Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
SENATE.

SENATE.
A House bill to amend the charter Of
the District of Columbia suburban r.
r. Co., having been presented by the
Vice President, Mr.. Hill asked that i.
lie on the table for the present. Mr..
Hale suggested that it should go, under
the rules, to the committee for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Mr.. Hill explained
that similar bill in all respects had
been before the committee for several
months, without any action being re-
orted to the Senate; and he wished
this bill to remain within the control of
the Senate. He resented suggestion
of Mr.. Hale's that he (Mr. HilD had
shown any undue anxiety in the matter.
Some New York friends of his, he said,
had some interests in the matter and
had suggested to him that they would
like some report upon it from the COM
mittee.
"You cannot get report on it," Mr..
Hale suggested, unless the bill is sent
to the committed"
81 am referring to the bill that has
been before the committee for the last
six months" said Mr.. Hill.
Senators Faulkner and Wolcott,
members of the committee for the Dis
trict of Columbia, defended the
course of the committee, Mr.. VOL
colt saying that the Senator from
New York had intimated that it
had been derelict in its duty and that
compliance with Mr.. Hills's suggestion
would be an unwarranted rebuke to
the committee.
Finally the compromise was made of
letting the bill lie on the table, not to
be called up until after Monday next
meeting day of the committee.
Mr.. Perkins reported back from the
committee on education and labor the
Senate bill for the appointment of
non-partisan commission to collate in
formation and to consider and rec
ommend legislation to meet the
problems presented by labor, agricul-
lure and capital; and it was placed on
the calendar.
Mr.. Butler, chairman of the commit
tee on interstate commerce, called up
his resolution to make the pooling bill
'the unfinished business after the post
Office and agricultural appropriation
bills are disposed OF, and he made
some remarks upon the pooling bill.
No action was taken on the resolution
and Mr.. Chandler gave notice of an
intention to reply to Mr.. Buffers
speech.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
then taken up-the pending question
being on Mr.. Blackburn's amendment
to cut down the appropriation for the
fast mail service from Springfield,
Mass, to Atlanta and New Orleans.
The amendment was rejected-yeas,
Is; nays, 81.
HOUSE.
The naval appropriation bill for the
year ending June 80, 1896. was taken
up in committee OF the whole, after
having been on the calendar three
weeks, and its friends having expected,
every week within that period, to ask
its consideration. The contents of the
bill were explained by Mr.. Talbot.
The total amount carried was $S1 ,S07,-
O23. The estimates originally made were
$50, 952,O96.
Mr.. Simpson opposed the increase of
the navy proposed in the bill, which,
/ be said, would cost, including three
battleships, 1913, 10000. The war be-
ween China and japan had demon
started that the unarmed cruiser of the
Japanese had proved more than a
match for the heavily armed battle
hip of China. Secretary Herbert had
expressed The opinion in an article pub
lished in the North american Reuiew
thattbe cruiser is to be the naval boa,
of the future.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Simpsons
remarks, agreement was effected by
which general debate was to close at 2
o'clock Saturday.
Mr.. Pendleton advocated the appro-
priaiion recommended by the committee
for the increase of the navy. He was
of the opinion, he said, that the best
way to preserve the peace of nations
was to be prepared to maintain it,
even if we had to fight for it.