Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate yesterday MT. blacA-
burn introduced bill to allow the
bottling of spirits in bond. It's similar
TO the bill already agreed on by tho
House ways and means committee.
Mr.. Perkins introduced with some
modification the bill heretofore present
ed in the House by Mr.. Melklejohn
giving the President the power to count
ervail discriminating duties, exactlons,
conditions, etc., by foreign countries
against the products of the United
States. At two o'clock the unfinished
business came up in the form of the
bond investigation resolution. MIR. Pet
fer refused to further delay the matter,
and his motion to proceed with the
resolution was upheld by 80 to 70, thus
displacing the river and harbor bill;
Mr.. Hill thereupon took the floor and
spoke until adjournment.
Senator Hill is making fight against
the resolution almost single-handed,
nor is he receiving much sympathy
from the other democratic Senators.
The administration Senators do not
care whether the resolution goes
through or not, because they have no
fear than an investigation will result in
any discoveries that could reflect upon
the administration or the party. The
republicans realize that this is true, but
think that an Investigation of the ad-
ministration by a Senate committee
will in itself affect the public mind
against the President and the whole
democratic organization, while the
silver men on both sides see in it aD
opportunity to continue the agitation
against sound money. Senator Hill
declares that the proposed action is be-
meath the dignity of the Senate.
The action of the democrats yester-
day in forcing the action on the Dupont
case was decided surprise, and caught
Mr.. Mitchell off his guard. 1t will pre-
cipitate an adjournment Of Congress,
however, and allow both houses to get
away from Washington by the first OF
June.
The first skirmish over the Senate
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill reducing the number of battleships
provided for in that bill from four to
two occurred in the House when Nj ,
Boutelle, chairman of the naval con-.
mittee, moved to non-concur in all the
Senate amendments, and request a
conference of the Senate. Mr.. Boutelle
undertook to chastise some of the Sen
ators for their inconsistency. MIR.
Ouigg called Mr.. Boutelle to order fer
criticising members of the upper house,
and was sustained by the chair, after
some very lively sparring. Subse.
quently, Mr.. Sayers moved to concur
in the Senate amendment reducing the
number of battleships, but by consent
the motion went over for action until
to-day.
Representative Wadman introduced
a resolution providing that the House
directly request the President to issue
proclamation recognizing state OF
war in Cuba.
Elections committee No. 2 decided
three cases-.those of Mitchell, republic
can, va. Walsh, democrat, from the
eighth district of New York, in favor
of Mitchell, the contestant; Martin, re-
publican. populist. vs. Lockhart, demo-
GRAFT, from the sixth North Carolina
district, in favor of Martin, the con-
testant; Thompson, populist, vs.. Shaw,
democrat, from the third North Caro-
lima district, in favor of Shaw, the sit
ting member. Mr.. Bailey was the only
democratic member of the committee
present, and it is not certain that a
minority report will be made in any
case.