Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-26
THE 54'TH CONGRESS.
Proceedings Yesterday in Senate and
House Of Representatives.
r,p,rr REBATE on ALCOHOL.
proposition on the Part OF Mr. s"e
-, pcfcntcd-oniy Three HeP"Dh-
Votc with the ohiOan-Gene-
raI Pension Biii.


,i,nse I'm relative to the dist'ia'ion OF
49,, brandy. 50 as to have engrafted
a provision FOR the repeal OF that
TO, OF the tariff law which allows
.tscl, NJ the tax paid on alcohol used
~. ,n., arts and In medicine. That section
,,, in the Wilson bill while II was
,.,5'ng in the Senate with the under
ending th.t It would be thrown out IN
..f.r,ncc: but owing 10 circumstances
~. t.ip that became law was not the re-
.-. NJ n conference committee and so
-. alcohol provision was embraced IN the
Int tariff act Mr.. sherman explain
,,ot owing to action Of the treasury
c.-s-,nent the drawback was not ope-
1.-Two hut that claims running into the
...,t,rs were being piled up, and 1t was
.,.,.e,~e highly important that the pro-
100 should be repealed before the ad-
....rrr,,nt Of Congress. He met, how
- the combined opposition OF senators
~. hi. own side. only three Of whom
...sf with him to take up sle bill; and
.t... votes were Offset by the opposing
..-,.s ~ three Populists. All the Demo-
.. Int three voted FOR Mr.. Sherman's
..,, The result Was-yeas, p; nays,
E-as follows; ~. D.,
r,r..shl1l. Brlcc, Brown, Caffefy, CAN
I.r-,1 Cockrell Gordon, Gray, Martini
,ru. Palmer. Pasco, Pugh, sherman
,r,ue- Vest. Walthall, and Wolcott-zZ.
,.,rs- 9fessrs. Allen. Bacon, BAKER
,'rro,,s Butler Cannon, Carter, Chan
a. clark. Cuuom. Davis, Frye, CALM
% C.er Wansbroush. Hawley. Lodge
,,.rts Nelson. PETER Pettigrew, Platt
c-sr,7n Tllman. Turpie, Warren ana
Wus1n-2L
rrrv three Republican senators-Messrs
Allison. Teller, and Wolcott-Voted win
e. SHERMAN. The three Populists who
- ,fsssrs. Allen. Butler, and PEI
,.r-y9tol against the motion. All the
rs,ro.r.ts voted for ii except Messrs.
Racon. T.nman. and Turpie.
sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
The consideration Of the sundry civil
ar7r0pration bill was then proceeued
MIN THE Senate made very briet work
~ th. bill having taken only two days
a. l..1Cslug OF 10. when II passed the
House carried appropriations aggre-
,,.i-r 100000. The Senate Appropra-
,5-s Committee reported il back with an
ctffion OF s. 900 O00-largely made up OF
SIMS necessary 70 carry on work on pub
d, buildings and river and harbor I'm
rrovemeuts. and United States courts Tor
Tho whole twelve months of the year.
instead ~ FOR six or nine months. Ana
tbo Senate itself. besides carrying out
me recommendations Of the committee.
added items amounting 70 some 100000
more So that the bill as II passed to-day
e1nropriqtes boz round figures 100000.
There was very little friction in the con-
sheraton o. The bill
ANON the amendments adopted were
the following.
Increasing the limit Of cost OF the pub
V, bunilng 40 savannah, Ga, from $780,
90 % $1,000
App,op-aurr $1,000 for post-ofice
building at Fort Monroe, Va.
Apnroruatnc G05S for the purchase Of
additional land for the military cemetery
az Key West Fla.
Ap1wpr.auug $4,000 for a revenue cut
Ter for the Gulf OF Mexico.
TIE PETER bond resolution was then
taken up. and went over until Monday
as The unfinished business.
An inquiry was made by Mr.. Chandler
Republican, OF New Hampshire. as to
~ minority report Of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections IN relation 10
election frauds and 9utrages in Alabama.
The delay was stated 10 have been caused
hy Che sickness and absence Of Mr.. Nor
can. A statement was made by Mr.. Al
ien that 81 the forty-four Republican
senator's would vote for the proposed in
7l-7, The votes OF the Populist senators
Nold sustain them, and the investiga-
lion would boz made.
40 $40 =. n. the Senate adjourned I'M
q. Monday.
House Of Representatives.
The second conference report upon tho
legislative, executive. and judicial appro-
lrauon bin was made TO the House to-
GAY and agreed 20. another conference
being ordered upon the few remaining
matters ln dispute. The principal subject
settled By the report made to-day was
That fixing the salaries Of United States
district attorneys and marshals. AS agreed
upon. the total Of the salaries Of attorneys
carried To- the bill as II passed the House,
was Increased S23 Goo. and that OF msrshals
Increased $500.
An animated and unexpected incident
VAS precipitated IN connection with this
report Nr. GrOsvenOr inquired respect
fe provision prohibiting the Legislature
d oklahoma from considering any propo-
ston 10 relocate the capital OF the Ter
ready been agreed upon by both houses,
Mr Grosvenor declared that Iii ought TO
destroy any man party TO IT,"
las brought Mr.. Flynn. delegate from
oklahoma, 10 his feet with the statement
mar similar provision had been contain
o. in every bin since the first year of the
ItTiiory's existence, I'm obedience to the
almost Ilvorsal demand Of the people
ioI pr 6ctlOn against a repetition OF the
t-ln-a0us scenes enacted IN the first
meeting of the Legislature The gentle
man from Ohio he assumed, must be
fanalIls under the recollection OF other
matters. or he would not have made that
Onslaught
Ar. Grogvcnor repealed the suggestion,
saying De- did not know what the "enor-
u9 sly distinguished gentlemen from
oklahoma meant by the word" lie had but
Zone has duty and the BOmbastes IuriosO
performance made no impression upon
him
GENERAL PENSION BILL.
The House then went into committee OF
The whole FOR the further consideration
o. The general pension bin. IL was opposed
o. Mr. Bartlett. Of New York, In detail
aad Boo toto.
w. GrOsyeuor criticised the provision OF
NJ bl by which Confederate soldiers.
who later served In the Union army may
D. ptnsloued. lie said the only way 10
tet the question OF pensions out OF the
neat Of partisan debate was TO adopt
siaor the service pension system out
Hshl or the per-diem pension system. lie
would support the bill. however, for the
good things that were In it.
The BIN was advocated by Mr.. Kerr OF
Jaio, and aatagonized by Mr. Miles, OF
Maryland. The latter defended General Me
N.e.lans record from the charge made
AGAINST II yesterday by Mr.. Connolly. OF
Illinois. and had read McClelian's letter OF