Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-02
FIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, June 2.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate met an hour earlier than
usual to day in order to give longer
time for consideration of the bond bill.
In his opening prayer the chaplain re-
ferred to the fact that the Vice Presi-
dent would bestow in marriage to,day
an estimable daughter, and invoked
divine benediction on the happy pair.
A partial conference report on the
general deficiency appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to, and q
further conference was ordered.
Senate bill to promote the efficiency
of the militia was reported from the
committee on military affairs and was
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Chandler offered resolution IN
structing the judiciary committee to in
uuire into matters in the southern )u-
dicial district of Indian Territory. 1t
went over without action.
In pursuance of notice given yester-
day, the Dingley tariff bill was laid be-
fore the Senate and Mr.. Morrill,, chair
man of the the finance committee, adj
dressed the Senate in relation to it.
At the close of Mr.. Morrill's speech,
the emergency tariff bill was again
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Morgan, from the select commit
tee on the Nicaragua canal, presented
report, which was placed on the
calendar; and he asked unanimous con-
sent that Monday, December IA next,
be fixed for the consideration of the
bill; but objection was made by Mr.
Pettigrew.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was taken up and
Mr.. Villas made some additional re-
marks in opposition to that part of the
report which imposes citizenship on the
Indians of the five civilized tribes.
Mr.. George also continued his speech
of yesterday against the report and was
still speaking when, at 1 o'clock, the
morning hour expired and the bill to
prohibit the further issuance of inter
est-bearing bonds without the consent
of Congress was laid before the Senate
as the unfinished business.
Mr. Brown took the floor to continue
his speech in support of the bill.
AT $40 p. m. message was received
from the House announcing the pas
sage of the river and harbor bill over
the Presidents veto; and Mr.. Vest ask
ed unanimous consent to have the veto
message taken up for consideration i'm
mediately after the passage OF the bond
bill. TO this, however, MIR. Sherman
objected until some arrangement was
made for vote on the "6lled cheese"
bill.
'If the Senator from Ohio" said Mr..
Vest, wants to take the responsibility
of Directing he can do so; but he will
get no agreement about the filled
cheese bill. give notice that l will
move to take up the veto message to-
morrow morning."
HOUSE.
Mr.. Henderson reported from the
committee on rules an order making
the hour of meeting for the remainder
of the session II o'clock a. m. 1t was
agreed to.
In this connection Mr.. Dingley, chair.
man of the committee on ways and
means, called the attention of members
to the necessity of maintaining quo
rum in attendance in order that the
business of the House might be success
fully prosecuted. Seven of the appro.
priation bills, he said, were still in con-
ference, with several matters of differ
ence between the two houses, likely to
Cause friction, and upon which yea and
nay votes would doubtless be demand
ed before they were settled. In order to
close up the business of the House he
warned members proposing to leave
that the presence of quorum was alb
solutely necessary. If quorum be
broken, Mr.. Dingley said, he desired
to warn members that it would be nec-
essary to send for them.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the commit
tee on appropriations, stated that in his
judgment there was no possibility that
the present session of Congress would
end before Wednesday of next week,
and PROBABLY not before Friday or
Saturday.
Mr.. Henderson.-That depends upon
a quorum remaining.
Mr.. Cannon.-Oh, yes; certainly.
Without quorum the session would
run along for month.
Mr.. Speaker.-The chair expresses
the hope that quorum keeping will be-
gin promptly at II o'clock.
MIR. Babcock presented the conference
report on the bill fixing the price of gas
in the District of Columbia, making it
S1.10 thousand for period of five
years, at the expiration of that time to
be 81. The report was agreed to-126
to 80.
The report ofthe committee on rivers
and harbors recommending the passage
of the river and harbor appropriation,
"the objections of the President to the
contrary Notwithstanding" was pre-
sented by Mr.. Hooker, chairman, and
read.
The river and hsrbor bill passed the
House over the Presidents veto-220
to 60.
The Mitchell-Walsh contested cleo
ton case from the eighth New York
district was then taken up.
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