Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-23
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
SENATE.
There appeared to be a somewhat
fuller attendance of Senators at the
opening of to-day's session than at the
same time yesterday; but, still, before
the reading OF Yesterdays journal was
begun, the question of quorum was
suggested by Mr.. Henderson. The
roll was thereupon called; and "a Sen
ators g less than quorum) responded.
Mr.. Harris moved that the sergeant
at arms be directed to request the at
tendance of absent members.
Several Senators suggested that that
order had been made yesterday, and
that no report had yet been made by
the sergeant at arms. The report of
that officer was then submitted and
read. Il was to the effect that, of the
~ Senator who did not answer yester-
day there were only = in the city, and
that on4 Of them, Mr.. Voorhees,, was
sick: taat one, Mr.. Wolcott, was in
Europe; that kilograms had been sent
to ali the others requesting their at
tendance Immediately that of those
telegra ohcd TO, one, MIR. Mcpherson.
was on his way to Europe that three
ofthem could not be founo; that one
had promised to be in Washington to-
day and one tomorrow that one had
said it was impossible for him to come !;
that four had answered that they were
i'll and that responses had not been re-
ceiVed from the remainder.
Mr.. Gray called for the reading of the
names of the absentees, and the list
was read as follows
Aldrich, Allen, Brice, Butler, Gallery,
Call, Camden, Cameron, Carey, Chand-
Ter, Daniel, Davis, Dixon, Dolph,
Dubois, Frye, Hale, Hansbrough, Haw-
ley, Higgins, Hoar, Irby, Jarvis. Jones,
of Nevada, Lodge, Mcmillan, McPher-
son, Henderson, Mills, Morgan, Nor
rill, Murphy, Patton, PETER, Perkins,
Pett;grew, Patt, Power, Proctor. Quay,
Sherman, Shoup, Smith, Squire,
Stewart, Teller, Voorhees,, Washburn
and Wolcott.
Mr.. Jarvis appeared after the list was
read and answered to his name.
Senator'S Sherman and Brice, ofOhio,
were excused-the former on account
of sickness, and the latter because he
was attending the funeral of a relative.
Senators Voorhees, and Wilson were
also excused on account of sickness.
Four republican Senators, Mander
son, Quay, Pettigrew and Shoup were
in the chamber but did not answer.
Mr.. Harris moved, (at 1890 p. 10.
that the sergeant-at-arms be directed
to compel" the attendance of absent
members.
The motion was agreed to ; and an
order to that effect, signed by the Vice
President, was delivered to the SER
geant-at-arms, who Immediately set in
motion the necessary machinery to have
the order enforced.
The name of Senator Morrill, was, on
motion of Mr.. Harris, struck from the
list Of those Senator'S who were to be
compelled to attend. So was the name
of Senator Camden, as he was on
train which was due in Washington at
noon to-day. Senators Butler and
Morgan were also excused from arrest.
After lapse of over an hour, without
any increase of responsive Senators,
the Senate, at LOO p. M, grew weary
of waiting and adjourned till to-mor-
row at noon.
Executive Clerk Pruden reached the
Capitol at 1:15 with some important
nominations; but owing to the absence
Of the quorum, they could not be laid
before the Senate. They were taken
hoo to tho tVbifa fJouca
Mr.. Culberson endeavored to gain
unanimous consent for the considera
ton of the bill to prosecute the claim
of the government against the estate OF
the late Leland Stanford, of California,
but Mr.. Mcguire objected.
Mr.. Cummings. chairman of the COM
mittee on naval affairs, presented q
privileged report from the committee
relating to the investigation of the al
legged frauds in the manufacture of
armor plates, accompanied by a joint
resolution, directing the Secretary of
the Navy to have ballistic tests made OF
plates to be taken from certain vessels.
Mr.. Payne suggested that none of the
minority members of the committee
were present, to which Mr.. Cummings
responded that the report had the sane
ton of the republican members and he
was authorized by the committee to
make the report.
After some further colloquy between
Messrs. Stone and Cummings the latter
asserted that the sole purpose Of the re-
port was to show the necessity for max
ing the test.
Mr.. Stone said he only wanted to ask
consent that the minority of the COM
mittee, none of whom were present to-
day, might be permitted to file report
Mr.. Cummings stated that the resolu-
ton was not based upon the testimony
of what the Carnegie company were
pleased to called ''inlormers," but upon
the admissions of the Carnegie officials
themselves.
The resolution was then agreed to,
and at ] 10 o'clock the Hou Sc adjourn
ed until tomorrow.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.