The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02

THE SECTION NAMING KING os-
CAR AS UNI PRE- WAS ENTIRE
LY ELIMINATED-THE NICARA-
GUAM CANAL BILL AGAIN BE-
FORE THE sENATE-HoUsE RE.
FUSES TO CONSIDER THE
T.CKET-SCALPlNG BILL.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Immediately
+ after the Senate convened nj noon Mr..
sherman moved an executive session.
stating that it would require but n short
titne. When the doors were closed he re.
ported the treaty of arbitration as amend.
ed Saturday hy the committee. The first
or these amendments adds at end of first
article the following:
But no question which affects the for.
elgh or domestic policy OF each of the
hlSh contracting parties or the relations
OF each with any other State or power,
by treaty or otherwise, shall be subject
to arbitration under this trenty. except
by special agreement
The second strikes out all reference,
wherever it occurs. to the King of Swe-
den anu Norway rs the umpire where the
tribunal tails to agree upon such umpire
Alter the report was made Mr., Shcr-
man asked That inasmuch as the text of
the convention had been made public
the injunction of secrecy be removed from
the text OF the amendments, but Sena.
tors objected and this was denied
NO attempt was made to arrange Il
time for consideration of the treaty, nor
was anything said about debating it in
open session.
IL.
regular business was proceeded with.
Various petitions in tavor..of the ratificn.
ton ct the arbitration Treaty were pre-
Sented: among them one from the New
ork board of trade, presented by Mr..
Hill, and enc from the Connecticut legis-
lnture, presented by Mr.. Platt.
~ message from the President, with n
report from the Secretary OF State. Civ
ing the information called for by Sen
ate resolution as to the arrest aud con.
demnation iii Cuba of Jules Sanguilly,
an American citizen, was laid before the
Senate and referred to the committee on
foreign relations
The two resolutions which were offer.
ed last week hy>NIr Allen, looking to the
suspension of proceedings before Justice
SALE o. the Union Pacific railroad prop
erty; were not taken D. ssfufrst IN. Mr.
ston, who had Indicated an intention
to speak upon them, was in the Senate
chamber.
The Nicaraglan canal bill was taken
up and an unsuccessful effort made to
have Il day and hour fixed for Il final vote.
The discussion then proceeded on Mr.
Villas motion. submitted last Thursday,
to have the bill recommitted. Mr.. Villas
spoke of the inter oceanic canal project
as Il historic dream, and quoted Senator
the canal would not be constructed bv
any Incorporated pnny and must be
built, if at all, by the Governme mt; and
also that the bill could not possibly pass
the House of the present Congress. Mr.
Villas had not finished his speech at ) D.
M, when the Senate proceeded to eXccu-
tive session, adJourning afterwards
IN THE HOUSE.
The first shing the House did to-day was
to refuse to consider the bill reported by
the committee on Interstate sand foreign
commerce to prohibit railroad ticket
scalping. In the course of the session.
which was devoted.to miscellaneous bus
mess. the following bills were passed.
To prohibit the carrying from one State
to another of obscene literature, or arti.
clei designed for indecent or immoral
purposes; giving officers of the volunteer
services of the United States the brevet
rank held by them and riehJ to wear the
uniform of that rank; for the protection
OF national and military parks; provid-
ing that surgeons of soldiers homes may
he appointed from others than those who
have been disabled in the service of the
United States; extending the authority
OF the President TO issue medals of honor
to others than citizens and enlisted men:
TO restore to his former rank in the navy
and place on the retired list Commander
John n. Quackenbush; granting to Colo
RADIO oo7 acres in Fort Lyon reservation
fo IL State soldiers home: authorizing
the entry Of public land containing petro-
leum under the mining laws: controlling
patents for tho located but unconfrmed
lands in Louisiana, 2SS tracts containing
about is, 600 acres.
The last hour OF the session was de-
voted to the consideration in committec of
the whole of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. 1t was not concluded
when at 800 the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
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