Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-04
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May 4.
SENATE.


Senate bill to authorize the Musko-
gee, Oklahoma and Western R. +. Co.
to construct q railroad through Okla
homa and Indian territories was passed.
Also bill to remove the political disa-
bilities of John Taylor Wood.
The conference report on the Dill 10
regulate marriages in the District OF
Columbia was agreed to, the Senate
agreeing to all the House amendments.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Call on
December 80 for select committee to
investigate the efforts of railroad and
other corporations in Florida to con-
troll the election of members OF Con-
gress, was taken up.
Mr.. Sewell moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table. Lost Yeas, 81;
nays, 30.
Mr.. Harris moved to refer the resolu-
ton to the committee on privileges and
elections.
Mr.. Call opposed the motion. 1t was,
however, agreed to, yeas 35, nays %,
and the resolution was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
Mr.. Turpie moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of the Du-
pont resolution.
Mr.. Mitchell, chairman of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, ex-
pressed surprise at the motion. He
had, he said, reported the resolution as
chairman of the committee. He had
charge of the case. There had been no
disposition on his part, and he
thought no disposition on the part
of any Senator on his side, to delay a
vote on the resolution. 1t was his in
tention, as soon as the river and harbor
bill could be disposed of, and after two
or three speeches were made on the
Dupont case, to press the matter to a
vote. Why the matter should be
taken out of his hands at this time, he
was at loss to understand. He could
assure the Senator from Indiana, and
every Senator on that side, that he
should move to proceed to consider
that resolution as soon as the river and
harbor bill was out of the way; but be
did not wish to interfere with that bill.
1.-THE honorable Senator" said MIR.
Turpie, with considerable ascerbity,
has made too much assumption in say
ing that he is in charge of the resolu-
ton. II did not move to take up the
resolution reported by him."
Mr.. Turpie's motion was adopted by
vote of 80 to 81, but at Mr.. Germans
suggestion, the consideration of the
resolution was postponed until after
the river and harbor bill shall be dis
posed of.
The river and harbor bill was then
taken up, but ten minutes afterward
the PETER bond resolution was laid be-
fore the Senate as the unfinished BUSH
ness. Mr.. Frye, in charge of the river
and harbor bill, appealed to Mr.. Pefer
to let his resolution 60 over until after
the passage OF the bill, but the Senator
from Kansas declined, stating that his
resolution was the most important
matter before the Senate.
HOUSE.
In the House to-day bill was pass
ed authorizing the construction of a
bridge over the Illinois river at Graf
ton, Ill.
The contested election case of Kirby
vs.. Abbott, from the Sixth Texas dis
trict, was reported with resolution
recommending that Abbott, democrat,
the sitting member, retain his seat.
The resolution was agreed to.
Senate concurrent resolution for an
inquiry and report by special commit
tee of the joint committee on the Ii
brary as to the accommodations and
management of the library of Congress
after its occupation Of the new library
building, amended SO as to comprise
the entire committees on library of
the two Houses, was agreed to.