The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-06
IMPOTENT CONGRESS
The Republican Hippo
drome to Snuff Itself /
Out on May 18.
HAS VIOLATED ALL ITS PLEDGES
Not One Thing Done for the
COuntry-Rebuke From
Alabama.
Has VIOLATED ALL ITS PLEDGES

WASHINGTON, May 6, 1S96.-The Com1
mittee on Ways and Means. through Mr. y
Dingley (Rep., Me.) reported a concur-l
rent resolution providing for the adjourns
ment of Congress on the 18th instant The
reading of the resolution was greeted
with applause. Mr.. Dingley asked imme-
date consideration of the resolution
Mr. Wheeler (Dem., Ala.) asked that
the matter be allowed to go over until
tomorrow, but Mr.. Ding1ey moved the
previous question, which was ordered by
an overwhelming vote. The Speaker was
about to put the question on the passage
OF the resolution when Mr.. Wheeler asked
If fifteen minutes debate was not allowed
on each side of proposition upon which
the previous question had been ordered
The Speaker-The Chair is of the i'm
preston that debate has been had between
the gentlemen from Alabama and Maine.
Mr. Wheeler walking down the aisle
and drawing off his spectacles in his ex-
cltemenD-No debate at all, Mr.. Speaker,
no debate. Only request that the reso-
luton go over until tomorrow.
Inc Speaker-The Chair doesn't desire
to rule arbitrarily upon the matter
Mr.. Dingley asked and obtained unani-
nous consent for the gentleman from Ala
bama to address the House for five min
utes.
In that time Mr. Wheeler attacked the
Republican majority for violation of its
pledges made in the campaign of 1894 to
relleye the people of the country from the
conditions under which they were labor
ing. Nothing whatever had been done in
that direction, and now it was proposed
TO adjourn within a fortnight, thus aban-
donlng all hopes and opportunity of ac-
complishing any legislation
The resolution was agreed to without
division, the announcement being greet
ed with applause.
In the Senate the conference on the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial ap-
preparation bill was presented.
The chief point of dificulty had been
ton of United States District ATTORNEYS
ana Marshals. A schedule of Salaries
mas been agreed upon for those officers.
the amount varying in the several judi
cla. thano districts; s,, The report states that
which no agreement had been reached.
Mr.. Hill Dem., N. Y) said that it was
important that the conference report
should be printed, and suggested that it
go over till tomorrow. It was SO or
dered.
The. resolution offered yesterday by
Mr. Call tDen., Fla.) as to the United
States citizens captured on hoard of the
schooner Competitor was laid before the
moved to refer it to the Committee On
Foreign Relations. That motion was
opposed by Mr.. Call. who spoke of the
extreme anxiety of the friends of the men
over whom death was hanging; but who
We're properly subject to no other treat
ment, than that of persons captured on
board a vessel carrying things contra
band of war.
Mr.. Pascoe Dem., Fla.), said he had
been to the State Department on the SUBJ
ject, and was satisfied that all proper
means known to diplomacy would be
used to secure fair treatment for those
men.
The resolution was referred to the Com
nlittee on Foreign Relations.