Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-23
THE CANAL BILL.
Senator Turpie Bitterly Opposed &c
the Nicaragua Scheme.
An APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
The Legislative, Executive and Judicial Bnl
Disposed of-Dill to Pension Mrs. bishop
w. Perkins-Thc House Consid.
crs nm Election Contest.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i.-The senate
yesterday proceeded with the consid-
Grafton of thu Nicaragua canal bill,
Mr.. Turpie ntinuing his speech in
opposition. i. has not yet concluded
and to-day will be the third dry Of his
speech. His remarks yesterday were
bitterly antagonistic to the Nicaragua
canal. Mr.. Morgan will ask to have u
time fixed for final vote Us soon us
Mr.. Turpie closes.
The Legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, carrying ap-
proxima.,ly ss3OOo,OoO, was passed
during the day.
Mr. Pcttigrew. of South Dakota. So
verely criticised the executive author
tiles for concluding the Venezuelan
boundary agreement which. he said.
was complete surrender of Venezuela
to Great britain. His resolution call
ing ON the secretary of state for infor-
luation was referred to the foreign re-
lations committee. Unanimous agree
nent was secured for taking up the
bill for an international monetary con-
ference ON Tuesday next.
The house resolution directing the
encouragement to print MS an appen-
dix TO his report all letters, core
spondence. etc. relatively to the Chi
cago strike was agreed to.
MIR. Perkins. of California. offered q
Joint resolution, which was referred,
for comni sson to consider the cstab-
lishmcnt of n bureau of mines or other
means of collectin" mining informa-
ton.
Mr. PETER has lc favorable re-
port from the sen committee on pen
sions on bill lur the relief of Mrs.
Louise L. Perkins, widow Of the lnte
Senator Bishop W. Perkins. of Kansas.
Mrs. Perkins applied for n pension No.
vembcr 20, 1895. but her application
was rejected ON the ground that her
husbands death was not due directly
to disease contracted in line of duty.
She now applies for relief. and the re-
port sets forth that she Is in needy cir
cumstanccs. The report further re-
cites that Mr.. Perkins belonged to u
mounted infantry company. and while
engaged ON dangerous scouting cx-
petition in Tennessee contracted dis
ease which became chronic. During
his life. however. Mr.. Perkins II fused
to apply for Il pension. The report
strongly recommends that the relic bc
granted and that Mrs. Perkins be paid
$40 Il month.
Mr.. Hoar. of Massachusetts, intro
duced u resolution according mes
sengers bearing the electoral votes
from the various states the privileges
of the senate chamber with seat ON
the floor for ~ hours after the delivery
of the vote. The resolution was unan-
imously adopted.
Al five o'clock the senate went into
cyccrtive session and soon after id
jonrned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. . 2l.-The house
spent The day debating the Yost-Tuckcr
Virginia district. Much interest was
manifested in the case, owing to the
fact that the republicans on the CON-
mittee which reported the case were
divided, four siding with Mr.. Tucker,
the democrat and sitting member. and
but two with the republican contestant,
Mr.. Yost. The debate will be closed
this afternoon. Mr.. Tucker probably
will address the house in his own he.
half. and Mr.. Mccall. chairman of the
committee, will close in support Of the
majority report confirming Mr.. Tuck
er's right to the seat. both sides pro-
Tess confidence, and the vote probably
will be close.
The conference report on the army
appropriation bill was agreed to. AT
5.O5 the horse adjourned.