Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-23
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. %.
SENATE.

PROCEEDINGS 0F CONGRESS-
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 20.
SENATE.
Certificates of election of Senators
Cockrell (dem.) of Missouri, and Davis
rep of Minnesota, for their new terss
from March 4th, 1893, were presented
and placed on file. Also the certificate
of presidential electors for the State of
Louisiana.
After the morning business Mr.
Washburn called up the anti.op.
ton bill and Mr.. George resumed his
speech in its favor. He said lie was in.
formed that Mr.. Washburn expected to
ask the Senate to continue in session
to-day until the vote was reached. He
had also heard from various Senator,
their great anxiety that the matter be
finally disposed of. He Went on to ar.
que against the objections made by Mr.
Gray (dem.) Of Delaware, last Satur
day.
At the conclusion Of 3Ir. Georges re.
marks proposition was made by Mr.
Washburn to have the vote taken on
Thursday next. This was objected to
by Mr.. White, who said that the Sen.
ators from New York ard Delaware
DILL and Cray desired to address the
Senate and were not present to-day and
he suggested Tuesday of next week as
the time for taking the vote. After
some colloquy Mr. Washburn consented
to Mr.. Whites proposition and the
arrangement was finally made thata
/ O'Clock on Tuesday of next week III
vote shall be taken on the George sub.
stitute, and not later than O'Clock on
the bill itself.
HOUSE.
The House in continuation Of Satur.
days session, met at II O'Clock thi
morning. This had the effect TO con.
tinue the special order under which I'll
quarantine bill is being considered, an
the House Immediately proceeded,
committee of the whole, to further dis
cussion Of that measure.
On motion of Mr.. Warner an amen
ment was adopted extending the prov
sions of the bill to immigration and i'm.
portation across land boundaries
well as across sea boundaries. The Q ].
.jcct of this amendment is to protect the
Canadian and Mexican frontiers
1Ir. Mallory offered an amendma
providing that nothing in this act slml
be construed to authorize the Seeretar
of the Treasury to prohibit or the Pres
ident to restrain or prevent the passag
from one State to another OF person
not immigrants and not engaged in
commerce.
After debate the amendment was lost.
Mr. Brosius offered an amendment
providing that all quarantine regula.
tons existing by authority of State law
or municipal ordinance at any place
where the federal government shall Is.
tablish quarantine regulations, shall be
of no effect, so far as they may BEN
conflict with this act. His sincere COL
viction, he said, was that this should be
as near national bill us Congress could .
make it. The defence of the people, Of
the United States against plague aud
pestilence was as much Il duty IS Their
defence against an invading army
navy.
The amendment was lost.
An important amendment, which wa' 8
voted down, was proposed by Alr. Gov
ert, of New York, the object Of which 4
was to prevent the national govern
ment from securing Fire Island asa
quarantine station.
Mr.. Cummings moved to strike out +
the marine hospital service section :
the bill. He had received Il letter from :
q member of the national board o. T
health which would show "the nigsef
in the wood-pile." In this letter ii was
stated that the chief promoters and al' +
vocates of the pending measure wen
officers and employees of the marin, +
hospital service, and it was suggesicl &
that the act of June ., 1879, $50 preyen I
the introduction of contagious disease
into the United States" be substitute
for it.
The bill having been completed il :
committee of the whole was reportedio
the House for action.
A motion TO recommit was lost ana
the bill was then passed on a vote b!
tellers which stood l3S to 30. No ciio''
was made to secure the yeas and nays E
HAzELToN, Pa. Jan. 23.-Duriug the
cold weather the managers Of TIE
Beaver Meadow mines placed furnace
alono the slope to keen ice from form