Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-20
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, d. O., Feb. 20.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
Mr.. Butler offered resolution which
was agreed toy relating to bridge across
the Potomac at Arlington.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Chandler, calling on the Attorney General
for information as to the assassination at
Quincy, Fla, of W. 5. Saunders. United
States deputy m arsha was taken up, and Mr..
Pasco resumed bis remarks in regard to It,.
He sent to the clerks desk and had read
various documents, newspaper articles and
proceedings of public meetings, denuuclato.
ry OF the conduct aud character of the U. 8.
Court and its officers in the northern dis.
trict of Florida. He said the responsibility
of Swayne, the Judge; MILL, the marshal,
and Walter, the clerk, ought to be ascer'
tanned, as they mad been shown to be con-
nected with partisan prosecutions. The
great trouble in the case was that the prln.
cipal law. breakers were the officers of the
court. Whenever the court In Florida ban.
ished partissnship and administered justice
fairly, there would be no difficulty In having
its wrlts and summons respected by the
people of Florida. In conclusion, he offered
an amendment directing the Attorney Gen
era to inform the Senate also whether any
efforts have been made by the department
OF justice to correct the action of the officers
OF the court which has resulted In partisan
juries, made up mainly from one political
party; and, il 80, to report the same to the
Senate.
The Senate passed the resolution calling
upon the Attorney General for the report Of
the U. s. marshal of the northern district
of Florida of the murder of his deputy, w.
B. Saunders. Mr.. Pasoo's amendments
were laid on the table by vote Of 25 to 10.
HOUSE.
By special order, to-day was set apart BY
the House for the opening of the debate on
the report of the committee on the worlds
fair. The public evidently entertained
hopes of an interesting discussion, for the
galleries were we'll filled with spectators
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speakers gavel called the Eouss to order.
was rather scant. but members present
were evidently busiy engaged In preparing
for the struggle which Ia to settle the ques.
ton as to whether fair is to be held In
1892 and If so, at what place.
Mr.. Kigore, of Texas, rising to point OF
order, said the pending bill was one author.
iziug the Government to 60 into the fair
business. He therefore raised the question
of consideration. A division was had, and
1873 members voted to consider the fair bills,
while but 81 members voted against the
special order. Mr.. Kilgore made the point
OF no quorum, but the clerk had meanwhile
been quickly counting the members who
did not vote. SO the Speaker overruled the
point, and the special order prevailed.
NJ arrangement for time having been
reached, Mr.. Gambler, of Massachusetts,
chairman OF the committee on the worlds
fair, took the floor and opened the debate.
Regarding the Washington bill he said 1t
differed from the others in that the fair here
would depend not upon popular subscrip-
ton, but upon funds raised by the District
Government upon 3 per cent. bonds. The
proceeds received from tickets sold were to
go--not to stockholders-bu to meet the
bonds iesued. He was followed by
Messrs. Flower, Moore, Covert, Cummings,
Tracey and Quinn, sll in favor of New York
as the site Of the fair, and by Mr.. Hit, for
Chicago.