Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-26
THE 54'TH CONGRESS.
Personal Explanations in The House Re-
sulting from Tuesdays Debate,
EARLY ADJOURNMENT MOVE
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Prohibiting the Use OF Pubic
Finds I'm Aid of scctnrian or Re-
Iigious Institutions.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March S.-There
was a slight reminder OF yesterdays pro-
ceedlngs I'm the House to-day, when MI
Boutelle Republcan), Of Maine, using
TO a personal explanation, stated that the
colloquy between himself and Mr.. Wheeler
DemocraD, of Alabama regarding the
attitude of ex-Confederates toward the
bill to retire General Grant had been
changed in the Record. He said 1t ala
him an injustice. for as printed 1t lef'
his statement resting upon nothing'
whereas. as 1t actually occurred, it was
based upon the record Of the House.
Mr.. Wheeler explained that he had
changed the copy. in order to correct a
mistake In his statement, having been
denied an opportunity to make the cor
rectlon in open House. in the course OF
the debate, when he discovered 1t yester-
day.
The Record was ordered corrected, so as
TO accurately report what had occurred.
Before this incident, Mr.. Bartlett Demo
crat), of New York, as n matter OF per-
sonal privilege, denied the truthfulness OF
an Item in Yesterdays Washington Post,
stating that he had furnished TO Mr.. Sui
ser DemocraD, of New York. the copy
Of the circular letter to his constituents
written by Mr. Gibson Republican,, Of
Tennessee. which had formed the subjec-
of a rather amusing passage between
those gentlemen in the course Of the de-
bate on the Bayard resolutions OF CEN
sure.
These personal matters being out OF the
way, the House addressed Itself at l2SO
p. NJ. in Committee Of the Whole. to the
consideration OF the naval appropriation
bill. All of it, save the paragraph pro-
viding for new ships, was disposed Of
by the committee. with a single amend
ment, appropriating $4,000 for building the
quay and wing-walls OF the Brooklyn dry
dock.
The only incident of interest in the
discussion was the renewal of the old
fight TO transfer the naval observatory
from the jurisdiction OF the Navy De-
partment, introduced by Mr.. Cannon Re-
publican). Of Illinois. There was also a
warm exchange of sarcastic compliments
between Mr.. Cannon and Messrs. Boutele
and Robinson Republican, Of Pennsyl-
vana, on the subject. but nothing was
done with the matter.
At 4:05 the House adjourned until to-
morrow.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
4 move i'm the direction OF an early ad-
iournment of Congress was made in the
Senate to-day by Mr. Plat (Repubican),
of Connecticut, who offered a resolution 10
fix the time of final adjournment for the
"a OF May next. In Offering II, Mr.. Platt
remarked that II was time TO consider
the subject. The resolution took the usual
course-a reference to the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS. II will probably not be
reported back until all the annual appro-
prlation bills have passed both houses.
After the legislative appropriation bill,
which has been before the Senate for the
last three days. shall have been disposed
of. there will be only two others left for
action by the Senate. These are the In
dian and the post-ofiice appropriation bills,
neither OF which is likely to occupy more
than one day.
Nearly all the discussion to-day was on
the subject Of changing the fee system OF
United States district attorneys and mar
shals to a salary system-the amounts
proposed In the Bill being assaiied as
extravagant by Senator's Allen Populisp,
OF Nebraska, and George OemocraD, OF
Mississippi In all cases. however, the
propositions for higher amounts were
agreed TO.
A Joint resolution to amend the Consti-
tuition by prohibiting Congress and the
State Legislatures from using public
moneys In aid Of any institution controll-
ed wholly or in part by any sectarian or
religious association, was introduced by
Mr.. Gallinger Republican,. OF New
Hampshire, and laid on the table for the
present.
The Senate, at 5:3j. adjourned until to-
morrow.