Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-22
FIFTY-sECOND CONGRESS.
sunday Fair Opcning-Anti.
OptionS-Fcdcral Quarantine.
by telegraph 10 The Dispatch.l

WASHINGTON, ID. T., January IL
SENATE. House amendments to
the Senate bill authorizing the con.
struction of bridge across the Mlssls-
sippi river at New Orleans was pre-
sented and concurred in. Tho bill now
goes to the President.
The House substitute for the Senate
bill concerning testimony under the IN
tcrstste commerce law Was non-con-
Cured in. a conference was asked,
and Messrs. Wilson (Repubhcan) OF
Iowa, Teller (Republican) Of Colorado,
and Pugh (DemocraD OF Alabama,
were appointed conferees.
Among numerous petitions on the
subject of opening the Worlds Fair sun
dav was one signed by Archbishop an
rick and Nicar-General Brady, OF the
Roman Catholic Church Bishop Tut
tie. of the Episcopal Church, and many
other citizens OF st. Louis, Mo-, favor
ing its opening after II o'clock Sunday,
and one from ministers OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, of ST. Louis,
against Sunday opening.
A resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Mitchell (Republican), of Oregon, re-
duesting tho President to transmit
COPIES of the correspondence Oh file in
the State Department relating to the
killing of Frank Kelley, an American
sailor. in Genoa, Italy, last August or
September, was reported back from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and
agreed to.
THE COLUMBIAN STAMPS
Mr.. Wolcott called up the joint reso-
luton introduced by him some days
ago directing the discontinuance of the
sale of Columbian postage-stamps and
made one Of his brief, breezy speeches
on the subject. He was at a loss
70 understand, he said why those
stamps had ever been manufactured.
He noticed that the Postmaster Gene
raj suggested in his annual re-
port that he expected to receive 81, 800,
900 extra profits out of their sale TO
stamp collectors. That WAS trick that
might suit some of the little Central
American States When they we're few
thousand dollars shy" but the United
States were too big country to unload
a cruel and unusual stamp upon stamp
collectors. Since the resolution was IN
troducsd he had had from many sources
letters showing good reasons why ii
should be passed. Railroad clerks
! complained that the l-cent Colum-
ban stamp was 50 like the regis
tration stamp that constant mistakes
were being made by them, and he had
one letter from a physician who said
that if the sale OF those stamps were
stopped the stamps might be used for
chest-protectors. General laughter.
lie hoped that the Post-Ofiice Commit
tee would take speedy action in the mat
ter. The resolution was referred to the
Post Office Committee.
ALP. VI. the Senate went into execu-
tive session. At half-past 2 the doors
were reopened. The credentials OF Mr..
Turpie for his second senatorial term,
beginning March ith next. were present
ed and placed on file.
ANTI-oPTIoNs.
The anti-option bill was then taken up,
the question being on Mr.. Vilas's amend
ment to the George substitute, and the
bill was discussed for an hour and then
went over without action until Monday
Adjourned.
House.
In the morning hour MIR. Cultivate
called up the Senate bill for marking the
lines Of battle at Gettysburg. Pa. Sieve
raj amendments were recommended by
the Committee on Military Affairs, and
these gave the opponents of the mea-
sue an opportunity to fihbuster against
it. The filibustering was confined to
the Texas delegation, but 1t was success
full, and the morning hour expired with
out final action ON the bill.
Mr.. Blount reported the consular and