The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-01

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WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2S.-The
EepubIican side OF the senate was sub
iscled to great modification to-day in
i. defeat by the minority side OF the
chamber on motion which divided
he two parties into opposite camps.
/, was on motion to proceed to exec
niye business. MIR. Sherman made it
and said that q brief executive session
WAS important, but that he could not
then give the reason. The motion was
defeated. When the result was an
aounced, and when it was ascertained
that no Republican senator had voted
in tho negative but several OF them
who we're not paired were not voted,
there was private exhibition OF disap-
poiutment among the Republicans who
had voted. That feeling found expires.
sion in the remark, "We might as well
hand tho senate over to the Democrats
ut once,
A renewal oi the attempt q couple
hours afterwards, met with a like fate.
It was beaten by q majority OF two.
The important features of the days
session we're tho passage OF tho naval
and agricultural appropriation bills and
OF the bill regulating the sale OF intoxi'
eating liquors in the District OF Colum'
bia.
During the debate on the naval ap.
preparation bill Mr.. Cockrell read and
commented upon a communication
from the New York chamber OF com
merce, signed by Mr.. Henry Willard as
chairman, asking the aid Of Congress in
the entertainment in New York OF for
eign visitors to tho Worlds Fair; and
ho asked Mr.. bale whether the S3000 900
proposed to be appropriated included
anything for that "illustrious aud mag.
niticent proposition"
Mr.. Hale replied that lie did not
know exactly what was wanted by the
New York gentlemen who we're repre-
sented by Mr.. Willard, but he had the
impression that they wanted the gov.
ernment to do some Of the New York
entertaining OF foreign visitors.
"Why," said Mr.. Cockrell, "the sen.
ator from Maine does not suspect that
these gentlemen are asking that the
peoples money, wrung from them by
taxation, shall be placed IN the hands
OF millionaires OF New York to be ex-
pended in the riotous entertainment OF
every foreigner who may land on our
shores"
~ do not know about that" said Mr..
Hale. "The senator from Missouri can
tell me much more about Mr.. Willard
than can tell him. Mr.. Willard is q
gentleman well known and favorably
known throughout the country. He
stands to-day us a very near representa-
tive OF the new reform administration.
! do no! know that he has asked for
anything to come out Of tho taxes paid
by the people. But whether he has or
has not does not come to us. at all
events, the government does not OF
course propose to do New York enter
tainment. We can't keep Mr.. Willard
from coming hero with his memorial.
He has right to come and make his
suggestions.
Mr.. Voorheos-He would have right
to pass around the hat.
Mr.. Hale-Yes.
Mr.. Voorhees-And to take up con-
tributions.
Mr.. Hale-Yes.
Mr.. Voorhees-Or resort to any other
form OF mendicanCy.
Mr. Hale-Yes.
Mr.. Daniel-Would they be willing
10 accept silver as u contribution?
Mr.. Hale-The senator should seek
some other source OF authority than
me, or than senators on this side OF the
chamber. All these things about re-
form and about easing the peoples
burdens, about currency and about
bonds, do not seem settled yet. They
will be settled in another place and 1
send tho senator to that place. l do
not know about it.
After further discussion the appro-
priation OF 100000 was agreed to with
the words "or 80 much thereof as may
be necessary" added to 1t.
Inc Dill was then passed.
Mr.. Sherman's motion was then made
to adjourn to executive session and was
defeated.
Tho agricultural bill was taken up
and passed with few unimportant
amendments.
THE HOUSE,
The greater part Of tho day was con.
snmed in tho consideration OF IN cleo
ton case in which thOro was no interest
manifested. After three hours debate,
Turpin, (Dem,) from the Fourth dis
trict OF Alabama, was declared entitled
to retain tho seat which he had occu-
pied since the opening OF the present
Congress and his contestant, MCDullie,
was declared to hayo been not duly
elected,
Tho most important action was tho
passage without opposition OF tho bill
continuing pig tin and orc on tho FREQ
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