Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-22
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, April %.
SENATE

revised statutes which su,hor'zas appeals
to the Circuit Court Of toe aited States
from State courts In cases where the per-
soa convict ID claimed to have &C ed under
the authority OF any statute OF the United
States or under the authority OF any foreign
power. The amendment Ia to add t, The
section the words, provided that said ap'
peal shall not stay execution In capital
cssss, uniess accompanied by An ordar from
the jadge from whose decision such ep-
peal lie taken, restraining the sheriff or GU
er officer from executing the sentence OF the
trial judge"
The bill was passed with an additional
amendment "or unless such order be OBJ
tanned from suoh justice OF the Supreme
Court OF the United 6tates."
The army approx ration bill was report
ed and placed Oh the calerdar.
The urgency deficiency bill was then ts-
ken up. amended and passed.
Among the amendments was one appro.
priating 500, 900 FOR continuing Of the work
of the eleventh census.
The calendar wss taken up and among
the bills on it passed were The following:
To prevent cruelty to children In the Dis.
trict OF Columbia land providing penalties
for cook.fsh!ipg, decking the tails of
horses and other tffances).
For tae purchase Of Cedar Grove (6fty
acres) on the Elizabeth river, opposite the
Gosport navy yerd, Va.
House bill to inclrde the Secretary of Ag-
ricultDra In thu list OF those who shall sue
cesd to the presidency In case Of g vacancy
In that Office.
Senate 3lnt reso ution extending an In.
vitalion to the King and QIeen CT Spain
and the descendents of Columbus to partici
pate in the Verde Columbian exposition
a private pension bill to increase the pan
slon OF q Mexican soldier from IS to $50
month, on account Of inability to support
himself, was, after some discussion, amend
ed by substitu,ing for 1t provision az.
thcr'zlDg the lrorease OF the pension
of every Mexican pensiouer to S12. when
the reusioner is wholly disabled from man
ual labor and unable to provide himself With
the necesesries Of life.
The Chinese exclusion bill was then taken
ur, and Mr.. Chandler addressed the Sem
ate.
| HOUSE.
The House this morning Immediately
proceeded to the consideration of The Noye:-
Rockwell contested election case, and MIR.
Fellows, of New York, took the f,or to
close the case for the contesee.
he premissd bis speech by propoundlDg
question to Mr. OFerrall. That question
was whether it was conceded that Il the six
teen Doyle ballots Gait for Noyes were re-
.cted and the twenty-eight marked bale is
cast for Rockwell were counted, Mr.. Rock
we'll would be entitled to the eeat.
Mr.. O'Ferrall replied In The affirmative
tthe Doyle ballet, were rejected and the
marked ball,ts received, Rockwell must
keep bis seat.
Mr.. Fellows aaid that he would sttem. It
to show that the sixteen Doyle ballots were
purchased, bribed ballots, the result Of
criminal conspiracy, and that on the tRer-
ty.eisht &C 3sIled marked ballots there wac
no faint, and that they should not bs re-
scted. The contestee (Rockwell) came te-
fore this body with the certificate Of The
etsts of New York, bearing Its seal-,he
highest srd supremest evidence OF itI GOV
erelgnty and power. Whatever of dignity
and power the sovereignty OF New York
could, under the lay, attach to her act, she
had attached to Mr.. Rcckwell's certificate.
One Of the parties to this contest was here
urder the sanctlty OF the seal OF bis State
the other came here oonteeting. A contest.
ant should come here With clean hands He
should come before this tribunal with a per-
feet case. Before the House Get aside Ger.
ti6csts OF cleo lon 1t should require that
man who assalled the seal OF the great State
OF New York should himself be unstained.
Mr.. Fellows islded his remaining time tc
Mr.. Cochran, Of New York, but against this
yielding Mr.. O'Fsrrall objected.
This oil action WAS met with rejolnder
from Mr.. Wheeler. OF Alabama, who ex.
cit,dly but unlnt,lligibly demanded that
Mr.. Cochran should be heard.
Mr.. O'Ferrall: The gentleman from Ala.
bsma Is as annoying to fac House as o mos
quit, In New jersey. (Lsughter.)
Mr.. Wheeler: Tee gentleman cannot bull
d z, me. (Laughter)
The discussion Of the Noyes.Rock we'll
case became exciting this afternoon when
Bourke Cochran took the e oor 10 advocacy
Of Rockwell's claim. His language was
scathing aud his oratcry was impressive.
He minced no words, and hls philippe, ad
dressed against the majority report. vas
very powerful and was received With tn
multous applause by his party colleagues.
A. the conclusion OF Mr.. Oockrsn's re