Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-03
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3
SENATE.

ter the holiday recess, the session DelpS
opened with prayer by the blind chap
lain, Rev. Mr.. Milburp, in which
thanks were expressed that no mem
Der of the body had been during the
recess touched by the hand of death,
and that the daughter of the Vice
President was regaining health and
strength. There were forty Senators
present, the Vice President being in
the chair.
Mr.. Sherman reported the Lodge res
olution requesting the President to
transmit to the Senate all papers re.
lating to the delivery by the United
States consul at Shanghai of two jap
anese citizens to the Chinese autbori-
ties, and to inform the Senate
whether those two japanese were
Iu5 to death after being tor
tured. The resolution was agreed to.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred was one by Mr.. George-by re-
quest-"To prevent the boarding of
coin in the treasury, subtreasuries, or
any other national repositories to
amend the laws relating to national
Uhuhc, anu w supply q s'"iO onu PSiL
nent national currency"
Mr.. PETER gave notice that he would
on Monday next submit some remarks
on the bill to grant service pensions to
soldiers and sailors of the late civil
war.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Allen for an investigation on the
subject of the Senate restaurant was
laid before the Senate and an eXplana-
ton of his purpose in offering it was
made by Mr.. Allen. "The govern
ment," said Mr.. Allen, furnishes six
or eight fine rooms aud supplies ranges,
stoves, tables. chairs and carpets.
1t furnishes fuel for cooking, and the
gas for lighting. 1t furnishes the ice,
Mt cost of something like $500 q
month. In fact, it furnishes everything
except the tableware and linen. 1t is
against that expenditure of public
money, to the amount Of nearly $4,000
u year, that this resolution is aimed"
Mr.. Hale said he doubted whether
any Senator, except the Senator from
Nebraska, was greatly exercised about
The grievance which that Senator be-
lieved that he had found. The Sen
ate restaurant was very respectable
place and was conducted by q very re-
spectacle man who had made himself
reputation as o good, faithful, honest
hotel keeper in Maine. He had been
brought to Washington by the commit
tee on rules, and installed in the rooms,
with the furniture and surroundings
which preceding restaurant keepers had
enjoyed.
Mr.. Allen was still speaking when
the morning hour expired at Up. M,
and the resolution was placed on the
calendar.
Ajoint resolution sppropriating 500,
900 for the relief of destitute people in
the District of Columbia was intro
duced by Mr.. Call and was referred to
the committee on the District of COlum-
tia.
The Nicaragua canal bill was then
taken up and Mr.. Morgan addressed |
the Senate in its support.
HOUSE.
Less than 100 members of the House |
were in their seats to-day when the last
session of the SD Congress was resumed
after the holiday recess. Chaplain Bag
by in his opening prayer asked that
there might be unity of opinion among
the representatives in the coming
months. in order that legislation might
be effected for the benefit of the whole |
people.
After the calling of the list of COM
mittees for reports, Mr.. Springer made
his customary motion, which was
agreed to, that the House go into COM
mittee of the whole for the purpose of
further considering the currency bill,
and Mr.. Richardson took the chair. Up
to this time the opponents ofthe bill had
occupied one hour and forty minutes
more time than its friends, and the
chairman recognized Mr.. Black to
speak first in favor of the BILL in the
absence Of Mr.. Culberson, who had
been expected TO reopen the debate.
Regarding the point that the bill pro.
posed to retire the greenbacks against
ihe wishes of the country. Mr.. Black
said that the people had had an oppor-
tunity on two or three occasions to ex-
press themselves. In 1884 General
Weaver was candidate for President on
a greenback platform and he received
about $4,000 votes, against 100000
for Cleveland aud blaine.