The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-26
Adjournment Resolution
Mr.. PIatt Offers the First Suqges-
tiOn to Close the Talking Bee.
THE DATE Is FIXED FOR MAY
MIR. GalIinger's Bill Regarding Use OF
Public Moneys Is Laid ON the
Table Personal Encounters in
the Householder Topics.

Washington, March 25.-A movement
in the direction of an early adjourn
ment of congress was made in the sem
ate today by Mr. Platt (Rep., Conn.,.
who offered Il resolution to fix the time
of final adjournment for the second OF
May next In offering it Mr.. Platt re-
marked that 1t was time to consider
the subject. The resolution took the
usual course. In reference TO the COM
mittee on appropriations. 1t will prob
ably be not reported back until all the
annual appropriation bills have passed
both houses After the legislative APP
preparation 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
postofiice appropriation bills, another of
which is likely to occupy more than
one day. Nearly all the discussion to-
day was on the subject of changing the
fee system of United States district
attorneys and marshals to Il salary sys-
TEN, the amounts proposed in the bill
being assailed as eXtravagant by Sena-
tors Allen Pop., Neb). and George
CDem., Miss) In all cases, however,
the propositions for the higher amounts
We're agreed to.
"A joint resolution to amend the con-
stitution by prohibiting congress and
state legislatures from using public
moneys I'm aid OF any institution con-
trolled wholly or In part by any sec
tartan of religious association, was in
troduced by Mr.. Gallinger (Rep., N.
H.,) and laid on the table for the pres
ent.
Z HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
There was a slight reminder of yes
terday's proceedings I'm the house to-
day when Mr.. Boutelle (Rep., Me.) ris-
ing to personal explanation. stated that
the colloQuy between himself and Mr..
Wheeler Dem., Ala) regarding the at
titude of eX-cOnfederateS toward the
bill to retire General Grant had been
changed. He said il did him an injus-
tice. for as printed it left his statement
resting upon nothing, where as, as 1t
actually occurred, /. was based on the
record of the house.
Mr.. Wheeler explained that he had
changed the copy in order to correct u
mistake in his statement. having been
denied an opportunity to make the cor
rection In open house In the course of
the debate, when he had discovered it
yesterday. The record was ordered
corrected so as to accurately report
what had occurred
Before this incident Mr.. Bartlett
(Dem.. N. " as a matter of personal
privilege, denieds the truthfulness of
an item in yesterdays Washington Post
stating that he had furnished to Mr..
Sulzer (Dem., N. " the copy of the
circular letter to his constituents writ
ten by Mr.. Gibson (Rep.. Tenn) which
had formed the subject Of the rather
amusing passage between those gentle
men In the course of the debate on the
Bayard resolutions of cens,rc.
These personal matters being out of
the way. the house addressed itself, In
committee of the whole 10 the cOnsid-
Grafton of the naval appropriation bill.
All OF 1t. save the paragraph providing
for new ships, was disposed of by the
committee. with single amendment.
apprOpriating S6O.0O0 for building the
quay and wing walls of the BROOKLYN
dry docks The only incident of inter-
est in the discussion was the renewal
of the old fight to transfer the naval OBJ
servatory from the jurisdiction of the
navy department, introduced by Mr..
, Cannon CRep., I'D There was rather
warm exchange of sarcastic compli-
ments between Mr. Cannon and Mcssrs
Boutelle and Robinson URep.. raj on
the subject, but nothing was done with
the matter.
\tbhN 'oNfEkEF,S,
After session of three quarters of an
hour this afternoon the conferees on
the Cuban resolutions adjourned until
tomorrow without reaching a conclu-
sion. The drift of the discussion
showed. however, that there was firm
intention on the part of the commit
tee to report resolutions that would
meet the approval of both houses There
appeared tn be Il more favorable feel
ing toward the senate resolutions this
afternoon. it having been made plain
to the managers on the part of the
house that the house resolutions could
not pass the senate. 1t is believed that
ultimately the house will accept the
senate resolutions. The conferees hope
to settle the matter finally tomorrow.
VARIOUS NOTES.
The president today sent to the senate
the nomination of w. H. Klie to be
postmaster at Cambridgeboro, Craw-
ford county. Pa.
The following fourth class postmas-
ters were appointed in Pennsylvania
today: b. j.. Dock, Dry Valley Cross
Roads; II. c. Kane. High Lake, q. NJ.
ELLIS. McL.allen Corners; Miles Endress
Z Union Church.
Mr.. Quay CRep., Pa.) introduced in
the senate today bill apprOpriating
$4,000 for the purchase of n site and
the erection Of a public building ut
Washington, Pa.
General Thomas Lincoln Casey. late
chief Of engineers, United States Ar
my. died at the New Congressional IL