Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-02
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, May 1.

SENATE
Namerous petitions were presented
against legislation for the closing OF the
Worlds Fair on Sunday.
Also one from Methodist church In New
Hampshire protesting against further sd'
verse legislation against the Chinese. In
presenting petition for legislation for the
closing of The Worlds Fair on Sunday, Mr..
Vest described 1t as "machne petition" 1t
had been originally. be said, addressed to
the two Olio Senators. and 1t contained a
remarkable resolution pledging the s!gners
to refuse, hepceiortb to support for any Hce
or position Of trust any Senator or member
who should vote for further aid of any kind
for the Worlds Fair except on the oondi-
tions named In the memorial. Whatever
might be bis vote, he said, on the question
he should cei t.inly pay no attention to that
sort of resolution. He did not hold the peo-
pie who had seat him the petition RESPONSE
BILE for It, IL had been obviously prepared
in the city o! Washington IS sort of politi-
cal hisckmail. II that sort Of practice were
to continue. end If he we're expected to vote
for bill which he might believe unconsti.
tutiona, be did not want to bold office on
any such conditions. A much more serious
question, however, was as to the e1pendi'
lures that bad been already made about the
Columbian expedition among which he
had noticed that OF the five millions contri-
buted By the city OF Chicago. Ninety thou.
sand had been expended for the location of
the exposition In that city. He hoped that
the committee which had lstsly visited Chi.
cago had investigated thst question to
see whether that expenditure was necessary,
how 1t was expended and who got the
money. His vcts on the bjeot, be said.
should be governed, net by the question
whether the exposition was to be clio; ed or
open on the Sabbath day nor By the quss-
ton whether baer was to be sold upon the
grouDda, but by his Judgment as to wht Their
he honor OF the country involved the reck.
less expenditure OF money which hsd ihe
believed taken place.
a bill was passed giving American reg
listers to such foreign built steamships
now engaged in freight and passenger bnsl
nes and sailing In an established line from
port In the United States as ere Of ton.
mage of not less than s 900 tons aud capable
OF speed of not less than 20 knots per
hour, of which not less than ninety per
centum OF the shares OF the capital of the
foreign corporation or association owning
the same was owned JAN 1 1890, and has
continued to be owned until the passage OF
this act By cit z.ns OF the United States.
provided that suoh Anne owners shall.
subsequent to the date OF this law, have
built, or have contracted to bald, In Amer.
lean ship yards. steamships Of an aggregate
tonnage OF not legs in amount than that Of
the steamships go admitted to register.
Mr.. Moses. OF Georgia, moved to suspend
the rules end pass the bill to pension aurviv.
ors of the Back Hawk, Cherokee, Greek
and Seminole wars. Agreed to.
The free binding twine bill was then ta-
ken up. the democrats trying to pass 1t un-
der suspension Of the rules. The bill was
finally passed by vote OF 1e3 to AZ.