The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-09
THEY WILL ADJOURN WEDNESDAY
Using the Wires to Get a Quo.
rum.
The Senate Passes q Bill for the Relief
OF the Richmond Locomotive Works.
MIR. Morgan Still HsrpinR on the Same
Old Tune-Four Appropriation Bills
Remain in Conference.


Remain in Conference.
WASHINGTON, June SIN order to
guard agsinst the failure Of q quorum
In the closing hours OF the session the
House to- day revoked all leaves OF abb
sence and ordered the sergeant. alarms
20 telegraph absentees to return forth
with. 1t is expected that this order
will at least hold those who are at pres.
emit in the city until the final adjourn
ment, which is expected to occur on
wednesday. By continuing the legis-
lntive day OF Saturday, which By q
special order was made a suspension
day, the House was enabled to transact
good deal Of business to-day.
The final conference report on the
postofiice appropriation bill was agreed
TO-. This left four appropriation bills
Still In conference. The compromise
relative to the old settlers claims in the
indian bill was also agreed to. leaving
only the sectarian school question in
this bill open.
Bills and joint resolutions were passed
calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury
for information as to the steps taken to
procure settlement of the disputed
question Of the liability of Virgins or
West Virginia for $40, 600 of bonds in
which the Indian funds are invested;
for the establishment of site for the
erection of penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, Kas.; for scientific in
vestigation of the fur zeal fisheries; to
amend the act for the protection OF the
salmon fisheries of Alaska; to amend
the laws relating to American seamen
ana 70 facilitate the reorganization of
the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany.
Just before the session closed, after
one unsuccessful attempt, the House
decided to take up the consideration of
the Aldrich Underwood contested cleo.
tion case from the Ninth Alabama dis.
trict This aroused the ire of the Dem
ocrats. The question of consideration
was raised, but this time the House de-
cided 100 to IS to consider the case.
During the progress of the roll call,
many OF the Democrats left the hall.
Mr. McMillin (Dem., TENN at
tempted to force adivision ON the confer
ence report on the Distrios OF Colum bia
bill, as means Of developing that no
quorum was present, but Mr.. Dalzell
(Rep., Pa.), who was temporarily in the
chair, manipulated the parliamentary
situation SO as to prevent this, and sub
sequensly, despite the warm protests Of
Mr.. Terry (Dem., Ark J, declined to en-.
terrain an appeal from his decision.
The District of ColumbiA bill WAS sent
back to conference, and at O'Clock the
House took q recess until 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
Senate Proceedings.
The Senate made but little progress
to-day toward final adjournment. The
new deficiency bill framed to overcome
the objections of the President in his
veto by the omission of claims, was
passed. An effort by MIR. Harris. of Ten.
nessee to add war claims under the Bow.
man act. aggregating $500 600. failed on
point OF order. A final report on the
postottice appropriation bill was agreed
TO- The immigration bill WAS before the
Senate after o'clock, but Mr.. Morgan.
discussion Of Cuba.
500 to the Richmond Locomotive and
Machine Works for losses incurred in
the construction of the battleship
Texas. A letter from the President was
read consenting to the withdrawal by
the Chickssaw Indians OF SlOO, 900 OF
their trust funds now in the Treasury
and resolution WAS passed asserting
to the withdrawal. The Senate bill was
passed sppropriating $3.50, 900 for pub.
lie building at Oakland, Cal.
AT o'clock the immigration bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Morgan spoke in sup
port OF his amendment, that the restric-
tions OF the act should otapply to per-
sons coming to this country from Cuba.
He said no country had contributed
better class OF people to our population
than Cuba. Its citizens, he SAID, come
to escape the prosecutions of Spain, and
to live under free institutions.
Mr.. Morgan branched off to the pres
ent war, and said the conditions were
such as to justify intervention by the
United States. The Senator read from
the book OF Blood" showing the atroci.
ties OF the last war.
Mr.. Morgan said ne had been asssiled
for desiring war between the United
States and Spain. He did not deny, he
said, that he WAS not Averse to war II
Spain In pursuit. of her abominable des-
potism continues to wage war on Cuba.
A final report on the postofiice sppro-
priation bill WAS agreed to-. 1t covered
the item OF consolidating postoffices. the
original amendment being modified so
that consolidation Is not to extend be.
yond the FIVE mile limit Of cities except
in the case OF Cambridge. Mass, and
Towson. Md
At $50 p. m. the Senate held brief
executive session and then adjourned.
"
He In Now satiafied.