Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-05
To-DAY,s TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July S.
SENATE.

the Capitol and made brief statement
as to its contents. The air used IN the
Senate chamber, he said, had been
found by the experts to be reasonably
pure, as it came from the fan. For
some reason, however, the impurities
were largely increased after the air ell
tered the chamber. The sewerage was
reasonably good, but the plumbing was
defective beyond remedy and would
have to be entirely changed. The
worst portion of the building was the
toilet room ofthe Supreme Court. The
cost of the proposed changes would be
s6S,0OO.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr. Hale as to the effective differences
between the republican policy of PRO
lection" and the democratic policy OF
''tariff for revenue only" was taken up
and Mr.. Berry addressed the Senate
upon it. The first whereas" of the
preamble, reciting that never were Ia
borers so prosperous and well paid, Dir.
Berry declared to be conspicuously con-
trary to the facts and to be proof of q
desperate effort to prop u fallen cause.
In contradiction of that whereas" he
sent to the clerks desk and had read
kilograms on the subject of the strike at
Carnegic's Homestead Works. He
cited figures to prove that the republic
can party believed in high taxes and
cxtravagant appropriations, while the
democratic party believed in levyins
taxes for revenue only and in practic-
ing economy where it was possible to
do so. The issue of the present cam
paign, however, which rose high and
far above all other issues, was the
Force bill, to which the Minneapolis
convention and its candidate for Presi-
dent were fully committed, he said
deceive himself into the hope that that
bill had been abandoned, or that it was
not the purpose of the republican party
to force that legislation. With such an
issue as the force bill between the two
parties it seemed to him that the sue
cess of the democratic party ought to
be assured. 1t seemed to him that the
great business interests of the north
would never consent to the election of
a man pledged to the support of a mea-
sure that would be so disastrous to the
whole country and that the democra-
cy of the South would not weaken its
forces over other issues.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House
the Senate silver free coinage bill and
stated that under the rules it would be
referred to the committee on coinage,
weights and measures.
Mr.. Bland, Of Missouri, asked that
that committee have leave to sit during
the sessions of the House.
To this request, Mr.. Tracey, of New
York, objected Mr.. Tracey then in
quired whether it was in the power of
the House to order another reference
and upon receiving an affirmative an
swer, moved the reference of the bill to
the committee on banking and cur
rency.
The vote resulted-yeas IS nays ia
no quorum-and call of the House
was ordered.
One hundred and seventy-nine men,
bers responded to their names, and Mr..
Catchings, of Mississippi, offered the fol-
lowing resolution That all leaves of
absence heretofore granted, except such
as were based on the sickness of the
representative or his family, are hereby
revoked and the sergeant-at-arms is
hereby directed to telegraph absent
members ofthis order and request their
immediate attendance in order that
public business may not be delayed or
INSTRUCTED for want of quorum.
The resolution was adopted and
further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
The question then required on Mr..
Traceys motion to refer the bill to the
committee on banking and currency.
The vote stood: Yeas 33 !; nays 125
no quorum. A motion made by Mr..
Raynor, of Maryland, to adjourn was
defeated. Mr.. Bland moved call of
the House. Ordered.
Ono hundred and Lightweight MEM
bers responded to their names and
further proceedings under the call were
with.
One hundred and seventy-eight mem
bers responding, the see-saw was put in
motion and this time Tracey's motion
was on top.
Again quorum vanished and again a
call of the House was ordered.
After continued filibustering, finding
it impossible to retain q quorum, the
House adjourned without referring the
bill to any committee and without any