Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
Consideration of the Bill in the
House.
EXPLAINED BY REPRESENTATIVE TOSS
Nicaragua Canal Bill in the
Senate.
MIR. SULLIVAN IN FAVOR

Mr.. Proctor (Vt) of the committee on
military affairs favorably reported the joint
resolution authorizing the admission of
Louis Yglesias of Costa Rica to the Military
Academy at West Point. Young Yglesas
is son of President Yglesias of Costa Rica.
The resolution was adopted
\ bill authorizing the Arkansas and
Choctaw Railway Company to construct
and operate & railroad line through the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nation in the In
dian territory was favorably reported and
passed.
Proposed War investigation.
Mr.. Allen fNeb) introduced the following
resolution; That committee of five sena-
tors. no more than two of whom shall be
members of the same political party. shall
be appointed to make full inquiry into the
conduct of the late war between the United
States and Spain. Said committee shall
have plenary authority to inquire and re-
port the ACCESSIBILITY of the selection of
places of encampment for the troops by
the military authorities of the United
States. the time. character and places of
delivery of cOmmissary, quartermasters
and medical stores, the quality and guam
tity thereof and the regularity of their de-
livery, and into all things in any manner
affecting the care, discipline and health of
the troops in the field and in camp and into
all other matters and things in any manner
dhttttiS VI OH the i6atlilr icSu-
larity and discipline of the army and
whether there is just cause to complain of
the places of encampment, food, medical
stores and quartermaSters supplies fur
nished.'
Objection was made to immediate con-
sideration of the resolution and it went
over.
A bill granting to the city of Saginaw.
Mich, the privilege of identifying and
using a public park such part of the
post Office property as may be deemed I'M
necessary for post office purposes was
passed.
Mr. McLaurin IS. CO then addressed the
Senate. A report Of his remarks will be
found in another column.
Mr.. McLaurln occupied the attention of
the Senate for an hour and ten minutes.
and was accorded good attention by both
senators and people in the galleries
A bill passed providing for the adj
justment of the swamp land grant to the
state of Wisconsin
A joint resolution for the Improvement of
Mystic river. Massachusetts. was adopted.
A hill for the relief of the Citizens Bank
Of Stuart. Holt county. Neb., was passed.
Mr.. Davis Mimi withdrew a motion that
the Senate go into executive session in or
der that Mr.. Sullivan (Miss) might deliver
his announced speech on the Nicaragua
canal bill giving notice, however. that he
would renew his motion at the conclusion
Of the speech.
Mr. Sullivan for the Canal.
Mr.. Sullivan advocated the pending canal
measure as Mr.. Morgan. in charge of the
bill. proposed to amend it.
He maintained that it would not be right
for the United States to take advantage of
the Maritime Canal Company our own
citizens, and cause them to lose all the
money they had already invested in the
construction Of the canal.
He analysed the bill and pointed out the
advantages that would accrue to the United
States from the enactment of ii into law