Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-09
CONGRESS AT WORK.
CuLLON GIVES NOTICE OF \
SPEECH on CUBA.
GROW ADVOCATES PROTECTION.
Three Bills Touching the Postal
Service Go Through the House--
Aliens I'm the Departments a8
Washington-Etc.

WASHINGTON, December S-when
the Senate reconvened this morning the
Nice-President presented communica-
tion from the Secretary Of the Treasury.
giving the number OF aliens employed
in the Treasury Department. az called
for by resolution OF May 9th last. It
states that the number OF such aliens
at the time Of the adoption OF the reso-
luton was thirty-hve; but that since
then almost all OF them had become
naturalized.
Mr.. Gallinger Republican,, New Hamp-
shire who had offered tho resolu-
ton, said that IL was gratifying to
him to notice that foreigners who had
had conspicuous employment In the pub
lie service had found II convenient. since
attention had been called to the matter,
to take out naturalization papers.
Various other departmental comnrni-
cations were presented and referred.
among them tho annual report OF the
government directors OF the Union Pacl-
fic Railroad Company.
Petitions from Philadelphia and ST.
Louis fayoring the passage OF the Ding
Republicam. OF Vermont, and referred
to the Finance Committee.
Like petitions were presented by other
senators; also, several memorials in re-
lation TO Armenian outrages.
Mr.. Cullom Republican), OF Illinois,
gave notice that he would next Thursday
morning submit some remarks on the
Cuban question.
A message from the House in relation
TO the death OF eX-Spoaker Crisp WAS
laid before the Senate, and on motion
OF Mr. Bacon Democrat. Of Georgia, who
stated that he would ask the Senate at
some future time 10 assign n day for
euloges, the Senate, at 1925. adjourned
until tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House promptly got down TO busi-
ness to-day. resuTning the call OF COM
mittees where IL left off at the close OF
last session. Under the call, the COM
mittee on Post-oiiices and Post-roads
occupied nearly three hours Of the ses-
sion in that period securing the passage
of three bills. They We're:
d)-Authorizing the use Of private
postal cards.
C)-Authorlzing the Postmaster-Gene-
raj to allow an indemnity not exceeding
so In any one case for the loss of regis
tered packages or letters.
8D-Authorizng the appointment OF
letter-carriers at offices where the free
delivery system Is not established, the
cost thereof 90 be borne by the patrons.
When the second OF these bills was
under discussion. Mr. Bingham Repub-
lcan). Of Pennsylvania, supporting the
bill. explained that the investigations by
the post-office Department OF complaints
of losses Of registered mail I'm the last
fiscal year determined "A liability by the
government under the terms Of the pro-
posed act for Co losses, out OF over d.
coo coo packages registered.
Mr.. Bingham stated that the expert
ence of every country which had adopt
ed the system Of indemnity Tor losses
ID been that the revenues from IN
creased business was vastly greater than
the cost of insurance.
The general pension appropriation bli
was then taken up. and Mr.. Grow bte-
publican). OF Pennsylvania. made a brier
speech in favor Of a protective taflf.
based upon the Presidents commenda-
ton in his message Of the present tarln
law.
The pension bill was passed without
amendment.
The documents I'm the contest OK
Thomas T.. Watson VS.. J. c. {. Blach,
for a seat In the Fifty-fourth Congress
from the Tenth Georgia District. were
received from the Clerk OF the house.
and by the Speaker referred 10 Comihi'-
tee on Elections No ].
Tho House then. at 400, adjourned until