Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-20
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %
SENATE.

In the absence of Vice President
Stevenson, the Senate was presided
over to-day by Mr.. Harris. The read,
ing of yesterday journal was dispensed
with and the Senate proceeded to the
consideration Of executive business.
After fifteen minutes spent in execu-
tive session the doors were reopened
and legislative business was taken up:
Mr.. PETER presented memorial
from sugar manufacturing establish
ment in Kansas on the subject of the
sugar bounty, and asked permission to
read it in full; but objection was made
by Mr.. Gallinger on the ground that
there was very important business on
hand to-day (the presentation OF the
statues of General Stark and Daniel
Webster).
Senate bill to revive the grade of
lieutenant general of the United States
army was reported by MIR. Hawley,
from the committee on military affairs,
and placed on the calendar.
A bill to allow the pay of rear ad-
miral to commodores while acting as
rear admiral was introduced by Mr..
Pheraon and referred to the committee
on naval affairs.
All the resolutions that were on the
table since yesterday were presented,
and went over without action.
Mr.. Chandler asked the presiding
officer to lay before the Senate a COM
munication from his e1cellency the
governor of New Hampshire.
The presiding officer presented it and
it was read.
Mr.. Perkins introduced joint resolu-
ton giving the thanks of Congress to
the people of New Hampshire for the
statue of John Stark, illustrious for his
military services, and accepting it, to
be placed in Statuary Hall.
Mr.. Gallinger then addressed the
Senate.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Breckenridge, from the commit
tee on appropriations, reported an ur-
gent deficiency bill carrying 100000
for continuing the work of the eleventh
census; S125, 900 for salaries, and sl75,-
O0O for printing the reports. He stated
that it was now plain that the urgent
deficiency bill passed by the House
last week and including this with
other items and the appropriation for
collecting the income tax among them,
would nos pass the Senate before the
holidays, and unless this sum was ap-
propriated, the census bureau would
necessarily have to be closed, the en-
ployees dismissed and the work stop.
ped.
Mr.. Cannon said it was very proper
that this bill should pass, but he desir-
ed to suggest the Importance of includ
log with it the appropriation of $780,,
900 also made, in the bill passed last
week for the payment of witnesses and
Jurors in the United States courts.
The bill was amended by the insertion
ofS100,000 for this purpose, and as thus
amended it was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Sickles the Senate
bill granting a pension of 500 month
to Mary Palmer Banks, widow of the
late General n. P. Banks, was passed.
A resolution reported from the CON-
mittee on printing was agreed to au-
thorzing the printing of 5000 copies of
the slums investigation, made by the
labor bureau.
Mr.. Cultivate from the committee
on rules, offered concurrent resolu-
ton providing for a holiday recess
from December 22nd to January 3rd.
Mr.. English made the point of no
quorum on the vote on its passage
yeas, 40; noes, 0-whereupon the resolu-
ton was withdrawn, the Speaker an
nouncing that he would recognize Mr..
Cultivate later to offer it, when there
was quorum present.
Mr.. McCreary reported from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs the resolution
offered by Mr.. Blair calling for all the
correspondence between this govern
ment and those of China and Japan re-
specting the pending war. Calendar.
The House then went into committee
of the whole and proceeded with the
further discussion of the currency bill.
Mr.. Spe,ry, member ofthe commit
tee on banking and currency, was the
first speaker. He said the State bank
feature of the bill cid not meet with
his approval, but he would vote for it
as part of the bill, if amended as he
believed it should be.
At 2 o'clock the consideration of the
currency and banking bill was post
poned until tomorrow and at that
hour, pursuant to an order adopted |
some days ago, Mr.. Baker arose and
formally presented to Congress the
statue of Gen. Stark. He was follow
ed little later by Mr.. Blair, who in a
short speech presented the statue of
Daniel Webster, both statues being the
gift of the State of New Hampshire.
They are placed on either side of the
north entrance to statuary hall, and
were unveiled at o'clock by the archi-
tect of the Capitol.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Baker i'm
mediatelv before adjournment on We'd
nesday, and adopted without OBJ
lection, gave to Gov. Smith, the men,
bers of his suite and executive council
of New Hampshire the privilege of the
floor of the House during the proceed
ings.
OPPOSED TO CHANGING THE RULES.
The Senate committee on rules was in