Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-28
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Feb. %.
SENATE.

The Vice President laid before the Senate
communication from the family OF the
late General Sherman thanking the Senate
for the honors bestowed by the Senate upon
the memory of the deceased.
Among the bills reported from commit
tees and placed on the caller dar were the
following: Senate bill to allow the Fails
Church and Potomac Railway Go. to con-
struct and operate railroad across the
government lands at Arlington, and Senate
bill authorizing the construction Of g rail-
way on the government reservation at For,
Monroe, Va.
On motion OF Mr.. Sanders, the privilege
OF the fl ,or was given to Mr.. Claggett, claim
ing to be Senator. elect from Idaho. pend
ing the decision of his claim.
Senate bill to amend the charter OF the
Rock Creek Railway Go. OF the District Ct
Columbia was passed.
Toe House amendment to the direct tax
bill having been taken up, Mr.. Berry (Hho
had objected to it yesterday said that he
had eince read it and considered 1t unot jec-
tionable. He had no objection to Its being
sseed to.
The House amendment was agreed to
without a division. aud the bill now goes to
the President.
The House bill giving pension of$2,5OO
a gear to the widow Of Admiral Porter, was
passed.
The House bill to provide for the reorgan-
'z,tion of the artillery force Of the army
was passed with Senate substitute provid-
| ing for the reorganization OF the whole
army, the strength of which Is increased to
thirty thousand enlisted men.
The Iodan appropriation bill was then
| taken up.
When the House met at II O'Clock this
! morning the Speaker stated to the House
| that be had bssn informed by the clerks that
1t had been physically impossible to prepare
the journal Of yesterdays proceedings /; and
| ia view of this statement the reading Of that
document was postponed and the House
Immediately proceeded to vote on the mo-
tlon to ask the Senate for conference on
the subsidy bill 81 amended by the Houee
last night.
The motion was ag,esd tc-5eas, 1l3 /;
nays, So.
Mr.. Cannon. OF Illinois, (Mr. Crisp, oil
G. 3orgia, having obi acted to the action being
taken by unanimous oonsent) moved to sus-
pend the rules and agree to motion that
the House non-concur In Senate amend.
ments to the sundry civil appropriation bill
and acoede to the request of the Senate for
conference.
Mr.. Cannon inveighed against the action
of the minority in obstructiug the passage OF
the appropriation bills. declaring that II that
action resulted 10 an extra session the NIL
nority would be responsible for 1t.
Mr.. Crisp said that 1t seemed possible for
the other side, despite any apprehension of
an extra session, to obtain as much time as
t. would for the specific measures 1t desired
to pass. outside thu appropriation bills.
When the minority offered resistance to
this curse, the gentleman said that 1t would
bs responsible for an extra session. The
mfj ,rity asked for unanimous consent
for the passage of the appropriation
bills 10 order that 1t might call up
measures which the minority would
resist to the uttermost. The majority had
found time to give two days to bill
granting large sums out of the Treasury to
special favorites. 1t had still some mes-
sures OF the same sort and 1t wished to get
rid of the appropriation bills In order to
call them up.
After heated debate the motion to aus.
pend the rules was re ected.
10 the meantime there were conferences
held between republicans and democrats,
the result beirg a tecit agreement that none
Of the contested election cases should be
called up, and that the democrats should
not place any obstruction In the way of the
appropriation bills.