Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-23


vestigation now pending before the COM
mittee. That was a subsequent mat
ter. He had been further directed TO
ask immediate consideration of the
resolution.
Mr.. Teller must object to the pres
emit consideration of the resolution. l
wish to see it in print. There is no
haste about it.
Mr.. Mills-Let the resolution lie over
for one day. l concur with the Senator
from Colorado that we ought to have
the resolution in print. When it comes
up for consideration I shall ask for
uNis.cz of the question.
Mr.. Teller-The resolution ought to
be printed, and we ought to have an
opportunity to examine it. 1t will
undoubtedly bring on some discussion.
1t cannot pass the Senate without dis
cussion.
The resolution went over till to-mor-
row and was ordered to be printed.
After the morning business was over
Mr.. Stewart addressed the Senate in
support of Mr.. PETERS resolution offer
ed on the 18th inst, declaring that the
secretary Of the treasury has no lawful
authority for issuing and selling bonds
as proposed in his recent notice.
At the close of NJ. Stewards remarks
the resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on finance. The Senate then
resumed consideration of the House
bill to repeal the federal election laws;
and was addressed by Mr.. Wilson,
(rep. Iowa) in opposition to it.
HOUSE.
After the transaction of some routine
business in the House, Mr.. Wise moved
that the New York and New Jersey
bridge bill, together with the veto mes
sage, be referred to the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce, which
was done.
Mr.. Mcdowell offered a resolution
providing that Saturday, February II,
at o'clock, be set apart for eulogies in
memory of the late William Lilly, Con-
gressman-at-large from Pennsylvania,
and the resolution was agreed to.
After two hours labor the House has
voted that Mr.. Warmers proposition
looking to free refined sugar adopted
yesterday afternoon, shall be treated
as substitute and not as an amend
ment. This releases the House from
the tangle in which it adjourned. The
paragraph as amended was then adopt
ed by rising vote of yeas l6l, nays IS.
A demand for tellers received but 10
votes, not enough to secure them.
The effect Of this vote is to put all
sugars, raw and refined, on the free list.
The bounty was abolished by a vote
yesterday afternoon.
The sugar schedules being disposed
of, the coal schedule was taken up and
number of amendments were sub.
mittei to it by democrats from coal
producing States.
A motion was then made that the
House should go into committee of the
whole, but before the question was de-
cided the House sought to unravcl the
tangle in which it was placed by ad-
journing yesterday without completing
the consideration ofthe sugar schedules,
A special order having been adopted
last Saturday setting aside to day,
(ruesday) for consideration OF the coal
and iron ore schedules, the House was
undecided as to whether that order
should go into effect at once or whether
the sugar schedule should first be COM
pleted.
Mr.. Richardson said he hoped the
question would be settled by the House
before it went into committee of the
whole, for, ifnot, he las presiding officer
of the committee) would feel impelled
to rule that special order ofthe House
would take precedence over an order
of the committee and therefore he would
rule that the sugar clause would have
to go over until the coal and iron sche-
dulles were disposes of. After quarter
of an hour had been spent in the dis
cussion, the Speaker ruled that the
sugar clause should be given right
of way.
Mr.. Wise spoke in favor of his amend
ment putting tax of so cents per ton
on coal. The Secretary of the Treasury
was compelled to issue bonds for the
support of the government, when the
committee on Ways and Means was
putting coal on the free list. This was
to be compensated for by internal
revenue taxation, to which he was OPP
posed.
$4,000, 900 FOR PENsIoNs.-The sub
committee of the House committee on
appropriations hopes to complete its
work on the pension appropriation bill
early in the week, probably on Tues
day. The aggregate amount to be ar