Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-16
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Sept. 16.
SENATE


dletowD, S. l., and New Utrecht, L. I.
The House bill to provide for the holding
OF the regular terms OF the circuit and dis.
trict courts of the western district of Vir-
gina was taken from the calendar and pass
ed with amendmsnts) also the Senate bill
to authorize the Seneca Nation OF New York
Iadlans to lease laSds within the Cattsrsu-
gas and Allegheny reservations and to con-
irm existing leases.
The frst bill on the calendar being tire
Senate bill authorizing the Librarian of Con-
gress to purchase lat not exceeding $50, 0OO)
Townsend library of national, State aad ir
dividual records concerning the origin. pro.
gress and consequences of the late civil war,
Mr.. Cockrell questioned the utility OF the
proposed purchase and commented upon
MIR. Eyarts having reported it and having
also reported another bill appropriating
$50 900 for another book-s roster of the
war-that would be of uss only to pension
sharks.
Mr.. Evarts said the work was compils-
ton, made from day to day, during the pre-
gress Of the events II should belong to the
United States and bs accessible to historians
and readers. Its value could not be over
estimated. There was not question OF job
and profit In 1t.
The bill was opposed by Messrs. Berry,
Walthall and Reagan.
Mr.. Walthsll moved to amend by insert.
ing proviso that the Librarian shall exam
| inc the work carefully and gee that 1t COZ
| tains nothing that is not authentic history.
TIE amendment was rejected-yeas II,
nays 32-and the bill was passed-yeas 81
nays II.
The House bill for marking the lines of
battle and the positions of troops OF the
Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg,
Pa, was passed.
The conference report on the railroad land
forfeiture bill was resumed, and Mr.. Morgan
continued his argument against it.
The conference report on the railroad land
| forfeiture bill was agreed to.
The House anti !ottery bill was then taken
up and passed.
The Senate thon took up tho bill to RI peal the
timber culture laws.
HOUSE.
The House proceeded to the consider
alton OF the Erloe resolution relative to the
Kennedy speech. The resolution Is as fol-
| lows Resolved, that the clerk of the House
of Representatives be, and he is hereby. d.
rected to communicate to the Senate the
fact that the House reprobates and condemns
the parliamentary language of Hon. Robt.
P. Kennedy, representative from the State
OF Ohio, published in the Congressional Re.
cord OF September H. 1890, purporung to be
a speech delivered on the floor of the House
September 3, 1890, In which revised and
amended speech he repeats his impeach-
ment of the honesty OF Senators individual
ly and of the Senate as body. The pend
Ing question Was on the point of order
against the resolution raised by Mr.. Grosyt-
nor, Of Ohio.
M. Blount, of Georgia, In arguing the
poi ct of order recalled thsBrooks.S Summer ep
so lie and cited the action Of the House In
that case. The gentleman from Ohio Mr..
Kennedy had been so indignant at the &C
tion of certain Senator that be had pre-
c,eded to danouuoe him in vigorous Ian
glage. The Senator had been denounced
q, felon and as q traitor
Mr.. BayDe, of Pennsylvania, offered
revolution, referring to the Eoloe resoln-
ti9n, together With Mr.. Kennedy's speech
to the committee on judiciary, With
Instructions to lhat committee to examine
the speech and the rules and practice regu-
latiug debate, and report its findings to the
House within daya.
Mr.. McMllin Of Tenn, thought that the
House sh ouid purga lts record of such calum-
nv as was found in the speech of the gentle
mau from Ohio Referring to the recent disor-
derry scenes on the floor of the HOUSE, he said
h spoke of tbemWth blushlDg and in shame.
Language had been used which he would
ut report here or elsewhere; and the scenes
had eliminated In fist fight. Was this
thing to have NO end Was the House to
be converted into beer garden Was the
pugiilat and not the statesman to be In chief
requisition For one, he thought that the
House should act and act now.
Senator Farwell on the Money Question.
CHICAGO, Sept. Ex-senator y. B. Far
we'll has written letter In which he says
II see good deal said In the papers about
the tightnesa in tbs money market and that
Secretary Window has been called upon to
relieve it. The foances of the country can
never be In healthy condition when 1t Is
required that the Secretary OF the Treasury
shall be asked to step 10 and relieve strin
gency which periodically occurs. No one
man should have it in bis power to make
money either cheap or dear. The Govern