Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-01
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. g.. April 1.
SENATE.


of Senators, when only 90 answered to their
names. A second call resulted in the at
tendance OF SO Senators. Then a motion
was made by Mr.. Cockrell that the Sergeant
alarms be ordered to request the attend
ance of absentee5.
Mr.. Plumb preferred to have recess
taken, when, by natural process, Senators
would be present.
Mr.. Butler gave it as his opinion that II
the presence of Mr.. Edmunds ION whose
motion the II o'clock sessions were ordered)
were secured business might be proceeded
with. He then moved to adjourn. and
while the vote was being taken on that mo-
ton he announced his pair with MIR. Cam.
eron, but said that as he was convinced Mr..
Cameron would vote aye, he Mr.. Bullsr)
would also vote aye.
The result of the yea ard nay vote showed
the presence of 43 Senators Ia quoruml.
Then Mr.. Ingalls, accounted for his non
attendance at the hour of meeting by saying
that he las we'll as all the other members OF
the Judiciary Committee, OF which Mr.. Ed.
munds is chairman had been engaged Cd
the business of that committee. That state.
ment was supplemented by remark from
Mr.. Vest to the effect that the Judiciary
Committee had met at 8 O'clock and had
been at work till moment ago.
These statements were treated by Mr..
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unless they made explsnations) might De
presumed not to have been attending to
their business and the public mind The
said) was very sensitive on that point.
Mr.. Butler thought that he ough rather to
make an explanation as to why he was pres.
ent. He had neglected good many i'm.
porlant matters which he would have liked
to attend to before coming to the Capitci.
He thought that he ought to apologize for
being present at II o'clock.
a bill which had been recalled from the
President in order to have verbal inaccu-
racy corrected gave rise to discussion in
volving come criticism of the Sscretary's Of
| fee by Mr.. Ingalls,, who said that such mis-.
takes had become very frequent. He wes
informed by Mr.. Teller that the error occur.
red in the government printing Office. This
led to an inquiry on the part of Mr. Ingalls
as to what became of the manuscript of bills
passed by the Senate and he expressed as
constituent at learning that they were sent
TO the printing Office and were not returned
till some indefinite day in the future; that
bills were thus engrossed without compare
son or collation. with the bills az they pass
ed the Senate, and that thus the legislation
of Congress was at the mercy of the Public
Printer, who was not an officer of the Senate
and had no more to do with the regularity
of its proceedings than the Shah of Persia
Mr.. Hale offered resolution (which went
over till tomorrow changing the daily hour
of meeting of the Senate to noon. This was
followed by motion by Mr.. Plumb that the
adjournment to-day shall be till IL O'Clock
tomorrow. The motion was reiected-yeas
IS, nays IS All the democrats voted aye
and were reinforced by Senators Pierce
Plumb ard Wolcott. All the rest of the re
publicans voted no. Their, at 1890. on mo-
ton of Mr.. Eimunds, the Senate proceeded
to executive business.
HOUSE.
In the House this morning the Chaplain
feelingly referred to the death OF Represent
alive David WILDER, of New York, and In
voked for h;s bereaved family Divine pro
lection apd comfort.
Mr.. Oates. of Alabama, from the Commit.
tee on the Judiciary reported q resolution
reciting that it is alleged by the Attorney
General that in many u. s. district courts
the practice Of suspending sentence after
conviction In criminal cases prevails with
out warrant of law, and that In some parts
of the country U. s. district attorneys, mar.
shals and deputies and U. s. commissioners
have been guilty of maladministratlo and
corruption in flee and directing the Com
mittee on Judiciary to inquire into the ex-
tent, cause and effect OF such illegal prac !
tices. Adopted.
A bill was passed providing that afida-
Wits and declarations in pension and bounty
cases may be taken before any officer au.
thorized to administer oaths for general
purposes.
A bill was passed providing that deposit
ton of witnesses before o. 6. courts may be
taken in the mode prescribed by the laws
of the States in which such courts may be
held.
A bill was passed limiting to six years the
time within which suit may be brought |
against accounting officers and the sureties |
on their official bonds.
bill was passed exempting from the provis-
ions of the Law requiring steamers to carry life |
lines, steamers plying in inland waters.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the ratification appropriation bill.