New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
THE REGULAR REPORT.
SE.N4T TIE.
SENATOR TTRPIEs OPINION OF THE MARI
TIME CANAL COMPANY.


galleries Of tho Senate at tho opening Of tho Sos
sion to-day The Rev !. /. Heisse Of this clty.
pronounced the invocation and called down the bless
Ing ~ Heaven upon sll those no we're bereaTed
by the obstruction II noble steamer. which
carried hundreds II our women ana children 70
watory graves
hilI making appropriations n pay session en-
poyes ., the House If Representatives md for
Other purposes passed with IN" following
amendment:
To enable tho Secretary Of War. in his discretion
mains ~ officer. and soldiers wtn tie AZ rs'i'arr
camps or who arc killed in action Ir WA' Ge IN IN
the nod al places outside n tho limits ~ m"
Tinted States. 500 90.
bill was called NJ hv NJ sEwELL Rer
j. Of the Military Affairs Committee. permit
ting the Secretsrv NJ War. in his DISCRETION -
have erected on the Wet Point reservation an
edihce for religious worship The measure arouse
some discussion Mr. Sewel and Mr. Havey de-
Tended g. and Mr. Cisllinger criticised ~ no
cause T. lacked franknsss in not naming The &c
nomination rhich 70 b." allowed 10 erect the
chapel A. West Poin' While the measure permits
the erection OF building by anv Denomination or
sect a. West Point Mr. GaAnc said It was well
understood that the bin was for the purfose NJ
mailing Roman Catholic church - b. erected
This he believed. ought 20 be stated in the bill
The MEASURE was passed without ameair1en'
THE NICARAGUA CANAL ELL
Mr. MORGAN Dem Ala announced that he
nropo.ed 10 try to get ,ip hs bill for the
ton Of the Nicaragua Canal by the United States
Mr. TrRPIE Dem Ind sharply opposed the
idea suggested by Mr. Morgan He maintained that
Tho opponents ~ tho biz had wight - be heard
briefly
The suggest,on ~ Mr. Morgan. h~ thought. vas
rremaure as tho repor. CT the existing Canal Corn
mission he'd not been Ned lie spoke OF III, effect
81 the clear. beautiful and placid waters OF Lake
Nicararua IN barnacle-laden ships. the water soon
# .ha harr hen
Hken.G the Maritime Cana, Company 70 a barnacle
which had attached itsef 20 the canal scheme.
Ore 81 the great ard chief barnacles OF the en-
terprise" said he. is the Maritime Canal Com
pany. II Is the hsrnacln which has attached 'self
n Tho keel
The canal project has been hln1ered and re
tarded and delayed by the Maritime Canal Com
pam and regrA. 'ha. even tho name Of that conf
panv - in the bill pending Thar name is thor
oIghy odlous in every market of the world. /
know ~ no distastefu.. so odious as tnat
Of the Maritime Canal Company except that OF the
Panama Canal ComDsnv. ~ the lsthnus or pa
ren e."
A till 70 Increase the lumber OF post quarter
rnas,.r.sergeants ~ the United States Army was
passed
Another measure reported from IN. Military Com
rnlttee 20 reimburse the Governors OF States and
Territories for expenses incurred b> them in aiding
the United States 20 raise and orSaaze supply ana
eauip the present volunteer army. vas passed
A bill 70 restore Mat,r W Wham. tormerly
payrnaster in tho United States Army. m his 'ull
rank and pay IN the Army ~as passed
resolution authorizing tho Committee on
Finance 70 make an investigation OF Internal reve-
nue. and customs matters. ana - hold sessions dur
ing the recess Of Congress was agreed 10
Bills were passed fixing the pay and allowances
~ chaplains 81 volunteer regiments. making them
the same as these 81 mounted captain; permit
ting officers IN the Regular or volunteer army ~
hold positions commissioners. spperintendents
or historians of National parks
Mr. WHITE Dem. Cali Offered resolution re
questinz the President to take immediate eteps. II
not incompatible with the public interests 70 secur"
the release or the fair and speedy trial ., Harry
l. Spring and Charles Nelson. residents Of Cat
fo.nia who have for long time been under arrest
N tho Republic Of Colombia The resolution vas
agreed ~
MANY BILLS PASSED
Under special order two hours then Do
voted to the consideration ~ urobiected bills on
the general calendar Among tho bills passed
vere the Glowing
To enable naval courts-nartial and curtis of ir.
civilian witnesses: authorizing the readjustmon, of
m" accounts Of Army officers in certain son,in,
Association to establish United Sia'9s court a.
W Sn1"Fo Dodge ;io"o for r tic use by the Tinted
States OF. patent cartrdge loedins machne; 10
refer TO e p SoII Of For Lawns or ne on a ON GF Oh. IN. mon
suncock and to provide a steam whistle at the
entrance to Muskegon Harbor. Michigan
Mr. ALLISON Rcp.. Iowa. called up the House
resolution providing for the adjournment Of Con
gress o'clock tomorrow. and had r. referred 70
the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr. ALI.FS POP Neh) and Mr. HAWLEY
rep Comm thought It impossible that Congress
could dispose ~ necessary business and ed'ourn
tomorrow
Mr. Hawlcy ca'led attention 20 the largo number
~ combinations that ought 20 he made in Justice
10 the appointees ard expressed the hope that no
adjournment would he taken until they had been
disposed of and until the conference reports had
been agreed to
CORBIN TO BE A MAJOR-GENERAL
Mr.. SEwELL (Rep " j called up the bill AZ
ing the rank OF the AdJutant-Genera Of the Army
as that OF ma jor-gencral.
Mr. PETTUS dem. Aln) objected to considern-
ton OF the bill
on motion OF Mr.. sewe.i the Senate by vote took
up the measure. Mr.. Pettus attacked the measure.
declaring 1t piece OF political favoritism and
was wrong to many other officers In the
field
Mr. BATE dem. TENN defended the bill and
defended General Corbin. the present Adjutant-
General. paying a high tribute to General Corbin's
executive ability
Mr. Sewell said no man had demonstrated more
fully than had General Corbin his distinguishes
ability and his entire worthness for the promotion
the pending measure would give him.
In reply TO the charge OF Mr.. Pettus that General
Corbin political favorite and had pronted
thereby. Mr.. FORAKER Rep Ohio) said he was
unwilling that such statement should stand I'M
contradcted He pointed out that General Corbln
had the honors that had come to him by meri-
torous services His promotion had been earned
step by step and his entire record was gallant and
heroic. He had served eleven full years on the
plains fighting Indians. and long before that had
won distinguished honors In the Civil War.
Mr.. Pettus interrupted Mr.. Foraker with the re-
mark that he supposed General Corbin great
because he came from Ohio
1T Is not necessary" retorted Mr.. Foraker hoty.
"for mo to answer the Ming Of tho Senator from
Alabama at General Corbin. except to say that Il
IL entirely unwarranted in this Senate General
Corbin has q record that the Senator has no right
to sheer at. OF course, that ne came from Ohio
has nothing whatever to do with this bill Tho