Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-24
AND STILL NO QUORUM
That is Likely to Remain the Senate's
Condition.
Executive business Transacted-Reso-
luton for Adjournment Passed
Both Houses.

The prayer Of the chaplstn was the only
business transacted by tfe Senate today
before going into executive session. Not
even the jour- ais of yesterday and the day
before were read, the reading having been
dispensed with at the suggestion Of Mr..
Harris renn).
If possible the Senate wore a more de-
serted appearance than on yesterday and
the day before, despite the fact that one
republican. Mr.. Higgins, and two demo-
Gratis, Messrs. Camden and Butler, had re.
turned.
Mr.. George asked and obtained indefinite
leave of abseEce for his colleague, Mr.. Nc
Laurfn. on GccOunt Of serious illness in his
family, and then Mr.. Harris, without test
Ing the presence of a quorum moved that
the Senate proceed to consideration of ex-
ecutive business. This was agreed to, and
tive session.
After going into executive session some
legislative business was done The follow
ing bills were passed; House bill to pro-
vide for the collection of internal revenue
The bill appropriates the sums necessary
to collect the internal revenues and also to
carry into effect the provisions of the con-
vention between the United States and
venezuela relative to the arbitration and
settlement of the claim of the Venezuela
Steam Transportation Company. fixing the
salary of the United States commissioner
at $UO. Also House bill granting right of
way through the Arlington military reser-
walton for electric railway purposes and
Senate bill authorizing the Secretary Of the
Interior to correct errors where double al
lotments of land have erroneously been
made to an Indian and to correct errors in
patents
The following House bridge bills were
passed: Authorizing the construction of
bridges across the Missouri river at De-
witt, Mo-: across the Osase river in Mis-
souri,; -
Several privcte hills uera olSo pacsaa
The House concurrent resolution for final
adjournment of Congress- ON Tuesday at =
o'clock was laid before the Senate and. at
the request Of Mr.. COckrell, lit was agreed
to. 4-
Worlds Fair Diplomas.
A resolution was offered W Mr.. Lindsay
and agreed to- providing for>the printing in
the diplomas of the worid's columbian ex-
position of the. names Of the persons to
whom the diplomas were awarded, the work
to be done by the bureau of engraving and
printing. and the ost to be paid from the
appropriation Of s0s.W0 already made.
resolution was offered :by Mr.. Petit
grew directing the interstate commerce
commissioners to furnish fnfcI m a ton con-
cernins the ownership Of railroads by for
elgn governments. the rates charged for
carrying passengers and freight as COM
pared with the Charges made by the rail-
roads of the United States for ike service,
and the cost of operating railroads owned
! compared with the roads OF the United
states Also as to the wages paid to en-
pioyes by government railroads as COM
pared with wages paid in the United States.
Inc resolution was agreed to.
AT % pm. the Senate adjourned until
Monday at - o'clock.
THE HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal in the House today Mr. Catchings
(Miss), from the committee on rules. Of
fered a joint resolution for a sine die ad-
journment next Tuesday, the 2Sth instant,
at o'clock. 1t was adopted without divi-
sion.
Mr.. Catchings then moved that when the
House adjourned today II be to meet on
Monday next.
Mr.. Loud tCai) resisted the motion, max
ing the point of no quorum on the rising
vote. which resulted 1910. He subsequent
ly withdrew the point, however, and the
motion was agreed to-.
Mr.. Catchings asked unanimous consent
to publish in the Record the titles of the
bills passed by the House at this session,
together with a list of those which passed
the House but failed in the Senate Mr.
English On. j. objected.
The Hill Anarchist Bill.
Mr.. Terry (Arb). from the committee on
Judiciary asked unanimous consent to con-
slider Senator Hills bill providing for the
exclusion and deportation Of alien anarch-
lists.
With it he offered an amendment which
he said was designed to meet objections
raised to the bill. 1t defined an anarchis,
as one who advocated the destruction by
violence of all government the govern
n-ent of the United States"
Mr.. English IN. j. objected
Two bills were passed by unanimous con-
sent-one for the relief of certain Winnie
bago Indians, and the other for the relief
of l.. A. Hathaway & Company Then at
l235, the House adjourned until Monday.