Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-13
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.

communication WAS IeeoiV.o
the Secretary of the Treasury IN reply
10 q resolution of the Senate offered Dy
Mr.. PETER, which asked whether Inc
gold reserve of s1O0,OO0,OOO had ever
been actually segregated, or SET apal.'
from other currency in the treasury.
The secretary states that "at no tIme
since the establishment of the so-called
gold reserve, has the sum Sloo,oVv'Voo
or any other sum been segregated or
set apart from the general cash III JUG
Treasury" and that there is no pro-
vision of law requiring it to be done.
Iu presenting numerous petitions IN
favor of recognizing belligerent rights
in the Cuban revolution, Mr.. Call ASK
ed to have them printed as puDrc
document, with the names OF the sign
ers, stating that it was important for
Congress 10 be made aware OF the 1ee,-
lug of the people on any great PUBIC
question like the war in Cuba, but OBJ
lection was made by Mr.. Platt, who
stated that all the petitions were on the
same printed form, and that there Yves
a rule of the Senate forbidding the print
ing OF names in such cases. The wee
President ruled in accordance with MIR.
Platt's views, and Mr.. Call withdrew
his request. :,
MIR. Faulkner made report from the
committee on the District of Columbia
on the resolution as to the law prevail
ing in the District under which q
man may, by his last will and
testament control the custody
of his minor children-to the
exclusion of the widow. The report.
ne said, was compilation of the laws
on that subject in force in the District
of Columbia, in many of the States and
in England. the committee, however,
had reported no bill on the subject.
Mr.. Hale expressed his regret that
the committee had not reported a bill
dong away with the statute of Charles
III. and said that he would himself in
troduce such bill.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred was one by Mr. Chandler for the
refunding of United States notes in two
per cent. bonds.
Mr.. Kyle introduced concurrent
resolution empowering and directing
the President of the United States to
receive such persons as may present
themselves. satisfactorily accredited, to
act on behalf Of the Cuban patriots,
and, on the production of evidence
showing that they have established a
seat of government on the island of
Cuba. and that q majority of the native
born residents are actively supporting
and defending it with arms, or are in
sympathy with the cause, extend belli-
gerent rights to the Cuban patriots.
A bill to amend the act FORGETTING
railroad lands was reported back by
Mr.. Mcbride and passed. 1t was ex
planned by Mr.. Mitchell who had in
troduced it, as having no other effect
than to require the fencing, improving
and cultivating of such lands to be re-
garded as fulfilling the requirements OF
possession"
Mr.. Pritchard replied to the criticism
INDUCED in by Mr. Hill few days ago
against the North Carolina Senator'S
who, though chosen at the same time
and by the same combination, stood on
directly opposite sides on the tariff
question. He reviewed Mr.. Hills
speeches and votes on the Wilson tariff
bill, referred to the fact that
one of Mr.. Hill's political sup
porters in Troy was now count
ing, in Sing Sing. the hours that were
to elapse before his electrocution, and
suggested that the difference between
bis colleague (Mr. Butler) and the New
York Senator, was that the former left
the democratic party because its abuse
could not be corrected inside of the
organization while the latter had been
kicked out and branded as traitor"
Mr.. Hill said that he was not aware
that he had said, the other day, any
thing that called for such an elaborate
speech as that just made by the Senator
| from North Carolina. AS to his (Mr.
Hill's) having been clicked out of the
democratic party" he said, the demo
cratic party has met with some reverses
within the last two or three years.
That is true. But still l flat
ter myself that 1 am lively men,
Der of what is left of that organization.
Oaughter). As to Mr.. Pritchard's al
lusions to "Bat" Shea and John Y. Nc
Kane, Mr.. Fill explained that Shea
had got into row at a local election
fight in the city of Troy which had
started at republican primary, and
that at the time of his, Mr.. Hill's, and
his colleagues, Mr.. Murphy's, election
tolthe Senate, McKane was arepublicap.
"But" Mr.. Pritchard interrupted,
s'McKane never got into the peniten-
tiary until after he joined the demo-
cractic party" Oaugter).
Mr.. Butler defended his political
coure and his present position on the
tariff question, contrasting both with
those of Mr.. Hill.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Morse offered resolution in-
structing the committee On foreign az
fairs to inquire into the expediency of
reporting to the House an expression OF
this government in regard to the Ar
menian outrages and looking to the CO.
operation of the allied powers to wipe
the Turkish government off the face
of the EARTH" 1t was referred to the
committee on foreign affairs.
The day was then given over to busi-
ness pertaining to the District of Co.
lumbia, and Chairman Babcock called
up the Senate bill amending the law
regarding the condemnation of land in
extending the streets in the suburbs of
Washington.
1t was passed, as was also joint
resolution extending 10 Apr /. 1896.