The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-19
THE DAY IN CONGRESS-
Senate Refa,ss % TalEo Up the Alabama
Election Case business OF the House.


Election Case BnGlness OF the House.
WASHINGTON, D. O., May 1S.-The
senate to-day by a vote of yeas to Il
nays, defeated a motion by Mr.. ALLEN
(P0p., Neb.). to proceed with the con-
sid5ration Of the resolution to lnvesti-
gate alleged election Irregularities In
Alabama, occurring ut tho time Cover.
nor Oates wRs elected over r. F, kalb,
POpullst. Four Republican senators,
Chandler, Frye. GRllinger and MoTrill,
and two P0pulistS. Allen Rnd PETER,
mad0 UP the Affirmative vote. Mr.. Allen
took occasion to declare that the vote
disclosed the insIncerity Of Republican
senators to their professions In behalf
Of honest elections,
Mr.. Sherman responded that It was
not for the present senate to go into
the general Investigation OF elections, MS
these resolutions proposed, and Mr.
Chandler, Of New hRmpshire, author
OF the resolutions, explained that the
adverse vote was due largely 10 the
dlsinclln1tIon to dlsplnce appropriation
bills. The entire day OF, the senate,
after p. M, was given to the bill regu.
latlng gus rates In the District OF Col
umbia.
Il was expected that the house would
take up the consideration Of the immi-
grafton yilIs on the calendar to-day un-
der special order, but owing to the
pressure OF other matters, they were
not presented until Just prior to nd.
iournment. 1t was then amended so
as to give tomorrow and Wednesday
until O'CLOCK for the consideration OF
these bills. There are four Of them.
The Mccall bill provides an education
al test: the Stone bill provides for con-
sulars Inspection. and the Mahany and
CoTlsss bills provide for more rigid
enforcement ne the immigration laws,
especially deal with immigration from
Canada. Quite a number OF minor bills
and conference reports were adopted.
as follows:
To allow the bottllnE Of distilled
spirits in bond; to expedlnte the de-
livery Of imported goods in parcels and
packages not exceeding $4,000 in value;
marks on bottles, barrels, corkB aud
other receptncleB; to incorporate the
ancient society OF colonial DANES OF
America; for a. general distribution
OF condemned cannon by the secre-
taFy OF war and secretary OF the navy
10 compel the attendance OF witnesses
before the local land Offices, and to
grant n site TO charity hospital at
Biloxi, Miss,
The bill was passed liz 20 ~
At 1880 p. m. Mr.. Henderson (Rep.,
Iowa), presented q special order for
consideration to-day and tomorrow
until 4 o'clock OF the immigration bills
on the calendar. Mr.. Bartholdt Rep.,
MOI, chairman Of the committee on
immigration, suggested In view OF the
devotion OF almost the entire day TO
other matters that an additional bill be
given for debate.
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep.. Iowal. Mr. johns
son tRep., calR.), and Mr.. DalEell (Rsp.,
Penna.). argued for more time and Mr,
". A. Stone (Rep., Penna), and Mr.
Lacey (Rep.. Iowa.), against an extern
sion.
In the course OF his remarks, Mr..
Henderson predicted that Congress
would adjourn sine die between the
seventh and tenth Of June.
After considerable sparrlng the reso-
lutlon was adopted. The house then,
at sos, adjourned.