Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-14
NICARAGUA CANAL Bill,
Notlce Given Of Amendments That
Will Be Offered,
ONE GIVES A LIEN ON TT,
also provides For Government Fore
closure Under Certain Circum.
s'ahces - Another Eliminates
Bond Feature of the Measure.

washington, Dec. 14.-In his opening
prayer IN the senate Chaplain Milburn
plaue touching allusion to the death
u Mrs. Bright, wife Of the sergeant-at-
arms of the senate, and invoked the ii.
vine blessing upon her husband and
children.
upon the request of Mr.. Gallinger
chairman of the committee on pensions
the senate passed bill increasing the
pension of Eleazer Smith of New
Hampshire to $50 per month. Mr.. CAL
Hnger said that Mr.. Smith was over 100
years old and one of the three survivors
Of the war Of 1872.
MI. Berry gave notice of an amend
ment he will offer to the Nicaraeua
canal bill, providing for the direct ap-
preparation for money for the construc-
tlon OF the canal and limiting the cost
TO Sll5 900. The amendment provides
tor the construction of the canal by the
Maritime Canal company and gives the
government lien upon the property to
be foreclosed under circumstances fully
enumerated.
Mr.. Berry stated one object of the
amendment was to eliminate the bond
feature of the bill. Another was to de-
prive the Maritime Canal company Of
any shares of the stock, as in the pres
emf bill, leaving the United States, Nj
caragua and Costa Rica the only stock
holders. He said he understood Mr.
Morgan to be willing to have the bill
amended so as to abolish the bond pro-
vision Of the bill.
Mr.. RaWlins also gave notice of an
amendment to the Nicaragua BILL pro-
viding that the act should not 20 into
effect until the United States should Sc
cure by treaty the right to fortify and
garrison the canal, to send armed ves-
sells and munitions of war through it in
time of war and to close it against any
other nation with whom the United
States may be at war.
Speech by Morrill,.
Mr.. Morrill, in accordance with pre-
vious notice, addressed the senate on
his bill authorizing the purchase of a
site east of the capitol grounds in
Washington for building for the Unit
ed States supreme court.
The speech was delivered in pursu-
ance Of the venerable senator's prac-
tice of addressing the senate upon some
subject in the early days of each ses-
sion. He spoke from manuscript, and
Notwithstanding his advanced age he
handled the subject with exceptional
vigor and effectiveness. Mr.. Morrill,
urged the propriety Of erecting build
ing in keeping with the dignity of the
court, called attention to the fact that
II; hoI tx,,io no 70 nd
claimed that the recent fire in the
courts quarters in the capitol empha-
sized the Importance of the measure.
At the conclusion of Mr. Morrills
speech the senate passed the supreme
court site bill.
When the house met, the previous
question had been ordered on the pas
sage of the bill which was under con-
sideration when the house adjourned to
amend the laws relating to the ship
ping of seamen, and the vote was taken
by yeas and nays. The amendments
were disagreed to-1O5 to 125-and the
bill was passed without division.
On motion of Mr.. Hay (Dem., Va.)
resolution was adopted calling upon the
secretary of war for information as to
what towns in Porto Rico, Cuba and
the Philippines are required to be gar
risoned, how many troops will be nee
essary for that purpose and how many
soldiers will be needed for the United
States proper.
Another resolution was adopted call
ing upon the secretary OF state LOT IN
formation as to the alleged outrages
upon Bishop Earl Cranston at Peklng
in September last and as to what, II
any, step had been taken to secure
suitable redress.
The house then went into committee
of the whole and took UP the district ap-
propriation bill.