Show HEARD IN CAPITOL CORRIDORS Tho Senate has ratified tho Samoan treaty The Senate Committee on Intoroceanlc canals today agreed unanimously to report re-port a bill for the construction or the NIcaraguan 1 NI-caraguan canal Tho President J5ent to tho Senate the name of Robert M McWudo of Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania to be Consul for tho United States at Canton to succeed Mr Edwin S Bed Joe I I Secretary Long and Rear Admiral Bradford Brad-ford appeared before tho Senate Commll Leo on Naval Affaire yesterday In advocacy advo-cacy of the construction of a Pacific cablo by the Government The llouso Committee on Military Affairs I Af-fairs hUH acted favorably on bill establishing estab-lishing a military post ai Sheridan Wyo and making available JKXJOOO for a military mili-tary hospital at Fort Leavenworth Jan Rural free delivery was mudo the rubJ Joct j of dcbato In the Howe yesterday Mr McTlac of Arkansas said the receipts this year would not exceed JCOOOCQOOO and I ho I estimated expenses aggregated 7US 000000 I Tho Sonato Committee on FInnnco today to-day grain had under consideration tho nomination of Hon V D Uyniim to bo general appraiser of merchandise at New York The DemocratIc members continued con-tinued their opposition lu time nomination Senator Wellington haH Introduced a Joint resolution In tho Senate declaring Unit It In not tho purpose of this Government Govern-ment to deprive tho Filipinos of their right of selfgovernment It pledges them the protection of tho United States In establishing es-tablishing a republic when law and order shull bo established |