The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

of the Nicaragua canal say there will be
a motion either to concur with the canal
amendment, else to instruct the House
cOnferees to substitute the Hepburn canal
bill Chairman Hepburn and other members
of the commerce committee do not approve
the form of the Senate canal amendment,
as 1t is said to recognize private conces-
sions. They, therefore, will endeavor to pre-
serve the Nicaragua feature in the river
and harbor bill and yet substitute strict
government control as embodied In the Hep
burn bill. The precedents are being exam
ined and under these it is said the motion
to concur with an amendment substituting
the House proposition for that of the Senate
would take precedence over a motion 70
nonconcur. The most recent ruling was by
MIR. Payne, of New York, who while IN the
chair held that a motion to concur with
an amendment took precedence over a strict
motion to concur and the latter over
motion to nonconcur
A statement has been prepared at the
War Department which shows that during
the calendar year 1898 the number of cars
loaded with goods shipped through the
United States from one point in Canada to
another was 7O66S, the contents of which
were approximately 100000 tons. The rec
ords of the department show that during
the calendar year 1897. the figures for 1898
not being available, the number OF cars
loaded with American goods shipped through
Canada from one point in the United states
to another was 46O,269, the contents of which
were 3, 637, 173 tons 1t thus appears that the
quantity of American goods hauled py
Canada roads was about twenty-seven times
greater than the quantity of Canadian goods
hauled by American roads
The President and party returned to
Washington at o'clock this morning from
their trip to Boston. The return trip was I'M
eventful. All the members of the party ex-
pressed themselves as delighted with the
trip, especially with the hearty reception
given them by the citizens OF Boston.
To-day's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance,
$27S,OO5.641; gold reserve, $22I1a,5OO
The river and harbor bill as reported to
the Senate contains a paragraph appropriate
Ing $4,000 for the Michigan City harbor and
continuing contract for $l9NVO additional
A bill introduced by Senator Fairbanks
giving Mrs. Mary Langley Hendricks, of
Lebanon, Ind, a pension of $12 q month
has passed both houses of Congress and is
before the President awaiting his signature.
The Fairbanks bill to reimburse Govern
ors of States for expenses incurred by them
in aiding the United States to raise and or
ganize troops for the Spanish American war;
has been favorably reported to the House
by the committee on military claims, with
some amendments.
The Anglo-American commission held sew
eral sessions to-day, going over a variety
of subjects without final action on any of
them. The full commission was in joint
session during the forenoon and reassem-
bled later in the day and spent until after
o'clock this afternoon arguing over several
points at issue In the absence of any re-
suit of a conclusive nature, definite state
ment is withheld. Both the English and
the American commissioners during the day
held separate sessions. There were no in
cications to-day of final break in the ne
gotiations, and the reports that they were
practically at an end based on the as
sumption that there is no agreement in
sight, are given a positive denial. At the
same time 1t is said such progress has not
been made in the adjustment of the impor-
tant problems before the commission as
would warrant a definite statement Of the
probable outcome and the termination of the
negotiations is not yet in sight.
A telegram was received at the treasury
to-day from New Orleans, stating that there
was a surplus Of gold there and an insult
ficient supply Of paper currency, and ask
ing that an exchange be made Treasurer
Roberts, in speaking Of the situation, said: