Show SPEAKER REEO REED OBJECTS says he will kill the free homestead bill I 1 WHY HE OPPOSES THE BILL every man worked for it hns has been left lit at homo home by his con S and the speaker accepts that as evidence that it Is not wanted communication of minister rodriguez la in regard to tile the X iscaragua icar agua canal information regarding claims against spain TRIBUNE junr BUREAU u 1 post building pennsylvania aye ave I 1 washington D C jan 2 1 there seems to be no chance for or titi the passage through the house of t the le f tree real homestead bill so called the house Com committee mittLe on public lands after re porting the bill as ai it came from the senate have rave been endeavoring to ob I 1 tain lain the consent ot of speaker reed feri r the calling up of 0 the measure should I 1 it come UD there Is no doubt that it would pass the sneaker however has declined so far to give his consent stating staling ns as its his reasons tor for refusing that all the members of the tha house who had been acte e in pushing the bill hall had been defeated in the late elections or at beasi least had not been returned to con gross by their constituents speaker reed heed today in talking with n member of the appropriations committee upon this subject stated slated that lie made a speech st at ia kan n in fit which he told tire people that by their votes at the polls they would decide a hether they were in favor of the bill and mould agree to its passage it he be thought they wanted it and so manifested their desire ly by returning to con gross gresa t those hose men who had been instrumental in getting it up ue ile points out nour that flynn of oklahoma the originator of 0 the bill gamble of oc south daito a wilson 0 of idaho and Melk lejohn of nebraska who worked for it in committee Calder licad arod mi kanti ilk k of kansas hairls of and all the others who worked for ity its buc buckens ceNs ha haic c not been returned return eo arid and lie must therefore docile that tile the people do riot not favor tire the passage of the bill 1111 its pas pu age would prove of great bell to settlers upon indian lands who ito ha hae e not us u s yet paid up jil in full and would laterally latcia lateia lly have a beneficial effect upon tire the aneo fidio resolution fI Iio directing the taly of he interior to chlow open often that when it romes comes un air lir irr tire senate senator cannon ls Is dally daily watching matching for rai an opportunity to get this resolution up and says ava ile he expert expects to lie be able to do so no when the nicaragua R un canal bill has been disposed of it if n not t before bedoll reservation SURVEY MONEY the secretary of the Trea treasury gury transmitted to the h hoube a z communication front from tho the interior department becom 11 mending ll ding an additional nat apar appropriation or of to complete coin ll the survey or oc d L portion tion of the indian reservation re in AlOn montana tarra the last indian ap bill allowed aim for this purpose most of which has lag been expended th survey ey of the I line was waa last fall to 10 bad weather and and its required an air additional appropriation NICARAGUA CANAL letter of protest flom the minister representing nicaragua washington jan 22 2 the dou document ment N hah formed the basis bash 0 or f S senator e morgans Itt organs rental remarks its in the senate on the canal today waa a communication muni cation from senor J D rodal guez of tile the greater republic of central america senor sanor opens his communication by saying that first as several bills relative to the construction of till an canal through Nic nicaragua araa have been fur for some time pending pend before both houses of Con congrow grew hla his government recently instructed him to examine them and to make under certain conditions dit lonn ions suitable representations to tho the secretary ot of state jie ile says gays lie has haa accordingly examined the various bills and finds that they are at variance in matters of 0 detail with fill tile the stipulations of tile the contract of april 21 1847 bet between nicaragua and tile the canal company ile he then calls attention to tile the fact that the iha eighth article of that contract provides that the concession shall not be transferable to tire government or to foreign tore inn powers and that chat article 53 provides that any contravention of tile hie atrall entail catall ft a forfeiture of the i contract ile he asserts that the bills before con riess ellece a it transfer to tile the government ot of the united states making this government the absolute ouner ile he also points out other fact i which are he be says at ar urla lance with tho the con tt ct and ad proceeds to say bay among the belle benefits fits which mears gain reserves vea to heink Is in 6 per cent of the sharon bonds or such other obligations an the company om may lisue issue with a low ley to raising a pital now notwithstanding landing the fact that the alss has made several issues it lids haa not fulfilled its dobli 1 agloni al im loni slid and as the bills say nothing on this his particular point these securities would probably pro babli either cither be lost in the nou new enrin arm of the or u would id lie be liable to 10 troublesome and tedious litigation senor rodriguez then calls attention to the fact that the cont contract m ct obligated tho the completion of the canal a tat althin three years and says bay abac that term expired long ago aco but the c company in party notwithstanding a tw tho the most earnest solicitation has mado made no platen a of f meeting that obligation or of bellba bitely adjusting the 1 which aich it to pay in order to be discharged tho illas I ills nothing on this other point and nicaraguan Nic araguas rights in this matter might bo annulled in consequence of their silence liy by the plan involved in the t ile now new form which the bills dei deila ise for the enterprise ter prise tho the present company in IM extinguished and nothing remains of it in its rotation relation with the enterprise ent erpiLio rave fave j tile the shadow of a personality represent tit td by a vote in the board of directo i of 0 eleven members mcm bera in its relation with mith nicaragua it may always claim full as is the holder of the concession although having none of the means necessary to enable it to meet inept its obligation the document clon clones in the following word it eviat tit nt that hat the company la Is to rath money to fulfill I 1 its lt contract unless tile the united stater I 1 i of f america furnishes it therewith herewith and bince that contract contra et excludes the vogl ability or of a thit that result the un der signed hai ha ing ns been duly authorized P 0 o do so BO proposes to his excellency the secretary beci clary of 0 state that the two gov oil sit conic come to a strict lct u rider s anding on the oil tire ali b bal a sis of 1 the he sava savalia la treaty tit suli modifications as may be agreed upon and endeavor to leach a a just arrangement with the maritime canal company of nicaragua go 90 it IL may le je bounce a concession hose conditions it ii 14 unable to fulfill CLAIMS rob FOIL DAMAGES what Anae american rican citizens want spain to pay washington jan 12 athe the president today rent cent to the senate a lt list of 0 claims blied flied lit in the state department c by oil citizens z ens ot of the united states against spain for indemnity the correspondence ence 1 relating elating to the vessel com compete etl tot toi and tire the persons claiming american citizenship captured thereon the alie following Is tile list or oc claims for or agriest an cat and imprisonment august bolten john D ferres W A and louis 14 glean clean wt walter G digert john caraballo 1 thomas R dawley lobono lOO Ono john A sowers solvers 2000 lW adelphat 9 for res adolpho adolphe for arnes I 1 es then follows bollous EL a ions iong list of 0 claims tor for property hosiea including tile the following I 1 mrs C J iima de clarko IG jose G and J M delgado deleado J A Yie Ye denaga naga 1500 fr francisco a noises L belg 19 I 1 VMS joser josep tie de lag reyes garlie gareta eta cla and wife mire 37 7 F P montes monies andi andrea ea L terry 1 I larrondo Lar rendo george W hyatt il A FL morales all get bel V tie de Golc goicouria ouria AE D J G Y pine executor J T Y doi del linens J C de A A C tie ds OP arrill francisco alonda 55 as charles thosa thong SS SA 2840 P P beloon ral on A L terry 0 giggel joso JOB tur A S maria the correspondence accompanying relates lates almost exclusively to the competitor I 1 ca case cae se and Is the earlier communications include notes from consul general Willi allis to secretary olney and the Secre positive I 1 cablegram caM Enam to minister taylor toy lor at madrid which resulted in 66 the order I 1 from madi madrid id that this the competitor prisoners be accorded a civil trial I 1 the last communication glien in the con Is dated Deve december tuber 15 from vice consul springer to mr air rat Roh kill hll arid and contains a copy of a letter received front from alford aiford laborde master of the competitor the prisoner says he was ordered to dress in a milli daiy suit for or the purpose of being recognized by some one this ln lie refused i to do but when threatened with I 1 force lie complied compiled in order to avoid lit utility uta lity pacific cable company compan 7 washington jan 22 janics james A Sery and edmund 1 bayliss bachs were before the house committee on I 1 liter and rid foreign co commerce rc today 11 in the interest Inte reit of the cable cabil company of nw new york they ahny both argued upon the merits of the Scry bill oer 0 er the spalding bill I 1 stated ills compy company mould vant nant eighan inantha after the paso aige of n the bill to complete a cable to hawaii air aal eighteen more to comp complete icle it to jaran japan |