Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-01
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, D. c., July l.
SENATE.
The Senate voted to adjourn over
from to-day till Tuesday next. Mr.
Mcpherson withdrew his request fol-
the privilege of addressing the Senate
on the silver bill; and he also withdrew
''any and all objection expressed or i'm
piled to the order of the Senate" fol
calling vote on that bill to-day. He
should offer no objection and no dila-
tory motion, and should do nothing to
interfere with the carrying into effect
the order of the Senate.
Mr.. Stewart said he did not desire to
place any Senator at disadvantage
and he, therefore, proposed to fix We'd
nesday next at 3 o'clock for the time
for taking the vote without further de-
bate on the bill and amendments.
Mr.. Paddock suggested Thursday
next, as ne desired to address the SEN
ate and wanted time for preparation.
Mr.. Carey suggested a week from
next Monday, as there were many Sen
ators who expected to make some re-
marks on the subject.
Mr.. German said that he felt himself
under somewhat peculiar circumstances
He had been rather looked to by Sena-
tors on his side to object to the re-
quest for unanimous consent; but he
had not objected. An agreement of
that kind had never been violated in
the Senate; but he submitted to the
Senator from Nevada Gas he had al
ready done privately that, under the
circumstances, those in charge of the
bill could not properly insist ON going
on with the bill without giving gentle
men an opportunity to be heard.
The Senator from Wisconsin (Mr.
Villas, who occupied peculiar relations
to the question from his party stand
point, desired to be heard, but was de-
layed by death in his family. He,
therefore, suggested that the vote
should not be taken till Monday week.
Mr.. Teller suggested Thursday next
at 4 o'clock and remarked that, if any
Senator, who had been absent, then de-
sired to make any remarks there would
be no objection to his doing so.
Mr.. Pugh remarked that his col
league (NIr. Morgan was not in the
chamber and hoped that no agreement
would be made in his absence.
Mr.. Stewart-Then 1 withdraw my
request until he comes.
The matter went over for the present
without any agreement as to the time
for taking the vote.
The conference report on the bills as
to circuit courts Of appeals was agreed
to.
At , o'clock Mr. Morgan, who had
shortly before entered the chamber, in
quired of the chair as to what PROPOSE
ton had been made to-day on the sub
jcct of the silver bill. He said that he
understood that the Senator from New
Jersey had withdrawn his objection.
After long general debate and votes
on several amendments the free coin
age bill was passed.
HOUSE.
The conference report on the agricul-
tural appropriation bill was agreed to.
This is the first general appropriation
bill which has finally passed the House,
The floor was then accorded the COM
mittee on labor.
The Senate bill granting 80 days
leave of absence to the employees of
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
was passed.
The bill to enforce the provisions of
the eight-hour law in government SER
vice was then taken up.
Mr.. Powers, of Vermont, said if the
laboring man by working 10 hours a
day could earn $3.50, and by working
hours day could earn -, he should
have right to take the alternative.
Every man should have the right to
work as many hours as he saw fit.