Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-11
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Five Senators, heretofore on the alb
sentee list for this session, were present
to-day. They were Messrs. Colquitt,
Irby, Lindsay, Morgan and Perkins.
In the absence of the Vice President, at
Augusta, Ca, the Senate was presided
over by Mr.. Harris.
Mr.. Hoar introduced a resolution
asking by what authority Commissioner
Blount had been appointed and pro-
ceeded to comment upon the fact that
information which had been given to
the Senate under the seal of confidence
had been supplied by the State Depart
ment to the representatives of four
newspapers that were known to be zeal
Gus, thoroughgoing, almost unscrupu-
lous supporters of the administration.
The appointment of a commissioner
with paramount" authority as a rep
resentative Of the United States in
Hawaii, Mr.. Hoar regarded as being
as gross a violation of the con-
stitution of the United States as was
ever charged upon, or imputed to, any
public official.
Mr.. Hoar, in the course of his speech
said that he wanted the matter to be
separated from all questions OF annex
alton or protectorate; and that, if it
were true that the President of the
United States Qhe Senate being in ses-
sion) authorized an officer to exer-
else paramount diplomatic author
ity and to Withdraw, at his dis.
erection, or to land, the forces of the
United States he was standing On very
slippery ground and had better step on
to terra frma rapidly and at once, and
if such an official entered on that duty
and established correspondence with
private persons about the public affairs
of the government to which he was
commissioned, and if his conduct was
approved by the President, and the
President made himself an accomplice
after the fact he (the PresidenD was
standing on ice not only very slippery
but very thin. Gaughter.)
Mr.. Gray replied briefly to what he
called Mr.. Hoar's "scolding" and then
the resolution went over until to-mor-
row.
Senator Mcmillan, of Michigan, in
troduced bill that will operate as
bar against strikers interfering with
mail trains.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Wheeler, called up the bill to
admit Utah as State for present con-
sideration. Mr.. Reed, suggested that
the bill was too important to be rusht
through in the morning hour and it
should be maturely considered. Mr..
Wheeler took the hint and asked that
the bill be made special order for to-
morrow and next day, and there being
no objection, this order was made.
At the expiration of the considera-
ton morning hour Mr.. Heard claimed
the remainder the day for the discus
sion of measures pertaining to the Dis
trict of Columbia, the first bill being
that extending north Capitol street to
the Soldiers Home.
Theattendance of members, which was
below the average when the House con-
vened, gradually decreased and the list
lessness which usually characteristics
trict Monday became more pronounced.
The members remaining on the floor
chiefly devoted themselves to CONVEX
sation and their personal correspond
ence.
On motion of Mr.. Culberson, the bill
was passed fixing time and places for
holding courts in Nebraska
Then Mr.. Culberson tried to call up
the bill relative to captured and aban-
doned property claims. This re-opens
claims rejected on the score of disloyal-
ty. There was politics in this and Mr..
Reed insisted that the bill was too i'm
portant to be considered in the morning
hour. After Mr.. Culberson had vainly
striven to have date set for consider
ing the bill, the reports were ordered to
be printed and the bill went oyer.
The bill establishing a light and fog |