Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-17
FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April II.
SENATE.

The attendance of the Senate was
slim, and when, after the disposiDg o.
routine business at 1916 O'Clock, Mr.
Cannon, of Utah, sought to call up
Senate resolution directing the Score,
tary of the Interior to open the Un,
compahgre reservation in Utah tc
settlement in accordance with existing
law, the point OF no quorum was made
This resolution lost its place as the
unfinished business and went to the
calendar yesterday when MIR. PETERS
bound resolution was taken up. Mr.
Cannon moved to again take up and
consider it until 2 o'clock without dis
placing the bond investigation resolu'
| ton.
Upon the call of the Senate 80 Sena
tors responded, more than quorum
aud the joint resolution was then
taken up. Upon Mr.. Cannon's sugges
| ton the order of business was laid aside
for 90 minutes in order to permit
Senator Villas, who antagonizes the
resolution, to reach the chamber.
Mr.. German suggested that, in the
absence of Mr.. Vilas,-who desired to
be heard on the SUBJECTIVE matter sc
over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Aldrich remarked that there
must be some purpose back of the con-
slant attempts to delay business. Ii
there was it might as well be developed
now as at any other time.
Mr.. German disclaimed any such
purpose. The democratic side of the
chamber had surrendered, he said, as
gracefully as possible to the combine
on the other side, and had looked for
ward to the expediting of business
There had been no delay on his side;
no obstruction on any matter. But
democratic Senators had noticed with
| wonder, that the distinguished Senator
from Rhode Island (Mr. Aldrich) and
his colleagues had not marked out
some well-defned programme to be
followed. Democratic Senators, he
added, were ready to agree to any
proper programme for the conduct OF
business.
Mr.. Aldrich said it was we'll known
that neither party had majority in
the Senate. And as to programme
he would propose one now. That wa:
to dispose of all matters that were now
pending unfinished, so that the country
might be relieved (if that was the
proper word) of further session o
Congress.
Mr.. Chandler got into the discussion
and suggested facetiously that Mr.
German might be more cheerful ant
and not try to frighten Senators.
81 am delighted" Mr.. German re
torted, "that 1 have succeeded il
frightening the Senator from New
Hampshire. have accomplished q
great thing in doing so; for he ha;
recently frightened his own party.
Naughter.)
Mr.. German added that there would
be no obstruction of legislation on the
democratic side; neither would any
undue haste be permitted so that gen
tlemen might be of for the summer
season, or for "other matters.
Naughter.)
Mr.. Villas having in the meantime
come into the chamber, made the argu
ment against the Uncompahgre JOINT
resolution.
During brief discussion between
Mr.. Villas and Mr.. Aldrich, the latter
stated that while he had the highest
respect for the Senator from Wisconsin
he did not believe his speech would
change single vote.
The resolution for investigating the
recent bond sale was laid before the
Senate. Mr.. Turpie asked unanimous
consent that Mr.. Villas be permitted to
conclude his remarks, but Mr.. Peifel
objected.
Mr.. Hill then addressed the Senate
on the bond investigation resolution,
continuing the speech begun by him
yesterday. When Mr.. Hill began, the
chamber was almost empty, Senators
either being in their committee rooms
or in the cloak rooms. The chamber
soon filled up, however, in anticipation
of Mr.. Hill's speech. The galleries
were well.flled despite the excessive
heat of the day.
In the diplomatic gallery there were
several representatives of that corps.
Mr.. Hill has evidently prepared for q
siege. Before Mr.. Hill began to speak
Mr.. Walthall moved that when the Sen
ate adjourn it be to Monday next, but
Mr.. Chandler met this with point of no
quorum. Fifty-six Senators responded
to call of the Senate and on q yea and
nay call the Senate by vote of 80 yeas
and IS nays decided to adjourn over.
HOUSE.
A Senate joint resolution was agreed
to to-day by the House directing the
Secretary of War to report whether or
not project can be devised to keep
the sand from shifting across the mouth
of the harbor at Erie, Pa, and if so to
send in an estimate for the cost of the
Improvement.
By unanimous consent, several bills
granting condemned cannon and cam
non balls to G. A. r. posts and ceme-
terry associations, and bills granting
pensions and for the relief of soldiers
who desired their military records TO be
cleared of erroneous and unfounded
charges were considered and passed.
The regular order being demanded
FIVE privsIe pension bills were laid be-
fore the House. Upon the passage OF
the first bill, that granting pension of
$50 month to Josephine Foote Fair
fax, widow Admiral Fairfax, Mr.. Loud,
who is opposed to granting large pen
sions to the widows of officers, demand
ed the yeas and nays. On vote by
tellers, the yeas and nays were refused
and the bill was passed. The other
four, all of them granting pensions to