The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-13
THE NICARAGUAN CANAL.
A New Phase is a Resolution to ADroSale
The Clayton-DulVsr Treaty.
EXPORT TO STOP A FAST MAIL TRAIN
N, Hromweli Contends That the be"e"o-
,.,,cs Are the New York News
,ap.,s-srverai Postal APP
propriaiions Opposed.

moi deanitely closed for the session Two
s.x, 400 when Mr. Morgan (Dem. oil
Alabama, withdrew the bill from present
consideration. a new phase OF u wac
oponed to-day by the Introduction OF
io,nt resolution. declaring the cay .on-
Rulwer treaty OF April ~. l>.J' aOi0s"'."'
m, Joint resolution went over uh"'
marrow MI. Morgan announcing me- P"
nose OF then addressing The ocn"'e w.
IL. 49,. ,l.n "a
Neither has the defeat OF the PA" "
hav. the West Point cadets az lhe -"
s,,cu,al parade been regarded as hh"i
~, IN. rejection of the itcm for that POI
nose in tEe Military Academy "Pp'oP,'
lion hill. TWO or three weeks ago ~
Tor the participation OF the 'a"''S 49,.
Naval andNilitary Academies hN'ns
introduced by Mr.. Frye Rcp. OF M"','e'
The special expenses OF the SENATE ~, '"o
inauguration ceremony were proNided io'
nv the passage Of al JOINT feSo'u'ioh' ~
propriating 5000 for the purpose
The resolution heretofore offered Dy vi.
pcttierew tSil, Of South Dakota LOT
an inouiry by the Committee on PuDhc
lands into the issue Of patent Tor 'he
perrine grant OF land In FLORIDA, was
taken up and was, under an Imperative
.ule of the Senate referred 10 The COM
,nIttee on Contingent Expenses
RIGHT OF CONGRESS.
The question OF the right OF Congress
TO recall from the President biu sent 10
him for his approval except TO correct
an error in cngrossmen on enrolimenO,
came up again to-day. and was. under
resolution offered by Mr.. Hill. referred TO
The judiciary Committee for examination
and report
Mr. Hill also offered a resolution which
VAS agreed TO, directing the Secretary OF
state TO use his good Offices with the
spanish Government TO have Sylvester
scovel. the American newspaper corre-
spondent. recently arrested in Cuba, re-
moved TO Havana. In order that he may
be under the more immediate care and
protection Of the United States Consul
General
The Indian appropriation was reported
and placed on the calendar
Senate bill referring to the Court OF
Claims the claim of Stewart & Co. for
cotton seized by the government between
1851 and 1862 was passed.
The open session OF the Senate lasted
for only on hour. Then the galleries
were cleared. the doors were closed and
the consideration OF the arbitration
treaty was resumed I'm executive session.
At II. NJ. inc Senate adjourned until
tomorrow.
THE CADETS.
The following Is the text OF rcsOlu-
lion introduced by Senator Frye in the
senate and by Representative Baker. of
New Hampshire in the House:
Resolved by the Senate OF the United
States the House of Representatives con-
curing, that in view of the fact that
the people are interested in the United
States military and naval academies and
i'm the future officers of the American
army and navy. the the President as
COMMANDMENT Chief, be. and hereby is.
requested to direct that the command
ants OF the military and naval academies
be ordered to report March ith. with
cadets and bands. TO the chief marshal
of the inaugural parade for participation
therein. and that for the purpose of trans
portation and subsistence such sum of
money is appropriated. TO be Immediately
available as may be necessary from any
moneys I'm the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated."
FAST NEWSPAPER TRAIN.
The House. after the opening exercises.
went promptly into Committee of the
Whole on the Postoffice Appropriation
bill. General debate was limited to an
hour.
MIR. Promwell Rep. of Ohio opposed
the item OF $780,, 600 for special mail facili-
ties between Boston and New Orleans
This so-called East mail, hch said was.
In reality, slower than the ordinary train
going South The service was not for the
benefit OF the business men. the real bene-
fciarics being the New York daily papers.
The Government mad already done enough
for those great dailes. and was now los
ing thousands Of dollars annually i'm car
rying them lie could not see why this
subsidy should be given them. II was not
,I.I L.,
sections of the country. a fund placed at
the disposition OF the Postmaster General,
To be used for special facilities where
il would do the most good was prefer
able TO subsidies OF this kind.
Mr.. Swanson Dem. of Virginia. said
the gentlemen opposing the fast-mail
item were pot consistent They upheld
large appropriations for facilitating de-
livery of mail in cities by BICYCLES pneu-
matte tubes, etc, yet were against Civ
ing a small sum for the bencnt OF the
people OF fifteen States.
An amendment offered by Mr. Loud
at the request Of the POstofIice Depart
ment. was agreed. reducing the amount
for extension of the free delivery system
from $4,000 to SaO,O0)-that being sufii-
cient TO meet the needs Of the depart.
ment.
ALLEGED EXTRAVAGANCE.
Mr.. Burton Ncp. of Ohio made "a point
OF order against the paragraph provid-
ing that the marine free delivery scrNic,
at Detroit shall hereafter be performed
by row boats. instead OF a steam launch.
Mr.. Settle (Rep. of North Carolina
said steam yacht was now maintained
at Detroit at a cost OF about 81 per d.,
TO pull a row boat about 1900 feet. Th'
principal use Of the yacht was as a pleas
ure boat by the postofiice officials.
Finally compromise was reached b,
the adoption OF an amendment oncre,
by MIR. Southland 1Rcp. OF. Ohio givinl
the Postmaster General discretion 10 us,
either boat or steamer service IN delv
cring the mails at Detroit.
Mr. Talbert Dem). OF South Carolina
offered an amendment increasing fron
$4,000 10 10000 the item Tor experimental
rural free delivery. Agreed TO-
on motion OF Mr.. Simpkins Rep), o
Massachusetts. the speciol mail focilitie
paragraph was amended by striking GU
the amount TO be expended therefor
between Boston and New Yark-s25. 40G
The facilities between Boston and Ney
York, he asserted. were ample. and tn
appropriation was unnecessary.
on a point OF order made by Mr. Brom
well (Rep). OF Ohio. the paragraph wa
stricken out which authorizes the Pos;
master-General 10 eNpend Tor other fas
mail facilities any unexpended balanc
of the current appropriation Tor sDecis
mail facilities on trunk lines
FAST MAIL FACILITIES.
The fast mail facilities paragraph wa
then adopted without division or furths