The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
CONTESTED ELECTION.
The yost.Tueker Case Before
Congress.
SET ASIDE TEMPORARILY AFTER
A BRISK DEBATE.

Senator Turpie Continues His Nicarasuan
Canal Bill Speeoh-senate Also
Passes Bill for Protection of Yacht
Owners.
Washington, January 20.-In the Sem
ate today the New York custom house
bill was taken up and passed. The Dill
as passed appoints Charles M. Taylor,
George B. Post, James T. Kilbreth, Ed
ward T. Brown and Hugh ]. Grant. clti-
zens of New York. as building commits
sioners. The building is to lie on the
present custom house site.
Mr.. Morgan's resolution RS to the de-
fault on the part. of the Pacific railroads.
was allowed to 60 over without action.
| The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Pettigrew, Silver, of South Dakota,
calling on the Secretary OF State for
copy of the proceedings OF the commits
sion on the divisional line between VEN
ezuela and British Guiana, was taken up
and Mr.. Pettigrew proceeded to discuss
it. He was interrupted by Mr. Sherman
who thought that the speech was en-
croaching on diplomatic matters, which
should only be discussed in executive $685.
sion.
He suggested that the doors be closed.
Mr.. Pettigrew, however. promised to
steer clear of purely executive matters
and was permitted to continue bis
speech. At its close the resolution was
referred to the committee on foreign re-
lations.
| The Senate joint re solution relating
| to the laying of electric subways In the
District OF Comlubia, was taken up by
Mr.. Faulkner. There were several shoro
and rather, angry dialogues tetween Sen.
ators Faulker and Hill in the course OF
Mr.. Faulkner's speech.
AT the presiding officer laid before tne
Senate as "unfinished business" the
Nicaraguan canal bill. MI. Turpie re-
sumed his speech in opposition to 10. He
tlikeued the provisions of ths bill to
case of bogus mortgages anu sucoessInl
looting of creduious people Dy such
means. The company asked Congress to
give 1t hundred million dollars, guar
anteeing repayment by lien on securl-
ties utterly without value.
M Turpie spoke of the San Juan
river, So miles of which was to be uti-
lized as channel There were fol.r prin-
csnals rapids. m said. These vesf,e to be
removed and sne channel widel. "a to ati-
NIT the passage OF vessels drawing Su
feet. Tho cost of this work, as estimatr
ed by the company's engineers. was
81, ,075, 600, and as estimated by the gov
ernment engineers 81, S66, O00. differ
showed the enormity of the suppression
practioed by the company. Another in
Stance Cited by Mr.. Turpie was the cost
of the Ochoa dam, estimated by the COM
pany's engineer at million dollars, and
By the government engineers at four mil
could not have been made unintentlonal-
ly and without motive of conoealment.
After sueaking two hours MIR. Turple
closed his remarks for the day, aud de-
clined to promise that he would finish
his speech tomorrow. The Dill went
over.
Mr.. Chandler obtained the unanimous
copsent.to have the bill for the represen-
tation Of the United States at any inone-
tary conference with other nations, taken
up after the routine morning business
Tuesday. The legislative appropriation
bill was taken up and the provisions in
regard to the library of Congress were
acted on. The first amendment report
ed by committee on appropriations was
: agreed to.
library were agreed to. After Mr. Gail,
Democrat of Florida, had argued against
, the policy of leaving to the President the
5 appointment Of a librarian and sHperin
/ tendent, the bill was passed.
4 4 The House bill for the protection Of
= yacht owners and shipbuilders CT the
United States, was taken from the calen-
, dar, explained by Mr.. Frye and PASSED
Z without amendment 1t provides that
yachts belonging to a regularly organized
Yacht club of any foreign nation which
/ shall extend like privileges to yachts of
the United States, shall have the privi-
l lege Of entering or iesvh lesving any port of Of
clear ng at ths custom house thereof or
paying tonnage7tax, provided the privi.
ieges of this section shall not extend to
any yacht built outside OF the United
States and owned, chartered or used by
citizen OF tho United States unless
suoh ownership or charter was acquired
prior to the passage of this not.
1t repeals section II of the act entitled
can, act to abolish certain fees for
official services to American vessels"
) approved June ~, 1895, as far as the