The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
proceedings Of the Senate and
House Yesterday.
Ar. ALIENS Resolution to Investigate
Alleged Election Irregularities In Ala.
oama Defeated in the Senate by =
Decisive vote-Tho Bill For the Regis
tration OF Trademarks Passed by the
"a House.

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-The Senate
to-day by 9 vote of yeas to Al nays
defeated motion by Mr.. Allen Pop.
Neb.) to proceed with the considerati ton
OF the resolution to investigate alleged
election Irregularities in Alabama,
occurring at the time Cove rnor Oates
was elected over Reuben F. Kolb (Pop.)
Four Republican Senators. Chandler,
Frye. Gallinger and Morrill,, and two
Populists, Allen and Pfeffer, made up
she affirmative vote.
Mr; Allen took occasion to declare
thst the vote disclosed the insincerity
OF Repu blican Senators to their profes-
stons in behalf of honest elections. Mr..
Sherman responded that is was not for
the present Senate to 90 in the general
Investigation Of elections, as these reso-
Lotions proposed. and Mr.. Chandler
lN. ID. }, author of the resolutions, ex-
planned that the adverse vote was due
largely to the disinclination to displace
appropriation bills.
The resolution authorizing the en-
pigment OF stenogrsphers and clerical
staff for the investigation of recent bond
Issues OF the finance committee WAS re-.
ported and agreed to.
Mr. Chandler secured the adoption of
resolution calling on the Attorney
General for . statement of the condi-
tion OF the Government suits Instituted
In New York city as to the Joint Rail-
road Traffic Association between Chicago
and the Atlantic Seabosrd.
The entire day OF the Senate after 1
p. m. was given to the bill regulating
gas rates in the District of Columbia
and the bill fixing the price at 81 per
thousand WAS passed.
House Proceedings.
1t WAS expected that the House would
take up the consideration of the immi.
grafton bills on the calendar to-day un-
der special order, bus owing to the
pressure OF other matters the order was
not presented until just prior to adjourn
meut. 1t was then amended 80 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 educs.
ttonAl test; the Stone bill provides for
,cousplar inspection and the MAhapy and
Corliss bills provide for more rigid en-.
forcement Of the present Immigration
laws and especially deal with immigra-
ton from Canada. Quite q number of
minor bills and conference reports were
adopted and three bills were passed un-
der suspension q the rules as follows:
To allow the bottling Of distilled
spirits in bond; to expedite the delivery
OF imported goods in parcels and pack
ages not exceeding $500 in value, and
to provide for the restoration of trade
marks on bottles, barrels. corks and
other receptacles used in interstate and
foreign commerce.
While bill donating condemned
cannon was being considered Mr.. Erd-
man (Dem., Pa raised q laugh by NOV
Ing an amendment requiring the Score
tary OF War to see that the cannon
were spiked. ~ do this" said he, "be-
cause the pensions committee TODAY
fsvorably reported bill to give g pom
sion OF $40 . month to o man who was
injured by the explosion of one Of these
condemned cannon"