Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-04
HILL UNMASKS CHANDLER The Sharp Practice of Little
 BiIIee Is Exposed. HIS ALABAMA RESOLUTION
Put the Appointment of the Committee in the
 Hands of the President Pro Tenn.
THE POINT WHEN CoRNEREO
And Is Grimly Assured by the New York Senator That He Can't W. ork the Trick-An Off Day in Both
 Houses of Congress.

Washington, March S.-In the senate priation bill was called up and agreed to.
 A bill entitled ito protect the treasury department and for other purposes was introduced by Mir. Allen and referred to the committee on finance. It provides for the retirement of all national bank notes and the substitution therefor of United States legal tender notes to be is sued by the treasury to the banks-the bonds now deposited as security for the redemption of national bank. notes to be retained in the treasury as security for those legal tender notes.
 A resolution was also offered by Mir Allen and went over until tomorrow de- claring that under existing laws all Unit ed States bonds and legal tender notes are redeemable in gold and silver coin.
 MT. Chandler from the committee on privileges and elections reported reso- lution for the appointment by the presi- dent of the senate of a select committee of five senators to inquire into the facts and circumstances of the election in the state of Alabama on the first Monday in October, 1894, which election resulted in setting up government and legislature, which legislature elected a United States senator, and especially whether such se- lection of state legislature was accom- plished by false and fictitious returns or other dishonest methods or by violent practices, the committee to have author ity to send for persons and papers.
 MT. Hill called attention to the peculiar wording of the resoluton-that the com mittee is to be appointed by the "presi- dent of the senate"
 MT. Chandler admitted that his inten- ton was to have the committee appointed by the president of the senate pro tenn pore instead of the vice-president but he said he would withdraw that point for the present. 4
 "I will renew it ater," MT Hill said.
 The resolution went over without ac- tion, MT. Gray, democrat, of Delaware, stating his intention to make a minority report.
 The agricultural appropriation bill was taken up. It makes appropriations to the aggregate amount of $3, ,262, 652. It was passed with very little opposition or discussion, and is the sixth regular bill that has passed both houses. The only other appropriation bill that has been re- ceived from the house is that for the h. dian department and that is now in the hands of the committee on appropria- tions.
 A message was received from the house withdrawing the Cuban concurrent reso- lutions of yesterday, and announcing the passage of the senate Cuban concurrent resolutions with substitute--the sub stitute being the house Cuban resolu- tions. They were referred to the com mittee on foreign relations.
 The senate bill approprating 5000 for a statue of Gen. Nathaniel Greene on the battle of the Guilford court house. North Carolina, to commemorate that battle fought on March 15, 17SD, was re- ported from the library committee and placed on the calendar.
 After a short executive session the senate at 5:15 o'clock adjourned until to- morrow.
 Today's session of the house was almost wholly devoted to discussion of the amendment proposed to the executive, legislative and judicial appropriation bill to make the offices of district attorney and United States marshal salaried ones instead of paying the incumbents fees It was advocated by several members and opposed by none. Messrs Hartman. republican, of Montana, and Gardner, re- publican, of New Jersey, attacked the inequalities in the bill, which they as- serted discriminated unjustly against the officials named in those states. The mat ter will be further considered tomorrow under the five-minute rule, when amend ments will be in order.
 A mistake having been made in the message conveying the Cuban resolu- tons passed yesterday to the senate. whereby they were described as house concurrent resolutions, instead of sub stitute for the senate resolution, a reso- lution was adopted, on motion of MT. Hit, republican, of Illinois, asking a return of them in order to make the nec- essary correction. They were shortly re- turned, in accordance with the resou- tions. -r-s
 At $50 the house. adjourned until to- morrow.