The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
FROM The NATIONAL CAPITAL
Proceedings of the Senate and
House Yesterday.
Congress Rapidly Nearing an Adjourn
mont, Which Will be Effected Either
To-day OF o.morrow-A North Gar
DINA Republicans Opinion OF South
erp Eleotions-The Senate Clearing Up
Business.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The House to-
day gave its Anal approval to confer
enee reports on two Of the four appro-
priation bills. which were in issue last
night-the naval and Indian bills. A
vote taken on one OF the Senate public
building amendments to the sundry
civil bill (Savannah) just prior to ad-
journmens, indicates that the opposi-
tion to these amendments in the House
is waning. and that the House will on
the next vote agree to them.
II WAS the opinion of the House lead.
ers to. night that an adjustment would
be effected and q final adjournment
reached tomorrow or on Thursday at
the latest. Most of the day In the
House was devoted to the consideration
of the Aldrioh-U Underwood contested
election case from the Ninth Alabama
district.
The Democrats attempted to fill
buster, but were overcome, and when
the vote WAS taken the contestant, Mr..
Aldrich. who Is q brother Of MI. Aldrich.
who WAS seated in the place OF Mr.,
seat by vote of 116 to LOT. Fifty Re-
against this action.
Mr.. Linney (Rep., N o.. in support.
ing the cause of the contestant, gave q
picturesque denunciation of the election
frauds which he said were practiced In
the South by the Democratic organiza-
ton. He argued that the only place
whore the wrongs committed could be
convicted WAS in the House. The at
tempt to secure Justice from the local
courts, he said, would be as futile ss at
tempting ito shoot the horns of the
moon with pop gun"
Mn Stallings Dem, Ale.), who de-
Tended Mr.. Underwood's right to the
seat, denounced Mr.. Linney's remarks
So "the dirtiest abuse OF his own section
ever delivered by white man."
Representative McMillin to-day in
troduced In the House . joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the consti.
tuition, authorizing Congress to levy o
tax on the incomes OF corporations,
firms and individuals.
Senate Proceedings.
The Senate to-day agreed to final
conference reports on the naval and
Indian appropriation bills, leaving only
the sundry civil and Distract of Column
bia conference reports outstanding. A
night session had been agreed to In an
ticipstion of delays and opposition to
the naval and Indian conference re
porte, but they went:through so speed
lily that the night session Wac aban-
doned.
The resolution for an inquiry into
the circumstances of the award of the
statute of Gen. William T. Sherman
occnsioned IN animated debate. Mr..
Woicott (Cal.), criticising the award on
the ground THAI 1t was an injustice to
abe Society of American Sculptors.
Senators Allison, Hawley and Mills de-
Tended the award. The resolution was
finally defeated. The bill to amend
the law respecting punishment for con-
tempts OF court, was discussed by Mr.
Hill and Mr.. Allen, but q final vote
was not reached. The measure Is the
results Of the agitation over the inn
prisonment OF Eugene V. Debs and
others for contempt.
An effort to pass one of the pension
bills recently vetoed by the President
failed through the absence of quorum.
A supplementary deficiency bill, COW
eriDg mileage of new members of the
House and other minor items, was