Evening star., 1897-01-23
BILLS PASSED TODAY
The Senate Spends a Busy satur-
day.
MANY MEASURES CONSIDERED
Senator Morgan Asks for More
information.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL

Saturday sessions of the Senate are so
unusual that there was a very meager at
tendance at the opening of the session to-
dsy. An agreement was reached at the
outset that after 1870 the day would he
given to private pension bills ard other
minor bills on the calendar. This assured
q cessation of the exciting debate over, tht,
Nicaragua canal bill and the protest of
Minister Rodriguez, as the agreement con-
templated laying aside that question, when
1t should be reached IN the regular order
at o'clock
The Union Pacific Agreement.
In the brief interval before taking up the
minor bills Mr.. Allen (NebD secured the
adoption of the following resolution: Re
scived, That tie Attorney General be- and
he is hereby. directed to inform the Senate
neither 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 government lien there
on, and the amount, If any such agree
ment 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 stipulation, together
mith the names OF the persons comprising
the authority he may have for beginning
such foreclosure proceedings, or entering
INTO 10 any such agreement or stipulation
Inc senate then turned to the calendar
ana passed a number of bills
The bills passed included the following
10 refund TO Ames 4 Detrick of San Fran
cisco. Cal. drawbacks on grain bags ex-
ported In 1Ss2: apprepriating $4,000 for the
at Walcenburg. Col. in March. 1885: grant
ing medal to Daniel E. Lynn of Port
huron. Mich: appropriating $3O,ODO for es-
tabiishfng light house on Swan Island,
belonging to the United States. in the Car
rtbean sea: establishing life saving sta
ton at Fort Gratiot, Mich.
a Nicaragua Inquiry.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala) secured recognition at
this point and presented a resolution re-
questing the President for all correspond
ence relating to the Nicaragua canal since
1887 between the United States and any
minister or representative of Nicaragua.
The resolution is as follows
Resolved That the President is request
Ell. If 1t Is not in his opinion inconsistent
with the public interests. to send to the
Senate copies of all correspondence and
official communications relating to the Mic
aragua canal since 1887 with the govern
ment OF Nicaragua. or any minister there
OF. or between the United States and it's
ministers accredited to the government of
Nicaragua. :.
Mr.. Hill On " was disposed to object
to the immediate adoption of the resolution,
saying it ought to be examined.
Mr.. Morgan was about to explain that the
resolution applied to the letter of Minister
Rodriguez read to the Senate yesterday.
Mr.. Hill withdrew his objection and the
resolution was agreed to.
Other Bills Passed.
Returning to the calendar, the Senate
passed the bill to reclassify railway postal
clerks and prescribe their salaries. The
bill fixes the following classes and salaries:
First class, not exceeding $500; second
class $NO: third class, 81 900: fourth class,
81, 100: fifth class 81 800: sixth class 81 800:
seventh class, 81. 400: eighth class. 81 500:
ninth class 81 900; tenth class, s., ,S0O.
Also the following bills: Authorizing the
President to promote Col. Henry l.. Abb
bott. U. s. A, retired, to the rank of briga-
der general. retired
Transferring Lieut.. Jerome T.. Morse
L. s. N, to the Is per cent pay list of re-
across the Illinois river at a point within
five miles above Grafton. III. Appro-
priating $50, 900 to the estate of Chas M.
Roberts: appropriating $So,OOO to the Port
land, Me-. company for work on two gun
boats: authorizing extra compensation to
the Atlantic works of Boston for work on
naval vessels; to pay the heirs Of the late
and material. dockage and detention and
occupation of yards and shops for the gun
boats Chicago, Boston and Atlanta.
\ Lincoln Statue.
The bill appropriating $jO,00O for a statue
of Presiden, Lincoln at Gettysburg, Pa.
was passed.