The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-05
Senate Disagrees TO House Substitute for
Cuban Resolutions and Asks a Conference B
no ACTION TAKEN ON THE. REQUEST.
Tiae Question of Sainries for district
Attorneys, occupies che Attention.
orFhc House In tie Fee and sasa.
ny Amendment OF the Legislative.
Executive mud Judicial Bill.


days session In the consideration In
Committee OF the Whole of the fee and
salary. amendment to the Legislative
Executive and judicial bill. The whole
time was spent upon the proposition
fixing the salaries of the district attor-&
ncys of the Federal courts. which range
from 81. 900 TO $4,000 The section was
made the target for nearly u score Of
amendments, chiefly intended to Increase
the sums allotted to various distrlcts;e
but the committee refused to make any
change In the schedule, save in two
instances The salary of the attorney
for the Western district of Pennsylvania
was increased from $4,000 to $4,000. and
that of the attorney for the Eastern die
trict of Michigan from $4,000 to "a, o0o.
An amendment was agreed to requir-S
Ing the Attorney General In appointing
assistant district attorneys to make his
selections from residents of the dis
trict in which they are to serve. x
In the course OF the afternoon a tnes-s
sage was received from the Senate am
nouncing the disagreement of that body
to the substitute OF the House for the
Cuban resolutions. and asking CON-
ference thereon, but no action was taken
on It. tist5tSs
The order for the printing of the re-
port OF the Nicaragua Canal Commission
made February 18th was amended SO, as
TO exclude the printing of the accompany-s
ing papers and maps. The conference
report on the army appropriation bill
was agreed to. N gsSSS8t
The House at s O'Clock adjourned until
tomorrow. fitS9 siStSst
(Scnate.)-Thc Senate entered to-day
on the consideration of the question:
whether Henry ~. Dupont had beenSpTsi
not legally elected United States Senator
from the State of Delaware.
Although the facts In the case are
| conceded nf ho oyo
the legal point Is one on which the twoS
political parties take opposite views,ti
and on that opposition hinges dispute
which may occupy the time OF the Sem
ale for weeks TO come. Ib seems that
in the Delaware joint assembly on May;
D. 1895, Mr.. Dupont received flfteeiii!
votes out of a total Of 30 cast But as to
one of the thirty votes it Is contended}
on the par, of Mr. Dupont that 1t was
illegal and void. 1t having been cast by
MI watson, senator who had on the
death or the Governor, succeeded to that
Office, and who could not as claimed hy
the Republican members of the COM
mittce on Privileges and Elections, could
NOT legally act as Senator. In that case
the total legal vote cast being only % I.
hlr Dupont would have received q mas
Jority and would be entitled TO q seat
III the Senate. The contention on the
part Of the Democratic senator's Is that
the exercise of the duties Of Governor#
by Mr. Watson did not dlvest him OF
his rights as State senator and that
a all events that was n question to lesls
determined by the Senate of Delaware
and not by the Senate Of the United
States. "l17ffsyF 81
Mr.. Mitchell. of Oregon chairman Of
me committee on Privileges and Elec-s
tions. made the opening argument IN
favor of the right of Mr. Dupont He
spoke for three and half hours ana
mad not concluded his speech when the
matter was laid aside for the day. $50
The Senate disagreed to the HouseS
substitute for the Cuban resolutions
ana conference was asked for, ana
the Senate conferrees appointed They
are Sherman. Morgan. and Lodge. Is 3s1is
'fhe resolution offered Yesterday bys
Mr. Allen declaring United States! bonds
and legal notes redeemable in gold and
silver coin was laid before the Senate
but in the absence of Mr. Teller. Who
| desired to address the Senate upon It's
the resolution went over without action
Numerous bills were taken from tfee4
calendar and passed, and the Senate ntS
y. m. adjourned until Tomorrow. ss
Mr.. voorhees,, who has been absent for
some weeks on account Of illness we ii
In his seat to-day in apparently perfect
| health. "a - ,s5Ssfsa
| Mr. Dupont was in the lobby wh,,a ME-
cause was being pleaded and x-SenaslS
tor Higgins, whose vacated seat Ia SfhMSs
one in controversy, was also an interest.
| ed listener. 49,
Among the measures passed by the
| Senate were: %fssSs
Senate bill to provide for sub-port q az
entry and delivery in the State Of FlarIs
| da s. lSeS5fse IA.
Senate joint resolution directing tI,a
secretary OF War to furnish an stIfnafa
for deepening the channel OF the Ei}aaas.ss
beth river from Hampton Roads to Il al
navy-yard at Norfolk. Va, and also ~
proving the Western Branch of the Ell
| abeth river. ';ss,sssl
Senate bill granting a5pension. Of sST5
per month to the widow Of ex- Senator
eral. IA y r. i N
Senate bin for the. relief of sit. cha MA
College, Missouri, for use. opcupa fini,
and damages by United States sfraSyss,
during the civil. war IA 7
Also Senate bill repeating the ~
which requires the Southern 4 al atrsst
Fla. h ~ ss'ss
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