Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-04
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Mar. q.

to close and the doors were open Tor
business, the chamber presented very
fcrlorn and deserted appearance. The
Vice President was in his seat, and the
clerks and official reL orters in iheir4,
and the silver-locked Captain Bassett
was keeping the pages in order; but
there were not more than half a dozen
Senators present-two on the demo-
cratic side and four on the republican
and there was apparently no business
to be attended to. Another recess for
quarter of an hour was ordered, and
matters drifled along i'll that way until
halfpa nine when the clerk of the
House appeared and announced that
the Speaker had signed the naval bill,
the last but one of the appropriation
bills, and he delivered it TO the Senate
for the signature of the Vice President.
In another moment the Vice Presi-
dent announced that he had signed Ii ;
and it was Immediately returned to
the House, and was carried to the
White House for the signature of the
President.
The Vice President announced his
signature of the anti-lottery bill, and
the bill amending the copyright law so
as to limit the liability ofpublishers. AT
10:l5 resolution was offered by Mr..
Voorhees, for the appointment of a
committee of two senators to join like
committee on the part of the House to
wait upon the President of the United
states and inform him that the two
houses. having completed the business
of the present session, were ready 10
adjourn unless the President had some
other communication to make to them.
The resolution was agreed to; and
Senators Voorhees, and Sherman were
appointed such committee.
MIR. Gray asked unanimous consent
to take up the House bill which he said
is intended to save from total destruc-
ton the fur seal herd, saying that it
could be passed without delay or
trouble.
Mr.. Morgan objected.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Morgan instructing the committee
on foreign relations to inquire into the
claim of Great Britain arising out of
the fur seal controversy was reported
back with some notifications from the
committee on contingent expenses.
Mr.. Gray asked the Vice President
whether it required unanimous consent
to have that resolution considered now,
and on being told that one objection
would carry it over for day he prompt
IL objected.
Resolutions of thanks to the Vice
President and to Mr.. Harris, President
of the Senate pro tem., for the ability,
dignity, courtesy and impartiality with
which they had presided over the de-
alterations of the Senate during the
present session were offered by Sena-
tors Morrill, and Henderson, and were
adopted.
Mr.. White offered resolution in
structing the committee on commerce
to visit the Pacific coast during the re-
cess to examine for deep sea harbor
there, and Mr. Call tried to get up his
Honduras lottery resolution, but Mr.
German demonstrated against both.
Mr.. Call appealed to the Senate to
take up his Honduras lottery resolu-
ton and declared that the religious
and moral people of the country would
furnish the expense OF the investigation
which the Senator from Maryland de-
sired to suppress. daughter at MIR.
Calls vehement attack on Mr. Gorman.) |
SIT is known" Mr.. Call continued,
becoming still more excited, "that a
great and powerful organization is
striking at the very vita)s of republican
foreign corporation
and that the moral and religious people
of the cpuntry are indignant at it."
He demanded the yeas and nays on his
motion to proceed to the consideration
of the resolution, and the motion
was carried by vote of So to Is
Mr.. Aldrich said that the proposed
lottery committee was we'll known to
be simply political committee intend
ed to affect politics in Florida, and hav-
ing no moral purpose whatever. He
moved to amend the resolution bv
out the provision for select
committee and leaving the matter to
the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Call then broke out fercely and
in loud, declamatory tones said: II
pronounce the statement of the Senator
from Rhode Island as without founda-
lion. It's not true. 1t has no warrant
except that Senators desire to promote
lotteries in the United States. Shouts of
aughter.) He speaks without word
Of truth or justification. There is no
knowledge by any one, either in Florida
Or elsewhere, that this is 10 be mere
political committee"
At this point MIR. Wolcott broke into
he controversy, declaring that the
purpose of the Steering committee"
IN both sides of the chamber was to
prevent junketing trips during
he recess and to prevent the
public money being FILTERED away.
The attack made by the Senator from
Florida upon the Senator from Rhode
sland was utterly uncalled for. Only
o-day an act had been passed, at the
'equest of the Senator from Massachus-
tits (Mr. Hoar) which bound the fetter {
till more closely upon lottery dealers.
There were laws on the statute books s
o'day which permitted more espionage
han had ever been permitted under
he old French monarchy. The charge
hat because Senator did not believe
q spending public money uselessly he {
vas friend of lotteries was too absurd /
md contemplate to merit serious de. t
lial.
At few minutes before II Senators
voorhees, and Sherman, the committee
IDDointed To wait on tho President |