Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-04
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April 4.
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day.

The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE.
Under consideration by unanimous
consent, the following measures were
passed by the House:
House bill authorizing the New Or
leans Pacific Railroad Company to take
wild land in lieu of lands in its grant
settled on by about one hundred set.
tiers in Louisiana.
Concurrent resolution authorizing the
printing of 2, 800 copies of Commercial
Relations" and 10000 copies of the
Commercial Review of the World.
Mr.. Fisher asked unanimous consent
for present consideration of resolution
directing the Secretary of Agriculture
to carry out the seed distribution as
formerly, and put up the packages as
members should direct. He said they
were now divided into packets of Is
each, which was undesirable in many
cases. Mr.. Loud objected.
Mr.. Knox asked consideration OF the
bill reported by the committee on ter
ritories at the request of the Treas
ury Department to amend the law for
the protection of the salmon in Alaska.
He explained the necessity for imme-
date action which he said lay in the
fact that the fish began to run up the
streams about June /, so that legisla-
ton to be effectual must be speedily
enacted. After reading of the bill,
objection to present consideration was
mada nv Mr. Rarham
Mr.. Andrews called up the bill to
pension ]. nj. Thayer, late brevet
major general of volunteers, at 500 a
month. 1t was passed without division.
Mr.. Daniels presented the report OF
the majority members of elections COM
mittee No. 1, in the contested election
case of Goodwin against Cobb from the
Fifth Alabama district which favored
the contestant. He announced that the
minority would have week to prepare
their report and that the case will be
called up one week from Monday next.
Mr.. Leonard presented the unan-
imous report of the same committee IN
the case of Robinson against Harrison
from the Third Alabama district in
favor of the contestee and asked its i'm.
mediate consideration. 1t was agreed
to unanimously.
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, then called up
the conference report on the Cuban
resolutions and Mr.. Adams, one of the
members of the committee, took the
floor in favor of them. He said Spain
would not conquer Cuba and that that
country would join the ranks of those
nations whose governments are dedl'
Gated to the highest and and best inter
ests of man, where white and black
had the same civil and religious rights,
and which were administered without
domination from any European power.
MIR. Knox said that state of war did
exist in Cuba, that somewhere among
the Businesses of the mountains of that
island, the ancient stronghold of libsr-
ty. there had been established gov
ernment founded upon justice and
equality of men.
He read letter from his colleague
(Mr. Draper) in which the latter briefly
sets forth the reasons why he opposed
the resolutions. In submitting the
letter, Mr.. Knox expressed regret that
he could not agree with the writer.
Mr.. Gillet opposed the resolutions.
When Mr.. tiillet had concluded, an
effort was made by Mr.. Hit to secure
an agreement to close debate and take
vote to-day, but in this he was unsuc-
cessful. A great majority of members
present wanted to vote at four o'clock
but number desired to speak, and it
was finally arranged to debate the re-
port the rest of the day, including a
night session, and take vote on Mon.
day Immediately after the reading OF
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