Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-26
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Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 26.
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SENATE.

Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 26.
SENATE.
As soon as the journal of yesterday
was read motion was made by Mr..
Quay to 90 into executive session for
the purpose of considering the nominal
ton of Justice of the Supreme Court.
The motion was agreed to. Within the
brief space of five minutes the doors
were reopened-the nomination of Mr.
Shiras, as Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States having been con-
firmed.
A resolution calling for information
as to the operations of State banks since
1880 and as to national banks since 1858
was reported from the finance commit
tee and agreed TO. Two House bills
amendatory of the laws rs to the re-
demption of stolen national bank notes
and rs to receivers for national banks
were passed and one House bill to
regulate promotions in the marine
corps.
Mr.. Aldrich then addressed the SEN
ate in favor of the Mckinley bill. In
his speech he attempted to prove that
the bill referred to had made living
cheaper, though everybody knows that
save and except sugar, tho tax on which
was removed, the cost of most all the
other necessaries of life has been in
creased by that bill. During his speech
he yielded the floor temporarily in Or
der to allow the action of the House on
the deficiency bill to be reported and
for that bill to be referred to another
conference committee
The anti-option bill was laid before
the Senate at the close of the morning
hour, as the unfinished business" but
it was laid aside temporarily in order
to permit Mr.. Aldrich to conclude his
speech.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House
o communication from the citizens cx-
ecutive committee of Washington ten
dering an invitation to the members of
the House to participate in ceremonies
attending the reception of the Grand
Army of the Republic in September.
Mr.. Rockwell, of New York, wished
to offer for immediate consideration n
resolution accepting the invitation, but
demand from Mr.. Watson, third party
man, of Georgia, for the regular order
operated as an objection; and the reso-
luton was referred to the committee on
military affairs.
A number of leaves of absence were
asked, but Mr.. Holman, ofIndiana, OBJ
jected to all which were not based upon
sickness.
The House then resumed the consid-
Grafton of the general deficiency bill.
Yesterday it refused to lay upon the
table a motion made by Mr.. Holman
that the House recede from its amend
ment for the payment to the widows,
&C., of deceased members of the bal
ance of the salaries they would have
received. The pending question this
morning was on a motion to reconsider
The vote by which the House refused to
table. The House refused to reconsid-
er the vote; whereupon tilibustcring
commenced and continued an hour,
when the bill was sent to new con-
ference committee.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, presented
the disagreeing report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, which contains
the provision for the Chicago fair. 1t is
not probable that a vote will be taken
On it this evening.