Evening star., 1897-01-21
ADMIRAL PORTER
Proposition to Erect a Monument to
Him in This City.
hR. HILLS PpsrhAsrERs TERM BILL
The Yost-T ucker Contested EIec-
ton Case in the House.
ARGUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES

The Senate chaplain made feeling refer
ence today to the ahiiction of Senator Har-
ris (Tenn) in the death of his wife and the
infirmity of his own health, and to the con-
tinued Illness of the senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Warren).
The House bill was passed detaching
Andrain county. Mo-. from the western
district and attaching It to the eastern dis
trict of that state.
Mr. Eikins (W.VaD made a favorable re-
port on the bill extending the time for con-
structing the bridge over the East river at
New York.
House joint resolution authorizing the use
OF Fort Bidwell Cal. for an Indian train
ing school was agreed to.
Ine Dill was passed extending the time for
building railroad through the Omaha and
Winnebaso Indian reservation in Nebraska.
Monument to Admiral Porter.
Mr.. Chandler (N.H.) presented an amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill direct
ing the Secretary of the Navy to report
concerning design, cost, &C., of a monu-
ment to the late admiral Of the navy, David
II. Porter. at Washington, D. C..
MIR. Gallfnger (N.H), chairman of the
committee on pensions. pointed out that in
amending certain Senate pension bills the
Rouse OF Representatives was reducing
tnem to the figure the pensioners now re-
The Term Of Postmasters.
Mr.. Hill CN.Y.) called up his bill, recently
introduced. establishing a term of four
years for postmasters. It was about to
| pass when Mr.. Sherman interposed and
said there should be time to examine the
measure. as 1t established fixed tenure of
Tour years and compelled removal after
four years.
Mr.. Chandler said the bill had no political
significance and had the approval of SEN
ators- OF both parties on the post Office COM
mittee.
Il fear it will lead to a scramble for
these post offices at the close of every four
years service" suggested Mr.. Hale.
Il call the attention of the SENATOR re-
versal scramble now. Whenever there is a
change Of politics we see such a scramble
as the presiding officer of the Senate very
well knows"
the Vice President joined, at the reference
to MIR. Stevensons former service as as
sistant postmaster general
The bill finally went over.
The contest over electric light conduits
in the streets Of Washington was then re-
sumed, Mr.. Hill speaking at length. The
debate will be found elsewhere in The Star
At o'clock Mr.. Turpie Ond) resumed
his speech in opposition to the Nicaragua
canal bill.
The senator continued his severe arraign-
ment of the Nicaragua Canal Company.
characterizing it as an incorporated
myth designed to effect Gigantic spoia-
ton" The reception of the company was
with view to invest 100000 in the canal
scheme then stop the work after beginning
it, and applying to Congress for 100000
cO0-representing profit of 900 per cent.
This was the last extreme of peculatio
and would draw in it's wake all the beasts
and birds of prey which fatten on public
plunder
Mr.. T rpie ridiculed Mr. Morgan's par
aflel between the Suez canal and the pro-
posed Nicaragua canal Disraeli had bought
control of the Suez canal because it was
a bird in the hand but If Mr.. Olney fol-
lowed Disraeli's example he would have to
deal with bird in the bush"
Referring to Mr.. Morgan's statement that
there was race between the United
States and Great Britain as to who should
build the canal. Mr.. Turpie said it was a
very languid and indolent race. 1t was a
race in which the books had been opened
80 years, and there were no entries yet
1t was one of the delightful features of
this subject that the Nicaragua Canal
Company would die in nirety days. by the
expiration of the terms Of it's concession
from Nicaragua. That was the reason this
scheme of confiscation made a final, des-
perate charge. Would the British parlia-
ment consider for a moment the purchase
of such q corpse as had been suggested by
lion dollars for 4 corrse.
Mr.. Turpie closed his speech opposing the
Nicaraguan canal at 3 o'clock.