New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-20
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL ATTACKED
BY SENATOR TURPIE.

ACTED on IN THE HoUsE-scENEs OF COZ
FUSION AND DISORDER
Washington Ian 1a-The Nicaragua Cana' p'"
was under consideration In the Senate io' '"o
hours to-day. At least that length OF time was
occupied by Mr.. Turpic dem. Ind IN an a'.aoh
on the measure and in dcnunciation ot inc "'r
time Canal Company of Nicaragua. which he char
actcrized as a beggar and a pariafr>in any ra'o'''
financial system. as an outcast ana i"s''i'.
the financial world. and as totally discfeu'eu ~
this and every other country. He Is 10 co"'''ue
his speech tomorrow, when the Dill VIII 0'' ~
as the unfinished business
,rha 7 oc,s,otive Authorization bill was taken up
a,ter tho Nicaragua measure had been laid as'oe'
and Was completed with the exception OF '''e p
visions relating TO the Library OF 'ohs''s'' VIM"
went over withou; action until tomorrow.
Earlier in the days proceedings Mt. mn 'De
X Y, spoke for an hour and a half on a JONI
s,.,o, relating 10 electric subways In the DIS
,r,o. ., Columbia While It appeared 10 De ma
Tow ~ nurely local interest Mr. HilIs con'en''o"
was that Il was a fight between the 'h''e" ''"'
Electric Light Company which he reie''eu "
the ..od monopoly, and the foton"0 -,
,oh, Comnanv owned chiefly in New-iorK' "hoSe
money and property legally invested IN ',e ~,
,ric, the Joint resolution would cohi'sc"e ~
r,u, oocunied the floor until the close OF the Hull"
,o hour when the matter went over wi'hou' az
ton. ,,xro, dom
Ala, last week as to default by the rac''I -,
road companies and the one offered western, ~
AZ, pe,,,qrew fSil ). d. as TO the 'eneA"e'a"
W.. - r-aor,en, were laid before the senate
W. 'anr cor the first indefinitely and the other
until tomorrow - m, <or q nuh,ic
The Senate bill appropriating si-'o" ~ a, s.,s
building AT Altoona Penn, was passe"' ~
o.c,ock the Senate adjourned until 'o"o''o
The House spent the whole OF qua ,a,o
IN Committee of the Whole cohs'ue,"e ar
.a,,s,or hills Favorable action wal taken on ~!
p - .ha,o one be,ng the Senate bill 10 ''c''
W. .o, r.or,h The pension Of Major-Generai JULIUS
H. Staehl. 49,, Amy Appro-
In the course OF the afternoon 'ne en-! ord
nr,ation bill was received from tie "' ,.n.
proceedings under the order were S''v. " 80 ,ho
r.,,,ob for the House TO vote to disagree ~ 80.
e a,no,t@ and TO agree TO conference
$50, N{essrs Hull Hep., lowa'' faiAe' r
:" =, o,d Mcclellan DEM y. - were 'a'"e' o.
conferrees. =, ,.ssinr or bills
.. n,aced on the calendar Mr.. Ihon'"' S,n
y,chl in charge OF the bills. SAID ina. ,'"", ad,nc
bers had told him that they ,"u D -, this
which il was important should be paSseu o. -
,o For himself he was willing 10 waive w
iecton to members calling up bills out OF ine nat
ular order for tn" rest OF me Gay c for bills in
Which they were interested was hgr Wills ;Rep
then amusing scene recognition and while
i 1a cerk was reading the bill the steps ienh
10 ,bs Sneakers chair swarmed WIN III. I,ha
10 IN ,bpoirrnan Henderson to favor them inc
,r,neo was earnest and noisy. and me rev n,in
bers remainlns o t assoclaies The hubbub WAS
so great that proceedings had 10 pe prrnss der
spn new order was much slower than PREVIOUSLY
there being half hundred sfinr each bill
was passed until the chairman had mace Sc
LECTION from among them of an hour the House pro
ceeded amid much confusion, when so'ne,n INN lid
mai while he recognized that many bills we're re-
ported from the Committee on lnyand irHs sh,,
dependens Who were entitled to special Legislation
was true tina, fully 20 per fon 81 than ,e we're thou
sands for whom il was not asked. or if asked died
in committee room He was opp6 s and 10 ' he
protested against its continuance lie nad app'ied
among the first to the chairman Tor a re-
uea ting the application a second ana third tne,
Mr. Wood Rep I'D resented the reflections cast
on the Committee on Invalid Pensions by the gen;
fIeman from Indiana. saying that the House had
inoreaSed re tns by the Commute
Mr. Steele s' b ss 20 a su oG
proceedings were not right. he would. vote against
Friday night sessions in the future W II this method
Chairman Henderson explained that in his rccog-
milton Of members he was or 20 fp pow
sons to reach some cases which demanded
he conceived to be fair TO the Democratic side Of
the House an all
Mr.. Stecle-Well. the Dill ] Wanlen 70 can up
was for the benefit OF a widow entirely helpless
and destitute
Several members-Oh. you don't believe In such
legislation why do you want to call 1t up?
Sir Steele moved that the committee rise hut the
motion was lost. However motion OF Mr..
Payne G2ep.. NJ ", the committee voted to take
up the bills In their order the calendar.
This restored relative quiet and few other bills
were acted on making a total OF ffty-two for the
afternoon.
The committee rose at $40 O'Clock Al the re-
quest of Mr.. Walker Rep Val his minority report
upon the contested election case Of Yost against
Thicker
printed At 5:l5 o'clock the House adjourned until
tomorrow