The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-04
THE DO NGS OF
THE LAST DAYS
Important Measures Passed by House
and Senate at Washington.
NICARAGUAN CANAL MATTER
Correspondence Between Cleveland and
Zelaya-United States only
Can Do the Work.

Washington March 3.-The weary
legislators of the house, after snatch
ing a few hours sleep after recess
at o'clock this morning. met again
a 10 O'Clock and continued the work
NJ closing Up the business OF the ses-
sion. All day and night they labOred.
Dblvious TO the sightseers who wormed
through the rotunda and the many cor
Ifdors. making communication between
the two houses almost impossible
Crowds packed the galleries until the
occupants were hardly able - breathe.
The dreary grind OF routine business
was almost unlntelllgible to them, but
they held their places tenanously for
hours The hall was filed with the
lnde-scribable hum OF their conversa-
ton. Occasionally the monotony was
relieved by a sharp skirmish, but the
chairnen Of the committees In charge
of appropriation bills held their own.
and step by step advanced their bills
10 the final stages. By a tremendous
majority the house voted. 1893 to 81.
to override the presidents veto Of the
bill.
For some hours there was continuous
routine grind on conference reports on
minor bills Shortly after O'Clock the
first conference report on the naval
bill, reporting a partial agreement, was
agreed to. There was a discussion on
the cost OF armor plate which resulted
finally In the acceptance Of the senate
amendment reducing the price to $500
per ton. This action was taken by
a vote Of l3l TO 80 The house accepted
the other senate amendments, which
included nothing important excepting
three torpedo boats and practice YES
sci for the Annapolis cadets Then the
Indian bin conference report was pre-
ented and the house voted 10 accept
the senate amendment on the school
question and mineral lands and the bill
was disposed or 50 far as the house
Is concerned.
The District Of Columbia appropria-
ton bill was reported by Grout. who
stated that the conferrees had settled
all differences. The report was agreed
%. This left but two appropriation bills
the sundry civil and defciency-to
be disposed of SO far as the house can
act. and as 1920 the house took a re-
cess until II o'clock tomorrow.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, March S.-This was prac-
tically the last working day OF the SEN
ate, and there was the usual hurry to
carry various measures to their final
executive stage Reports were received
from time to time. on pending confer
ences on appropriation bills. seven Of
them still being in the balance. The
poStotiice and Notifications bills were
cleared out OF the way early in the
day. but five remained uncompleted at
6 O'Clock Number of minor bills were
passed during the day.
HANNA'S APPOINTMENT.
Washington. March 3.-Senator Sher-
man. of Ohio. has rendered his resigna-
ton to Governor Bushnell, to take effect
on March ., The official appointment by
the governor Of Mark Hanna to succeed
sherman in the senate is on the way
here and will be delivered TO Hanna
tomorrow, to take effect March 3.
IDAHO PROTESTS.
Washington, March S.-The vice pres
ident today received the following tel
eg-ram dated Boise. and signed by 30
members of the Idaho legislature: "Th,
undersigned, members of the lsgisla-
ture of Idaho, now in session, respect
fully protest against Henry Heitfeld be-
ing sworn in as state senator from
Idaho for the reasons set forth in the
protest heretofore signed, and because
of proof of fraud, bribery and corrup-
ton in the election of said Heitfeld,
as more fully appears from an affidavit
of Representative II, 5. Jones, which
has been forwarded The telegram
was referred to the committee on priv
ileges and elections.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Washington, March 3.-The president
today sent to the senate the correspond
ence on file at the state department
relative to the Nicaragua canal. The
most important part of the correspond
ence is the communication from Min
lister Baker to Secretary Olney, dated
February 5, 1897, in which he details
an interview with President Zelaya, OF
Nicaragua, in which the latter stated
that he had taken the opinion of tht
commission and of three lawyers who
agreed that the Maritime Canal Com.
pany had forfeited its concession by
its failure to do any work for man
years NJ Zelaya then expressed tC
Minister Baker the hope that the Unit
ed States would take up the enterprise
He said 1t could be very easily ar
ranged TO have the contract transferred
to the government Of this country, a.
he had conviction that It was tbs
only government that could put tn,
work through.