Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-18
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May is.
SENATE.

Senate bill was passed to regulate
the pay of non- commissioned officers OF
the army. After the first of July next
their pay is to be as follows for artil-
lery, cavalry and infantry: Sergeant
majors ofartillery, resimenial quarter.
master sergeants and first sergeants,
$50 per month; sergeants $23 per
month and corporals 81 per month.
A resolution was offered by MIR.
Chandler and agreed to calling on the
attorney general for statement of the
condition OF the legal proceedings in
New York city as to the railroad traf-
fic association between Chicago and the
Atlantic seaboard.
Mr.. Allen asked unanimous consent
to proceed to the consideration of the
resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Chandler for a select committee on
elections in Alabama.
Objection was made by Mr.. Hill, but
Mr.. Allen contended that the question
was privileged one, as it concerned
the autonomy of State.
Mr.. Chandler remarked that there
seemed to be little chance of getting ac-
ton upon it, so long as the Senator from
New York stood in the way. He ask
ed unanimous consent to have the vote
taken upon the resolution on Wednes.
day next without debate.
Mr.. Hill again objected and said the
ordinary way for progressing business
in the Senate was to give notice that
on some future day the Senate would
be asked to consider it. He asked MIR.
Allen to give such notice. AS to vot-
ing on the resolution without debate,
such course was so entirely outside OF
the traditions of the Senate that in
their interest he felt bound to object.
Mr.. Allen claimed that the question
involved was of the highest order of
privileged questions. 1t was not aimed
at the Senator from Alabama (Mr.
Morgan), for whom he had too much
respect to desire to challenge his right;
but it was directed to the broad ques-
ton whether the State of Alabama had
a republican form of government. He
moved that the resolution be taken up
for consideration.
On point of order the Vice Presi-
dent entertained the motion. The vote
was taken by yeas and nays, and re-
suited yeas 6, nays Al. So the resolu-
ton was not taken up. The Senators
who voted aye were {: Messrs. Allen,
Chandler, Frye, Gallinger, Morrill, and
PETER.
Mr.. Allen, commenting on the vote,
said that it disclosed, what he had al
ways been convinced of, that there was
no sincerity on the republican side of
the chamber Outside of MIR. Chandler
and few other Senators), in favor OF
ar investigation into affairs in Alabama.
He had been convinced that, when it
came to q showdown, u majority of
republican Senators would join with
the democrats in defeating the resolu-
ton.
After Mr.. Sherman had given reasons
why the republicans had not voted for
the resolution, and after further re-
marks by Mr.. Allen,
The House bill in relation to the
price of gas in the District of Columbia,
was taken up, and Mr.. Kyle continued
his argument, begun last Saturday,
against the committee amendments to it.
HOUSE.
Concurrent resolutions were agreed
to to print $4,000 copies of Representa-
tive Richardson's compilation of the
messages of the Presidents; and 10000
copies of the report of Messrs. Ludlow,
Endicott and Noble, of the Nicaragua
canal commission.
A bill was passed incorporating the
society of Colonial Danes.
Also one authorizing the Secretary of
War and the Secretary of the Navy to
loan or donate condemned cannon to G..
A. II. posts.