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Show tiii. I'lvtin ai i Aim. iiksIiiiIoii tatlittt r,r nu Iniesi- lOtlhitl l-nxeil. Wabiinuios, D (., Jan. 26. Tlio resolution for the liivesllgallun of the 1 ntiitrm nllslrs rovlded that a .cli commlllee ef llie shall beappululol to Iniestlgato nud rtort what inula o moue, It any, wrrecxpenlol by thu Panama Canal Conq an or Its romot-trs, romot-trs, directly or Inilreclly, tor the urKuot irevmliuk . posltie n In this eoiintry to thelanstif saldcompaii, or securing In America thereto, nnd what disposition was niido ot audi sums, and gencrall as t) the situation of ulhtlra upon the Isllimus ns fares Anutlctu cuinmeice seeking transit across the tame was concerned, unl u'si ns tu the. culilrncts nud relations between the Paclllc Mall Company und Iho hoiilhern Pacilln Transcontinental Transcon-tinental Hiltrotd Assoulation and as low) atcoutrnctaoruiraugimenbi were made by raid cumpanlta whereby trafllo b thu way ot the Isthmus was su prcssoel or dlinlnlehed,Aiid whither the Inducts which It was the design of this (Juvtinmeiit lo foster by Iho rums granted to Slid steamship comiunlia through mall contracts or otherwise, hnl I ecu thereby diver tod from the Isthmus nud I'auann Ilallroad Compauy lo suoh transcontinental couq su es, and as to whether such ucl tveiu detrimental to the Interests cf American maritime compinle and Iho iroduiers, miuulacturers nnd meriliauts of llio Uulted Btlato,nnd If such abusts should U- found tu exist by what me ens thu samu can or about I besupreiiitl, and as to whether further fur-ther grant it sums to sat J steamship uomt arilnt should bu withdrawn. Thu Houae lit coinmltteo of the wuuiu procreueu to llio conn lerallon of the sundry civil bill. Hut little pour, is was ma Jo before nu Adjournment Adjourn-ment to Mou lay was taken. lleprtienlatlve Bprluger today Introduce Intro-duce I a bill to repeal thu clauie In the MclClntoy act Increasing nitir January Janu-ary 1st, 1S0I, the duly ou manufactures manufac-tures nt linen containing moro than 100 threads to the sqll.ro Inch. The Inijortcrsask tlio repeal of this revision revi-sion before It takia ellect,alleging that It failed lu ilsolect, which waste foster the tine linen Industry lu tho Uulted Btates. Practically tlio whole day's session wasulby theBenate behind closed doors, the executive session laitlu. from 12 10 tu 1 3 J p in , wbt n the Beuato nJJourueel until J o'clock Monday, thu cliuulu of hour being ma loin order to give the senators an n porlunlty to alien 1 lllalne' fuueiul. Ill the inoiulug tho army pproria-lion pproria-lion bill wai renorte I Irom Iho com-rnltteit com-rnltteit on li propriatlous and place I on the calendar. Phis Is llio first general aiiroprlullon bill reported lei tho Beuato during the prescntseaaslon. |
