Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-06
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.

! SENATE.
The new Senator elect from the State
of Wyoming, Mr.. Clark, appeared and
took and subscribed 10 the oath OF
office. This last acquisition to the
Senate makes the total number 81 Tone
vscancy from the State OF Washington
of which there are 43 democrats, 81
republicans, ) populists-Messrs. Allen.
Jones. of New, Kyle, Petier and
Stewart.
The credentials OF Mr.. Eikins as Sen
ator from the State of West Virginia
for the term beginning March 4, 1895
were presented, read and placed on file.
Also the credentials of Horace Chill
ton. as Senator from the State Of Texas.
The resolution of Mr.. Chandler de-
claring that there had been no lawful
election OF United States Senator i'll
Kansas when Senator Martin was de-
clared elected, and that therefore Mr..
Martin is not entitled TO the seat was
laid before he Senate.
Mr.. German conteDded that the reso.
luton was not properly at the clerk 5
desk. as it had been offered at a time
when it was not in order to offer If;
and it was therefore withdrawn by MIR.
Chandler. who said that he would offer
it at another time and insist that it was
privileged question. Immediately
afterwards Mr.. Chandler again offered
the resolution and it was placed on the
calendar.
The Senate took up the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill. The
first amendment appropriating $4,000
for the protection of the interests OF
the United States in the Samoan Is
lands. was agreed to-
The amendment appropriatiDg $780,
600 toward laying a telegraph cable
between the United States and the
Hawaiian Islands was then UP and Mr..
Mills made the point Of order against it
that it was general legislation, but
withdrew it in order to let Mr. Hale
make speech IN which he declared
himself an auneXationst.
HOUSE.
A bill was passed granting right Of
way through the San Carlos reserva-
ton, Arizona, to the ella Valley, Globe
aud Northern Railroad Company. The
bill was drawn to meet the objections
Of the President to previous bill pass
ed for the same purpose.
Mr.. Livingston asked unanimous
consent for consideration of the joint
resolution recommending that Great
Britain and Venezuela settle their
Guiana boundary dispute by arbitration.
Mr.. Savers asked the reasons for the
passage of the resolution, saying he did
not see why Congress SHOULD be putting
its hands into the affairs Of other coun-
tries.
Mr. Dingley asked if the matter had
not better he left with the executive.
1t seemed to him to be establishing
mischievous precedent. He could see
no good in it and did not like it but
would make no objection to the pas
sage Of the resolution.
The House then resumed the consid
GRAFTON of the banking aud currency
bill. Mr.. Brosius, member of the
banking committee, was the first
speaker.
Mr.. Bland presented for information
his substitute for the first section of the
pending bill'and briefly explained its
purport and scope.
Mr.. McRae favored the substitute
Just read. He was opposed, he said.
- any bill that provided for the issue
OF bonds, either of long or short life, or
the extension of the national banking
system, unless these propositions were
accompanied by one that would do
ample justice to silver.
A 3 o'clock consideration OF the cur.
rency bill was begun under the five
minute rule for amendment. The first
amendment proposed by the committee
making the bonds payable at the pleas
ure of the United States, after ten
years, was agreed to; also the second
amendment restricting the retirement
of greenbacks to the amount OF national
bank circulation taken out.