Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-19
THE FIrTy-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Alabama Election Resolution Gets
ONLY Six Votes.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May ls.-While
this was suspension-day in the House.
the greater part of the session was ex-
pended in the passage Of thirty-fve PEN
sion bills, reported from Friday nights
session. and to passing bills under unani
nous consent including the following;
Granting a site TO the city of Biloxi.
Miss. for a charity hospital
incorporating the Society Of Colonial
Danes.
Authorizing the loan or donation OF
condemned cannon to Grand Army Of the
Republic posts
Under suspension OF the rules. bills were
passed to expedite the delivery OF I'M
norted merchandise by allowing the APP
praisement on the wharf and delivery 10
an express company or other bonded car
rier of packages valued at not over $500.
and not over 100 pounds in weight. i'm
ported in American vessels; TO allow the
boiling Of spirits in bonded warehouses
to provide for registration by the Patent
Office OF trademarks on bottles, barrels,
and other receptacles used in interstate
and foreign commerce.
An order reported from the Committee
on Rules setting apart the remainder OF
the session to-day and until o'clock TO-
morrow for the consideration of imml-
grafton bills provoked so mitch opposi-
tion-on the ground that the time was
too short to consider bills OF such national
lmportance-that II was amended so as
to include all OF the session Tuesday ana
until o'clock Wednesday and as thus
amended was adopted without entering
upon the execution OF the order
The House. at $40 o'clock, adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The resolution for the appointment OF a
select committee 10 investigate last year
election In the State OF Alabama, and "a
| report whether a republican form or gov
eminent exists in that State, came uI
| to-day in the Senate, Mr.. Allen PopulisO
OF Nebraska. making a motion that the
Senate proceed TO its consideration. There
were only six votes in favor OF the mo
tion-two from Populist senators-Mr. Al
len and Mr.. PETER. Of Kansas. and foul
| from Republican senators-Messrs. Chand
| Ter, Frye. Gallinger. and Morrill,. The
vote against 1t numbered Al.
Mr.. Allen saw in the result OF the Vot'
a proof OF the inslncerity OF the Republi
| can senator's; but Mr. sherman (Republi
cam. OF Ohio, justified himself and hi
] Republican colleagues on the ground tina
| the question was one 10 come DtlOte III
Senate at the next session. not at thii
one; and that as 10 the general election II
Alabama-whether fraudulent or MOTH
Senate had no right TO inquire into
unless it affected the election OF sena
tor.
Mr.. Chandler Republican), Of New
Hampshire, who voted for the motion
said that. under other circumstance
when there was an appropriation bil
directly before the Senate. the resolution
would receive the support OF large mum
Der, il not all. Of the senator's on TN
Republican side.
The House bill 10 regulate the price o
gas In the District OF Columbia was dis
cussed In the Senate to-day for seVera
hours-the question being whether IN
House bill (hxing the price at 81 pc
thousand feeD. or the Senate Dlstric
Committee amendment (making the, r.
ducton a graduated one from $50 down
should be agreed to- The committe
amendment prevailed-31 10 14-and tn
bill. as amended. was passed
The Senate. at p. ~, adjourned unit
tomorrow.