Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-13
SEEMS VERY MUCH ALIVE
Morgan Adopts New Tactics for
His Pet Project.
CLAY0N BULWER TREATY
To Be Used as a Lever in Bringing Up the
Nicaragua Canal Bill.
ANOTHER DEAD DUCK REvVEE
Cadets and Middies May Attend the Inaug-
uration-Stormy Time in the House
Over the Postofice Appro-
priations Bill.

Washington, Feb. 12.-The fight for the
Nicaragua canal project was not def
nitely closed for the session two days
ago when Mr.. Morgan (dem. Aia) with
drew the bill from present consideration.
A new phase of it was opened today by
the introduction of joint resolution, de-
claring the Clayton-Bulwer treaty of
April 49, 1850, abrogated. The joint reso-
luton went over until tomorrow, Mr.
Morgan announcing his purpose of then
addressing the senate upon it.
Neither has the announced defeat of the
plan to have the West Point cadets at
the Inauguration parade been regarded
as final, by the rejection of the item for
that purpose in the Military academy APP
propriatio bill, two or three weeks ago
a bill for the participation of the ca
dets of the Naval and Military acade-
mics having been introduced by Mr.. Frye
rep Me) The special expenses of the
senate for the Inauguration ceremonies
were provided for by the passage of
joint resolution appropriating $4,000 for
the purpose
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Pettigrew (silverte, S. d. in favor of an
inquiry by the committee on public lands
grant of land in Florida, was taken up,
and was, under an imperative rule of the
senate. referred to the committee on con-
tlngent expenses.
The question of the right of congress
to recall from the president bill sent
to him for his approval Except to correct
an error in engrossment or enrollmenD
came up again today, and was, under a
resolution offered by Mr.. Hill, referred
to the judiciary committee for examina-
NJ NJ off a
resolution, which was agreed to, direct
ing the secretary of state to use his good
offices with the Spanish government to
have Sylvester Scovel, the American
newspaper correspondent recently ar
rested in Cuba, removed to Havana, in
order that he may be under the more
immediate care and protection OF the
United States consul-general.
The Indian appropriation bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar.
Senate bill, referring to the. court OF
claims the claim of Stewart & Co., for
cotton seized by the government between
1861 and 1862, was passed.
The open session of the senate lasted
for only an hour. Then the. galleries We're
cleared, the doors were closed and the
consideration of the arbitration treaty
was resumed in executive session.
AT 5 D. m. the senate adjourned until
tomorrow.
FoIolwing is the text of the resolution
introduced by Senator Frye in the senate
Tamnshire in the house:
Resolved hv the senate of the United
States. the house of representatives con-
curing, That in view of the fact that
the people are interested in the United
States military and naval academies, and
I'M the future offices of the American
army and navy that the president, as
mmander-in-chief, be and hereby is
requested to direct that the command
onts of The military and naval acade-
mics he ordered to report March 4. with
cadets and bands to the chief marshal
of tha ;na,1gurai parade for participation
1berein ana that for the purpose of
Reconsideration and subsistence such sum
of money is appropriated to be immedi-
atelv available. as NAV be necessary
from anv monevs in the treasury not 9th
erwise appropriated.
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