Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-02-07
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
Last SESSION on THE FIFTY.
THIRD CONGRESS-.
A Condensed Record Of the Proceed.
iDEs I'm the senate and House.
Matters Of Importance Dealt
with.

washington, Jan. 27.-The bill pledg-
inc the faith OF the United States to
do the construction Of the Nicaragua
canal, passed the senate by decisive
vo,e-221 to 81. It was the termination
Of q debate which has listed since the
present session Of congress began. 1t
was, moreover, tho first realization In
either branch of congress Of the vast
project so long and vigorously urged
for canal Joining the Atlantic and
Pacific, with the United States govern
ment standing sponsor for the execu-
ton of the work. The bill, in brief, d.
reefs the issue of $70.0OO,OOO Near
aqua canal bonds. Each Of these is to
bear the following guarantee: ''The
United States of America guarantees
to the lawful holder of this bond the
payment by the Maritime Canal Com
pany Of Nicaragua of the principal of
said bonds and the interest accruing
tEe-eon and as it accrues." An addi-
ttensl $3O,OOO,OOO of bonds is to be
issue! without the United States guar
an:e,. The total hundred million thus
issued is to be used in constructing the
irie-cceanic canal. The secretary of
the treasury Is to have general super
vision Of the project. A board of fif-
teen directors is to have immediate
charge of the work. OF this board,
the president is to designate ten mem-
bers, no more than two from any one
state. The United States Is to receive
$70.0o0.O0O Of canal company stock in
return for guaranteeing the bonds. and
is to hold n mortgage lien on all the
property Of the canal COMPANY.
Tue sundry civil bill passed the
e., %1o ~, A,x
known. on record. 1t was under con-
ssdsration but three days. AS passed
the bill carries $39, 1852 Two prop
os;tions, offered respectively by Mr..
Sayers and Mr.. Coombs, the formers
to clothe the secretary of the treas
ury with power to issue United States
bonds of such denominations as he
should see fit, instead of as now to
reissue them of the same deaomina-
ton, and the latter's to retire and can
eel the gold certificates and make them
non-receivable for customs dues after
July l next, furnished the principal
theme of discussion.
Mr.. Sayer's proposition was defeated
IA to 81, while that Of Mr.. Coombs
was carried without division.
Washington, Jan. 20. - President
Cleveland's policy toward Hawaii was
sustained in the senate by a vote Of
"a to %. The resolution was offered
by Mr.. Vest as an amendment to the
previous resolution on the subject by
Mr.. Allen (Pop., Neb) and is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That while the people of
the United States earnestly sympathize
with the efforts to establish republic
an institutions wherever that effort is
made, they reaffirm the policy Of nom
interference, unless by agreement, with
the affairs Of other nations and recog-
nfza to the fullest extent the right of
every people to adopt and maintain
their own form of government. I'M
awed and uninAuenced by foreign die
tation. That the administration of
President Cleveland in maintaining
this policy as to our foreign relations
deserves the approval and support Of
the American people,"
The vote was on party lines, with the
exception Of Mr.. Pettigrew (Rep., S.
d., who voted with the Democrats.
BY singular coincidence this one
vote carried the resolution, as it would
have failed on a tie had the vote been
ON strict party lines. The action rrac-
tically disposes of the Hawaiian luas-
ton in the senate, although it is ex-
pected to receive attention from time
to time on the various pending rcso-
lutions criticising. the administration.
The house entered upon the consid-
GRAFTON of the bill to repeal the off
ferential of one-tenth of 1 per cent
per pound imposed by the tariff act on
sugars imported from bounty paying
countries. .
WASHINGTON Ian 30-The readino of