The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-05
a CONFERENCE ASKED.
Senate Disagreas TO House Substitute for
Cuban Resolutions and Asks a Conference 4
no ACTION TAKEN ON THE REQUEST.
riae Question OF Salaries for Disirset
orThc House an the Fee and sagR.
nv Amendment OF the LeSisiativc,
Executive and Judicial Bill.


Executive aud Jntii icinI Bill.
Washington. March 4.-(House. Az!
ter passing few relatively unimportant
bills the House spent the rest of the
days session In the consideration In
Committee of the Whole of the fee and
salary. amendment to the Legislative
Executive and Judicial bill. The wholeil
time was spent upon the proposition
fixing the salaries of the district attor-s
neys of the Federal courts. which range
from $4,000 to $4,000. The section was
made the target for nearly n score Of
amendments, chiefly intended to Increase:
the sums allotted to various Districts
but the committee refused to make any
change In the schedule, save In two \
Instances. The salary of the attorney.
for the Western district of PennsYlva mia
WAS increased from $500 to $4,000, and
that or the attorney for the Eastern dip-5
trct of Michigan from $4,000 to- $4,000.
An amendment was agreed to requlr-8
Ing the Attorney General In appointing
assistant district attorneys to make his
selections from residents of the dis-&
trict In which they are to serve. 3SiF5
In the course OF the afternoon tnes-s
sage was received from the Senate an
nouncing the disagreement OF that body
to the substitute Of the House forYthef.
Cuban resolutions, and asking q con-A
ference thereon, but no action was taken
on It, ss5S
The order for the printing of the re-
port Of the Nicaragua Canal Commission:
made February 10Th was amended SO as
to exclude the printing of the accompany
Ing papers and maps. The conference
report on the army appropriation bill
was agreed to. e.aS 5s58s42 " sSs5&S
The House at o'clock adjourned until,
tomorrow. Z, f3'Ss5 tsisSSSfF
(senate.)-The Senate entered today
on the consideration of the question:
whether Henry y. Dupont had beenSorSf
not legally elected United States Senator
from the State OF Delaware S9a{t w
Although the facts In the case ares
conceded on both sides of the chambers,
the legal point is one on which the twos
political parties take opposite vieWs,s
and on that opposition hinges a dispute
which may occupy. the time OF the Sen4S
ale Tor weeks 10 come. b seems that
IN the Delaware joint assembly on May
D. 1885, Mr.. Dupont received ffteeiiyf
votes out Of a total OF 30 cast But as to
one of the thirty votes 1t Is contended
on the part of Mr.. Dupont that 1t was
Illegal and void, 1t having been cast by
Mr.. Watson. senator who had on the
death or the Governor. succeeded to that
ONCE. ana who could not as clnimed by,
the Rcpublican members of the coni-S
mittcc on Privileges and Elections, could
not legally act as Senator In that case6
me total legal vote cast being only a.
hlr. Dupont would have received q ma 81
Jority and would be entitled TO seat
III the Senate. The contention on the
part Of the Democratic senators ia that
the exercise of the duties of Goyarnor{i
by Mr.. Watson did not divest him Of
his rights as n State senator, and that
at all events that was q question to bss.s
determined by the Senate of Deleware5S \
70 NP nn.1st
States. 77iEAI, . 81
Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, chairman of
the Committee on Privileges and EIlec-S
,ions. made the opening argument in'32
iavor OF the right of MIR. Dupont. He
spoke for three and q half hours and
had not concluded his speech when the
matter was laid aside for the day. 9gt5sIS
Ihe Senate disagreed to the House,
substitute for the Cuban resolutions, d
and conference was asked for and
the Senate conferrees appointed They
are Sherman Morgan, and Lodge. -
The resolution offered Yesterday Nv
Mr. Allen declaring United States bonds
and legal notes redeemable in gold AMI
silver coin was laid before the Senate
but in the absence Of Mr. Teller vhntS
desired to address the Senate upon IFS;
the resolution went over withoub ac bions8
Numerous bills were taken from tf,af
calenuar ana passed, and the Senate ny
y. m. adjourned until tomorrow. J O..
MT. ooI!leeS, VINO mas been absent for
some weeks on account of illness. we a
In his seat to-day in apparently perfert3
health. =, 3SsfstE
MIR. Dupont was in the lobby while 1,ia$
cause was being pleaded, and ex- Senassf;;
tor Higgins, whose vacated seat IA Sfhef
one in controversy, was also an Interest,"
| ed listener. z; 8, 5SIes5sss
Among the measures passed by the
| Senate were: 80
Senate bin to provide for sub port q oft
entry and delivery in the State Of Floris
| da. Is 1ffssst - st3S
Senate joint resolution. directing Ga
Secretary of War to furnish an es titnaY ~
for deepening the channel OF the Ei|sass
beth river from Hampton Roads "a Ia
navy-yard at Norfolk. Va. and also M M
proving the Western Branch of tue 3Eiizz
abeth river Sss;ssS;
Senate bin granting a pension os III;
per month to the widow OF ex4 Sem 1,i III
Spencer, of Alabama, as Brigade Gena
eral. 81 ~ SFsss
Senate bill for the relief Of 8 t@t Il s,ssf
College. Missouri, for use, occiIpa lin
and damages by United states sfrasSa ss.
| during the civil. war. ~ Z
Also Senate bill repeating fIfa III Yas
| which REQUIRES tho