The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-28
SIR|CTLYBUS|NESS SESSION
OF THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Ell PAso BRIDGE BILL
PASSED.
EFFECT OF RODRIGUEZ Letter.
The Canal Bill Will Likely Be Amended
to Meet the Objections of Mica
ragua-May Effect The Arbi-
tration Treaty.

ing those for statue for President Lin
coin at Gettysburg, Pa; appropriating
100000 to pay one of the old claims Of
the late John Roach for the use of his
ship yards, and releasing the railway
postal service.
Over 100 private pension bills were
passed during the day, thus clearing the
calendar. r'
A resolution by Mr.. Morgan was
agreed to, requesting the president for
all correspondence on the Nicaraguan,
| canal, since 1887, also resolution by
Mr.. Allen, asking the attorney general
| for information as to the reported Pa
citc railroad settlement between the
executive authorities and the reorganiza-
ton committee of the road.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Jan. 23.-Saturday SEES
sions of the senate are so unusual that
there was very meagre attendance at
the opening of the session. An agree
| ment was reached. at the outset that after
12:3O the day would be given to private
pension bills and other minor bills ON the
calendar This assured n cessation of
| the exciting debate over the Nicaraguan
| canal bill and the protest of Minister
Rodriguez, as the agreement contem-
plated laying aside that question when ii
should be reached in the regular order
at 2 o'clock. In the brief interval before
taking up the minor bills, Mr.. Allen (pop.)
of Nebraska secured the adoption of the
| following resolutions:
"Resolved, That the attorney general
be and he is hereby directed to inform
| the senate whether he has entered into
an agreement or stipulation with what
| is commonly known as the reorganization
committee of the Union Pacific Railroad
respecting the foreclosure of the govern
| ment lien thereon. and the amount, if any
such agreement or stipulation has been
made, said reorganization committee is
| to bid in the event Of the foreclosure of
| said lien, and also to send to the senate
| the full text of such agreement or stipu
| lation, together with the names of the
persons comprising the reorganization
| committee, as we'll as the authority he
may have for beginning such foreclosure
proceedings or entering into any such
| arrangement or stipulation"
The senate then turned to the calendar
| and passed number of bills.
| The bills passed included the following:
To refund to Ames Il DIETRICH of San
Francisco, Cal. drawbacks on grain bags
exported in 1882; appropriating $4,000
| for the heirs of the Italians killed BY mob
violence at Walsenburg, Colo, March,
Daniel Z. Lynn of Port Huron, Mich;
appropriating $4,000 for establishing n
| light house on Swan Island belonging
to the United States, in the Caribbean
sea; establishing fife-saving station at
Fort Gratoit, Mich. ,..
| Mr.. Morgan (dem.) of Alabama secured
recognition at this point and presented y
resolution requesting the president for all
| correspondence relating to the Nicara-
qua canal since 1887 between the United
States and any minister or representa-
| tive of Nicaragua.
| The resolution was adopted.
| Mr.. Hill (dem.) of New York was dis
posed to object to the immediate adop-
| ton of the resolution, saying it ought to
| be examined.
| Mr.. Morgan was about to explain that
/ the resolution applied to the letter of
Minister RoderigueZ read to the senate
yesterday.
Mr.. Hill withdrew his objection and
| the resolution was agreed to-.
| Returning to the calendar the senate
passed the bill to re-classify railway pos
tai clerks and prescribe their salary. The
bill fixes the following classes and sal
| aries: ,a
First class. not exceeding. $500; second
| class, $500: third class, $1,000: fourth
| class, S11O0; fifth class, $1,000; sixth
class, S13OO; seventh class, $1400; eighth
class, $500; ninth class, $1,000; tenth
class, $500. ...
The senate also passed, the following
| bills; ....... ..
| Authorizing the president to promote
| Col. Henry l.. Abbott, United States
army, retired, to the rank of brigadier
general. retired; transferring Lieut.. Je-
rome e. Morse. United. States navy, to
the IS per cent pay list Of retired of
across the Illinois river at n point within
| FIVE miles above Grafton, H., appropria
| ting $4,000 to the estate Of Charles NJ.
| Roberts: to pay the heirs of the late
John Roach S339.51l for labor and ma
terial. dockage and detention and 0ccu-
patton of yards and shops for the gun
bouts Chicago. Boston and Atlanta: APP
nropriating $4,000 to the owners Of the
| Hawaiian bark Arctic; providing for Il
public building at Tampa. Fla, no appro-
Driation; appropriating $4,000 tothe Cum
hcrland Female college. NcMinnville.
| Tenn. for the use of buildings during the
| Civil war; appropriating $4,000 for ex-
| animation and classification of certain
lands in Oregon; appropriating $4,000 to
Messrs Rhea e. Anderson for cotton used
| by the Union forces during the war.
/ Al OF Tue IOTtSulHS were Stlldte DlliS.
WHICH will now go to the house for action.
| The senate then took up the pension
! calendar It soon brought out a speech
| from Mr.. Allen (DoDD of Nebraska. say
| ing vigorous distinctions were made in
thc amounts given, bv these pension bills.
Tile declared this distinction had become
| "stcnch. smelling 10 heaven. so that
| the man in the moon must hold his nose
while passing over the senate chamber"
| Bills were passed pensioning the
widows respectively of Gen. John Now
| ton at ST.; Gen. w. w. Burns at $50:
Capt. Bishop Perkins. formerly United
| States senator from Kansas, at $50; Gen.
| Bunker at $50.
| Houso hin was passed for n bridge
across the Rio Grande at III. Paso. Tex:
| also bill referring the claim of Warren
| Hall for cotton seized during the war to
| tho corrt of claims: also house bin to pro-
! hilit the sale of intoxicating drinks 10
, Indians and providing penalties therefor.
| The bill extends the present law. making
! il an offcnse to sell Indians any article
which may have an Intoxicating effect.
! Also senate bill annropriating 100000
| for a quarantine station at or near As
ltoria Ore.
At ) y. M. the senate adjourned.
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR LEE.
| Washington. Jan, 23-GeD FitZhugb