The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-05
VOTE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Results Indicate That There is to Be
No Haste About Adjournment.
NIX. TURTLE As An DIRECTOR
River and IIarbor Bill Taken Up Susrcn.
sion Day in tho House -Bttis
Passed-Other News or
the Capitol.

Washington, May 1.-Two yea ana
nay votes were mad In the senate to-day
the result of which was Significant as
an indication that there is not to be an!
undue haste in passing Appropriation
bills and forcing an early adjournment
of congress. The first vote was on
motion made by MIR. Turpie Dem..
Ind.) to proceed to the consideration OF
the Dupont election case. Mr.. Mitchell
(Rep, OreD who. as chairman or the
committee on privileges and elections
has parliamentary charge of the sub-
iect protested against this action on the
part of Mr.. Turpic as discourteous To
the committee and as seeming unprece-
dented in his service in the senate.
Opposition was also made 20 MIR. Tur-
pies motion rs an obstacle to the pas
sage OF the appropriation hills; but,
nevertheless. the motion was carried by
| Il majority of onc--3s to 3i-and the Du-
mont case was taken up. /; was, how
! ever laid aside soon afterwards, under
| the terms of u compromise offered py
| MIR. German Dem, Md 10y which the
! day after the passage ot the river ana
harbor bill. the Dupont case Is to be
! taken IN AT the close of the routine
morning business and is to be consid-
! cred until 5 p. H. Of the following uay,
when the vote is To be- taken.
| Inc river anu UafpoI uiii was 'AN'
| taken up. but it had again to give way
to Mr.. Peffer's bond resolution. The
latter was laid before the senate at :
| %. IN. as the unfinished business, and
| MIR. Frye (Rep, Me) having charge of
| the river and harbor bill. moved that
| the senate proceed to the consideration
of that bill. The motion was defeated
| by eleven Votes-2S to 39-and the bond
resolution was proceeded with. Mr.. Hill
| (Dem.. y. " speaking against 1t until
| i y. m., when the senate adjourned III
| tomorrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Today was Suspension day in the
! house under the rules. and in addition
to numerous private pension bills
+, passed We're the following:
T, Extending the time within which I'M
ported merchandise may be unloaded.
! Authorizing the state of South Dako-
ia to select lands in the Fort Sully mill
tary reservation for school and indem-
nifty lands.
The contested election case of J. c..
Kirby vs.. j. O. Abbott. from the Sixth
district of Texas was reported from
elections committee No. B. declaring
Abbott (Democrat the sitting member
entitled to the seat and it was agreed
to.
Mr. Boutelle Rep., Me.) called up the
naval appropriation bill and asked that
the house non concur In the senate
amendments and agree to the confer
ence. In the course of the considera-
tion of this matter, there was some
! thing Of scene. Mr.. QuiGg Rep, N.
" called Mr.. Boutele to order on the
ground that he was rejecting upon the
senate's action by his comments. An
animated colloquy followed between
the speaker and Mr.. Bouteile, the for
mer explaining the philosophy and ne
cessity of the rule, and the latter con-
tending that he had violated 1t.
Mr.. Sayers Dem., Texas) moved to
concur in the senate amendment reduc-
ing the number of battleships from -four
to two. and with that amendment pend
ing the matter went over until tomor-
row by unanimous consent.
\ bill was passed under suspension
OF the rules for the protection of Ameri-
can yacht owners and ship builders and
the vote upon a resolution to set aside
the sixth and thirteenth instants fol
the consideration Of private pension
bills no quorum appeared.