Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

tinuation of that of March 2 Saturday
Great crowds filled the Senate galleries
and surged through the corridors as on
some national holiday. Early in the
day the agricultural and Notifications
bills were finally agreed to and made
ready for the Presidents signature
The differences between the houses on
the Indian bill were partially recon
ciled. The Senate resumed its session
at , D. M, having taken recess at
O'Clock in the morning. The naval aD-
preparation bill Was yet to be COM
pleted, with important items of two
battleships and many gunboats. The
debate on the bill continued through
the afternoon and evening, final vote
being taken at 10 o'clock. The bill
was passed, with two battleships, six
gunboats and three torpedo boats.
Early in the day an agreement between
the houses was reached on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, and later on the
diplomatic and consular bill. The
latter measure carried the Senate
amendment appropriating 100000 for
beginning the Hawaiian cable. This
was resisted by the House with such
determination that Mr.. Black burn re-
ported to the Senate that the House
would never yield and that further in.
sistence would compel an extra session
Ia view Of this statement the Senate
surrendered the cable item without the
Formally of division, although it was
with great reluctance by the Hawaiian
element in the Senate. Mr. Harris ac-
cepted the provision OF the civil sundry
bill looking to al international none
,ary conference. From the time the
amendment was voted 10 by the Senate
the silver men, believing themselves to
be in the majority in the Senate, have
have assumed that they would be al
lowed to name all three of the delegates
on the part of the Senate, and this priv
ilege was apparently at first conceded
to them by the antisilver men. Con,
when paper was circulated
asking Senator Jones, of Arkansas,
Daniel, of Virginia, democrats, and
Teller, OF Colorado, republican, all free.
coinage advocates, to allow the use OF
their names for the positions of dele
gates there was comparatively little
objection heard. The paper was gen.
orally signed by the silver men and by
several Senators who are not included
in that classification. The provision
in the same bill fer the retirement OF
the revenue marine officers was with
drawn. The Senate conferees agreed
to recede from the Senate amendments:
for the purchase of the Blaine property
in Washington. so now Mr.. Albaugh
can build his theatre. The Senate at .
o'clock yesterday morning unanimously
passed the House resolution to refund
to West Virginia the amount due that
State under the direct tax" act passed
some years ago. At 6p. M. the Senate
took recess until $50 p. m.
10 the Senate at 8 o'clock this morning
Mr.. Germans motion to reconsider the
anti lottery bill was laid on the table.
This is the bill making it unlawful for
express companies to carry or in any
way handle lottery tickets. The bill
now only lacks the signature of the
President to become law.
The House was in session all day Sat-
urday. Twenty-Five bills and resolu-
lions were passed. The bill to appro-
pirate $50, 900 to build statne to Gen
eral Stark was defeated. The general
deficiency bill was reported by confer
ence and agreed to.
The House was in continuous session
all day Sunday, with recesses from 4 a.
m. until 2 p. M, and from s until $50
in the evening, clearing the decks of
reports and other legislative
The galleries which run
about the legislative arena where the
final struggles were taking place, were
thronged ali day and at the night
session, under the brilliant glare of the
yaslight, which streamed through the
stained glass ceiling, the scene was
.ruly brilliant one.
Before midnight the final conference
reports on sundry civil, Indian, legisla-
i've and diplomatic appropriation bills
1ad been adopted, leaving only the
naval bill and general deficiency still
n issue between the two Houses.
Mr.. Dinsmore's attempt to pass the bill
% grant right OF wey through the In
liam Territory to a railroad company
over the Presidents veto failed. Mr..
Jones opposed the bill granting a pen
sion of 500 per month to Maori ener-
Il McClernand, but after a speech by
General Sickles it passed. Every min
ute while conference reports were not
before the House hundred members
we're appealing and shouting to the
speaker their requests for recognition.
Speaker Crisp, in his trying position,
held his temper well, and with equal
hand accorded such republicans and
democrats as he could the coverted OPP
portunity to pass bills which they de-
sired. Some fifty odd went through
during the day. At midnight the spec
.ators in the gallery were leaving rap
ely, but the members still stood to
heir posts, with tie prospect of con-
inuous session until to-day at noon
ahead of them. BY a vote of 1873 to
"a the House agreed to the Senate
to appropriate $1,000, 900
or the payment of sugar bounties upon
he crop for the fiscal year ending June
70, 1895.
On Saturday resolution, offered by
,Ir. Wise, directing the sergeant-at-
rms to pay to members the amount of
heir salaries withheld on account of
bsence, was defeated.
The bridge OF the Columbia and Port
Deposit railroad over the Susquehanna
liver at Safe Harbor, Pa, was carried