The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-01
BAD FOR BOTH PARTIES.
Mr.. Allan Predicts the Very Early Collapse
Of tho Two Graat Political PARTIES.
SENATOR eORalN The CAUSE Of TALL
By tho EnrorcementSof OF Isia views
Al TO the Necessity of More Eeono-
my I'm Appropriations-,r ,rhe rrouse
Considers the Rnnkraptcy rsill
But Reaches No Conclusions

Washington. April 3O.--(Senate.) )--Im-
| med!ately after the routine business the
| naval appropriation bill was taken up,
the pending question being, the amend
ineht offered by Mr.. Gorman ayest6r-
day reducing the number OF battleshinss
provided for in the bill from four eo
two. and the amendment to that ameud-
ment offered by Mr.. Quay to Increase
the number to six. 81
The naval bill had the undivided atten.
tb9n or Senators to-day. but when the
| session closed no progress had been made s
upon 1t beyond the exclu sion. on a point
OF order. of Mr. Quay's amendmentlsto5
increase the number of battleships fr,3m
four to six. t syasF So
Mr.. Gorman's amendment to reduce
the number to two held its place before
| the Senate at adjournment g
Speeches were made by Mr.. White
(Dem.). of California, in favor of coast
defenses rather than of an Increase ssaS
the navy; by Mr.. Allen predicting She
collapse of the Democratic and Repubii-s
can parties--the former within three
months and the latter by the fourth OF
March. 1sO1-and by Mr.. German in en-
| forcement OF his views as to the necessi.
| ~ or more economy in appropriations. I
The Senate at p. m. adjourned un..
| til tomorrow.
tHouse.)-Mr. Mccall (Rep.), of Massa-
chusetts chairman reported from ,Elec-
s'o"S SohiHillee mo. d, tne resolutions
agreed upon by the committee in the
contests of John a. Brown VS.. John M.
Allen. from the First Mississippi district
or w. Fl. Ratclifre VS.. John 8. Williams.
| from the Fifth Mississippi district, and
cf A NJ. Newman VS.. ]. G. Spencer,
from the seventh Mississippi district, de-
clar!ng the contestees-Allen, Williams.
| and Spencer-entitled to the seats occiI.
pied by them. The resolutions were
agreed TO without discussion or diylsiopE
The ground of contest in each case was
that certain section of the Mississippi
| constitution relating to elections cer..
traVened laweOf Congress- and that mo-
valid election was or could have been
heid under that section. The commit
tee said In their report that even werr
they to declare the Mississippi consti-
luton invalid In respect of the matter
attacked by contestants, that would aos
operate to deprive the State Of repre-
the fact that no evidence was ;aken on
| the subject 1t was thought best and
right to confirm the rights of the att
ting members to their seats.
FIVE hours were devoted to a further
discussion of the Bankruptcy bill, the
general debate closing with to-day's
session. The principal speakers were
Messrs. De Almond Oem.. MOI Tawney,
Rep.. Minn). and Bailey (Dem., Tex.).
against the BILL and Messrs. Burton
(aep, MOI, Culberson Dem., Tex.) ana
Ray Rep, N. " in favor os The bill.
The latter two admitted their CONVEX
sion from an attitude of opposition to
| the bill containing the Involuntary.
feature. The discussion developed the
fact that the House was pi acticaliy
unanimous in favor of bill PROVIDING
far voluntary bankruptcy-the differ.
| ence In opinion was as to the incorrora-
| ton OF the involutary feature. AT $40
| the House adjourned. 7N4