Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-07
FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Z.
SENATE.

There was fair attendance OF Sena'
tors when the body met at noon TO-
day, and the galleries were well hlied.
In presenting a petition from the
common council of Worcester, Mass,
in favor of the Armenians, Mr.. Hoar IN
ouired whether the committee on tor-
eign relations had taken any action on
the numerous petitions referred TO IL
of the same character. He was INFORM
ed by Mr.. Sherman, its chairman, that
the committee on foreign relations was
animated by most earnest to desire re-
lieve the Armenians if possible, but had
not vet taken the subject into consid-
Grafton. The committees had only re-
Gently been appointed and the matter
had not yet been reached.
Mr.. VOORHEES, presented a memorial
of the yearly meeting of Friends IN In
diana deprecating war between the
United States and Great Britain as IAN
unparalleled calamity" and urging an
international agreement to refer con-
troversies between these two nations to
court of arbitration. Referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Jones reported from the commit
tee on finance the House bond bill with
a substitute, and gave notice that to-
morrow, Immediately after the morning
business, he would ask the Senate to
take it up for consideration. he hoped
that it would be disposed of at the earll-
est possible day.
Mr. Morrill,, chairman of the commit
tee on finance, stated that the substi-
tute was approved by majority OF the
committee, but not by the republican
members of it. The bill was placed on
the calendar
A Joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Voorhees, authorizing General
Casey Tin charge of the new library
building) to contract for work yet to
be done, 80 as to have the work COM
pleted within year from this time
and within the appropriation made for
the purpose. In a colloquy on the sub
iect it was stated that there would be
a surplus of $4,000, "a thing never
known before in regard to any public
building"
The Joint resolution was passed.
A resolution was also offered by Mr..
voorhees, and referred to the library
committee for the purchase, at $3.50,
of portrait of the late Allan G. Thur
man, now hanging in the room of the
Senate judiciary committee.
At the request of Mr.. Elkins his res
luton requiring United States bonds
to be issued otter public advertisement
was referred to the finance committee.
The House Joint resolution to fill the
vacancy on the board of regents of the
Smithsonian Institution, by the appoint
ment of William l.. Wilson, of West
Virginia, was passed.
Mr.. Chandler introduced q popular
loan bill and proceeded to explain it.
He referred to paragraph in dispatch
from Mr.. Rothschild stating that, until
the boundary question was settled, the
European public or capitalists would
not take American bonds for invest.
ment.
Mr.. Lodge added that, to bring in the
opinion of a lot of foreign bankers to
try and discrediJ government bonds be-
fore they were issued would make the
government more than ever dependent
upon syndicate of bankers.
Mr.. Chandler agreed with Mr.. Lodge
in these views. The law making it il.
legal for the citizens of the United
States to correspond with the foreign
governmentsorofficial in regard to pub
| lie measures in United States certainly
applied to the Pulitzer telegram to the
Prince of Wales, the heir apparent to
the British throne, on public question
which made the relations between the
two countries acute. And he declared
that if the President and the Attorney
General did their duty Mr.. Pulitzer, if
he ever set foot upon American soil, as
he occasionally did, would be prosecut-
ed according to law.
Mr.. Gray expressed his surprise, that
in this evening of the 18th century,
men should bark back to their track
for centuries, in order to stife the ex-
preston of public opinion in this coun-
try or anywhere in the world. If
anything had been accomplished in all
these years that had come and gone, it
was that, among civilized countries,
| Just public opinion was the final arbiter
of all public conduct.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Sher-
man declaring that the use of the gold
reserve to supply DEFICIENCIES is of
doubtful legality and greatly injurious
to the public credit, and that sum of
not less than $1O0,000,000 in gold coin
or bullion should be restored to the
Treasury and segregated from all other
funds, was taken up, and Mr.. Vest ad-
dressed the Senate upon it.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Grow a joint reso-
luton was agreed to authorizing Lieut..
Sidney S. Jordon, fifth artillery, and
Capt. Edward G. Carter, Assist. Sur
geon United States army, to accept
medals from the British government
for gallantry at the time of the ship
wreck of the steamer Rathplane.
A unanimous report from the CON-
mittee on judiciary was made by Mr..
Frederick that no doubt existed OF the
election of Mr.. Allen as q representa-
tive from Utah and in accordance there
with Mr.. Allen was sworn in as
member of the House.
A resolution of inquiry, referred to
the committee on postoffices and post
roads, wss favorably reported with
amendments and agreed to. 1t asks
the Postmaster General to report the
number of clerks who have been en-
ployed in postofices since June 80,
1895, to do the work previously done
by stamp cancelling machines, and the