Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-07
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March z.
SENATE

SENATE
Numerous petitions were presented from
religious associations for the closing OF the
Ohicago fair on Sundsye, and from state
I oranges on various subjects Of proposed leg
islRtlon.
A bill was favorably reported extending
the privileges OF free mail delivery to to"rs
and cities with population of 5000 and
postal revenue of IS, 000; also to amend the
articles of war go as to givs courts martial
the same power to punish for contempt aa
Ia given TO civil courts OF criminal jurIsdie-
ton Ia the State CT territory where tie
court martial eitE.
Mr.. PETER introduced bill to allow tire
United States to exchange Its interest BEAR
log debt for legal tender notes, also to In.
crease the pensions of the soldiers OF the
war OF 1912 10 $25 month.
By Mr.. sawyer-To authorize the estab.
lishment of postal telegraph service.
Mr.. Morgan then moved to reconsider the
vote whereby Mr.. Dubois was declared en-
titled to retain bis seat. He said that Mr
Dubois and the contestant, Mr.. Olaggett,
were indifferent to him both personally and
politically, and that his sole purpose wac
that southern Senators (all of whom were
excluded from the chamber when The act Of
1866 was passed) should heVea right to say
something as to the proper construction Of
that act under tee Constitution. After q co.,
lcquy between Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Teller
the motion was laid aside temporarily.
The resolutions Ia respect to railroad
companies In Florids Influencing the sena.
total election of 1891. and for the opening
to settlement of the railroad land reserva-
Etions ia that State were taken up and Mr.
Cali addressed the Senate upon them.
HOUSE.
/ Before the reading CT the journal, Mr..
| Cs!chiugs, of Mississippi, called up the reso.
slution for the consideration of the silver
bill, and toe clerk proceeded to read, and
upon its adoption Mr. Catchings demanded
the previous question.
Mr.. Tracey, OF New York, called stem.
ton to the fact that the journal had net
been read. The Speaker declared that IL
was In order Tor the gentleman from Misals.
sippi to call Up the resolution.
The reading OF the resolution was COZ
cluded.
Mr.. Dlngley-Has tas chair ruled that
this report OF the committee on rules can be
considered before the journal has bsen reaG?
The Speaker-The Chair has. That is
the provision OF the rule.
Mr.. Dingley-Ths same provision of the
rules would confer the sans privilege on
conference reports.
The Speaker-It does not o9nier the same
privilege on conference rspoit1. The gen.
teman ia mistaken; there are express limi-
tations against conference reports.
Mr.. Dingey-Thsn the Chair decides that
businesa can be done before the reading OF
the iournal?
The Speaker The Chair 80 decides.
Mr.. Tracey-I appeal from the decision
of the Chair.
In advocacy of his appeal he sald thatit
would be an unfortunate precedent to make
that tae committee on rules consisting pfac-
tically OF s members, could come IL to The
House and force upon the 500 odd members
ths consideration Of any resolution they
might desire to call up. The House ought
to proceed with great caution. The eyes OF
the entire country we're on the House
this day, and this resolution was
upon q matter which concerned the
people mere than any question that
had come before Congress- for thirty years.
This ruling Of the chair was one OF the most
extraordinary that had ever bssn heard Of
In parliamentary legislative body. The
State of New York looked With grave con-
Germ On the action which this House was to
,nsummate to-day respecting this silver
bill. l. was the opinion Of the people Of
that State, almost without exception, that
the silver measure should not be iucorpor-
atsd In the statutes OF the United States.
Mr.. Fitch, OF New York. said thoss demo-
Gratis who had sat here, over ard over again
demanding the reading Of the journal 10 the
last Hou.e, knew that that demand had al
ways been granted.
Mr. Bland, spoke in favor Of the chairs
decision.
a warm controversy arose after the con-
olnsson OF Mr.. BANDS remarks. In those
.Anarks he alluded TO conversation he
had had with Mr.. Cochran, Of New York, |
and Mr.. Andrew. OF Massachusetts, 10 which |
those gentlemen had stated that II tbs con.
sldsrstiop Of the resolution were postponed
until to-day taere would be no Administering
on the part of tine snti.slver men, and ne
charged those anti silver men With bad
faith.
To this charge Mr. Cochran made fiery /
denial. he had had conversation with
gentlemen from Missouri end at tbs CONVEX.
sation Mr.. Band had declined to agree that
the resolution bs. taken up to-day. It was