Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-24
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, Aug. d
SENATE.

The open session Of the Senate this
morning lasted only four minutes.
There was no question raised as to the
presence of quorum. By unanimous
consent the reading of Wednesday
and Thursdays journals was dispensed
with. Messages were received from
the President and from the House OF
Representatives Indefinite leave of
absence, on account OF serious illness in
his family, was given to Mr.. McLaurin
of Mississippi, and then, on motion
of Mr.. Harris, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of executive business
After remaining in executive session
for over an hour, the Senate having
previously adopted the House resolu.
ton for final adjournment at > O'Clock
on Tuesday, adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Catchings presented Joint rcso.
luton authorizing the president OF the
Senate and Speaker of the House 10
adjourn their respective bodies az .
o'clock, p. M, on Tuesday, the 2>.n
inst. 1t was agreed to.
Mr.. Catchings also moved that when
the House adjourn to-day it be unt.l
Monday next.
Mr.. Loud demanded a division of Tie
House on this motion and ii resulted
ayes 76, noes 10. NO quorum said
Mr.. Loud. Tellers were ordered. and
pending the announcement OF the IT,
suit message was received from tie
President by Mr.. Pruden, one Of his
secretaries, announcing his approval Of
sundry bills. The tariff bill was not
among them.
Mr.. Loud withdrew the point OF no
quorum and the motion was declared
to have been adopted
Mr.. Catchings asked unanimous con
sent to have printed in the Record the
title of bills that have passed the House.
divided into two groups, those thai
have become laws, and those that have
failed of action in the Senate. The list
was to be published, he said, wiihou,
comment, as a matter of information
for the members, which he believed
would be found desirable.
Mr.. Payne said he could see no use
of printing the titles of bills that were
still on the Senate calendar, but lie
would make no objection to the re-
quest.
Mr.. English, however, did object
Mr. Terry called up the Hill bill -or
the exclusion and deportation Of allen
anarchists, with request for its pres
ent consideration. An amendment was
proposed TO meet the objections of Mr.
Warner and others, which defined the
tenn anarchist as used in the bill as
follows ''The word anarchist as used
this act shall be construed to mean
one who advocates the destruction BY
violence either of all governments or Of
tie government Of the United States
Mr.. English also objected to Mr.. Ter
rvs request, and the bill went over
again without action.
Mr.. Richardson asked consideration
of Senate bill providing for the com
pilation and publication of an index of
the government publications from
March /, 1881, to March t, 1898, in
elusive, at cost not to exceed 5000.
This led to long discussion.
Finally Mr.. Bland said the only per.
sons that would be benefited By the
publication of the catalogue were the
old junk dealers. He though the law
should be repealed, and he would
object to consideration of the bill.
Two or three unimportant measures
were passed and after session of al
hour the House adjourned until Mon
day next.