Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-04
FIFTY-FOURTHC CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 4.
SENATE.

Mr.. sherman, CHAIRMAN OF tu5 COul-
mittee on foreign relations, reported
back the Senate Cuban resolutions with
those adopted by the House as subsll-
tute and moved that the House substl
tute be non.concurred in, and that a
conference be asked with the House.
The motion was agreed to and Sen
ators Sherman and Lodge were appoint
ed conferees On the part of the Senate.
Mr.. Frye, chairman of the commit
tee on commerce, reported favorably
the House bill to amend the act to pre-
vent the determination of tur-bearing
animals in Alaska and asked that it he
made the special order for Thursday of
next week, which was done.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Can
non and was agreed to, directing the
Secretary of the Interior to inform the
Senate for what reason the non agri-
C Iltural and unalloted lands of the Un-
compahgre Indians have not been de-
clared open to settlement, aud at what
time they will be open to entry and To-
cation.
The resolution offered yesterday BY
Mr.. Allen declaring United States bonds
and legal tender notes redeemable in
gold and silver coin was laid before the
Senate; but in the absence of Mr.. Tell
er, who desired to address the Senate
upon it, the resolution went over with
out action.
House bill relating to proof of death
in certain pension cases was passed.
The Dupont election case from the
State of Delaware was then taken
up for consideration. The majority of
the committee comedies that if each Of
the thirty persons claiming to be mem.
bers of the Delaware Legislature on
the 10Th of May, 1895, when MIR. Ou-
pont received Is votes, was entitled to
vote for United States Senator, then
Mr.. Dupont did not receive majority
of the votes cast and was not elected;
but it contends that one of them MIR.
William T. Watson Claiming to be a
Senator from Kent county and speaker
of the Senate)-had no right to be pres
emit and to vote for United States Sena-
tor, he having succeeded to the Gov.
ernorship of the State, on the death of
the Governor, month previously, and
being therefore incompetent to take
part in the election. The majority
therefore reports resolution declaring
Henry A. Dupont entitled to seat in
the Senate from the State of Delaware,
for the full term commencing March 4,
1895. The minority of the committee
contends that Mr.. Watson, while act
ing as Governor of the State, was en-
titled to take part in the proceedings
of the State Senate, and that he had,
without protest or objection, qualified
as State Senator on the first day of the
session aud had continued to act as
speaker of the Senate up to the time OF
the 6ual adjournment.
Mr.. Mitchell, chairman Of the COM
mjttee on privileges and elections, adj
dressed the Senate in support of the
resolution of the majority.
HOUSE.
The joint resolution authorizing the
erection of a statue OF Gen. Francis Il;
Spinner. late Treasurer of the United
States, on the Treasury Department
grounds, Washington, was passed.
The conference report on the army
appropriation bill was agreed to.
The House then resumed considera-
ton Of the fee and salary amendment
to the legislative, executive, and judicial
bill. Tue section fixing
the salaries Of district attorneys was the
subject ola fusilade Of amendments.