Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-23
got out of the Fairfax jail, and it is be-
lieved the men passed Thursday night
in this city and crossed the river at this
city into Maryland.
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March %.
SENATE.

Mr.. Gallinger presented very nuner-
Gus petitions and papers from clergy
men, medical men and educators, in
favor of setting apart a government
reservation for the benefit of persons
suffering from pulmonary diseases IN
the north who might be benefited by
change of climate to the salubrious at
mosphere of the Rocky Mountain re-
gion; and he said that he would intro
duce to-day a bill setting apart the
Fort Stanton military reservation in
New Mexico. He spoke in favor OF the
proposition-wbich is under the lead OF
tha American Invalid Aid Society OF
Boston.
Mr.. Challenger subsequently, intro
dueed such bill aud it was referred.
A resolution empowering the COM
mittee on civil service to investigate
and report on the administration OF the
civil service law in the government
printing Office was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman the con-
ference report on the Cuban resolutions
was taken up; but Mr.. Cullom gave
notice that, after his colleague, Mr..
Palmer, had addressed the Senate he
would move to take up the legislative
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Call suggested that the vote
should be taken to-day on the Cuban
resolutions.
Mr.. Sherman stated that he was as
anxious as any one could be to have
action on the Cuban resolutions. He
would even be glad to have evening
sessions for considering that subject.
He thought that, with warfare going
on in Cuba, the Senate owed it to itself
and to the ordinary sense of humanity
to have the question disposed of with
out delay. He would therefore en-
deavor to hold the latter before the
Senate
Mr.. Platt remarked that the trouble
was thai the three Senators who con-
stituted the conference committee on
the part of the Senate had agreed, With
out very much elaboration, to throw
aside and abandon the resolutions
passed by the Senate, and to recon.
mend the passage of the House resolu-
tons. He ventured to say that there
were not FIVE Senators who approved
of the House resolutions. He suggested
that Mr.. Sherman should move dis
agreement on the conference report and
ask further conference.
After further colloquy on this point
Mr.. Mitchell gave notice that, as to the
Dupont election case, Mr.. George de.
sired to address the Senate, but would
not, on account of sickness, be able to
do so before Monday next. He would
not therefore call up that matter before
lheD, except to give an opportunity to
Mr.. Chandler to speak upon it.
"Oh," said Mr.. Chandler, gaily, Il
will endeavor to slip in between other
matters"
Mr.. Palmer then took the floor. He
recalled the anecdote OF the man who
ran so fast to get in out of the rain that
he fell, and, when asked why he ran so
fast, said be was afraid the rain would
be over before he got into shelter. The
application of the anecdote was that be
(Mr. Palmer) thought that the matter
might be adjusted, and withdraw from
the Senate before he would have an OPP
portunity to make his remarks.
Laughter)
After MIR. Palmer had begun his
speech against the conference report on
tue Cuban resolutions, Mr.. Sherman
broke in with a notice that he would,
a, the conclusion of Mr.. Palmer's
speech, ask unanimous consent to have
the conference report disagreed to and
another conference asked for.
Mr.. Palmer objected.
Mr.. Palmer argued against the Cuban
resolutions.
At the close of Mr.. Palmer's speech
joint resolution was introduced by
MIR. Mills directing the President 10
request the government of Spain to
grant to the people of Cuba the power
of self-government, and in case the gov
eminent of Spain snail refuse, to take
possession of the island of Cuba and 10
hold it until its inhabitants can insli-
tute such government as they may
wish to organize; and to raise such
forces as may be necessary to support
it. He gave notice that he would al
dress the Senate tomorrow on that
Joint resolution.
Mr.. Sherman moved to disagree to
the House amendment to the Senate
Cuban resolutions and ask for further
conference.
The necessary preliminary action
was on the conference report, and it
was disagreed to without question or d.
vision.
Mr.. Allen then addressed tile Senate,
although Mr.. Sherman appealed to him
to withhold his remarks until new
conference report was made.
HOUSE.
The House to-day passed bills AL
thorizing the leasing of school lands in
Arizona, by prohibiting the cutting of
timber thereon and limiting the num-
Der of acres to each lessee, so as to re-
move the objections of the President in
vetoing q bill on the same lines, and
by exempting logging trains from the
law requiring patent couplers and air
brakes.
A resolution was adopted calling on
tie postmaster general for the number of
fourth class pcs.masters receiving the
various salaries between $50 and 1899
per annum. A resolution reciting that
American -four was Disseminated
against in London by limiting the time
within which it may be unloaded, and
directing an inquiry and report as to
what legislation was necessary to re-
move this burden and discrimination |
against American -four, was referred to
the ways and means committee.