Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-01
Extra Session Of the senate.
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Extra sessson Of the senate.
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WASHINGTON, March 3l.-At
1905, after reading OF the Journal, Mr..
Cameron moved that the Senate proceed
TO the consideration Of executive BUSH
ness.
Mr.. Van Wyck asked the Senator to
withhold that motion for a few mo-
ments, so that he might submit a report
from the Committee on the Mississippi
River improvements.
Mr.. Cameron insisted upon his mo-
ton.
Mr.. Van wyck desired to make
statement.
Not debatsble," said Mr.. Came
ron.
Thereupon the motion 10 go into ex-
ecutive session was carried.
At 1920 =. NJ. the doors were re-
opened. A resolution offered by Mr..
Allison was called up aud agreed to, as
follows:
Resoiced, That the following rcsolu-
tion. adopted by the Senate July 8,
lSS4--namely, That the Sergeant-at-
Arms and architect Of the Capitol be,
and they are hereby, authorized and
directed TO rent and prepare suitable
rooms outside Of the Capitol for the use
at the next session Of Congress of such
Senate committees as have no rooms,
and that all expenses hereunder be paid
out Of the fund for contingent expenses
Of the Senate, subject to the approval
of the committee to audit and control
the contingent expenses of the Senate v
be, and is hereby, rcscinded, to take
effect on the adjournment Of the present
session of the Senate.
Mr.. Allison then called up his reSo-
luton providing for committee of
seven senator's to sit during the recess
to take measures TO reduce the contin-
gent expenses Of the Senate.
Mr.. Van Wyck asked how much
would be the probable expense of the
committee.
Mr.. Allison said it was not intended
that any expenses should be incurred.
Mr.. Sherman called attention to the
fact that'he had introduced resolution
the other day to rescind all authority
for committees to sit during recess, but
he would not press it now, in the hope
that this committee proposed by Mr..
Allison's resolution would reach the
desired end. He did not want the ex-
penses of the Senate reduced in a spirit
of parsimony--oT, he would say, dema-
gogism-but with view to the real
necessities of the service.
After remarks by Senator'S Plumb
and Sherman criticising the House Of
Representatives for alleged cxtrayagant
expenditures, the resolution Of Mr..
Allison was adopted.
Mr.. Salisbury then presented re-
port of the Committee on Post Oflices
and Post-RoadS setting forth that that
committee was not in any wise resp0n-
sible for the publication of the paper
purporting TO be further report on
the postal telegraph question, and which
contained newspaper criticisms Of the
Associated Press.
Mr.. Salisbury also submitted reso-
luton directing the Public Printer to
exclude the alleged report from the
printed volume of reports made after
the adjournment OF each Congress.
After statements Of the manner in
which the report came to be printed
the resolution Of Mr.. Salisbury was
laid over under objection By Mr.. Van
Wyck.
On motion Of Mr.. Van Wyck. the
Senate then took up the report made
by that gentleman from the Committee
on Mississippi-Riyer Improvements,
providing for the repeal Of all resold-
tons passed since March Sd authorizing
committees to sit during the recess of
Congress.
The resolution led TO general discus
sion Of the whole subject Of the expendi-
lures OF this Congress compared with
former congresses, and Of the Senate
as compared with the House. The resO-
luton was finally laid over until to-
morrow.
At 2:25 o'clock the Senate went int
executive session, and few minutes
later adjourned.