Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-03
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.
SENATE.


SENATE.
The House bills for the admission o.
the territories of New Mexico and Arr
iona were reported back, with amend.
ments, from the committee on terrific
ries and were placed on the calendar.
House bill granting pension OF $2u
a month to Mrs. E. S. Luke, OF Clarks-
vile, Mo-, was passed.
House bill modifying the statutes to
EXTERNALLY fired" boilers on steam yes
sells was reported from the committee
on commerce and was about being
passed when Mr.. Hoa- suggested that
the title which was ito amend sections
giving the numbers) of the revised
Statutes be changed so as to show the
purpose of the bill; but Mr.. Frye who
had reported the bill from the commit
tee on commerce declined to have the
amendment made as that would require
the bill to be sent back to the House.
Mr.. Hoar said that the law required
the purpose of bill to be stated in its
title; but Mr.. Frye said that the title
was quite sufficient and that the diff
Guilty was only in the imagination OF the
Senator from Massachusetts. He with
drew the bill
Mr.. Hutton rising to personal ex-
PLANTATION, referred to q statement pub
lished in Washington paper to the
effect that Mr.. Mills in an amendment
which he had intended to offer yester-
day to Mr.. Chambers resolution (for
an investigation into the history of the
Dominion Coal Company was aiming
only at democrats and that he named,
among them, his colleague (Mr. DanieD
and himself. He asked Mr.. Mills if he
had referred to his colleague and him
self
81 did not make any remarks" Mr..
Mills replied. "The statement was
wholly unauthorized. I never opened
my mouth on the subject. 1 never
dreamed Of the Senator or his colleague
in connection with my amendment. 1t
had never entered my mind that either
OF them was capable of dishonorable
act. Both of them are honorable gen.
tlemen and friends Of mine, and have
been ever since | have been in public
life.n
81 was certain said Mr.. Hunton,
that the Senator from Texas would
reply to the interrogatory as ne has
done 1 desire now to say that | am
not interested in any coal or iron ore
mines or in any railroad that transports
coal or iron ore.n
81 never supposed So" Mr.. Mills
added and there the matter rested.
Mr.. Davis introduced bill defining
options and futures and for other pur-
poses and it was about to be referred
to the committee on agriculture when
Mr.. Harris interposed and insisted that
as the bill proposed to tax the business
OF dealing in options and futures, it
should go TO the finance committee.
A point of order was made by Mr..
George that such measure must, un-
der the constitution, originate in the
House of Representatives.
The Vice President reserved his rul-
ing on the point of order.
a resolution was offered by Mr.. AL;
len to discharge the finance committee
from the further consideration of the
bill recently introduced by him "for
the relief of the several States of the
Union" and 10 place that bill on the
calender. The resolution went over
till tomorrow.
House bill for the protection of per-
sons furnishing materials and labor for
the construction of public works was
passed.
House bill to subject to State taxa
ton national bank notes and U. S.
Treasury notes was taken up.
Mr.. Stewart sent to the clerks desk
and had read free coinage bill which
he proposed to offer as an amedment to
the pending measure.
Mr. Cockrell declined to yield any
further time for the bill to tax national
bank notes and treasury notes and
Mr.. Turpie moved to take up that bill.
The motion was disagreed to-yeas Is;
nays S3. The deficiency bill was then
taken up and its consideration proceed
ed with.
HOUSE.