The sun., 1900-01-27
'THE'HORK|NGS OF CONGRESS
House Committee Agrees on q
Change in the Canal Bill
Now Pending.
TRIBUTE PAID TO HOBART
WitbMemorial Many Representatives
Honor the Memory OF the Late
Vice President 80 Changes
in the Ship Sub
siby Bill.
Ftil! .f.t-Aaa4ts
TRIBUTE PAID TO HOBART

Washington, Jan. 26.-The house COM
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce has reconsidered the Nicaragua
canal bill which had been reported with
an appropriation of $140, 100000 and has
changed the appropriation section so as
to make $10000,000 available with au-
thority to contract for the entire exeaya-
ton, construction, defense and compile
tion of the canal at total cost not ex-
ceeding $140,o00,000. tzfibaseetia-
Before this action was taken Mr.. Hep
burn, chairman of the committee, stated
that all the members of the committee
were anxious for the success of the bill,
but it was well to consider some obiec-
tions which had been raised. He had
heard several objections on the ground
that the whole $140,000,000 was appro-
priated now, and three or four gentlemen
had said they would not support the bill
if the entire sum was appropriated now,
but would support it if only portion was
made available at once to begin the work.
Mr. Corliss of Michigan thereupon Of
fered the following new section, which
was adopted:
''Section 6.-That the sum of $10,000,-
600 is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise APP
propriated toward the project herein con-
templated, and the secretary of war is
further hereby authorized to enter into
a contract or contracts for materials and
work that may be deemed necessary for
the proper construction, defense and COM
pletion of said canal, to be paid for as
appropriations may from time to time be
hereafter made, not to exceed In the ag-
gregate $140,000,000." "-.5.. ,...i..y, .r..- .i
EuIogies on MT. Hobart. slE
In the house the time after 2 o'clock
was devoted to eulogies upon the life
and public services of the late Vice Press
ident Hobart. The following is a list of
those who paid tribute to his memorys
Mr.. Gardner IN. J.), Mr. Stewart IN. J.),
Mr.. Payne IN. W, Mr.. Dalzell (Pa},i
Mr.. Brosius tPa), Mr. Richardson
CTenn.), Mr.. Grostenor (o9, Mr.. Parker
IN. ~, MIR. Dolliver Qa.), Mr. Fowler
N. J.), Mr.. Cousins Qa.), Mr.. DAILY IN.
J), Mr.. Loudenslager IN. J.), Mr.. Griggs
(Ga.). Mr.. Salmon IN. J.) and Mr.. Swan
son (Va.). saS1t i.s Pr Z. .1..l
The conference upon the census bill
was adopted without division. The In
dian appropriation bill was reported.
A resolution was adopted calling upon
the secretary of the interior for informa-
tl0n as TO Ine number OIL lHuidnS Ou tHe
Sac and Fox reservation who were not
paid their tribal allowances from 1855 to
1866, what such allowances would amount
tn and what portion of the salaries of the
chiefs due under treaty stipulations from
1852 to 1899 has not been paid.
The urgent deficiency bill was sent to
conference, and Messrs. Cannon (llls9,
Barney CWis.) and Livingston (Ga.) were
appointed conferees.
The subcommittee of the senate conf
n.ittee on commerce appointed to consid-
er the ship subsidy bill has agreed to rec
ommcnd several changes in the bill. One
of the amendments agreed upon limits
the amount to be paid in any one year to-
20 and 81 knot vessels to $2,000,00O in.
I the aggregate.
! Another change places vessels Of liz
] 12'and 13 knots speed in the special pre-
MUM class, this action being taken to
encourage low power freight vessels. A
third amendment provides for the admis-
sion OF foreign built ships of certain
classes where a majority of the stock is
owPed by American citizens. The re-
quirement in the bill as introduced was
that 80 per cent of che stock should be
owned in this country. a..-. 4.