Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-11
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II
SENATE.

A bill granting to the city of Charles
ton, S. G., the old postohice building
there, to be used by the commercial
bodies of that city was reported to the
Senate and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar it was order
ed that, on the 22d of February wash
ingtou's birthday, Immediately after
the reading of the Journal. Washing
toms farewell address be read to the
Senate by its president pro tempore.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate the resolution heretofore offered
b Mr. Quay to recommit to the finance
committee the House tariff bill with its
free coinage substitute; but MIR. Quay
consented that the resolution should
go over without action, so as not to
interfere with the consideration OF
the bill tomorrow, Mr.. Morrill,, chair
man of the finance committee, having
given notice of his purpose to ask the
S nate to act upon it then.
Tt! bill as to the distribution OF
seeds, was then taken up, and MIR.
Vests substitute for it was agreed to,
and the bill, so amended, was passed.
without division. 1t authorizes and
directs the Secretary OF Agriculture to
purchase and distribute valuable seeds
for the year 1896, as has been done in
preceding years. He is to procure the
seeds by open purchase or contract, and
shall not pay more for them than q
reasonable and fair price.
Mr.. Blanchard then addressed the
Senate on the subject of the Monroe
doctrine.
At the close of Mr.. Blauchard's
speech message from the President on
the subject of the imprisonment in
France of ex-Consul Waller, of NADIA
eascar, was laid before the Senate.
The message concludes with the SEN
tence 'it is expected that Walters re-
lease from imprisonment will be i'm
mediately forthcoming"
Mr.. Allen made some remarks in
reply to criticisms of the Secrt t,ry
of Agriculture and said the secre
tary was dischargine his duty faith
fully. This brought fourth remarks on
the subject from Messrs. Walcott, Allen
and Vest.
MIR. Hale remarked that the Senate
had to-day disposed of the seed bill,
and that the discussion was now over
caput mortuum.
docs the Senator mean" Mr.. VOL
colt asked, "to call the Secretary of
Agriculture dead-head?p Nsughter).
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bartholdt presented to the
House to-day g petition containing
10000 siguers and representing 200. 1000
of the population of st. Louis asking
that the third bridge across the Mis- SIS
sippi at St. Louis, a charter for which is
now being asked of Congress, be built
at South st. Louis.
Under the agreement made yester
day, the House proceeded to consider
business reported from the committee
on District of Columbia. The first bill
called up was one to give q special
charter to the National University, an
institution which for more than 20 years
had conducted law aud medical
schools, under the general law of the
District of Columbia 1t was passed.
The following we're also passed: House
bill extending the time within which
the Maryland and Washington Rail-
road Qhe new electric line between
Baltimore and Washiogton) may be
completed.
House bill requiring pool and billiard
room owners.to take out licenses there
for, no liquors to be sold in the rooms
where they are maintained or rooms
opening into the pool and billiard