The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-03
FOR UNIFORM NAVAL FLAG
Bill Furnishing Design to Be
Used in 1000.
WAS A RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION
Lively Debate ia the House Over the
District OF Columbia Appropria.
tiOn Bill J. Curiosity as to the
Affairs Of vene zucla.

Washington. April Elm the senate
today Mr.. Sherman introduced bill to
regulate the use OF a uniform flag in
the army and navy, its proportions and
the location OF the stars in the blue
field. The flag proposed to be used on
and after July 1. 1900 The arrange
ment of the stars Is as follows:
Three in each corner and central
star around which shall be entwined a
sufficiffent number of stars 50 that
the Total number III the blue field will
represent the total number of states
The bill sets out that the twelve stars
in the four corners and the one in the
centre represents the thirteen original
states according to their geographical
location on the map. assuming the top
of the Held 20 be herth and the other
states are represented In the circle of
stars In the order In which they were
admitted into the union. placing the
oldest states near the centre. The idea
carried out in this bill is that of Mr..
Alonzo Mather, of Chicago.
RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION.
For three hours and half today the
house indulged in a repetition of the
religious discussion which ragged when
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill was under discussion and as re-
pressed at that time by decided refu-
sal to appropriate money for the char
table and benevolent institutions of
the district, was, s,in effect reversed. The
melting cause of the debate was the
amendment to the sundry civil bill
which was adopted in committee Of the
whole yesterday on motion by Mr..
Evans rep. kyD giving Howard Uni
versity in Washington $4,000, the ap-
preparation having been omitted from
the bill by the committee reporting 1t
The amendment was advocated by
Messrs. Bartlett (Dem.. y. W. SayerS
Dem., TeX.). Cannon (Rep., I'D and
Evans (Reo., Ky) and opposed by
Messrs. Hainer (ReD.. Neb.), McRae
(Dem., Ark). Johnson (Rep., CALI, An
drews (Rep., Neb) and Livingston
tDem., Ga.).
SOUTH ACCUSED.
There was depression In the main
question when Mr.. Hepburn Rep..
Iowa). responding to the remarks by
Mr. Sayers tDem., Texas) charged the
Democrats OF the south with not only
failing to provide equal educational
advantages to the negroes with the
whites but robbed them Of their civil
rights His statements were vigorous
ly combatted by Mr.. Sayers and others.
When the matter got into the house
a yea and nay vote was taken on the
amendment and 1t was agreed to-yeas
l29 nays. los. This debate practically
closed the consideration of the sundry
civil arrra IN 6iil and 10 further
amendment of note was made. II was
passed as reported from the commit
tee of the whole.
Mr.. Hit (Rep.. Ills.) reported from
committee on foreign affairs the resO-
luton asking the president to transmit
to congress all correspondence in the
state department since Dec. |. 1895, re-
lating to offers Of mediation or inter-
vention by the United States In the
affairs of Venezuela, and 1t was agreed
to.
THE DUPONT CASE.
In the senate today Mr.. George Dem.
Miss.), concluded the speech begun by
him on Tuesday, and continued yester-
day, against the report OF the commit
tee on privileges ana elections, declar-
ing Mr.. Dupont was duly and legally
elected as senator from the state
of Delaware. Mr.. Georges argument
occupied in all ten hours time. II
closed with an assertion that IL Mr.
Dupont obtained the seat. he would be
elected to 1t, not by the Legislature OF
Delaware. but by the senate of the
United States.
No action was taken on the report
and it is very uncertain When the vote
will be reached.