The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-04
The HOUSE and SENATE
Effort to Make the Offices Of the District
Attorney and US. Marshal SaIaried Ones.
THE SCHEME MET NO OPPOSITION.
Mr. Chandler Wants Information re.
Eardins the Election Methods OF
Alabama I'm October. lS8a-The
Conference Report on the Army
Appropriation Bill Agreed To.

Washington, March 3.-(Senate.)-Du-
ring the business of the morning hour
DIN the Senate a bill was reported from
the Select Committee on the information
al Exposition, and was passed authoriz-
ing The Secretary OF the Treasury TO
distribute medals and diplomas award
ed tocNhibitors atthc WoildAColumbian
EXposition-not yet distributed-and
appropriai!ng $4,000 to dcfray expenses.
The conference report on the army APP
preparation bill was presented and
agreed to.
A bill entitled '"ro protect the Treasury
Department. and for other purposes"
was introduced by Mr.. Allen. and refer
red to the Committee on Finance II
provides for the retirement of all nation
al bank notes and the substitution there
for OF United States legal tender notes
TO be issued by the Treasury To the
panks-the bonds now deposited as Sc
curity for the redemption of national
bank notes to be retained in the trea-
sury as security for those legal tender
notes
y resolution was also offered by MIR.
Allen, and went over until tomorrow,
declaring that under existing laws that
an bonds and legal notes are redeemable
III gold and silver coin.
MIR. Chandler. from the Committee on
PriNAeges and Elections. reported a re-
SoIutlon Tor the appointment by the
President of the Senate of n select COM
mittec of five Senators to inuuire into
the facts ana circumstances of the cleo
tioh III Alabama on the first Monday In
octoper, 1874. which election resulted I'm
Se'tlhS up government and LeEisln-
lure winch Legislature elected a United
states Senator. and especially whether
Such selection of Il State government,
was accomplished by false and lctitIoie
returns or others dishones; methods ar
pS violent practices-the committees 10
haNe authority to send for persons and
papers. CO.."
Mr.; Hill called attention to the paculior
wording OF the resoiu;!on-.hat ,he
committee IS to be appointed hy "th,,
President of the Senate " ''e
Mr. Chandler admitted that his into,
non was to have the committee appoint-
eu by the President of the Senate nyn
IN instead of by the Vice-presi
Gent, but he said he would withdro,,,
'hat point for the present.
VIII renew ii later" Mr. Hiu s.,d
me resolution went over without NO.
tion. "''"ou' ae-
MIR. Gray stated his intention 10 mako
4 minority report.
motion TO reconsider the vote bv
whlch the Senate passed the bill MI
thorizing additional enljstments In ~
T.. {
"tu went over 10 be called up herea fter
The agricultural appropriation I'M
was taken up 1t carries appronrio, ,io,,
or @262,G52. 1t was passed with very
.e opposition or discussion and is
"ne SiSth regular appropriation bin
mat ina mas been passed by both housns
ne only other appropriation that has
~ -, 'GceiVed from the House is that
OF 'he indian Department
A message wnS recnjuaa r,o ,
iiouse Withdrawing the House copcur-
rent cuban resolutions of YESTERDAY
anu announcing the passage of the Sen,
atc cuban concurrent resolutions With
substitute. the substitute being tho
rouse cuban resolutions. They were
latiOns
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for
statue of General NathanieI (;r.nna
on the battlefield of Guilford Co.,
house North Carolina. to commemorat
,nal Ea'tle QouGht on March Ii. l7Sn.
was reported from the Library Commit
lee. and placed on the calendar.
AFTER a short executive session the
Senate, at Sis, adjourned until To-
morrow.
house To-day's session OF the
House was almost wholly devoted IN y
discussion or tho amendment proposed
o'S''@''N' ~ SNSCullNe ana judicial
appropriation bill TO make the offices Of
District Attorney and United states
Marshals salaried ones. instead of nav
ing the incu!nbents by fees. II was
advocated by several members and on
posed by none. But Messrs. Har, (Dem1
Posed by none. But Messrs. Hartman
Dem). of Montana. and Gardner (Rcpl
or New Jersey. attacked the ineaualj-
lies IN the bill. which. they asserted. dis
criminated unjustly against the officials
named in those States. The matter win
be further considered Tomorrow usIer
the five minute rule. when amendments
will be in order
a mistake having been made I'm the
message conveying the Cuban resolu-
tions. passed yesterday to the Senate
whereby they were described as House
concurrent resolutions. instead of a sub
siitute for the Senate resolutions. a re-
solution was adopted on motion bv Mr.
HIT, asking 4 return of them in order
to make the necessary correction. They
were shortly returned in accordance
with the request.
Senate amendment to the House bill
requesting an anchorage for vessels in
ST. Mary's channel. were agreed TO.
AT $40 the House adjourned until to-
morrow.