Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

Iu the Senate yesterday Mr.. Cocllrell
offered an amendment to the pending
deficiency bill appropriating $4,000 for
the expenses ofanother commission OF
arbitration to adjust the claims of Ca
madam sealers seized by the United
States. 1t was in line with the sug-
gestions of letter Just received from
Secretary Gresham. This was oppos-
cd by several Senators. After discus
sion Mr.. Cockrell withdrew his amend
ment. The deficiency appropriation
bill was passed after struggle of three
hours to add various claims to it. 1t
was required that the work of the
eleventh census be completed before
July l next. The claims of California,
Oregon and Nevada against the gov
eminent, aggregating about 1000, 900,
was passed without the formality of an
aye and no vote. The appropriation of
81 ,S09, 900 to the Southern Pacific Rail-
rad, and another of about 81 200, 900
FIR French spollation claims and war
claims, were also passed.. There was
strong opposition and several pointed
speeches against these claims, but on o
vote the Senate adopted them by an
ample majority. Another amendment
adopted provides s25O,00O for gov
ernment printing Office on the site
known as the "NIahone lot" Private
pension bills, to which there was no
objection, were considered Mr.. Man
derson's resolution was adopted for q
committee of inquiry as to the advisa-
bility Off joint committee on neurology,
to do away with the custom of pro
nouncing eulogies upon the deceased
members of Congress. Eulogies were
pronounced on the late Representatives
Lisle, of Kentucky, Wright, of Penn
sylvania, Post, of Illinois, and Houk,
of Ohio.
The House devoted the day to the
consideration of bills on motions to pass
them under suspension of the rules.
Five recognitious for this purpose were
made by the Speaker, of which three
passed and two failed to secure the
necessary two-thirds. Those which
passed were: A substitute for Mr..
Dineley's bill to authorize the Presi-
dent to arrange for joint commission
to consist of three Representatives of
this government, Great Britain, Russia
and Japan to investigate the condition
of fur seals and the regulations neces.
sary to their preservation, and, pending
the report Of the commission, to nego-
tate for modus vivendi to protect the
seals during the approaching season,
and, in case such modus vivendi can
not be negotiated, to give the Secretary
of the Treasury authority to kill all
seals found on the Pribylotf Island; the
Senate anti-lottery bill, and the bill to
pay to the State Of West Virginia
S1S1 BOG as her share of the direct war
tax of 1861, less $27, 1923, the amount
heretofore paid by the government.
The attempt to pass the Senate bill to
impose penalties upon corporations and
railroad companies for violation of the
interstate commerce law exposed an al
legged scheme to secure action on the
pooling bill in the Senate, it being
claimed that the Senate would attach
the pooling bill as rider. So effective
was this alleged exposure that, although
the bill itself was given nothing but
commendation on the floor, it was de-
feated. The sundry civil, legislative,
executive, judicial, and deficiency
appropriation bills were sent to the con-
ference without debate. The bill to
AL; ala .,.c criminal sections to the inter.
state commerce act was defeated. Tie
bill designed. to preserve fur seals in
sea was passed. At the even
ing session private pension bills were