indiana ex-
GELS as n literary artist in throwing very high
lights upon men and things which he desires TO
destroy with invectives."
At this point in his speech Mr.. Morgan yielded
for motion to adjourn. g. .-a r.