Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-02
rlFTY-THlRD CONGRESS.
A Petition for Adjournncnt-Sova Scotia
Coal CO.-Gcttysburg.

WASHINGTON. August 1.-SENATE.-
The pr, sentation by Senator Lodge OF a
printed petition copies Of which had been
received by many senators), adopted at a
meeting IN Fancuil Hall and upon Boston
Common, with the heading, LET Con-
crcss Resign" was made the subject Of
IA short speech by Mr.. IIoar lie wished
20 point out he said, for the consldera-
ton of those gentlemen Ghe signers Of
the petitiom that they seemed to be en-
tircly unconscious Of the existence Of a
body OF men called "the American peo-
pie" These men made demands, as if
a few hundred or a few thousand men
had only TO get together on some com
mon and. after five or ten minutes tur-
bulent conversation. propose something
which was To take the place at once Of
the legislation and laws Of the people.
The people of the country, Mr.. Hoar
continued. had considered the question OF
the resignation Of public officers, and
had demanded such resignation in very
much more peTemptory manner than those
gentlemen could possibly DO. The people
had not only demanded it. but had fixed
the time for it. All senator's and MEM
bers would resign their offices at the
times fixed by the people. The Vice
President would resign his high Office
on the 4th of March. 1897. He would
do so without prompting or proposing.
lie might then be called to some other
form Of public service, or he might re-
tire to private life. But, like all the rest
Of them. he had to resign at the time
which the people hal fixed. "The worthy
gentlemen" who had signed this petition
must have done so without having read
a hn a which
had been made on the subject with the
assent of almost the entire body of the
American people. (The petition had been
printed ana sent out for signatures under
the management Of Morrison J.. Swift,
who has obtained considerable notoriety
in connection with the CoXcy and SINH
lar mOyementsD
in the morning hour a bill was passed
to amend the act of January 20. 1893. TO
arthorize the construction Of bridge
across the Hiwassee,' Tennessee, and
Clinch rivers in Tennessee.
OKLAHOMA.
The consideration Of the sundry civil
appropriation bill was resumed. but the
Iill was side-trackcd fer a couple of hours
in order 10 have the question Of railroad
stations ana dopOts In Oklahoma Terri
tory fought out 1t came up as part of
a conference report. The side Of the
railroad companies was taken hy Massrf.
Blackburn and Platt and that of the peo-
PIE OF the towns of Round Pond and Enid
bv Messrs Berry, Harris, Palmer and
PETER, and the result was that the popu-
lar side prevailed, and the Senate amend
ment (Which is favorable 10 the railroads.
was receded from u to 90
Some work for Senator Grays sugar
Investigation committee was proposed by
Mr.. Chandler, who offered resolution
instructing that committee to inquire into
the facts connected with the organization
and history Of the Dominion Coal COM
uany. of Nova Scotia, and whether the
company owes its organization TO assu-
rel ces that the tariff-duty on coal shall
be removed by Congress. and If So who
raye such assurances The resolution VIII
come up tomorrow.
Tire conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill was printed and agreed
to-the Senate receding from It's Russian
thistle million-dollar amendment.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
WAS then resumed, and an amendment,
Which was offered by Mr. Hunton, autho-
rizing the Secretary of the War 20 en-
rloy In connection with the Gettysburg
National Military Park, "a representa-
tive of the Army of Northern Virginia
(Confedtrate). recognized as We'll IN
formed i'm its history" gave rise to a as
q sson and was eventually agreed TO-
ana a similar amendment offered by Mr.
Rate relating TO the Chckamauga and
CHATTANOOGA National Park was also,
after discussion, agreed to.
without disposing of the bill, the Senate
adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Hatch reported the result OF the
conference upOn the Senate amendment
10 the agricultural appropriation bill. ap-
propriating 81 100000 for the eXtirpation or
the Russian thistle in the Northwest.
The Senate receded from the amendment.
The report was then agreed TO, ana the
Uouse proceeded to the consideration OF
the contested-eiection case of Moore VS..
Funston. from the Second (kansas) DIS
trict The Committee on Elections re-
noried in favor of Moores claim TO the
seat for which Funston holds the GER
tincate. The case was argued for the con-
testant by Messrs. Jones QemocraO, OF
Virginia. who made the report from the
committee; Brown DemocraO, OF lndiaila'
chairman of the committee, ana De Ar
mond DemocraO. OF Missouri. Tor the
sitting member. Mr.. Mccall Repubhcah)'
of Massachusetts. who made the minority
report spoke in Funston's favor, as ana
Messrs. Daniels Republican). oi Ne"
York. and Waugh Repubiican)' OF IN
diana, and Mr.. Funston himsen spohe.
rho resolution offered by the minority
that Moore was not elected ana that uii-
s,on was was defeated by party Note'
ond then the House adjourned, postponing
until tomorrow the vote that VIII unseat
Funston and put Moore IN ms pace