Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-24
NICARAGUA Bill PASSED.
The Senate Disposes of the Canal
Measure by a Vote of
48 to 6
REQUEST MADE FOR PHILIPPINE DATA.

REQUEST MADE FOR PHILIPPINE DATA.
Gallery Resolution Requesting the
President to Furnish Any Informa-
ton He Has Received from Agents
or Representatives of the So-Called
Republic Is Passed.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The senate
passed the Nicaragua canal bill at 2:40
p. m. unanimously.
By a unanimous consent agreement
q reconsideration of the passage of the
Nicaragua canal bill was allowed in or
der that a yea and nay vote might be
taken and the bill was passed, 4s &c.
Before passing the bill the senate
adopted an important amendment OF
tered by Senator Spooner, providing
that If the United States shall be I'M
able to secure from Nicaragua and
Costa Rica concessions enabling the
United States to own and control the
Nicaraguan canal he may negotiate for
control of another canal route, and that
no money shall be paid the maritime
canal unless the president shall decide
to construct the canal under the com
pany's concessions.
Take Up Anti scnlpine Bill.
An effort was made to get considera-
tion Of the a~nti-scalping bill in the SEN
ate. Senator Chandler moved an execu-
tive session and a roll call was had. Sen
ator Chandler's motion for an executive
session was defeated rs to 80.
The senate took up the a~nti-scalping
bill. Vote 33 to Fl.
At the opening Of Saturdays session
OF the senate Senator Mcmillan (Mich.)
presented the credentials of Julius
Caesar Burrows, reelected a senator
from Michigan for a term of six years
beginning March 4, 1899. They were
fled.
The resolution offered Friday by Sen
ator Gallery (La.), requesting from the
president any information he may have
received from agents or representatives
of the so-called Philippine republic rel
ative to conditions in the Philippine is
lands was laid before the senate.
Senator Gallery said that the resolu-
tion was very important. He thought
1t likely the statements concerning the
conditions in the islands made in the
public prints were true. If they were
true the question Of fact concerning
the islands had an important bearing
on the pending peace treaty.
The resolution was adopted.
Orders Favorable Report.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The house
coinage, weights and measures commit
tee on Saturday by a strict party vote
ordered a favorable report on the sub
stitute for Representative Hills bill, to
fix the standard of value in the United
States and for other purposes. The
bill provides In substance that the
standard Of value in the United States
shall be the gold dollar, that all con-
tracts existing and in the future shall
be computed In reference to the stand.
ard, that there shall be established in
the treasury a department of issue and
redemption, that the greenbacks shall
I've retired, and upon retirement that
gold bills shall be substituted therefor.
EIH.NrH - lIuGn Is.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The president
Saturday sent these nominations to the
senate:
War-To be professor of mathematics in
the military academy. Associate Professor
Wright +. Edgerton. To be associate pro.
fossor Of mathematics in the military acad.
emy-First Lieut.. Charles P. Echols. corps
OF engineers.
Interior-Edmund D Wiggin, of Wash
angton, to be register of the land Office
at Weare. Alaska.
Navy-Assistant engineers 10 he nsssed
assistant engineers-Henry B.. Price, Mar
tin D.. Trench. To be brigade surgeon with
rank of major-Orlando Quicker, Of Ken.
lucky.
Also some minor promotions in the vol.
unteer army.
River and Harbor Bill.
Washington, Jan 23.-The river and
harbor bill was completed Friday night.
1t carries appropriations for the en-.
suing fiscal year aggregating $12, SOB,
lbs, and in addition to this continuing
contracts are authorized aggregatinp
$16, 791 ,53s. Other conditional appro
priations, contingent upon securing Ger
tain results, amount to S770,oo0, but The
payments on these would probably BIZ
postponed beyond the ensuing year
Among the appropriations are the fol
lowing:
Michigan-Hay lake channel, 500, 900 and
continuing contract. 1894, us; Detroit river
removing Shoals from Detroit and Lake
Erie, slOO. 900, and continuing contract, 1851,
800; Grand river. Z 5,000; Muskegon harbor
$4,000; Portage lake refuge, SIS, O0O, and con
tinuing contract, SS5. 600; Sand Beach ref.
uge, $4,000. and continuing contract. 5000.
900; st. Joseph harbor. $50, 900, and continu.
ing contract. $500. 600.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS harbor, 5000. ant
continuing contract, s14l. coo; milwaukee,
harbor of refuge. $50, 600, and continuine
contract. s105, $50; Racine harbor, $40. 900 anG
continuing contract. S67,750; Sheboygar
harbor. SIS. 400. and continuing contract
$50, 900.
Illinois-Calumet harbor, $3.50, 900, and con
tinuing contract, SS59. $50; Chicago harbor
$4,000, and continuing contract, SS77 S2S
Calumet river. 100000; Illinois river, s1OO,
900.
Break ON the New York.
Southampton, Jan. s3.-The Ameri
can line steamer New York, Capt. Pas
SOW, which left New York on Januar,
IL for this port and which passed TIL,
Lizard at 1890 p. M, was locked a
1870 p. N. here Saturday. The delay il
her arrival was due to the fact that tbe