Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-02
FIFTY-T CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.
SENATE.

| as Senator-elect from Montana Tor the
term beginning March +, 1898, were
presented, and Mr. Mantle, escorted
by his colleague, Mr.. Power, went to
| the desk OF the Vice President and
took and subscribed to the oath of of
fee. Mr.. Mantle had been appointed
by the Governor (after the failure OF
the Legislature to elect Senator), but
the Senate had declined to recognize
the legality of the appointment.
Mr.. West presented two sets OF reso-
lutions on the financial question adopt
ed by the Board of Trade of Kansas
City, one set signed by the president of
the board and the other by the vice
president, but the two not coinciding
in views, and Mr.. Vest remarked ssr-
castically that there seemed to De as
much diversity of opinion in the Board
of Trade of Kansas City as there was
in the Congress of the United States.
Mr.. Vest, from the committee on
public buildings and, grounds, reported
back House bill for the erection of Il
government building at Chicago, ILL.,,
with an amendment limiting the cost o
100000.
A bill granting to the ella River,
Globe aud Northern Railway Company
a right of way through the San Carlos
Indian reservation, in Arizona $50 franz
ed as to void the objections in the
Presidents veto of the bill yesterday
was reported by Mr.. Stewart and
passed.
Conference report on the fortified.
tons bill was made by Mr.. Call, all
toe points in the dispute between The
two houses being arranged, except as
to one of the Senate amendments,
looking to the ordering Of fifty mortar,
equal in every respect TO the steel guns
now contracted for, at less than hall
the present cost.
Mr.. German said the Senate woul,;
insist on its amendment and on thus
opening such Work to private enter
prise.
Senators Hale, Frye, Chandler, AID
rich and Plat denied the published re-
ports that the republicans were delay
ing action on the District of Columbia
appropriation bill.
The conference report on the fortifi-
cations appropriation bill was agreed to
and a further conference ordered on the
item in dispute.
A resolution was offered by Mr.
Higgins, which went over till Mon
day. calling on the interstate commerce
commission for information as to COM
petition between American and Cana
| do, 70 va ;trooJ-
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr. Hill as to the income tax blanks
was taken UP and agreed to.
Mr.. Mcpherson stated that he woulo
on Monday call up his resolution to
| discharge the finance committee FROM
the further consideration of Mr.. Sher
mans bill to provide for deficiency in
the revenue. The Senate then resum
ed consideration Of the District of
Columbia appropriation bill.
HOUSE.
Less than fifty members were present
when the House met at II o'clock. The
Journal of yesterdays proceedings.
which contained no mention of the
Breckenridge Heard fracas, was APP
proved.
Senate amendments TO The House bill
to sell certain lands in Arkansas to The
Methodist Church South, for camp
meeting grounds, were agreed to.
y bill TO repeal the law of 1912, re-
quiriDg The heads of departments to re-
port the names and number of EN-
ployees and hours oflabor. was referred
to the committee on appropriations
With instructions to incorporate it into
an appropriation bill.
Mr. Cultivate called up the Senate bill
reviving the rank OF lieutenant general
in the army, to be conferred upon Major
General achofed. He proposed an
amendment authorized by the commit
tee on military affairs, the effect Of
which would be to make the rank per-
manent: but it evoked such opposition
that it was withdrawn.
The Pacific railroad bill came up
then, under the special rule. An effort
was made unsuccessfully to modify The
order so as to extend the time for
general debate until $50 o'clock.
MIR. Grosvenor in sarcastic speech
wondered at the condition of morals
and politics on the Pacific coast which
could have expressed itself in the re.
peated election of Stanford, who is now
charged with being a thief, a scoundrel,
plotter of ruin to widows and orphans,
to the United States Senate and how
gentlemen on the floor of the House.
some of whom have been most active
and bitter in their denunciation of the
managers Of TIE railroad, could have
delivered the eulogies upon the
late Senator Stanford which he found
in the memorial volume dedicated to
him. He Hoped the time would soon
come when the carnations of the sand
lots of San Francisco and Coxeyites Of
his own State must find some other
object for their Obligations than the
Pacific railroad.
During the debate there was a col
loquy between Messrs. Breckenridge
and Hepburn as to the effect of the
provisions of the bill upon the govern
ment debt, but it led to nothing de
finite. Messrs. Reilly and Mcguire
joined in, the former denying the cor
rectness of the latter's statements and
deGed him "or any other fair-minded
man to prove to the contrary" This
was shouted at Mcguire by Mr.. Reilly
with much gesticulation over the
shoulder of Mr. Breckenridge, and the
scene recalled the Breckinridge-H Heard
incident of yesterday, to the amusement
OF bystanders and spectators.