The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings OF the M
t1Onal Law MIL

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Fternational monetary conference and
the Nicaragua canal each came in for
q share of attention. Mr.. Turpie Of
Indiana closed his speech on the Gu
sban resolutions, urging that Spain had
utterly failed to queM the outbreak and
that the United States should inter-
vene
The Wolcott bill for an International
monetary conference was. considered
sfor the first time. No final action on
the bill was taken. The Nicaragua
canal debate was resumed, Mr.. Dan
tiels speaking against the measure. Mr..
Morgan submitted letter from Pres
:ident Hitchcock, of the canal company,
replying to the recent letter Of Minister
sRoderiguez. Mr.. Morgan also offered
IAN amendment designed to meet the
objections presented by Mr.. Roder-
iguez.
The house amendments to the senate
ibill for survey of water route from
the mouth of the jetties at Galveston,
Tex, to Houston, were agreed to, and
the bill finally passed. ..s.
The house over-rode another Of Pres
ident Cleveland's pension vetoes. The
bill pensioned Jonathan Scott, Of the
Sixth Iowa cavalry, at the rate 81 $72
per month. Mr.. Cleveland vetoed it
on the ground that the disability for
which the beneficiary was to be pen
stoned was not contracted in the serv-
ice. The rest Of the day was devoted
to continuation of the debate on the
Indian appropriation bill. Only few
amend nents were adopted and those
were Of minor Importance. Mr.. Hit,
chairman Of the committee on foreign
affairs, reported the diplomatic appro-
priation bill.
p. Washington, Jan. %. - A crisis in
the debate on the Nicaragua canal bill
was reached in the senate. 1t brought
out an energetic statement from Sen
ator Sherman in which he foreshad
owed q new treaty by which the Unit
ed States could build the canal with
out the INTERPRETATION of a private
concession. The senator declared that
this governmental execution of the pro-
ject was the only feasible one and that
all private efforts in that direction had
proved failures. Mr.. Villas followed
with a motion to recommit the canal
bill to the committee on foreign rela-
tons. The motion was changed so as
to make the recommittal to the special
committee Of which Mr.. Morgan is
chairman. The senate adjourned be-
fore vote was taken and the Villas
motion to- recommit is pending. The
military academy appropriation bill
carrying approximately $479,O00, was
passed after the defeat Of the amend
ment for participation Of the West
Point cadets in the Inauguration cere-
mony.
The house, after a debate of four
hours adopted the conference report
on the immigration bill by vote Of
131 to 11S. The principal criticism Of
the measure agreed on by the con-
ferees in debate was based upon the
extension of the educational test to
female as well as male immigrants on
the ground that it might divide fami-
lies and to the Limitation to the ability
of all immigrant to read and write the
English language or the language of
their native country or residence.
Washington, Jan. 29.-The open ses-
sion OF the senate was comparatively
brief, as more than half the day was
spent behind closed doors. During the
open session the bill for an information
al monetary conference was debated,
Mr.. Chandler speaking in favor of it
and Mr.. Stewart of Nevada against.
Mr.. Chambers speech was in the ma
ture Of a statement Of the attitude Of
the Republican side of the chamber on
the bill. Mr.. Stewart, although criti-
cising the commission as futile, stated
that he would not oppose the measure.
The Nicaragua canal bill and the bank
ruptcy bill were before the senate for a
brief time, but no progress was made
on, either Of them. EARLY in the day a
lively debate occurred over Mr.. Aliens
resolution questioning the presidents
fn fNrn01nSn ms fn
railroads. The resolution went over
for a speech by Mr.. Thurston of Ne
hraska tomorrow.
The house passed the Indian apprO-
priation bill and entered into the con-
SideratiOn of the agricultural appro-
priation bill, but all interest in these
two measures were overshadowed by
remarkable speeches, one made by Mr..
Grosvenor of Ohio attacking ex-Gov.
Altgeld Of Illinois, and the other by
MI. Dearmond of Missouri, heaping
ridicule on Secretary Morton for the
recent issue Of a pamphlet entitled the
s'Farmers' Interest in Finance" Among
the bills passed was one to pension
Mary A. We'll, widow of Maj. w. D.
Sanger, Fifty-ffth Illinois Infantry, at
the rate of $50 per month.
A number of amendments to the In
dian appropriation bill were made be-
fore it passed. The salaries and ex-
penses of the Dawes commission were
reduced from $4,000 to $4,000.
Washington, Jan. 80. - By the de-
cisive vote Of 46 to 4 the senate passed
the bill for the appointment Of commits,
sioners to an international monetary
conference. The closing of the de-
bate brought out several closing
speeches. During the day Mr.. Morgan
failing to secure an agreement for q
vote on the Nicaraguan canal bill-an-
nounced that it would be urged to con.
clusion Monday. The senate I'D.
journed until Monday.
The house witnessed another excit.
ing and somewhat sensational episode
At the end of an acrimonious debate
on the conference report on the bill to
confer the rights and franchises of
the Atlantic & Pacific railroad on the
purchasers under the mortgage fore.
closure, Mr.. Powers Of Vermont and
Mr.. Burnett Of Massachusetts ex