Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-22

'olale OFFICIALS anu all the Soou people
generally that the system should not
have any root or foundation there.
Mr.. Call, the other Senator from
Florida, declared that neither the peo-
pie of Florida nor the laws had any
connection with the lottery business,
and were not responsible for it in any
shape or form.
Mr.. Washburn suggested that Mr..
Hoar wa inconsistent in appealing to
federal legislation to put down gamb-
ling in Tampa, after his opposition
last Congress to the bill to prevent
gambling in Cultures"
Mr.. Hoar replied that the two things
were very dissimilar. He had called
attention this morning to an article in
a we'll known paper of New York set
ting forth with great detail the impor-
tation from abroad Of certain imple-
ments of gambling; and the Senator
from Minnesota gravely asked how
that differed from permitting a con
tract made in New York or Chicago to
be performed in Minneapolis.
Mr.. Washburn.-Never to be per-
formed. These contracts are moi con-
tracts, They are simply stakes, or
wedges.
After some further ~colloquy the sub
ject was dropped.
Mr.. Martin offered two resolutions,
which went over without action. One
instructs the finance committee to re-
port a bill providing for a financial sys-
TEN, which shall include the free, IN
restricted and unlimited coinage ard
use as money of both gold and silver
on the basis of Is to l. The other in
structs the judiciary committee TO re-
port an amendment to the Constitution
for the election of President and Vice
President of the United States by a d.
rect vote of all the people, and for a
single term of six years-the President
to be thereafter ineligible to election
for a second term also providing for
the election of United States Senators
by a direct vote of the people of the
several States.
After some more morning business
the Vice-President announced that, I'M
der an order heretofore made, the fare
well address of Washington would now
be read by Senator Martin, of Kansas.
Mr.. Martin t%hereupon took a position
by the side of the Vice President and
read to a small audience the farewell
address.
When the reading was finished, at
/ So p. H., the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cummings rose to n question Of
the highest personal privilege. He
said that at II o'clock this morning,
while on the floor of the House, he had
been approached by a deputy sergeant
alarms, who told him he was under
arrest. He refused, he said, to recog-
nize the service, and warned the Off
cial or his bosses to touch him at his
peril. The record would show that
he had been in attendance day after
day eve since Congress met last sum-
mer, and he denounced the arrest as an
outrage. He further stated that it was
q disgrace, in his opinion, to hold a
session of the House on Washington's
birthday; and, in honor of the memory
of that patriot, he moved that the
House adjourn.
After some parleying the motion
was put, and on division the House
voted Yeas 102; nays 124. The an
nouncement was received with ap-
plause on the democratic side.
The yeas and nays were ordered,
however, before the question was de-
cided.
The motion to adjourn was defeated,
yeas III; nays 140. This is regarded
as indicating the practical strength of
Mr.. BANDS supporters, and shows
that he will be able to make no pro-
gress to-day in the consideration of his
bill, the vote against adjournment be-
ing SO short of a quorum.
Mr.. Sickles moved that the House
adjourn.
The chair (Mr. Docker) stated hat
no business having interviewed since a
motion to adjourn had been voted
it could not be repeated at this
time.
This ruling raised a storm of protests
from both sides of the chamber, TO
which the chair explained that his
view of "businessn included a vote
upon the subject under discussion, or
some other disposal Of it.
The chair, stating that he was still of
the opipion that the motion was not in
order. said he would submit it to the
House for action. Without taking a
tho , aas and NAYS were order.