Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-31
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AssOCIATED, PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON. D. o., Jan. 81.
SENATE.
SENATE.

The Vice President laid before the Senate
thu credentials Of MI. Cameron for his new
term, commencing on March 4sb, next, and
they were placed on file.
Mr.. Cullom presented two resolutions OF
the House of Representatives, Ia the Illinois
Legislature. he said that they instructed
the Senators from that State to vote for the
free coinage bill and against the "force bill"
so termed In the resolution. lie regarded
those resolutions The esid) as 10 the nature
OF petitions. and asked that they be flied In
the records of the Senate. So ordered.
Among the bills reported we're the follow
ipg:
House bill to authorize the construction
of tunnel in New York bay, between Mid
dletown, Staten Island, and New Utrecht,
Long island, and
Senate bill for the exploration and survey
Of the interior Of Alaska.
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill approprlat-
ing S25 900 for monument to Chief Justice
Chase, in the city of Washington.
Tne Houss resolution for the appointment
of committee to attend the funeral OF Sec
rotary Window was passed.
q resolution was agreed to for the ad-
journ ment of the Senate on Monday at 9
p. m, to enable Senator'S to attend Mr..
Windows funeral.
The joint resolution for the appointment
of Wm Preston Johnston. of Louisiana, 90
the board of regents OF tho Smithsonian In
stitu.ion in place of Noah Porter, OF Con-
necticut, resigned, was passed.
Mr.. Blair. rising to personal e4plana-
tiop, said that ha had observed circulating
in the newspapers of the country, what pur-
ported to be copy ofsn agreement alleged
TO have been entered into by the republican
Senator's with reference 60 the consideration
Of the force bill-so called. or the elections
pill, more properly called. The names OF
csrt1in Senators were given ss having VIC
lated the agreement; and the allegation was
made that sli the other republican Senators
had sign cd the agreamsnt without condi-
tiou. a, that allegation wa SO broad and
30 general as to inciude himself among
those WAC had signed that agreement with
out condition, he dasred tc say that he had
never signed such 40 agreement except with
the clear qualification rnas i5 aaoud not in
5erfare with his eT,ris for toe consideration
of the education bill.
NJ. Taller said hs only dssired to say
now, that ths statement, pretty generally
circulate cd, that he had been 10 favor Of the
force bill--so called, or tho elections bill, at
any time, waa incorrect; thai the further
statemsnt that amendm acts ware made
TO that bill in committee whenever
as asked to have them made, WAS also incor-
rect aud that the statement that he had
Indirectly, was Incorrect. He would say
GOV, lest he might have no other opportuni
~. that opposition to the elections bill
had never grown ou5 of his attitude on the
silver question. II the silver question had
bsen disposed OF early last year, In
accordance with his wiehes. bis Course
on the elections bill would not
have bsen changed. He had bsen
opposed to that bill on principle and
hs had never for moment entertained the
IDEA that it would be so amended that he
should b. able to vote for 1t, because that
would involve erca radical change in the
bill that its frisod5 would not care about Its
passage. Ha said now-ani It Was all be
proposed to say, 10 matter what might be said
about his alttituds or his relations to the
bil--tiat be had never promised to support
1t; that he had never intended to support 1t
and that he had not supported it. The
erny appropriation bill was then taken up.
snd the bill was passed.
HOUSE
The military &C 'demy appropriation bill
20 passed without further Opposition.
The House than went into committee of
the whole Mr.. Payson OF | In thu chair
on the diplomatic aud consular appropsi-
stion bill.
Mr.. McCrsary said the refusal TO give this
committee day was but another error In
tho comedy OF errors which had marked the
Stat Congress.
Daring the frss session of the Stat Con-
grea5 there had been carnival of scandal,
ending with the dismissal of the postmaster
Of the House.
Mr. McCreary said the killing of Barrun-
dia was an assassination. He said the time
had come when something should be done
by the U1ited States in the Behring sea CASE
Foreign News.
PARIS. Jan. 81 The Figaro to dey an.
nounces that the committee OF pardons has
decided against the commuta,i ion OF the sem