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PETER Presentsa Memorial From
Kansas TO That Effect.
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RELATIVE TO THE DECISIONS.
From the Supreme Court Against the Consti-
tutionalily of Acts of Congress-
NEW YoRrs NEW CUSTOM HOUSE
Morgan's Canal Bill Comes Up in the SEN
ate-He Speaks Two Hours On the
Measure District of Col
umbia in the House.

Washington, Jan. BIN the senate to-
day Mr.. Peffer Cpop. Kan.), presented a
memorial from his state proposing that
the power of the supreme court shall be
so limited as to require the court, in case
of an intended decision against the con-
stitutionality of an act of congress, to
furnish congress with the advance copy
of it's decision, as in the case of presi-
Dental veto, TO affirm the constitutional
ty of the act.
Senator Murpby's bill! for a new custom
house 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 be $5,000,-
900. The building commissioners are to
be Charles N. Taintor, George B. Post,
Hugh J. Grant and James T. Kilbreath.
The bill to provide for a representation
of the United States by commissioners
at any International money conference
was introduced and is to be taken up to-
morrow without reference to commit
tee. 1t is known as Senator Wolcotts
bill; but In the absence of that senator in
England 1t was introduced by Mr..
Chandler, of New Hampshire.
The army appropriation BILL appropri-
ating over $23,000, 900, was passed without
question or remark. There were q few
minor amendments which will probably
be concurred in by the house without
the formality of a conference.
The legislature, executive and judicial,
and the military appropriation bills were
reported and placed on the calendar.
The senate committee added items to
the former bill as passed by the house in
creasing the, total by $60,SS5, and the
military academy bill by $5,000
House bill to establish railroad bridges
across the Cum berland and Tennessee
rivers in Kentucky, was taken up and
passed.
Mr. Pettigrew, silverite of South Da-
kota, Offered a resolution calling on the
secretary Of state for information as to
the doings of the Venezuelan boundary
commission; and to furnish a copy Of the
agreement on the subject between the
United States and Great Britain which
had been already submitted to the gov
ernment of Venezuela. Laid on the
table, Mr.. Pettigrew giving notice that
he would call it up tomorrow.
At 2 d. m. when the morning hour
closed motion was made by Mr.. Morgan
to proceed to the consideration OF the
Nicaragua canal bill The motion was
agreed to: Yeas, So; nays, IA, as follows:
Aldrich, Allison. Bacon, Brown, Bur-
rows, Call, Cameron, Chandler, Cannon,
Clark, Culom, Davis, Faulkner, Frye,
Gallinger, Gibson, Gordon, German, Gray,
Hale, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride,
NOl6d CIlclt Ci hiiiS, ie1te,
Proctor, Pugh, Quay, Sherman, Stewart,
Wetmore and W'hfte-36.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Caffery,
Chiffon, Cockrel1, Hill, Mills, Nelson, Pet
tigrew, Turpfe, Vest, Villas and Walthall
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The bill was read in. full and wes laid
aside temporarily to permit the trans
action of other business.
Senate bill for an niexamination and sur
vey of a water route from the mouth of
the jetties OF Galveston, through ship
channels, and up Buffalo bayou to Hous-
ton, Tex, was taken from the calendar
and passed. .rCe1 HrI = 80
The Presidents message Transmitting
the report of the commission appointed to
inquire as to the feasibility of construct
ing a canal between the great lakes and
the Atlantic ocean was laid before the
senate and referred to-the committee on
commerce.rrgThes Niearaguan bill was
again taken up and after a two hours
speech by Mr.. Morgan in support of 1t,
the senate, at 5:15, adjourned until to-
morrow. sl's 9 . -'a =.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 1S.lThe house spent
the day in the consideration of miscea-
laneous matters. business of the District
of Columbia occupying the greater por-
ton of the session, Aside from these
measures Of purely local interest bills
were passed:
To prohibit, and punish the sale Of
liquorstto Indians over whom the interior
department exercises guardianship; ex-
tending Of two years the time for the
completion Of the Kansas, Oklahoma
Central and Southwestern railway
through the Indian Territory and Okla
homa amending the patent laws along
the lines proposed by the American Bar
association; to give to the United States
the benefit Of devices patented by naval
of1icers authorizing the, construction of
a bridge across the Rio Grande at Ell
PasSo, Tex z asgya I,Aas
An order vas agreed to setting. aside
tomorrow's session for the consideration
of private pension bills.
Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts, gave no.
tice that he would call up the Yost-Tuck-
er election case "Wednesday.
At APO o'clock the house adjourned till
tomorrow.