Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April 10.
SENATE.


In the absence of the Vice President
MIR. Frye occupied the chair to-day as
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Mr.. Call inquired of the chairman OF
the judiciary committee whether that
committee had made any progress in
the consideration of the matter hereto
fore referred to it, as to the legislation
necessary to restrain United States
courts in cases of contempt. He made
the inquiry, he said, at the request OF
Eugene V. Debs, and the leaders OF the
labor movement in the United States.
Mr.. Hoar, chairman of the judiciary
committee, stated, in reply, that the
matter had been referred to Senator
Hill as a subcommittee, who had
undertaken to make careful collec-
ton of the laws on the subject
and to prepare measure Tor
the committee. A carefully prepared
bill on the subject had been introduced
yesterday by another member of the
committee-Mr. Thurston. The mat
ter, therefore, had not been overlook
ed. The committee was dealing with
1t as rapidly as the nature of the case
admitted. How soon the matter
would be ripe for report by the COM
rnittee was question which ought to
be addressed to the Senator from New
York-not now present.
Mr.. Mitchell, chairman of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, re,
ported resolution for the payment to
Senators Mantle. of Montana, and
Clark, OF Wyoming, of their pay as
Senators from the fourth of March,
1898, to the days in January, 1895, on
which they were elected. 1t went
over without action.
A Joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Cockrell and agreed to, directing
that the roof of the new city postollice
building in Washington be constructed
of the best fire-proof material. In q
culloquy on the subject Mr.. Cockrell
femarked that the roof was being now
ouilt of pine, most inhammable ma
| lerial, and Mr.. Pettigrew said that he
was in favor of having as much infam-
| mable material in the building as pos
sble and then, when 1.-The building was
completed, have it burned up as an
eye.sore on Pennsylvania avenue.
A Joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Call in reference to the imprison.
ment of Mrs. Maybrick in England. 1t
declares that "the people OF the United
States sympathiZe with Mrs. Maybrick
in her suffering under sentence of life
Imprisonment at hard labor" that
"they almost universally believe in her
| innocence;" that she was unfairly con-
victed before presiding judge whose
harsh rulings were caused by dement,
ed mind, almost bordering on insanity
and it requests the President Of the
United States to communicate the reso-
luton to the government of Great
Britain.
As soon as the resolution was read,
Mr.. Sherman, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, rose,
and said with every appearance of an.
noyance), "Let that joint resolution he
lsil on the table. 1t ought not to lie
introduced. 1 happened to be in Eng
land at the time of the trial. There
was a great deal of difference of opir-
ion on the question whether she ought
to be convicted But, certainly, it is q
subject over which the Senate of the
United States has no Jurisdiction.
1 move that it be laid OF the table"
"Lst it lie on the table for the pres
ent." Mr.. Call pleaded Getting it lie
on the table being entirely different
in Senate practice from having it laid
on the table,. II should like" Mr..
Call continued, "to have the Senate
vote upon it,"
"Wen," said Mr.. Sherman, relenting,
"let it go to the judiciary committee"
Mr. Hoar, chairman of the judiciary
committee, indicated his desire that no
such reference Of the resolution should
be made and remarked that motion
had been made to lay it on the table.
Mr.. Sherman took back his sugges-
tien and renewed the motion to lay the
Joint resolution on the table.
Mr.. Call demanded the yeas and nays
on that motion, and said that he
would be glad to hear what reasonable
objection there could be to the refer
ence of the joint resolution to the
judiciary committee.
Mr.. Sherman again yielded, with the
remark that he was perfectly willing 10
have the joint resolution referred to
the Judiciary committee.
"rhat is all l ask" said Mr.. Call.
And the joint resolution was then re
terred to the judiciary committee,
The Indian appropriation bill was
then taken up.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hainer reported the Notifications
appropriation bill for the year ending
June so, 1897, and gave notice that he
would call it up for action to morrow.
Also q House bill providing for the
settlement of the claim of ]. F. Bur-