Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-05
SENATOR WHITE FINISHES.
KANSAS PACIFIC.
Discussion on Coming Sale Feature of
House Session.

Washington, Feb. 4.-This was private
bill day in the house; but, by systemat-
ic f1libustering, the private calendar,
containing the bills reported by the
committees on claims, was not reached,
the whole day being consumed in pass
ing Is Of the "a private pension bills ia
vorably acted upon by the house at the
session last Friday night
During the consideration of one of
the bills, an interesting discussion of the
approaching sale of the Kansas Pacific
road, set for Feb. IL, was precipitated
by Mr.. Fleming dem, CAD. who, with
his democratic colleagues, desired legis-
lation to require the president to bid
the full amount of the debt, principal
and interest. Mr.. Powers, chairman Of
the Pacific Railroad committee, con-
tended that the real purpose of the OPP
position was to compel the government
to take the road and operate it. He
said he thought the administration
which had secured every dollar owing
from the Union Pacific, could be safely
trusted to protect the governments in
terests at the sale Of the Kansas Pa
cific
Mr.. Hooker rep, N. " arose to
question of personal privilege, just prior
to adjournment to vndicate himself
from some charges in connection with
the contest for the postmastership of
jamestown, N Y. That vindication, he
explained, had been unanimously ac-
corded him this afternoon by the sen
ate committee on post offices and post
roads.----=-=----
IGH-HANDED CANADIANS.
During the debate on one Of the bills
Mr. Simpkins (Mass.) called the atten-
ton of the house to "the vexatious de-
lays and excessive penalties imposed
on American fishing vessels by Canadian
authorities
He cited the case of the schooner Car
RE e. Phillips, which last December
was put to a loss of ovep $1,000 and fined
$500 for mere technical violation Of
Canadian law. He contrasted this treat
ment with the liberal course of the I'm
tied States in imposing only nominal
and exemplary penalties on British YES
sells for similar offenses, and expressed
the hope that the government would
both obtain redress for this particular
act of injustice and protest against the
general practice of Canada in harrassing
American fishing vessels.
TO SUPPRESS CONTEMPLATING
Washington, Feb. 4-The recent dis
eovery of the $500 counterfeit silver. GER
tificate has led to a request made to
congress by Secretary Gage today for
an increase of the appropriation for
suppressing counterfeiting for the next
fiscal year from $4,000 to $780, 900 The
secretary says the magnitude of the OPP
erations of the counterfeiters of our
own and foreign currency during the
past two years and the great number
of persons engaged in the work neces-
states the increased vigilance and ex-
tended operations to be at once initiated
by the secretary by the secret serviee.
CUBAN AUTONOMY.
Washington, Feb. An the house to-
day, Nj. Williams of Mississippi intro
duced a resolution ealing upon the sec
rotary of state to inform the house as
TO what progress had been made in the
effort of the Spanish government to in
duce the Cubans to accept autonomy;
and, if not incompatible with the in
terests of the country, to report what
the condition of The. reconcentradoes has
been since the advent of the new ad-
ministration of Gen. Blanco. The res
olution was referred to the committee
on foreign affairs.
HOUSE. EVENING SESSION.
Washington, Feb. 4.--Dufing the eve
ming session nineteen private pension
bills were favorably acted on, including
one granting $50 per month to the
widow Of Major Gen. Mortimer d. Leg
gett. The evening was enllvened by
tilt between Mr.. Norton of Ohio and
Mr.: Ray Of New York. the formers
criticism of the pension bureau was re-
piled to by Mr.. Ray in such a manner
as to draw from Mr.. Norton a heated
reply. At 1890 the house adjourned I'M
til tomorrow.