Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-20
FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.
SENATE.

SENATE.
A resolution to print $500 copies OF
the report of the immigration investi
CATION commission was agreed to.
A Joint resolution on the subject OF
improvements in the harbor OF Mantle
voc, Wis, gave rise to discussion on
a point of procedure, Mr.. Hill calling
attention to the fact that some resoiu-
tions were concurrent, not requiring
The approval of the President, and some
were joint, requiring bis approval, ana
that no distinction seemed to be made
between them. He inquired of MIR.
Nelson who was in charge of the reso,
luton whether there was any special
hurry about it.
Mr.. Nelson said that there was; and
NJ. Hill said that, under the clrcum'
stances, he would not ask that the
resolution be reported to the judiciary
,mmittee, but said that he would take
The first opportunity of having the
question referred to that committee so
as to have some authoritative decision
about it..
Mr.. Squire reported back from the
committee on commerce, with amend
nents, a bill introduced by himself
requiring officers and engineers on
American merchant ships to be Ameri-
can citizens. Some debate followed be-
tween Mr.. Frye and Mr.. Squire.
Mr.. Hill, in carrying out his sugges-
ton earlier in the day, offered q resolu.
tion which was agreed to, instructing
the judiciary committee to inquire and
report whether, in certain cases, reso-
lutions ought to be joint RS 'luti)ns
and whether concurrent resolutions
generally are required 10 he submitted
| to the President of the United States.
The bill that WAS before the Senate
yesterday to regulate marriage in the
District of Columbia was taken up. The
amendment making the limit of age OF
the woman is, instead of 81, was
agreed to, also allowing marriages to be
celebrated by the judge of any court OF
record, or by any justice of the peace.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Hoar, forbidding the issue of marriage
licenses in cases where one of the par
ties is an alien, without the certiti.
cate of the minister or consul
of the country of which such
alien is a citizen, that, un.
der the laws of that country, the
marriage would be valid. The amend
ment was agreed to and the bill was
passed.
The Senate then took up Mr.. Nor
CAMS Cuban concurrent resolution de-
claring that the United States should
maintain strict neutrality between
the contepding powers in Cuba.
HOUSE.
The House refused to concur in Sem
ate amendments to the general pension
appropriation bill, and it was sent TO
conference.
Mr.. Mccall rep, Tenn.) reported
favorably a resolution appropriatiug
81 500 from the House contingent fund,
with which to investigate the workings
of reciprocity treaties, and it was agreed
| to.
The Senate resolution requiring the
Secretary of Agriculture to purchase
and distribute seeds as in former years
was reported favorably from the com
mittee on agriculture by Mr.. Willis, and
he asked unanimous consent for lis
present consideration. Mr.. Erdman
objected and the resolution went to the
| calendar.
Mr.. Allen presented the memorial Of
the governor and legislature of Utah
asking that so much of the counties of
Coconiuo and Mohave, Arizona, as lies
north of the Colorado river be added to
the domain of the State of Utah. Re-
ferred to the committee on territories.
House bill authorizing railroads in
the Indian territory to acquire addi-
tional land for depot purposes was
passed.
The Indian appropriation bill for the
year ending June 80, 1897, was taken
up, and its consideration was begun in
committee of the whole.