Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-16
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o.. jane 16.
SENATE.

A MASSAGE from the House asking further
conference on the antitrust bill was pre-
scented, and the request was assented to.
Mr.. Edmunds paid that 1t had been sta
ted, and seemed to have been believed In
some quarters, that tho Senate amendment
TO the House amendment to that bill had
the effect to repeal or to modify provision
of the Interstate commerce law prohibiting
poolng. That amendment, he said, had no
such effect whsteyer. Mr.. Edmunds said
he had eeen it stated in newspaper THAT
was the only way be could properly sllude
TO tbs matter that the Senate amendment
had been got through the Senate by toe 1t
fuence of railroads and corporations; that
the Senate was subject to that SORT of irflG-
ence, and that not much else could be ex-
pected from the Senate in that behalf. He
wished to recall the fact that every piece of
important legislation 10 the last ten years
that had affected great corporations, had
been, in the outset the work of the Senate.
l. Was enti. ely III just for anybody to say
anywhere land perhaps he dignifed it 1T
; tie too much by eluding to 1t at all) that
any act of the Senate, or any act of any
Senator, could bs referred to at any time to
Justify what had been seen in the neWspa-
pers.
The deficiency appropriation bill for pen
sions and the census was reported and
passed.
Mr.. Dawes introduced bill to retire
Gen. Banks SIS msjor-general of the United
States army, and presented q petition of Tie
members of the Massachusetts Legislature in
aid oft. Referred to the committee Oh mil
tary affairs.
Mr.. Blair introduced joint resolution re-
questing the President OF the Unted States
to institute al international conference. 10
meet in Washington In February, 1891,
with view to the formation of an interns-
tions alliance fer the suppression Of slavery
and the slave trade and of the
traffic in Intoxicating liquors, fire
arms and destructive substances with
unoIvilzed people and to provide for the es
Establishment OF schools Of common knowl-
edge, art and industry ALEC to secure the
disarmament of nations and the CT
adjustment of international courts, and
approprleting 100000 for the expenses
OF the conference. The bill was laid on the
table. Mr.. Blair or nouncing his intention
to address the Senate hereafter on the sub
jsct.
The House silver bill was taken up. And
Mr.. Daniel resumed the speech begun by
him last Friday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Williams, CT Ohio, presented the petit
ton OF ex-aoldiers CT Day ton. Ohio, for the
enactment of law prohibiting the sale,
use, manufacture or Importation Of banners
or flags representing the Confederate flag or
the red flag of the anarchist. Referred.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the sundry civil appropra-
ton bill.
Mr.. Dookery. of Missouri, srraigned the
republican party in the House on tie charge
OF hypocrisy in that in the last House 1t had
urged the direct tax bill, the Blair educa'
tionaI bill end the French spoation bill.
And now none of its leaders arose and asked
the passage of any of these measures.