Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-01
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. !
SENATE.


Mr.. Allen presented what he called
"the credentials of Warren S. Reese. as
Seuator-elect from the State of Ala.
bama," and asked that they be placed
on file.
The Vice Presilent.-They will be
placed on file.
Mr.. Allen.-I ask that they be reread.
The paper was read. 1t consists OF
square of parchment on which IS
written, within border lines of red ink,
the following:
Estate of -4labama. Executive Depart
ment.
This is to certify that on the 18th
day OF November, in the year OF Our
Lord, 1894, Warren S. Reese was duly
elected by the legislature of Alabama a
Senator to represent said State in the
Senate of the United States, for the
term of six years, commencing the
fourth day of March, 1895.
Witness, His Excellency, our Gov.
eruor, r. F. Kolb, and our seal here
with affixed, at Montgomery. Ala, this
Sth day OF December 1894.
"R. F. KoLB, Governor.
~. C. FoNvILLE. Sec. OF State"
| Mr.. Gray.-I move that that com
munication be referred to the commit
tee on privileges and elections.
Mr.. Allen.-Jet it take the usual
course
Mr.. Gray.-What is the usual course?
! Mr.. Allen.-To have them placed on
file, as other credentials are. do not
know that credentials GO to the COM
mittee on privileges and election unless
there is contest.
Mr.. CRAY do not know that to be
the usual course for a communication
of that kind. The reference which
proposed would be the proper DISPOSE
ton of it.
Mr. Allen--It does not occur to me
that that is proper at this time. If a
contest comes up l suppose that the
committee on privileges and elections
will have to consider it.
Mr.. McLaurin inquired whether the
document had the Safe seal attached.
Mr.. Allen-There is no seal.
Mr.. McLaurin-Does it not purpose
to have seal attached?
Mr.. .Allen-Yes, but as matter oil
fact there is no seal attached to the
credentials. I ask the Senator from
Delaware to withdraw his motion and
allow the credentials to lie on the ia
BILE for the present, as propose to ad
dress the Senate on the subject next
week. The whole question can be
disposed of at that time.
Mr.. Gray asserting, the paper was
laid on the table.
The seat claimed by Mr.. Reese is the
Que to which Senator Morgan has been
reelected, and for which his credential:
are now on file.
The credentials of Senator Chandler
for his second term, beginning March
/, next, were presented by bis col
league, Mr.. Gallinger, and placed OF
file.
Resolutions of the legislature of Con
necticut, concerning the relations o
the United States with the republic o
Hawaii, were:presented by Mr.. Platt
read and placed on file. They urge
the Senators aud Representatives from
that State TO support all measures look
ing to the stability of the Hawaiian
government deprecate the Withdrawal
of American ships from Honolulu; con
denim the previous action of the Presi
dcnt and commend 'his recent, though
tardy action, in the dispatch of the Wal
ship Philadelphia to those islands,"
Mr. Mcpherson, member of the
finance committee, offered resolution
10 discharge that committee from the
further consideration OF Mr. Sherman's
bill ito provide for a temporary de,
ficiency of revenue" and that the bill
be placed on the calendar.
He asked for the immediate consider.
alton of the resolution, but Mr.. Vest
and Mr.. Cockrell objected and it went
over without action, Mr.. Mcpherson
giving notice that he would move to
take it up tomorrow.
The conference report on the army
appropriation bill was agreed to.
The District of Columbia appropria-
tion bill was then taken up and its con-
sideration was proceeded with. The
bill had not been long before the Senate
when the finance question again broke
out in the form of speech from Mr..
Teller who spoke of the remarkable
statements made yesterday by MIR.
Golman as to the condition of the
treasury. Those statements, he said,
we're so startling that the country had
not yet apprehended their full mean
ing.
HOUSE.
Under the agreement made at adj
iournment yesterday, the first hour of
to-day's session, from IL to II, was de-
voted to general debate on the Reilly
bill to refund the Indebtedness of tie
Pacific railroads. Mr.. Bowers was the
first speaker, opposing the passage OF
the bill. Referring to the achievements
of the builders of the roads, which had
been sung as reason why the bill
should pass, Mr.. Bowers said he would
not take the credit away from them.
Il CAN'T ne continued, "for they took,
the credit and the cash as they built
the road. Oaughter.) We ask that
YOU will not perpetuate the reign OF
these oppressors, these robber barons'
for another 50 years.
Mr.. Bryan also opposed the bill.
He said the title should be amend
ed to read "a bill to amend
the Eighth Commandment SO that it
shall read "Thou shalt not steal on
q small scalen and that the sins of the
Father shall be visited upon some one
else's children unto the third and fourth
generation, and for no other purpose"
Mr.. Bryan discussed the equities of
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