Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06
FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April 6.
SENATE.

| on the calendar IN the senate Lo-uay
was one from the committee on Terri
tories making one years residence a
prerequisite for divorce in the Terri
tories.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Frye
and referred giving pension OF SlOo a
month to the widow of the late Gen.
Thomas L. Casey, retired.
Mr.. Allison moved to proceed to the
consideration of the postoffice appropri-
alton bill, declining to yield to the re-
quest of Mr.. Call that his joint resolu-
ton in reference to Cuba might be taken
UP. Mr.. Call thereupon gave notice
that he would tomorrow move to take
it up, as the Senator from Indiana (Mr.
Turpie) desired to speak upon it.
The postofIice appropriation bill was
then taken up, the question being on
Mr.. Wolcott's amendment as to the
compensation of clerks in stations and
sub-stations. Mr.. Wolcott admitted
that the appreciation of civil service re-
form was an acquired taste, but once
acquired it was never lost a man in
Washington public life, with an admin
isGration opposed to him, and who saw
appointed in his State unworthy men,
unfit to hold Office, and who discharged
their important duties unintelligently
and unfaithfully las many of them did,,
was apt to come to an appreciation
(from selfish point of view of some OF
the beauties of civil service.
Mr. German said, "If this is politi-
cal question 1 congratulate the Post
Office Department that it has for its
defender, on this occasion. distin
guished Senator on the other side of
| the chamber. There has been q sus-
picon among great number of demo-
Gratis that many acts of this administra-
ton could best be defended by some
republicans. And 1 am delighted that
the Senator from Colorado has
come out as the champion Of
q department which is departing
from the usage and, as 1 think, from
the law. That department is now ad-
yocating the consolidation of all the
postofffces in the union under hun
dred, or less, heads; taking from
the people the right to select their
own servants in the localities of
those little fifty dollar postoffices
Against that protest. 1t is civil SER
vice run mad. know full well, from
recent events, that any recommendation
which 1 might make as to postmasters
would be rejected; as it has been under
almost every administration since |
have had the honor of seat on this
floor"
In the course of some further remarks Mr..
German criticised severely the Postmaster
General for neglecting the duties of his office
| in order to 20 about delivering lectures all
over the country on the tariff, on silver and
on gold and he quoted the homely saying
that where a man is found proclaiming his
virtue and his honesty, there Is a rascal near
at hand.
HOUSE.
The galleries were filled this morn
ing with throng of interested people
to hear the vote taken on the Cuban
resolutions and to hear the result an.
nounced. There was an unusually full
attendance of members in anticipation
of the vote, the question being one on
which all desired to make a record.
Before taking the vote, in accordance
with the agreement reached on Satur-
day, Mr.. Wadsworth, chairman of the
committee on agriculture, read a letter
| from Secretary Morton, stating that in
obedience to the almost unanimous SEN
timent of the House he had arranged
with Landreth & Sons to put up the
garden seeds in packages of five each
instead of Is, as at first arranged, max
ing 2,025, 900 packets instead of 625.-
600 for the use of members of Congress.
The change required an additional ex-
pense of s., 900.
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the committee
on foreign affairs, demanded the regu-
lar order-the vote on the question of
agreeing to the report of the commit
tee on conference recommending the
adoption of the Senate resolutions re-
garding Cuba. instead of those primar-
lily adopted by the House. On that,
Mr.. Tucker demanded the yeas and
nays, and they were ordered.
The result was announced: Yeas,
pa; nays, 81; so the report of the con-
ference committee was agreed to.
The galleries united with members
in applauding the vote.
The negative votes were cast by Mes
srs. Arnold, Atwood, Black, Boutelle,
Daniels, Draper, Gillet IN. ". Gillet
(Mass), Grout, Lefevre, Mccall,
Moody, Poole, Simpkins, Wadsworth,
Walker (Mass), Walker (Va.) and
Wright, republicans, and Messrs. Ber-
ry, Black, Culberson, Elicit, Elliott,
Lockhart, Tucker, Turner and Tyler,
democrats-27.
Mr.. Hooker moved that the House
pass, under suspension of the rules, the
river and harbor appropriation bill for
the year ending June 80, 1897.
Mr.. Richardson-Is it not the pur-
pose to read the bill which carries an
appropriation of ten millions of dollars?
Mr.. Hooker-There is no objection
to reading the bill if desired. 1 ask
that second to the motion be consid-
cred as ordered.
Mr.. Dockery-I have no objection to
considering the second as ordered, but
do object to dispensing with the read
ing of the bill, which provides for the
expenditure of S62 100000.
The Speaker-If any gentleman de-
sires, the bill must be read. Has the gen.
tleman from New York any proposition
to make respecting debate?
Mr. Hooker-Yes, sir, / ask that de-
bate be extended until o'clock.
Objection to this was made by Mr..