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WASA SURPRISE
MI. Dingley'S Resolution
for Adjournment.
Provides for Closing Session
of Congress May 18.
Was Passed Without Division--The
Work Done by the Senate.
Provides for Closing Session
of Congress May 18.
Was Passed Without DiviSiOn--The
Work Done by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May Elm the Senate
today, Mr.. Cullnm (Rep., Ill., reported
progress in the conference of the two
houses on the Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, although
many items were yet open. The main
feature OF agreement is on the salaries OF
United States district attorneys and mar
shas a schedule of the rates agreed on
being submitted.
A difference of opinion developed be-
tween the two Florida Senators, Mr..
Call ana Mr.. Pesco, as tosthe resolution
of Mr.. Cali requesting the Pr sident TO
protest against the execution OF the Ame-
rican citizens taken on board the schoon-
er Competitor by Spanish gunboat.
Mr.. Call wanted immediate action. Mr..
Sherman moved to refer the resolution to
The committee on foreign affairs. Mr..
Call protested, saying that with death
hanging over American citizens the Gen.
ate should act.
Mr.. Pasco differed from Mr.. Call. saying
he had several interviews with the secre-
tary OF State and had learned that MIR.
Olney was doing everything possible In
all OF this class OF cases.
Mr.. Call expressed vigorous disagree
nent with his Florida colleague. Tue res
olution was referred.
Following this, another of Mr.. Calls
resolutions for tue investigation of alleg-
ed election irregularities in Florida was
referred to the committee on privileges
and elections by vote OF 29-20.
In The House.
When the House met today, il was
with the prospect of q continuous session
for "a hours. The special order adopted
yesterday set aside today and Wednesday,
the 18th for the consideration of private
tension bills with a limitation of ~ min
utes debate on each bill. Even with this
limitation, but six bills could be passed
i'm an hour and as there are 401 bills on
the calender, Chairman Pickler, the
chairman o. the Invalid pension commit
tee, openly avowed that he intended to
ask the IA ouse 20 hold an all night ses-
sion il the membe could be induced to
remain.
Immediately after the reading OF the
journal, Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the
ways and means committee, sprang q
surprise on the House By direction of
the committee. be offered for immediate
cction a joint resolution authorizing
the president of tine Senste and the
speaker of the House 10 terminate the first
session of the 54h Cngress, at 2 O'CLOCK
on Monday, May Is.
Tine reading was received with an out
hurst of applause from members on both
t1IeS OF lut HOUSE, Mf. Dlnkity ut-
nanded the previous question, which was
ordered, but Mr.. Wheeler (Dem., Ala.
insisted upon time TO discuss the resolu-
tion. Mir. Dingley yielded TO the extent
OF giving him five minutes, which Mr..
Wheeler occupied in dencpncing the
majority for proposing to desert their
posts. lie said that du ring the campaign
of 1894 the Republican party had pledged
itself TO the relief of the people from
existing conditions.
''Which were caused by the Democratic
party" interjected MIR. MilIiken (Rep.
MOI
Mr.. Dingley made ne reply to Mr..
Wheeler and the resolution was adopted
without divirs,on. The report on the
contested election case of Thompson va.
Shaw from the Third North Carolina dis
trict, which was unanimously in favor of
the sitting member, wds adopted.
Then at 2:25 y. M, under the order
adopted yesterday, the House went into
committee and proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of private pension bills on the
calendar.