Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-27
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 81.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March q.
SENATE.
The death yesterday of the official
reporter of the Senate, Mr.. Dennis F..
Murphy, was the subject of the chap
lain's opening prayer this morning.
A bill for the purchase of square If
ground, bordering the Capitol grounds
on the east and in line with the new
Library building, for building for the
Supreme Court of the United States, was
reported by Mr.. Morrill,.
The legislative appropriation bill was
taken up, the question being on Mr.
Sherman's motion to strike out all the
paragraphs relating to the compensa-
ton of United States district attorneys,
clerks and marshals.
Pending action on Mr.. Sherman's
motion, Mr.. Villas moved to strike out
the section in relation to district attor-
neys and to insert in lieu of it, this:
That the United States district attor-
neys for each of the judicial districts OF
the United States, except the southern
district of New York (Which shall con-
tinue under existing law, shall be paid
an annual salary of 81 900; and except
that in the district of Massachusetts,,
the eastern district of Pennsylvania,
the eastern district of Louisiana, the
northern district OF California, and the
northern district of Illinois, they shall
be paid an annual salary of S. 900.
Mr.. Villas addressed the Senate in
support of his amendment.
Pending action on this motion, reso-
luton was offered by Mr.. Hale appoint
ing Theodore F. Shuey as official
reporter of the Senate, subject to all
the duties and obligations of the con-
tract made with Mr.. D. F. Murphy,
deceased, but on objection by Mr. Hill
the resolution went over till tomorrow.
The discussion proceeded on Mr..
Vilas's motion to amend the sixth Sec
lion and on Mr.. Sherman's motion to
strike out all sections relating to the
compensation of judicial officers.
At the close of the discussion the
Senate proceeded to vote.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Villas
was rejected without division.
The motion of Mr.. Sherman to strike
out all the sections relating to the COM
pensation of United States district at
torneys, clerks and marshals, was re-
jected, yeas is, nays 80.
Mr.. Hill moved to strike out of the
paragraph making an appropriation for
the legislative expenses of the Terri
tory of New Mexico, proviso that the
next session of the legislative assembly
shall commence on the first Monday in
May, 1897. He said that this was
another instance of general legislation;
that it was a political amendment
'speaked in" on an appropriation bill,
and that it was small, mean, con-
temptible, silly attempt to gain politi-
cal advantage.
Mr.. Elkins asked Mr.. Hill what he
meant by the phrase 'sneaked in"
II thought" Mr.. Hill replied, with
animation, "that 1 would stir up the
Senator from New Mexico, 1 mean the
Senator from West Virginia, but it is
about the same thing. The territorial
legislature will, under existing law, as
semble next December, but this little
trick is to postpone the meeting till
May 1897, when there may be repub-
lican President of the United States
and a republican Governor ofterritorial
Offices"
HOUSE.
A resolution was agreed to directing
the government printer to eliminate
from the eleventh census report the
monograph on irrigation, and substitute
for it an article on the water supply of
the United States, to be furnished by
the Interior Department.
Mr.. Hepburn moved that the House
resolve itself in committee of the whole
for the consideration of private bills,
the calendar containing them not hav-
ing been considered under the rules at
any previous day in the session.
Mr.. Cannon antagonized the motion,
desiring to proceed with the considera-
ton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill, but the House voted-S9 to 66-to
go to the private calendar.
The announcement of the result was
received with applause. This was evil
IDENTIFY unexpected by MIR. Cannon, who
shook his head in warning way to the
republicans, and said (: you'll do your
clapping when you carry this motion
By majority. 1 demand tellers, Mr..
Speaker" And the vote was taken
that way, resulting in larger majority
for Mr.. Hepburn's motion, but before it
was announced Mr.. Cannon demanded
the yeas and nays, and the demand was
seconded by 63 members.
The call resulted Yeas 142, nays II.
There was slight clapping of hands
over the announcement of the vote, but
it was checked by the receipt of a mes
sage from the Senate announcing the
passage of certain measures.
Mr.. Quigg, on behalf of the committee
on library, asked unanimous consent
for consideration of the joint resolution
appointing Bernard Green superinten-
dent of construction of the new library
in place of General Casey, deceased,
but Mr.. Livingston objected.
The House then resumed the con-
sideration of an appropriation bill.
COMMUNICATED.
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