The record-union., 1896-04-01
Il Was Not Reached In the Senate Yes
terday, as Had Been Expected.
The Time Taken Up in Discussion Of
the Dupont Case.
Monotony of Routine Work In the
House on the Sundry Civil Appro-
priatfon Bill Enlivened by Refer
ences to Financial Events-Sfiver1tes
Decline to be Held Responsible for
the Silver and Tariff Conference
Recently Held.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-The Pef-
fer resolution for an investigation into
oil the facts and circumstances of recent
bond issues was not reached in the Sem
ate to-day, as had been expected, George
of Mississippi having occupied nearly
the entire session in an argument
against the claim Of Dupont to the va
cant seat in the Senate from the State
of Delaware. Peffer gave notice, how
ever. that he would at the close of
Georges speech tomorrow ask the SEN
ate to proceed with the consideration
of his resolution. About half an hour
was given to the consideration of the
postoffice appropriation bill, which ap-
propriates more than $93,000,00O, of
which nearly S13,OO0,OOO goes to defray
the expenses of the free delivery sys-
tenn The discussion was started on an
amendment reported from the Appro-
priations Committee allowing SSo,UOO
year in addition to the present compen-
sation of $4,000 to the Oceanic Steam
ship Company for mail transportation
from San Francisco to New Zealand and
New South Wales The question was
not decided when the Senate adjourned
There was no morning business of any
than twenty minutes after the hour Of
meeting the Dupont election case was
taken up, and George Oem.) of Missis-
sippi addressed the Senate in opposition
to the claim of Mr.. Dupont as Senator
from the State of Delaware. George
spoke for four hours. His speech (Which
was unfinished when he stopped was a
constitutional and legal argument to
ho+ uya+ NH he
Governor of Delaware, was at the same
time State Senator and Speaker of the
Senate, and was, therefore. entitled to
vote in the balloting for United States
Senator, consequently, that as Mr.. Du-
pont did not receive majority of all
the votes cast, he was not duly elected
Senator.
PETER Pop.) of Kansas gave notice
that he would ask the Senate at the
close of Georges remarks to take up his
resolution for an investigation OF re-
cent bond issues.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
then taken up. The several amend
ments reported by the Appropriations
Committee were agreed to-the one ap-
propriating S12.S1S,5s0 for the free de-
livery system having added to it the
be used for payment of Postoffice In
spectors.
The amendment allowing $4,000 ad-
ditional compensation to the Oceanic
Steamship Company for mail transpor-
tation from San Francisco to New Zea-
land and New South Wales having been
reached, an inquiry was made by Villas
Oem) of Wisconsin as to the grounds
xrbi Oh, f6e xra rod
Allison Rep.) of Iowa, Chairman of
the Appropriations Committee, made an
explanation. The compensation now
provided for that service was not one
third of the subsidy paid to the COM
peting line-the Canadian line sailing
from Victoria-and it went without say
ing that the American line could not
compete with the Canadian line unless
some subsidy or other allowance We're
given to it.
Gated the amendment. and said II was a
shame and a reflection on American
Patriotism to sit idly by and permit
Britishers to come IN and take the Aus
tralian trade away from Americans
White Oem) of California also IA
vCred the amendment.
diSposih5 u ifiC 4dtotiJII. the
Senate, at p. M, adjourned until to-
morrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 31-The
monotony of routine work on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill in Commit
tee of the Whole in the House to-day
was enlivened by several references to
financial events of recent date.
Adams (Rep.) of Pennsylvania called
attention to the speeches that represen-
tatives of the Manufacturers Club OF
PHILADELPHIA. in conference with certain
persons in Washington, had committed
the club to the free coinage of silver in
connection with protective tariff as a
satisfactory platform for the Repub-
lican party He sent to the Clerks desk
and had read the resolutions adopted last
night by the club as refuting the re-
ports.
Hartman Rep) said that the pub
1ished reports were incorrect; that the
silver men were not responsible for the
conference. and that it had been held
at the request of the club members.
Allen Rep.) of. Utah confirmed the
statement that no bargain or agree
ment had been reached at the confer
ence.
Then Picker Rep) of South Dakota
had read the financial platform adopted
by the Republican Convention of that
state last Wednesday to disproye the
statements that the Republicans there
had changed their attitude toward sill
yer.
The House passed Senate joint reso-
lutions directing the Secretary of War
to prepare estimates for deepening the
channel into Portland (Me.) harbor to
thirty feet; to secure a twenty y-five- foot
deep channel, 400 feet wide, in Provi-
dence River and Narragansett Bay
from Sassafras Point to the ocean, and
to expend $4,000 for walls to the canal
locks at the Cascades, Columbia River,
Oregon.
Bingham Rep.) OF Pennsylvania re-
ported back the legislative, executive
and judicial bill, with a recc nmendation
that the Senate amendments be dis
agreed to. and that a conference be
asked. Agreed to, and conference
committee was appointed.
The House then, in Committee of the
Whole, proceeded to further consider
the sundry civil appropriation bill.