The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-22
WORK OF CONGRESS-

Sumed In discussion Of the Nicaragua
canal bill. Mr.. Turpie made the prin-
'clpal speech in opposition to the bill,
attacking 1t on the ground that it is In
rthe interest Of the Maritime company,
which he characterized as fraud and
bankrupt. He moved postponement
or the matter until after the holiday
recess. Mr.. Morgan defended the bill
and the Maritime company and op-
posed the motion to postpone. Messrs.
Berry and Rawlins both offered
amendments materially affecting the
bill Previous to the proceedings upon
the canal bill Mr.. Morrill, made an ad-
dress In support Of the bill authoriz-
ing the purchase Of site for a SUI
preme court building, and this and
several other bills were passed.
-~ In the House.
The house passed the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill without a
single amendment. The bill carries
$6,359, $50, which is less than the esti-
mates. The house also passed the SEN
ate bill to amend the laws relating to
seamen. All the amendments were re-
.jected.
Washington, Dec. Is. - The house
yesterday, for the second time during
this congress, refused to consider the
Lodge immigration bill. At the last
session an attempt was made to take
it from the speakers table, but it was
defeated by a large majority. MI,
Danford Of Ohio, chairman Of the i'm
migration committee, thought the bill
would be stronger after the elections
were over, but yesterday when he tried
again to secure consideration the
house declined-1O0 to 1O3-to take it
up. An interesting but brief debate on
the rules was precipitated during the
session by Mr.. Grow Of Pennsylvania,
during which Mr.. Dearmond made a
speech on the decadence Of the priv
ilege Of debate in the house. and held
Speaker Reed responsible for the fact
that the house had had no opportunity
to adopt new system of rules at this
session. The speaker replied with a
sarcastic speech in which he referred
to the complaints Of John Randolph in
the early days Of the century to show
that the same remonstrances were
made then that were being heard now.
In the Senate.
The Nicaraguan canal bill held it's
place as the principal subject before
the senate again yesterday. Speeches
were made by Messrs. Harris, Money,
Stewart and Morgan. Mr.. Money
s.. urged postponement Of the question in
order to permit an opportunity for ne
gotiatiOns with Great Britain for
modification Of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, and Mr.. Morgan antagonized
the proposition. An agreement was
reached to vote on the Turpie post
ponement motion to-day. Other Ques-
lions before the senate were: The gov
-ernment's pension policy and the bill
regarding the registry Of foreign-built
vessels wrecked on the American
coast. The pension discussion was
precipitated by Mr.. Vest. The regis
try bill went over until to-day.
The urgency deficiency appropriation
bill making provision for the army and
navy for the next six months displaced
the Nicaraguan canal bill in the SEN
ate, preventing even the taking Of a
vote on the question Of postponement
until after the holidays as had been in
tended. The deficiency bill was passed
after a spirited discussion turning
principally on the point Of keeping the
volunteer soldiers in the service.
Washington, Dec. 16. - The house
yesterday surpassed all previous rec
ords in the expedition with which it
passed the pension appropriat ton bill
This bill in days gone by has been one
of the most fruitful themes Of acri-
monious partisan debate, but yester-
day, although carrying $4,000 900 more
tho art
was passed in twenty minutes with
out a word Of criticism The house
then entered upon the consideration of
the bill to incorporate the Internation-
al American bank. This project was
recommended by the Pan-American
congress Of 1889. An arrangement
was effected for a vote upon the pass
age of the bill at o'clock to-day. 1t
was supported in debate yesterday by
Messrs. Brosius, Adams, Lacy and
Walker, Reps, and opposed by Messrs.
Jenkins, Rep, and Cox, briggs, and
Bartlett, Denis.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The bill to in
corporate the International American
bank was buried under an over
whelming adverse majority Of the
house yesterday. The debate upon
the measure was concluded at 8
O'Clock. Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader
of the majority, made an argument in
its support. The other speakers were
Hill of Connecticut, in it's support,
and Messrs. Bell, Sulzer, Maxwell,
Maddox and Swanson in opposition.
The vote by which the bill was de-
feated stood 1O3 ayes to 148 noes. The
bill to extend the customs and revenue
laws of the United States over the
Hawaiian islands was passed without
opposition. The bill, Mr.. Dingley ex-
planned, carried with it the civil laws
relating to appointments in the GUS
toms and revenue service in Hawaii.
AS this bill simply sought to do what
he believed had in fact been done by
the act Of annexation, it was proper
: that it should pass and pass promptly.
Mr.. McMillin Oem., Tenn.) used the
bill as a text for some remarks upon
the Dingley revenue law in which he
claimed that the revenue provided by
it was insufficient to meet the ex-
pei Sc Of the government. Mr.. McRae
(Dem., Ark) offered an amendment