Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-02
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
As If in expectation OF witnessing to-
day the starting the machinery of the
tariff bill there was an unusually large
attendance of Senators on both sides of
the chamber and the galleries were
pretty nearly filed at the opening OF
the session.
A resolution was offered by Mr..
Wolcott requesting the President Of
the United States to enter into negotia
tons with the republic of Mexico for
the coinage ofsilver dollars, with the
announcement that he would call it up
and speak upon it tomorrow.
Mr.. Morgan reported the Behring
Sea bill and gave notice that he would
cali it up at the conclusion of Mr.. Voor
hees's speech. Mr.. Sherman suggested
that inasmuch as the State Department
had supplied the members with a copy
of the bill and for the further reason
that haste was urgent, action should be
taken at once. The bill was then
quietly passed to its third reading.
Then some Senators found they
wanted to offer amendments and Mr..
Aldrich, after debate by Messrs. Hoar,
Chandler, Gray and Morgan, moved 10
reconsider the vote by which the bill
was sent to its third reading. Pending
that motion, and the printing of bill, it
went over until after Mr. Voorhees, con-
Guided.
The Russian thistle bill was laid
aside and at o'clock Mr.. Voorhees,
commenced his speech in favor of the
tariff bill.
When the House was called to order
at noon to-day the indications for secur-
ing the vote of a quorum of democratic
members were poor. not more than
three score Representatives being seated
on the democratic side The struggle
over the O'Neill-Joy contested election
case was begun Immediately after the
reading OF journal.
The Speaker was proceeding. with
out objection, to lay before the House
certain executive communications when
Mr. Patterson, in charge of the report
Of the majority of the committee on
elections in favor of O'Neill, demanded
the regular order.
The Speaker-Does the gentleman
object to the reading of the executive
communications?
Mr.. Patterson-Oh, no: Jet them come
in.
Mr. Reed and Mr.. Burrows-Il We
are going to have the regular order we
might as well have it regularly.
The Speaker thereupon stated the
regular order 10 bc the o Neill-. Joy con
tested election case the question being
on laying on the table the motion t.
reconsider the vote by which the House
rejected the resolution that Mr.. JOY
was entitled to his seat.
The roll was called, the result being
Yeas, III: nays II.
No quorum.
Mr.. Patter- on then moved to adjourn
Mr.. Lacey made the point of orde'
that the motion was not in order and
referred to ruling of the Chair on
similar motion on Friday last. The
Speaker replied that the motion was
not similar
Mr.. Boutele rose to a point of order
and called the attention of the Chair to
the same ruling referred to by Mr..
Lacey.
The Speaker.-Has the gentleman
from Maine accomplished his purpose .
Mr. Boutelle. have called the al
tention of the Chair to the matter.
The Speaker. The business of the
House will then proceed.
The yeas and nays on Mr.. Patterson
motion wore then ordered
The democrats voted no and fill
clustering was resumed b. the republi-
cans.