The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-19
THE DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
Kansas PopuIists After the Supreme
Court-Other Matters.

kansas PopuIists After the Supreme
Court-Other Matters.
Washington, Jan. 1s.-In the Senate to-
day Mr.. PETER, pop, of Kansas, presented
a memorial from his state proposing that
the power of the supreme court shall be
so limited as to require the court, in case
of an intended decision against the consti-
tutionality of an act of congress, to fur
nish congress with an advance copy of its
decision, as in the case of a presidential
veto, SO that congress may have the right,
by two-thirds vote to affirm the consti-
nationality of the act.
Senator Murphy's bill for new custom
house building in New York was reported
back favorably and placed on the calen-
dar. The present custom house site is to
be used, and the limit of cost is to be
S., 900. The building commissioners are
to be Charles ". fainter, George B. Post,
Hugh ]. Grant and James T. Kilbreth.
The bill to provide for a representation of
the United States by commissioners at any
international monetary conference was in
PRODUCED and is to be taken up tomorrow
without references to a committee.
1t is known as Senator Wolcotts bill, but
in the absence of that senator in England,
1t was introduced by Mr. Chandler, rep,
of New Hampshire.
The army appropriation bill, appropriat-
ing over $23,000,000 was passed without
question or remark. There were a few
minor amendments, which will probably
be concurred in by the House, without the
formality of a conference.
The legislative, executive and judicial,
and the military academy appropriation
bills were reported and placed on the call
q itaOnG
to the former bill, as it had been passed
by the House. increasing the total by $780,
$50, and the military academy bill by 5000.
The House bill to establish railroad
bridges across the Cumberland and Ten
nessee rivers in Kentucky was taken up
and passed.
Mr.. Pettigrew, silverite, of South Dako-
ia, offered a resolution, calling on the Sec
rotary of State for information as to the
doings of the Venezuelan boundary COM
mission, and to furnish a copy of the
agreement on the subject between the
United States and Great Britain which
had been already submitted to the gov
eminent of Venezuela. This was laid on
the table, Mr.. Pettigrew giving notice that
he would call it up tomorrow.
At 2 p. M, when the morning hour clos
ed, motion was made by Mr.. Morgan to
proceed to the consideration of the Mica
raguan canal bill The motion was agreed
to- Yeas, 49, nays. IA, as follows: Yeas
Aldrich, Allison, Bacon, Brown. Burrows,
Call, Cameron, Cannon, Chandler, Clark,
Cullum, Davis, Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger,
Gibson, Gordon, German, Gray, Hale,
Hawley,, Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride, McMil-
Ian, Morgan, PETER, Perkins. Platt Proc
tor, Pugh, Quay, Sherman, Stewart, Wet
more and Whte-36.
Nays: Bate, Berry Blackburn, Caffery,
Chiffon, Cockrell, Hill, Mills, Nelson, Pet
tigrew, Turpie, Vest, Villas and Walthall
IA
The bill was read in full and was laid
aside temporarily to permit the transac-
ton of other business.
The Senate bill for an examination and
survey of a water route from the mouth
of the jetties at Galveston, Tex, through
the ship channel and up Buffalo bayou to
Houston, Tex. was taken from the calen-
dar and passed.
The Presidents message transmitting
the report of the commissioner appointed
to inquire into the feasibility of construct
ing a canal between the great lakes and
the Atlantic ocean was laid before the
Senate and referred to the committee on
commerce.
The Nicaraguan bill was again taken up,
and after two hours speech by Mt.
Morgan in support of 1t the Senate, at
SIS p. M, adjourned until tomorrow.