The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-19
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,slGUABILL WAS TAKEN Ur
.....d Hills Prohibiting tue
:. riouor 10 Indians and
..-r,ating Patent Laws.

u "a take up the Nicaraguan canal
|. gives the measure the parila-
.dvantage of being the unfinished
~ the senate so that 1t VIII be
Ia from day to day until hnal
!. secured. The prospect is that a
MA will be reached at an early day
.o,, vote today on taking up this
DC NAYS ID, foreshadowed its
senator Morgan of Alabama open
s,A,,e with a lengthy speech In
40 measure. He said he deserved
.s,ore the senate took up the new
| American treaty of arbitration. This
.or,s;p Conferences" and Mr., Nor
-, !, should be determined whether
team control OF the Nicaragnan canal
unfolding of the Monroe doctrine
\ he included among the differences
Submitted to arbitration. The canal
,,yidgs for an issue Of 500, 100000 of
S,r,o Canal company stock of which
rcretary of the treasury In behalf or
Sojted States is to subscribe for $40.
4 worth OF shares. The company Is
ma bonds up 10 800, 900, 900. these to
srsnteed BY the United States. The
M and control of the canal are given
merlcan engineers and a board OF
directors of whom five are to be
nted BY the president. 1t is 5ubstan-
ne measure passed by the senate In
Is, congress
riur the day Mr.. Chandler introduced
,,uublican caucus bill for an inter-
naI money conference and stated that
n bs called up tomorrow. Among the
Dtlops offered was one from Mr.. Pet
o South Dakota calling on the Sec
Of state FOR statement Of the status
Venezuelan question and for the
Imept made between the United States
Great Britain.
'shington. January Ex-senator Sher-
|6f Ohio was on the floor Of the senate
Ne first time since the announcement
be would enter the Mckinley cabinet
kretary Of state, He received congrat-
bns from n number of his colleagues.
Cullom (Rop) OF Illinois read tele-
from the Bankers club of Chicago
)g the ratification OF the Anglo Ameri-
beace treaty,
lise bill authorizing the Union Rail
company to construct a bridge across
fonogahela river was passed at the re-
Of Mr.. Quay.
bill providing for an international
ltary conference which has been under
Iteration for some time past was then
(nted BY Mr.. Chandler (RcpD of New
fshlre In behalf Of Mr.. Wolcott. He
that the bill lie on the table until to-
Pw without the forinality OF going to
nmit'ee. There was no objection and
bill went over.
F house bill was passed authorizing
obstruction of railroad bridges across
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers In
lucky.
+ army appropriation bill was passed
' ..s, 'uien noi 1t carries S23,
~ which Is $50 GOO more than the bill
PASSED he house
W 'uo VI so'idFsarine Dill came over
La sus n S MI, Gear tRep') OF Iowa
s " nav II sent to the interstate
|as W. sGmmillee and Mr., Hill Dem)
" :, rOrS desired II he sent TO the con-
N,, " as , The difference sent
I ps.,,. over untii tomorrow.
N. ''''sru" 'Herea the following reso-
s.,,,.,
!. h'soh iaat INC secretary of state be
., S,,soy directed to send to the SEN
Inn 1 sn,lns,, Of Proceedings of the COM
ua appointed to investigate ana report
IhlIc ' y ,r1 W divisional line between the
|ths % s y, venezuela and British Guiana
H. hs, WV. copy of the treaty or agree
e an Ua 'ae subject of the boundary
n , reso,.,,
n NJ sV n. was about to be agreed to
Fes,oa ' , OF Delaware lnterposed and
fNu tldt II should 90 to Tho com