New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-05
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
SALE OF LIQUOR IN THE CAPITOL DIS
CUssED BY THE SENATE.
TIE IMMIGRATION BILL SENT TO coNFERENCh
AGAIN-MR. Villas STILL TAAhi'"
THE NICARAGUA CANAL-THE DIS

THE IMMIGRATION BILL SENT 10 |oN'
AcA1N-MR. Villas STILL TALKING A'AiNSi
THE NICARAGUA CANAI'-THE DIS
TRICT BILL IN THE HOUSE.
,-,,,, Feb AS soon the routine
r,orn,pg business had been disposed OF IN inc s.
ate to-day the House bill TO prohibit 'he e 7,
toxicating liquors In the Capi'o was tan" -, sron,
had been reported by Mr.. Morrill, u'ep' $50
tho Committee on Public Buildings anu ,,
and Mr. Morrill, desired its passage. """' n,is
hat II was unnecessary and was oas.u o n.n,n,,
ur,,.rs,on in the public mind MT oheNi"
pon Ohio, took similar position Eve" d"
though II was based ION false ana iooiisi, s' ,.
ne thought the Senate ought TO meet "o por "
oh,oo,,on and mass the bill Mr.. Hill (Deni' Az ~
80, . di1orant view OF the duty of the senate
He denounced the bill as silly. unwise anu MI,
t - &C a veak Welding to an alleged pubic s.""
NON, which REGARDED murder. robbery anu pu'
as minor crimes In comparison with Il oi 9'oo >,
rrobihition laws and as vicious ana 0' 49,,
lie moved It's reference to the Committee OH 49, ~,
~ ..,.a,o.,or ex,ends specifically to all tha'
ocorns the Senate restaurant; but that "o''oi.
49, aafeated-yeas q; nays. 80. AL the oio'u VI
the morning hour the bill went over Mi'Ao" .o,y
I, will probably be taken up for acuon .o-'o I'm. s
The next question which awakened i'i'' ~, Th
,hn conference report on the Immigration DIN 49,,
uscussIon on that was short, however, u" -
odgo (Ren Mass) having charge OF II, recos'A
the Justice of the objections maze p' MI ~, -,
other Senators in regard to shutting on. III. So.
ont wife of an immigrant. while the huspahdo me- HIM
nass the reading and writing test. MI, 80 rnnort he
self made the motion that the conielel nrderea: and
d,sa creed 10 and a conference .1on while
W., smotion was adopted without oDleclioi romnn.
!, Was nending Mr.. Carter utep., h9'i 20 axcide
troted against the provision inienoeu 10 10 DO
Sanadian workmen. as 1t would lusIIa! raaosure
linton Of Canada in adopting draStIc ,innd CON.
anainst The 10000 American miners WY o,nraI conn
ssant work and good wages in the Noo'e"
try in British Columbia: -, $780,. ..Len I'M and the
" ;Trba Nicaragua Canal bill was taken ul,,iod Nv
remainder of the days session Whs " 80 r. this
Wr Villas Dem Wis., in opposltoh IL ~ a. o,rqned
haine the fourth day of his speech. ne ~, natter
Sne no duty OF the United states III nv made
~ tho canal was to have adequate su, 20 cnnfcr
% "a a cornplee plan prepared ana lnei t s 10 the
ar .rcot Britain Germany ana IdiI. I1o rad
Mtn.sn,rction and maintenance or me Woi h,n,rned
70. frishrd his speech when the Sehate tjnna
hVs ,n,,s;dnra,ion of the bill making apP,orhin Tor
,r ~ EXPENSES of the District OIL .ouat tention
M year ending June 90 1898 ensaeeu III, ali other
~ 10 House TO the exclusion OF alihos ,; The nm
Snsness and at adjournment II WAS sum wv
hnIshe Conference asked by the Senaae Ui
~, ny ~; ora ton bill agreed 10 anu ~ and
UUsrford 1Rep Ohio) Wilson Dem, Soorfarrens
PPar,boidt 1lep MOI were reapp0lhteu 80 az tho
omong the few bills passed in me coiS nd fog
a.. ,yere the following: For Igh'houS,, right
~ al at orient Point Long lslaha ;nS Ar-
~av through the ella River h esei ,nn,nany:
OF VIZ the Hudson Reservoir and Canai 1,nWs
Zona, ,,ng a pension of $50 a month TO tn9 W" "
General J. Il. Carr and General JON" '