Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-25
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., June 25.
SENATE.

SENATE.
La the Senate tc day the Senate bill to
prevent the transportation In bond Of
merchandise between the United States and
Mexico, and to restore that right whenever
the IONA lbia is abolished, was reported ad
versely.
House bill authorizing the erection of
hotel (for colored people, upon the govern
meut reservation at Fortress Monroe was
passed.
MIR. Call rose to address the Senate on
the subject of resolutions heretofore offered
by him land reported back adversely from
the committee on foreign relations) one au-
thor zng the President to open negotiations
with the Spanish government for the pur-
pose OF inducing that government to consent
to the establishment of a free and independ
ent republic in the Island of Cuba, and the
other Ia relation to the German ownership
of large proportion OF the bonded debt OF
Cuba.
When the clerk was reading the second
resolution Mr.. Sherman rise and moved
that the doors bs closed.
Mr.. Edmunds seconded The motion, and
the Vice President directed the galleries to
be cleared and the doors to be closed.
Mr.. Call, being thus unexpectedly cut Of,
in his desire to make speech before the
public, said that he would withdraw the
resolution, but the order to clos, the doors
was insisted upon by Messrs. Sherman and
Edmunds, and was carried into execution.
The doors were reopened at 1:30 and the
Senate then took up the House bill for the
admission of Wyoming into the Union as
State. The bill was laid aside temporarily
and Mr.. ingalls, tif,red resolution instruct.
Ing the committee on privileges and elections
to Inquire into the publication In the Con-
greSsional Record of to day OF personal ex-
PLANTATION by Mr.. Call, and to report whether
it Ia In accordance with the rules OF the Ser
ate and directing that such personal ex-
PLANTATION be withheld from the permanent
edition of the Record until further order of
the Senate.
Mr.. Call said that he did not thlpk that
the resolution should be adopted There
was no possible ground or reason for 1t, and
no excuse for it.
Mr.. 1ugells-Tne Senator from Florida
hes, In my judgment, not only grossly VIC
lated end abused the privileges of the SEN
ate but he has deliberately faIsificd the re
cord of what occurred on the day when the
transaction took place.
HoUsB
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, presented The
conference report on the naval approprie-
lion bill, and insisted on its consideration
Notwithstanding the objection of Mr.. Bland
OF Missouri, that he was thereby consuming
the short time remaining for debate upon
the silver bill.
The previous question was ordered and
the conference report adopted.
Mr.. Conger then moved that the debate
on the silver bill be extended from 2 until 8
o'clock, at which time voting shall begin.
His motion was agreed TO, and Mr. Morse
VI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, tOOh tuO hPOh III cuPpOAb
of the House bill and in opposition TO the
Senate bill.
Mr. McAdoo, OF Ne8 Jersey. announced
that he Yves not in f.vor OF free coinage, but
that be could not bring himself to the point
OF supporting the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry's proposition to make silver commod-
ity.
Mr.. Taylor, of Illinois, said the Senate
passed that bill and then they came right
over here and tried to get their members 10
vote against it. (Laughter.)
After long debate free coinage was de
foale', the Senate amendments nonconcuE-
red In and the bill referred to a committee
OF copference-all in exact accordance with
the plan of Mr.. Speaker Reed.