Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-19
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Monetary Conference Biii-NicarH-
gun Canai--Mr. Morgan.


| WASHINGTON, January 1S.-In the
| Senate to-day MIR. PETER PopulisD. or
Kansas. presented memorial from his
! State. proposing that the power of the
/ Supreme Court shall be so limited as to
| require the court, IN case OF an intended
decision against the constitutionality or
an act Of Congress, to furnish Congress
/ with an advance copy Of its decision, as
/ In the case Of a presidential veto, so that
| Congress may have the right by two
thirds vote to affirm the constitutionality
| Of the act.
Senator Murphy's bill for a new custom
! house building In New York was reported
back favorably ana placed on the calen-
| dar. The present custom-house site is to
| be used and the limit of cost is to be
s5O0O,OoO. The building commissioners are
to be Charles n. fainter, George Is. Post,
Hugh j. Grant. and James T. Kilbreth.
The bill TO provide for a representation
Of the United States by commissioners at
any international monetary conference
was introduced, and Is to be taken UP to-
morrow without reference to a committee.
1t is known as Senator Wolcotts bill, but
In the absence OF that Senator in Eng
land Il was introduced by Mr.. Chandler
Replblcan), of New Hampshire.
The army appropriation bill, appro-
priating over $23.C000o0, was passed with
out question or remark. There We're a
few minor amendments. which will pro-
badly be concurred in By the House with
out the formality OF a conference.
The legislative, executive, and judicial,
ana Military Academy bills were report
ed. and placed on the calendar. The
Senate committee added items TO the
former as 1t passed the House, increas-
ing the total by S6O,SS5, and increased the
Military-Academy bill appropriation by
$500.
The House bill to establish railroad
bridges across the Cumberland and Ten
nessee rivers in Kentucky was taken up
and passed.
Mr.. Pettigrew CSilverlte), of South Da-
kota, offered a resolution. calling on the
Secretary Of State for information as TO
the doings OF tho Venezuelan Boundary
Commission and asking him to furnish
copy of the agreement on the subject be-
tween the United States and Great Bri-
tain, which has been already submitted
TO the Government Of Venezuela. Laid
on the table, Mr.. Pettigrew giving notice
that he would call 1t up tomorrow.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
At p. NJ. when the morning hour
closed a motion was made by Mr. Nor
gan 70 proceed to the consideration OF
the Nicaragua canal-blll. The motion
was agreed to-yeas 50, nays Has fol-
lows:
Yeas--Messrs. Aidrich, Allison. Bacon,
Brown. Burrows, Call. Cameron, Cannon,
Chandler. Clark. Cullom, Davis, Faulkner,
Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, Gordon. German,
Gray Hale, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge. Nc
Bride, McMillin. Morgan, PETER, Perkins,
Platt, Proctor, Pugh. Quay Sherman
Stewart. Wetmore, and Whlte-36.
Nays-Messrs. Bate. Berry. Blackburn.
Gallery. Chiffon, Cockrell, Hill, Mills,
Nelson, Pettigrew, Turpie, Vest, Villas,
and Walthall-l4.
The bill was read in full, and was laid
aside. temporarily, to permit Of the trans
action of other business.
The Senate bill for an examination and
survey Of a water-route from the mouth
of the jetties. at Galveston, Tex, through
the ship -canal and up Buffalo bayou. to