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CaBal-House Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. February a.
As soon as the routine morning busincxs
was disposed of in the Senate to-day. the
House bill to prohibit the sale OF iutoxi,
eating liquors in the Capitol building waf
taken up. IL had been reported by Mr..
morrill,, or Vermont. from the Commit
tee on Public Brildings and Crounda
and Mr.. Morrill, desired its passage
though he declared that II was unneces-
sary. and was based on mIsapprehen.
sion In the public mind Mr. Sherman.
of Ohio. took a similar position. All.
though 1t was based ION false and fool.
ish grounds" he thought the Senate
ought to meet the popular objection. and
pass the bill.
Mr.. Hill, OF New York. took different
view Of the duty Of the Senate. He de-
nounced the bill as silly, unwise. and
unnecessary: as weak yielding to an
alleged public sentiment. which regard
ed murder. robbery, and burglary az
minor crimes. In comparison with dis
regard of prohibition laws: and as vicious
and cowarlly. He moved the bills re-
ference to the Committee on Rules.
whose jurisdiction extends specifically to
all that concerns the Senate restaurant:
but that motion was defeated-yeas, "a:
nays. 30.
AT the close OF the morning hours the
bill went over without action. II will
probably be taken up for action to-inor-
row.
1872 PENSIONERS.
The bill introduced few days ago by
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sions OF the survivors OF the war OF 1919,
from Sl2 TO $50 month, was reported fa-
vorably from the Committee on PEN
sions, by Mr. Gallnger. who said tnae
there were only twelve surviving PEN
sioners Of that war, and that their ages
ranged from 30 TO 104. The bill passed.
The next question that awakened inter-
est was the conference report on the i'm
migration bill. The discussion upon il
was short however. as Mr. Lodge, OF
Massachusetts, having charge OF IT, re-
cognized the justice Of the objections
made to II by Mr.. Hill and other sena4
tors, In regard to the shutting out the
ignorant wife OF an immigrant. while
the husband might pass the reading and
writing test. Mr.. Lodge himself made
the motion that the conference report
be disagreed to, and new conferences
was ordered; and that motion was agreed
to without objection. While the report
was pending, Mr.. Carter, OF Montana.
demonstrated against the provision in
tended to exclude Canadian workmcn.
as it would Justify the Dominion OF
Canada in adopting drastic measures
against the thousands Of Amerf-
can miners, who found constant work
and good wages In British Columbia.
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
The Nicaragua canal bill was taken IN
and the remainder OF the days session
was occupied by Mr.. Villas I'm opposition
to IT, this being the fourth day of his
speech.
He insisted that II the Nicaragua canal
is ever constructed II would have to be
neutralized. as the "Suez' canal was.
1t should have as sponsors, controllers.
and constructors the great nations OF
the earth whose commerce would pass
through 1t. 1t was the duty OF the United
States not to declare absolutely, all
the laws and methods which should
govern the project, but TO proffer
to the other nations the open hand of
fair conference. invite their reasonable
suggestions, and unite with them I'm tho
reasonable provisions for its construc-
tion and maintenance. The first duty
OF the United States was TO have AN
adequate and careful survey or all the
available routes and to have plan
prepared. And the next step should
be to confer with Great Britain. In ac-
cordance with treaty stipulation with
Germany and France, and establish tho
canal on such foundation as that neace
would bless 1t forever as the great agency
of the commerce swelling around the
globe.
without concluding his speech, Mr..
Villas yielded for a motion to proceed to
executive business. and at y. NJ, the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Consideration OF the bill making ap-
proprlations for the expenses OF tho Dis
trict of Columbia for the year ending
June 30, 1898. engaged the attention of
the House to-day to the exclusion OF al
most all other business and at adjourn-
ment. IL was still the unfinished busl-
ness.
The further conference asked by the
Senate upon the immigration bill was
agreed 10. and Messre. Danford. OF Ohio:
Wilson. of South Carolina, and Barthodt,
of Missouri. were reappointed conferreeA
Al $40 the House adjourned until to-
morrow.
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