The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
SENATE T1kLSIr UP IND MIR. NOR
G4N SPE.IhSIN SUPPORf or IT.
Mr.. PETER Would Limit the Power OF the
Supreme Court-Tbe io-t-Tucker Con-
test to he Called Up "Wednesday.

WASHINGTON. -. c., Jan. l8.-1n the
Senate to-day, Mr.. PETER. Pop. Of Kan
sas). presented a memorial from his
state. proposing that the power Of the
Supreme Court shall be so limited as 10
require the court, in case OF an intended
decision against the constitutionality Of
an act Of Congress 10 furnish Congress
with an advance copy Of its decision. as
in the case of a Presidential veto. 50 that
Congress may have the right, by a two
third vote. TO affirm the cCnstitutOnality
Of the act.
Senator Murphy's bill for a new GUS
tom-house building in New York, WAS
reported back favorably and placed on
the calendar The present custOm-hOuse
site is TO be used. and the limit OF cost is
to DO five million dollars. The building
commissioners are 10 be Charles y. Tain
ter George y. Post. Hugh J. Grant and
James r. Kilbreth.
The bill TO provide for q representation
Of the United States by commissioners al
any international monetary conference
was introduced and IS to be taken up to-
morrow without reference TO "A commit
tee. IL Is known az Senator WOlcOtts
bill, but I'm the absence OF that Senator,
in England. it was introduced by Mr..
Chandler (Rep. OF New Hampshire).
ARMY APPROPRIATION.
The army appropriation bin appropria-
ting over s23. 90 was passed without
question or remark There were few
minor amendments which will probably
be concurred in by the House without the
formality Of conference.
The legislative. executive and judicial
and military academy bills were reported
and placed on the calendar.
The Senate Committee added items
TO the former as passed by the House in
creasng the total by $C0ssj. and the mill
tary academy bill by 5000
House bill, to establish railroad bridges
across the Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers in Kentucky. WIS taken up and
passed.
AIR. Pettigrew (Silvorito Of South IA
kots) offered resolution. calling on the
Secretary Of State for information as 10
the doings OF the Venezuelan Boundary
Committee, and TO furnish a COPY of the
agreement on the subject between the
United States and Great Britain. which
had been already submitted 10 the Gov
ornmcnt Of Venezuela. 10 was laid on
the table. Mr.. Pettigrcw giving notice
that he would call IL mp tomorrow.
NICARAGUAN CANAL BILL.
At y. NJ. when the morning hour
closed "a motion was made BY Mr. Nor
gan TO proceed 20 the consideration Of
tho Nicaragua canal bill The motion
was agreed TO. Yeas, 60 Nays. IA, as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich. Allison. Bacon.
Brown. Burrows. CAN. Cameron. Cannon.
Chandler. Clark Cullen. Davis Faulk-
nor. Frye. Galingcr. Gibson. Gordon. Cor
man. Gray. Hale. Hawley. Hoar Lodge.
Mcbride. Mcmillan. Morgan. PETER, Per
kins, Plat, Proctor, Pugh QUAY Shcr-
man. Stewart Wetmore. and Whites.
Nays--Messrs. Bate Berry. Blackburn.
Caffery. Chiffon. Cockrell. HILL Mills. Mel
son. Pcttigrcw, Turpic Vest. Villas. aud
Walthall-li.
The bill was read i'm fun. and was laid
aside temporarily TO permit the transac-
ton of other business.
Senate bill FOR an examination and sur
vey of water route from the mouth
Of the ictties at Galveston. Texas. through
the ship channel. and mp Buffalo bayou
TO Houston Texas. was taken from the
calendar and passed.
The President Is message transmitting
report of the commissioners appointed 10
inquire as to the feasibility Of construct
Ing "A canal between the Great Lakes and
Atlantic ocean. was laid before the Sen
ate. and referred TO the Committee on
Commerce.
The Nicaragua canal bill was again
taken up. and. after two hours speech
by Mr. Morgan. i'm support OF H. the Sen
ate. AT 5:15 adjourned until tomorrow.
Senator Sherman was i'm his seat at
the opening OF to-day's session. and was
complimented by many of his associates
on his prospective transfer 10 the Nc
Knley Cabinet