The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-13
THE HOUSE VOTED NO
Against Allowing Mr.. Wheeler TO Insert
Certain Matters In the Records.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL DISCUSSED
Mr. AIdrich Offers II Resolution of
InquirylConccrning EorcignIInbor
iR Competition with American
Labor and the Matter Was POST
Boncd for One Day.

washington. May 12-House: An hour
and half was occupied after the open
ing of to-day's session, in disposing of
a motion made by MIR. Perkins (Rep.,
laA), chairman of the Committee on
Printing, to exclude from the perma-
MERIT record certain matters inserted
by Mr.. Wheeler Dem., Ala) for which,
II was asserted by Mr. Perkins, he had
received no permission. Mr. Wheeler
contended that he had right to insert
the matter complained of. but the House
voted otherwise, and by q vote of 144
to a the matter was ordered to be ex-
cluded
Mr.. Cooke Rep., Il) called up the
contested election case of Rinaker VS.
Downing from the Sixteenth District
of Illinois. The majority report finds
that Rinaker, PopunsS. was elected
anu that Downing, Democrat, was not
elected.
Before the debate began, Mr.. Evans
(fep., ky) gave notice that when the
case was disposed of he would ask the
Rouse to consider the bill reported from
the Committee on Ways and Means. TO
repeal what is known as the free alcohol
law.
Mr.. Richardson Dem.. Tenn.) endeav-
adjournment that members might at
tend the unveiling of the Hancock
statue, claiming that IL was a nriyi-
legged motion. and could he made Mt
any time The speakor ,u,od ho,.N
ever, that a gentleman could not be
taken off the floor even by a prvileppd
motion.
Ihe basis for the Election Commit
tee's recommendation was errors made
pY election officers. but no charge of
fraud or ballot box strff,np was n,aa
The committee think that Rinal,or w.,
hn
having figured out that his nIuralitv
was 30. The minority dissent from this
MI Moody (Rep.. NIassD ioinjng mitb
the Democratic members. and racom-
mend that a recount of the votes no
ordered, and that the contest he rocon,
mitted to the COMMITTEES for I'm, ,,,r
pose.
The discussion of the coeo ooo,,r,oa
the remainer of the dav's session nnd
will be resumed to-morrow thn .ran,ni n,.r
order making private pension bills the
business OF that session havinr -,
passed over until Thursdav
The House adjourned ar 5.,5 o.,,,-
Senata-A resolution instr,c.;nm ~
Committee on Finance 10 ino,tire ,.h .h .ie
er American labor and indus,,;as or,
suffering from, or threatnnad u.;,h =,
furious competition throue.h ;n,nor,n
tions of Oriental .nroduc,s - I'd ID
to investigate the causes vhich -
made such competition nossihsa -, ,,.,e
offered by Mr. Aldrirh on5 went 60,
until Tomorrow. on obiectin or NJ a.,
len, OF Nebraska '
resolution to accent tho ,r,,,,o,,,
of the Tennessee CentenniaI Ewnnsi.i,m
to attend the celebration On 1i,nn w.,
next and for the announcement of
select committee of fva to rnrras.nt ~
Senate on that occas sion was offarn1 rl
by Mr.. Bate and aereed 70 ie'eu
The river and harhor hili r.,s .a,.a
up, and the long drawn on, oo,,,r,,."o.'...
between the advocates of ,hn ba,.,,r
Of San Pedro and those ~ ~ ha,,, -
of Santa Monica. as 10 uh,ch of 49, ~
two points SHAH he sa,eotad Co. .''ose
pendtura of some three noi,I,nn do,,aH.
in the construction of n brnatv,a Wv "a. ,a' =
the making of a deem soa %ar,,an "',u ~.
Southern California was hroi,.bt u,
close by n settlement In ,ha 80. W q
compromise. The debate hao .sor o' -, q
since Friday last to tho nxo,I,s,n o'e e
almost every other suhiact ond s.S, oi
closed after four hours nn an'era,,t sra =,
was offered by tha ohairman Of ,ha
an advocate of Santa Monica ,nd -,
accepted by Senators White, Of Cal;for-