The record-union., 1895-01-26

Spreckels and others in Hawaii. The
Senator said there must be something be-
hind this great f1utter on the part of the
New England Senators in behalf of Ha-
wai.
'I trust" interiected Aldrich, that
patriotism directs the course of che New
England Senators as it does nine-tenths
of the American people.
And when did you receive returns
from the American people ?" asked Mills.
"At the last election responded AID
rich, and the gallery broke out in ap-
plause at this answer, and the presiding
officer raped sharply for order.
And you received returns in '92 also,"
retorted Mills.
In conclusion, Mills said he hoped that
he had shown why this resolution, in
tended as a censure on the President,
should not pass.
Throughout the speech of Mills the
galleries were we'll filled, and he was fol-
lowed with greater interest than has at
tended any previous Hawaiian speech.
Vest then introduced Il resolution in
dorsing the policy of President Cleve-
land toward Hawaii, and reciting that the
course Of this Government should be to
withhold from entangling alliances.
This and the resolution under discus
sion went over until the subsequent day
The Nicaraguan canal bill was then
taken up.
White (Dem.) of California presented a
letter from London, stating that ii the
United States did not proceed with the
canal project British capital would step
in and carry out the plan.
Brief speeches were made under the
five minute rule by Vest, favoring a new
survey by disinterested engineers, and
by Call for direct Government control.
WOlcott offered an amendment requir-
ing the canal company to purchase it's
material and construction machinery in
the United States, Nicaragua or Costa
Rica.
The first votes were on numerous
amendments that had been accumulated.
That of ' est giving the President author
ity to suspend the issue Of canal bonds
was defeated-24 to %.
Wolcotts amendment that American
goods and materials should be used was
accepted by Morgan and agreed to.
The amendment of Palmer, giving the
President power 10 reappoint and retire
directors of the canal company, was
agreed to.
The amendment of Wolcott providing
that every dollar of stock shall represent
dollar actually expended by the COM
pany was agreed to-27 to 10.
Petfer's amendment that the labor on
citizens working eight hours day was
defeated.
The amendment of Power, that three
officers OF the United States corps OF en-
gineers shall supervise the work, was de-
feated.
The amendment of Frye, that the work
be subdivided into sections, and each part
awarded as a separate contract, in order
TO secure the greatest possible expedition,
was agreed to, with an amendment of
WOlcott, that the aggregate OF ali con-
tracts should not exceed SIC, 100000.
The amendment of Villas, that the work
should not be done by corporations in
which stockholders of the canal are in
terested, was adopted.
An amendment by Pascoe, that the
canal route leases from Nicaragua shall
be perpetual instead OF for ninety-nine
wears. was defeated-23 to 20.
Several amendments by Turpie. to
limit the payments to the old Nicaragua
Canal Company, were defeated by viva
yoce votes. Another amendment by him,
that the old company should have no part
in the new work, was defeated-24 to %.
The main proposition then came on
Turpie's motion to strike out all after the
enacting clause, substituting a provision
that complete survey be made by United
States engineers before any further steps
are taken. This was deteated-2l TO 30.
The substitute OF Stewart for a new
treaty with Nicaragua was defeated-I2
TO 81.
The bill was then passed as amended
yeas 81, nays u, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows, But
Ter, Cameron, Chandler, Cullom, tauIk-
n9r, Frye. Gallinger, Gibson, German,
Hale, Hoar. Hunton, Lodge, Mcmillan,
Manderson, Mitchell of Oregon, Morgan,
Murphy, Platt, Power, Pritchard, Proctor,
Snnjra Walsh tI,ita
Wilson. Total, 81.
Nays-Allen, Blackburn. Blanchard,
Cafery, Call, Cockrell, Daniel, Davis.
George, Gray, Hill, Irby, Jones (Ark.),
Kyle, Mills, Palmer, PETER, Pettigrew,
Turpie, Villas. Wolcott. Total-2l.
The pairs were (the first named would
have voted for the bill): Dubois and
Smith, Dolph and Coke. Jones (Nev.)
and Harris, Sherman and Lindsay, Cor
don aud Martin, Carey and Mitchell
(Wis.), Perkins and Roach, Washburn
and Vest, Brice and Berry Camden and
Hansbrough, Quay and Pascoe, Higgins
and Mcpherson, Shoup and Teller, Haw-
ley and Bate, Dixon and McLaurin, Nor
rill and Voorhees,, Stewart New, pres
ent and not voting.
The Senate. at 6:4O p. NJ, adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. z5.-The sundry
civil bill passed to-day IN the shortest
time so far known on record. 1t was
under consideration but three days. AS
passed, the bill carried S3S, l25, 722. Two
propositions offered respectively by MIR.
Savers and Mr.. CoombS, the former to
give the Secretary of the Treasury power
to issue United States bonds of such di-
mensions as he should see fit, instead Of
as now, to issue them of the same di-
mensions, the latter to retire and cancel
the gold certificates and make them nom
receivable for customs dues after July lst
next, furnishing the principal theme OF
discussion.
Mr.. Sayers' proposition was defeated
"a to S7-while that of Mr.. Coombs was
carried without division.
Another amendment, offered by Settle
of = orth Carolina, to strike out the ap-
preparation of $4,000 10 pay for informa-
zion regarding moon shine distilleries,
was lost.
An appropriation of $40, 900 for light
ship to be stationed off the Straits of
Fuca, WASH, was adopted.
During the call of committees for re-
ports Harrison Dem.) of Alabama made
the majority report on the memorial of
the Central Labor Union of Cleveland,
which asks for the impeachment of
Judge Kicks, denying the request. Bailey
(Dem.) OF Texas obtained leave to file
the minority report.
Chairman Sayers of the Approximation
Committee and Chairman Wilson of the
Ways and Means Committee had ar
Hanged 10 divide up to-day, giving the
first half to the completion of the sun
dry civil bill. and the rest OF the day to
Wilson's bill for the repeal OF the clause
OF the Tariff Act imposing an additional
one-tenth of one cent per pound on
sugars from bounty paying countries,
and the House, on Sayres' motion, went