The record-union., 1896-03-26
DOINGO IN CONGRESS.
Movement In the Direction Of an Early
Adjournment Made in the Senate.
Resolution to Fix the Time for the
Second of May.
The House, After Listening to Messrs.
Boutelle and Bartlett on Points of
Personal Privilege, Proceeds, in
Committee of the Whole, to the
Consideration of the Naval Appro-
priation Bill.

Committee of the Whole, to the
Consideration of the Naval Appro-
priation Bill.
WASHINGTON, March pa move
ment in the direction of an early ad-
journment of Congress was made in the
Senate to-day by Platt Of Connecticut,
who offered a resolution to fix the time
of final adjournment for the I'd of
May next. In offering it, Platt remarked
that it was time to consider the subject.
The resolution took the usual course, a
reference to the Committee on Resolu-
ticns. 1t will probably not be reported
back until all the annual appropriation
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 indian and the Postoffice
appropriation bi,ls, neither of which is
likely to occur more than a day.
Nearly all Il discussion to-day was
on the subject changing the fee sys-
tenn of Unite, States Attorneys and
Marshals to a sa ary system, the amend
ments proposed in the bill being assailed
as extravagant by Senators Allen of
Massachusetts and George of Missis-
Sippi. In all cases, however, the propo-
sitions for the higher salaries were
agreed to.
joint resolution to amend the Con-
stitution by prohibiting Congress and
State Legislatures from using public
moneys in aid of any institution con-
trolled wholly or in part by any secta-
Tian or religious association was intro
duced by Gallinger of New Hampshire,
and laid ON the table for the present.
Senate joint resolution to authorize
Professors Newcomb and Hall of the
United States navy to accept decora-
tions from the French Government was
reported by Sherman (Rep) of Ohio
from the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, and passed.
Sherman also, from the same commit
tee, reported a joint resolution author
izing Benjamin Harrison to accept GER
tain medals, now in the custody of the
State Department, presented to him by
the Governments of Brazil and Spain
during the term of his service as Pres
ident of the United States, and asked
that it be put upon its passage.
Let that resolution go over" Allen
Pop) of Nebraska objected, and it went
over until tomorrow.
Gallinger (Rep) of New Hampshire
introduced a joint resolution for an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, and asked that it lie
on the table for the present. 1t pro-
vides that neither Congress nor any
State Legislature shall pass any law re-
IL.
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
nor use the property or credit of the
United States or of any State, or any
money raised by taxation, for the pur-
pose Of founding, maintaining or aiding
any church, religious denomination or
religious society, or any institution that
is wholly or in part under sectarian or
ect .esiastical control.
A resolution was offered by Platt
Rep.) of Connecticut, and referred to
the Committee on Appropriations, for a
final adjournment of the present ses-
sion on the I'd day of May. In introduc-
ing the resolution Platt said he thought
it time that the matter should be con-
sidered.
The Senate then resumed the consid-
Grafton Of the legislative, executive and
The section fixing the salaries OF
United States District Attorneys occu-
pied attention for several hours. The
Senate Appropriation Committee had
in some particular cases reported in IA
vor of the rates fixed by the House, and
in other cases higher rates were fixed
to increase them.
Strenuous efforts to defeat all OF
Nv
Pop) of Nebraska.
They were also antagonized by George
Oem.) of Mississippi, who regarded
the propositions by either house as ex-
travagant and extraordinary.
Finally all the changes proposed by
the committee were adopted, as well as
some other increases proposed by in
dividual Senators
A paragraph giving TO the Attorney
General of the United States the au-
thority to allow Marshals to employ
clerical assistants, and TO fix their COM
pensation, was opposed by Allen 6Pop)
of Nebraska on the ground that it was
turning over the duties Of the legislative
branch of the Government to the Exec
utive Department.
Hoar (Rep.) Of Massachusetts,, Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee. which
had considered this part of the bill, rid
iculed Aliens argument, and said that
to act upon it would be to make Con-
gress the laughing stock of mankind
II Congress could not trust the Attor-
ney- General with the duty OF saying
how many clerks a Marshal should
have. and what their compensation
should be, the republican government
he thought, should shut up shop, and
had better apply to the Emperor OF
Russia or to the head Of some of the
Populist clubs and take him for des-
pot.
Allen replied to Hoar in the same con-
temptuous tone, saying that the only
sensible remark of The Massachusetts
Senator was that about applying tc
some Populist club for information as
10 the course to be adopted in running
the Government.
Aliens motion to strike out the para.
graph was rejected.
Without final action on the bill, tbs
Senate at 5.2j p. M, proceeded TO ths
consideration of executive business, ane
soon adjourned until tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Thers
was a slight reminder of yesterday:
proceedings in the House to-day, wheI
Bcutelle (Rep.) Of Maine, rising to {
point of personal privilege, said that tn
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