The record-union., 1896-04-16

made pretty clear from an incidental
remark in the Senat tie to-day that the
prediction as to an early adjournment
OF Congress is not likely to be verified.
The slowly moving Dupont election
case had been taken up, and Gray OF
Delaware was in the act of beginning
an argument against the right of Mr.
Dupont, when the Chairman Of the
Committee on Appropriations, Allison
of Iowa, made an inquiry as to the time
when the election case would probably
come to a vote.
Mitchell of Oregon, Chairman of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
said that there were a least half a
dozen more speeches to be made upon
it, and therefore he could not fix any
time for the vote, although he was very
anxious to have the case disposed OF.
He consented to let the matter go over
when Gray should have finished his
speech, so as to make way for the In
dian appropriation bill, the naval ap
propria tion bill and PETERS resolution
for an investigation of the recent bond
issues.
That practically MEANS" German of
Maryland interposed, that the Dupont
case is not to be disposed of until after
the 1st of June
Bills were passed as follows: Senate
bill for the protection and preservation
OF burial places of soldiers and sailors
of the war of 1872; House joint resolu-
ton relative to the medals of honor
awarded under the joint resolutions %
1862 and 1863; amending the Act pro-
viding for the protection of the salmon
fisheries of Alaska; to provide for the
private sale of public lands in Missouri;
regulating the Incorporation of med
ical and dental colleges in the Distric.
of Columbia; the joint resolution au-
thorizing the wearing of rosette or
knot of ribbon in lieu of medals of
honor awarded by the Acts of 1862 ani
1863.
Gray occupied over three houss in
the presentation of the case against
Duponts claim to the vacant seat from
the State of Delaware, and had not fin
ished his speech when the Senate, at
$50 p. m, after an executive session,
adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The ole
fight against the reelection of General
w B. Franklin as a member of the
Soldiers Home, and against the re-
tention of Colonel A. j. Smith as Gov
ernor of the home at Leavenworth,
Kansas. was renewed in the House to-
day, occupying nearly all of the ses-
sion. and will rage until 3 O'Clock to-
morrow.
1t came on when Hull, Chairman OF
the Committee on Military Affairs,
called up the joint resolution reported
from that committee providing for the
election of General Franklin and G. w.
Steele CRep.) from Indiana to succeed
themselves as members of the board;
of General j. T Henderson, an ex-
member of Congress from Illinois, to
succeed General John G. Black, ex-
Commissioner of Pensions, and OF
General G. L. Beal of Maine to sue
ceed General Fessenden of the same
State
Blue (Rep) of Kansas moved to
strike out the name of General Frank
lin and insert that of General .. O.
Howard and upon that addressed the
House for two hours. He bitterly ar
raigned General Franklin's admins
tration as President of the Board OF
Managers, declaring that he was vir-
tually the board, dominating its policy
and action. He charged, he said, from
the record that General Franklin was
either grossly negligent, grossly lncom-
pentent or was not honest. He held that
he was responsible for the retention in
office of Colonel Smith, whom he ac-
cused of drunkenness, frequent and
continued, up to the present time
vomiting, crawling drunk"-and OF
brutality to the inmates of the home
under his charge.
General Franklin and Colonel Smith
were defended by General Curtis (Rep.J
of New York. member of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, Poole (Rep.)
of New York and Henry Rep) of Con-
necticut, and these officials and the
Board of Managers by General G. w
Steele lfsep.) of Indiana, member OF
the board.
Mahon Rep) of Pennsylvania pro-
posed an amendment to the joint reso-
luton providing for joint Congress
sional investigation OF the charges OF
drunkenness and brutality against Col
onel Smith, the officer TO be removed by
the Board of Managers should major
ity of the committee md the charges
to be well founded.
The matter was still pending when the
House adjourned at . o cloch-
The House adopted the resolutions
unanimously reported by Elections
Committee No. 3. that Robert Norman
(Rep) was not elected, and that Il. {.
Latimer Oem.) was elected Rep
resentative from the Third South Caro-
lima District, and that the latter is en-
titled to hold his seat.
SEIZURE OF CANADIAN VESSELS.