The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-20
A Violent Storm Greatly Dlsturbs the Mem.
bers Who Watch the Elements Rage.
QUESTION OF CHARITIES AND HOSPITALS
A Committee of Three From Each
Branch OF Congress To Investigate
the Charities and Reformutory In.
stitutions of the District In Refer.
snce To Appropriations Made.

uay pasSSeu Ine RESOLUTION reported by
the Committee on Elections No. con-
hrIning the title of Ovens Democrat to
the seat he occupies from the Seventh
District of Kentucky, contested by Geo.
Denn, Jr, Republican. II also passed
resolution providing for recount of
the ballots cast in the Seventeenth IL
linois District in the case of Rinaker
vs. Downing. The message of President
Cleveland vetoing the bill to pension
Caroline d. Mowatt was laid before the
House and referred to the Committee on
Invalid Pensions.
Nearly all the day was taken up by
argument upon several bills reported
from the Committee on immigration
and Naturalization To impose addition
al restrictions upon immigration
Speeches We're made by Mr.. Bartholdt
Republican, chairman of the committee,
and Mr.. Morse (Rep., MaSs) In favor of
the Mccall bill. imposing an educational
test; by Messrs. Tracewell (Rep.. Ind)
and w. ~. Stone (Rep.. Pa,) in favor of
the lapter's bill requiring Consular in
spection at the port of departure: by
Mr.. Corliss Rep., Mich.) in favor of his
bill to relieve the lake cities especially
of the burdens of Canadian competition
and by Mr.. Buck Dem.. Lao in oppo-
sition to amy additional restrictions
whatever. The speech of the last
named gentleman was eloquent, and
judging from. the attention given it,
effective. The extent of the applause
would indicate that none of the pro-
posed measures will meet the approval
of majority of the House.
AT p. m. the House adjourned
The business of the House was seri-
ously retarded by the breaking of q
violent storm over the Capitol, which
drew nearly all the members from the
hall. They repaired to the balcony on
the south front, where they could under
protection witness the sweep OF the
elements over the Capitol Park and
country south of the hills in Maryland.
Washington, May l9.-Sena!te: The
Senate gave its attention to-day to the
District of Columbia Appropriation bill
which, as reported from the Appropria-
lions Committee, appropriated about
81, 100000, of which one half comes from
the Treasury of the United States and
the other half from the taxes collected
by the District Commissioners good
deal OF debate occurred over the ques-
tion of charities and hospitals. the House
bill appropriating a bulk sum to be dis
tributed under contract with the exist
ing institutions, and the Senate Com
mttee's amendment striking out pro-
vision and substituting for It the spe-
ciiic items for the various hospitals,
orphan asylums. etc. 1t was this propo-
sftion that was sustained by the Senate
by vote OF So to 13
The only two general appropriation
bills remaining to be acted on by the
Senate are the Fertilization bill and the
Deficiency bill.
A concurrent resolution was offered by
MIR. Bacon Dem., Ga.) and referred
authorizing the various executive de-
partments and the Smithsonian InstLtu-
tion to permit the use OF suitable ma
terials within their conltrol, by the
southern State Exposition, to be held
IN Chicago from August to November
1896 particularly specimens of the agri-
cuiuural, forest and mining products of
the South
The vote on the Senate committee
amendment. restoring the specific charity
appropriation feature TO the district bill
was In detail as follows: Yeas. Aldrich,
R,.en: R,nni: ,nn Anlis3n on 60 Bacon, Bate, Kerry,
Chandlsr. Cockiell, Culom Faulkner
siorman, Gray Hale Harris, Hawley.
liili; Jones tArk). Kyle, Mcbride, Pasco,
perkins, Pettigrew Roach. Shoup, Ste
White, Wilson'S.
Noes-Baksr. Brown, Burrows, Cam
non. Chiffon, Clark Gallinger. George
NILS. Nelson. PETER, Plat. War,en-i3
IN connection with the appropriation
Tor charities an amendment was reported
by the Committee on Appropila tjons
ana was agreed To for the appointment
, or n Joint select committee of three Sena.
Tors and three Representatives to inyes-
tiGate the charities and reformatory in
stitutions of the District of Columbia
ana 10 report. among other things
whether any of the Government appro,
piiations made for them has been used
10 maintain or aid any church or reli-
| gious denomination
Alter short executive session the
senate, at p. m, adjourned until tn
morrow.
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