The record-union., 1898-06-18
Will Be Called Up for Consideration on
Next Monday.
The Bill to Incorporate the Inter
national American Bank Passes
the Senate by q Vote Of Twenty
six to Twenty-three-The House
Continues Debate ON the GEN
eral Deficiency Bill.

w WASflNGTON, June 1I.-Iue Iot.
eign Relations Committee, through Mr.
Davis, the Chairman, to-day reported
favorably to the Senate the Newla1ds
resolution for the annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands. Davis announced
his purpose of calling up the resolutions
tomorrow for consideration, but as the
Senate decided later to adjourn until
Monday, the debate upon the resolu-
ton will Not begin until that time. The
bill to incorporate the international
American Bank, in accordance with the
recommendation of the Pan-American
Congress, which has occupied a greater
part of the Senate's time this week,
was passed this afternoon by vote Of
20 to 23. The design of the measure is
to furnish such banking and exchange
facilities as will promote trade between
the United States and the countries OF
Central and South America. The bill
provides that the bank shall have a
capital stock of $5,O0OOO0, and that the
capital stock may be increased to $2j,-
G0O,OOO. The institution, in accord
ance with the terms of the bill, shall
be under the supervision Of the Comp
-roller of the Currency, and in the char
ter OF the corporation, which the bill
grants, certain privileges are accorded
to the incorporators, in view of advan-
tageS which are expected to accrue to
those interested in trade with southern
countries. An amendment to the bill
provides that any coterie of citizens
who comply with the requirements Of
this charter may organize and establish
an international bank.
Soon after the Senate convened to-day
Davis, Chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Relations, favorably report
ed from that committee the resolution
adopted by the House for the annexa-
tion of the Hawaiian Islands. The
resolutions We're not amended
Davis gave notice that Immediately
after the mornings business tomorrow
he would move for the consideration Of
the resolutions.
White indicated that he would lead
the opposition to annexation, by re-
questing Davis to repeat his state
ment the California Senator not hay-
ing heard it.
After Davis had repeated his an
nouncement White resumed his seat,
evidently satisfied.
Gallinger Of New Hampshire, Chair
man Of the Pensions Committee, in
connection with adverse reports upon
mittee had adopted certain rules which
would exclude many bills. He called
attention to one case where an appil-
cation was rejected by the Pension
Bureau, but by special Act a pension
had been allowed, and had been in-
creased three times. The pensioner was
an employe of the Government. at a
salary of 500 a month. Gallinger said
the rules of the committee covered the
case, and added that the rules would
be observed in every case.
A bill providing for the erection Of
Government building in Seattle. at a
cost not exceeding $5O0,00O was passed.
Morgan of Alabama offered a reso-
luton, which was referred to the Naval
AHalrs Committee, extending the
thanks of Congress to Naval Con-
structor ECbson and the heroic crew of
the Merrimac, and authorizing the
transfer Of Constructor Hobson from
the construction corps to the line.
y bill was passed for the establish
ment of light and fog signal near
Sabine Bank, Texas
At O'Clock the bin Incorporating the
international American Bank was
taken up.
Alabama to strike out the provision
enabling the bank to act las trustees
in any mortgage given to secure such
bonds Government, State or munich
paD. and to countersign the same as
trustee, was accepted by the commit
tee and adopted
The following was offered by Turner
OF Washington. as a substitute for Sec
.f<,<l
adopted:
The property, franchise and business
or the said corporation shall be SUBJ
Ject 10 be taxed by the States in which
said property shall be, or the said fran
ch'se and business shall be exercised
and conducted as fully and to the same
extent as said States may tax the
property, franchise and business of do
mestlc corporations, and the shares of
stock of said corporation property sit
uated in any State for taxation may be
taxed ir such State to the same extent
ard in the same manner as other per-
sonal property
The bill was then passed-26 to 3d.
AT . y. m. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON. June 17.-The gem
eral deficiency bill occupied the atten-
ton OF the House to-day. 1t will prob
ably not pass the House before Mon
day. the session after o'clock being
set apart for eulogies upon the late
Senator Harris of Tennessee.
When the House met Ray R.) of
New York endeavored to secure con-
sideration of private bills, but Can
non motion to go into Committee of
the Whole to continue consideration of
the general deficiency bill prevailed
Al !, o'clock the House recessed for
the eycniE.. pension session
Dangerous Apparitions.
Every once In while a ghost crops up
in the columns of the daily or weekly