Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
New Bills introduced.
The Florida Ssnztsrs crsdsntals
Debated sae Referred.

NAEErEgTCE Asrc1 IA Duo1 O
bis vas intrDd0osd 90 Tire senate
iociudInz many ID stsgsrs Ike The
Hawaiian Czbe,tbs Si1zguz Canal,
the InmigTsti0D and the Pacific
znrozd foreclosure Oin- -Four hun
drs5 ard tbiryeszbt bills AMI eight
Uint rss0lUtiOns were introduced.
They embrace nearly every phase d
public service Aliens hatch Of bills
numbered a5OBt seventg-hEe: they ID
.clude bills directing foreclosure q tbs
gyvernmest lein q the Union Pacific
rad; % prevent professional Obbying
defining the powers Of the judiciary;
for serYlce, pension, etc The bills
INTRODUCED BY Hale. relating 10 3
cable between the United States.
Hawaii and japan, and TO the
tzelnh census. There was general
laugh at one u the pension bills Of
White, "For the relief Of VIM. j.
Bryan" Lodges bills included those
To amend the immigration laws. and
for a Hawaiian cable"
The bankruptcy bills were presented
By Nelson and Lindsay. Morgan re-
INTRODUCED the Nicaragua Canal bin,
and a joint resolution % abTogate the
Caytnn-Bulwer treaty. Numerous
bills relating ~ the Pacific roads were
presented, including that Of Morgan
70 create a board Of trusts for the
Union and Central Pacific. One Of
ThurstOu's bills provided for an in
crease Of all pensions.
A resolution, by Frye, calling for
information as 10 the application Of
the civil service rules 70 river and har-
Dor work, was agreed to after some
criticism Of civil service operations.
COckerin asked II the bill was a step
toward aDolishing the civil service
rules. Frye said it was a step toward
abolishing the rules 50 far as they re-
lated To labor on the engineering
works Of the government.
The president has extended the
civil service rules TO all classes OF labor
81 that an engineer officer, way up On
the Columbia river, who wanted a
labOrer for river and harDor work, had
to apply 10 the civil service commits
sion. 1t is interfering with all man
ner OF public work, declared Frye, and
IL is absolutely absurd and stupid.
Several hours were spent early in
the day on the question Of admitting
Henderson, appointed by the governor
~ Florida, to ill a tempory vacancy.
The debate was largely OF a legal and
technical character, concerning the
precedent OF admitting senators. The
case was referred IN the committee on
privileges andi elections, where the
case OF Corbett, OF Oregon, and
Woods, OF Kentucky, are pending.
u CANAL.
Secretary OF State Sherman met the
senate committee on foreign relations
by his appointment. The principal
subject under consideration is under
stood to have been the Nicaragua
Canal. 1t Is understood that an at
tempt Is making 10 negotiate another
treaty similar TO that made by FIRE.
~llnghuysen, which was withdrawn at
the beginning OF CleYeland's first ad-
ministration.
Sherman when discussing the Rod.
rlguez letter against the old Nicara-
guam bill, indicated his desire 10 ne
gotiate a treaty on old lines and sup
ported the contention made in the
letter. The probabilities are that in
case a new treaty is made regarding
the canal II will be upon the lines OF
the Frellnghuysen agreement.
Ir
TARIFF BILL.
The Democratic members OF the
ways and means committee received
their FIRST onicial information on the
tariff bin today when the bill was
considered at a secret session OF the
fun committee. Chairman Dingley
announced that he desired TO report
the bin Ia the house when IT meets
at Noon Thursday.
MeMiTeu, Democrat, OF Tennessee,
complained that his plan would not