Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-09
CHATTAHOOCuEE BRIDGE At Columbia, Ala, Authorized to
 Be Erected.
PREVENT LOBBYING
Senator Allen Introduces Bill. ChiCago'S New PoStoffiCe
 in the Balance.

introduced and referred to committees was one by Mir. Allen of Nebraska "to prevent professional lobbying"
 It defines lobbyist to be person who habituaIly attempts to influence the legis- lative action of congress by soliciting mem- bers to support or defeat measure, and 1t declares lobbying in the capitol or in the D istrict of Columbia an otfense against the United States, to be punished by fine or by imprisonment in the common jail of the District of Columbia for not less than one nor more than five years. An amendment which was offered last week to the sundry civil appropriation bill by MT. Hunton of Virginia, looking to the appointment of member of the Con federate army of Northern Virginia on the commission to mark the battle field Of Gettysburg, was made the occasion of
 short short, speech ioo by t,d MT; aronaa RansGm 9ba the amendment was reflection upon Col. William M. Robbins of North Carolina, who was already on that commission. MT. Hunton disclaimed any purpose of re- hecting on Colonel Robbins, and declared that his object in offering the amendment one had been before.
 The explanation was declared by Mir. Ransom to be perfectly satisfactory.
 The conference report on the Indian ap-, DrODr1aLlOn Dlll WAS DTeb6Qleu duQ dSL6Su 10. Several bills were taken from the calendar and passed, among them house bill to authorize the construction of @ wagon and foot bridge across the Chatta- hoochee river near Columbia, Ala, and senate bill to further encourage the hold ing of worlds exposition at Atlanta, Ga., in 1895, admitting free of all duties, fees and charges all articles imported from foreign countries for the sole purpose of exhibition and providing for medals with appropriate devices.
 MT. George moved to take from the call endar and proceed to the consideration of the house bill to establish a uniform sys- tenn of bankruptcy.
 The motion was resisted by Mir. Platt, who suggested the absence ofa quorum. The roll was called and quorum of sen- ators responded. But on yea and nay vote on MT. George's motion no quorum could be got, several of the senators who were present being paired. There were other calls of the senate and another vote by yeas and nays with the like result. Finally MT. George withdrew his motion, giving notice that he would renew 1t to- morrow morning.
 The senate then, at 3:25 p. m., after a short executive session, adjourned untp tomorrow at noon.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 The house bill providing for consular in- spection of immigrants, which the senate amended by substituting therefor. MT. Hills bill to prohibit the immigration of anarchists, was laid before the house. The senate amendments were non- -concurred in and conference agreed to.
 Two or thrse private bills were passed, and an order from the committee on rules was adopted setting aside today for con- sideration of bills reported from the com mittee on public buildings and grounds and Thursday for business from the com mittee on claims.
 Mir. baiiey presented the report of the committee on the judiciary reconmepdlng the adoption of resolutions providing for the investigation of charges made by the Central Labor union of Cleveland, D., against Judge Kicks of the U nited States court for the Northern district of Ohio by the committee or a subcommittee. The tie expenditures of the committee. The resolutions were agreed to. Bills providing for the erection of public buildings under the special order previously agreed to were then considered by the house in committee of the whole: Favor able reports were ordered upon bills pro- viding for buildings at Newport, Ky. ,; Brockton, Mass; Paterson, N. J.; South Omaha, Neb.; Pottsville, Pa.; Cumber. land, Md.
 the committee MT. Dockery, member of the committee on appropriations, appealed to his associates on the democratic side of the chamber to go slow in passing these bills. t
 The bill authorizing the construction of postoffice at Chicago at cost not to ex- ceed $4 ,000 ,000, which amount the bill approprates, was taken up and the ap- propriation stricken out. On the motion to report it to the house the vote was an- nounced as yeas 140, nays 3, and MT. Jones, democrat, of West Virginia, made the point of no quorum. vote by teilers did not improve the situation and call of the house disclosed but 174 members pres, ent.
 A season of filibustering followed, the friends of the Chicago building, those of wanted the bill authorizing it's coDstrnc- tion to be considered, and those of the bills upon which the committee of the whole had favorably acted, uniting to prevent ad- journment.
 A quorum disappeared in the course of these proceedings, and at 6:40 o'clock ad- journment was effected.
 PREsIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
 The president today sent to the senate the following nominations:
 Larz Anderson of Ohio to be secretary of the embassy of the United States at Rome, Italy.
 John H. Harrison to be postmaster at Waco, Tex.
 SENATE COMBINATIONS.
 The senate has confirmed the following nominations:
 Ellis Mills of Virginia, now consul-gen- : eral at Honolulu, secretary of legation and consul general at that place. Larz Anderson of Ohio as secretary of the embassy at Rome.
 John H. Harrison, postmaster at Waco, Tex.