The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-01
CONGRESS YESTERDAY
Only the Lower House In Session and llttlas
Business Of Import Is Transacted.
SALARY PROPOSED FOR u. S. MARsHAls5
An Amendment Looking to ThIs ssez,
introduced in The Legislative Exc
ecusive and judicial Biil-Thsi
Order Adopted without Division
Contested Election Case Rsportac.

Washington. Feb. 29.-tHouse,- i
House passed over the Presidents yeto{S
the Dill authorizing the leasing Of 4
school sch lands In Arizona by a vote OF
loo 10 3S The negative was confined S
10 Democratic members SSs
Senate amendments TO the army an
preparation bill were disagreed to ana 4
the Dill sent TO conference isZ7-TY.45
IN aScordahce with the notice given 3
Yesterday MIR. Henderson, Rep.l az X
IOWA reported from the Committee ON
nu'es an order making In order and Z
.o' 9upJect 10 g. point OF order under
the rules as an amendment TO tho Ieoisl3s
| ,a.iVe' executive and judicial bill fha
! piii reported by the Committee ON Judi.S5
cary providing for the compensation of 4
| United States Marshals and District AT.
sorneys by salaries instead Of fees. He e8
| ~ .,s Hp'alheo the object OF the order to get
the proposed legislation into the apnro-3 4
priation bill for the reason that provided
| the money to pay these officers and f,IrI2
ther to effect, by getting the provisions
OF the new bill I'm the approprlat ton mea.
sure. a reduction of $4,000 in the ex-{
penses' attached to these offices. He&
reac2 statement showing that in the!s
past seven years there had been an inI$
crease In the appropriations for United
states Marshals or S756. 600. II a ~
Mr.. Crisp said that ordinarily he on
posed the addition of new legislation to-
Lii apEICpllatloh Dill, but he recognized,
tho fact that if there was to be any an..sg
lion ut this session upon the fee and sal-a
ary question, which had been before the
House for many years, It must be upcn
an appropriation bill and he would
therefore vote for the order. i?3s5s
The order was adopted without diVi-F
sion. 6E i5i Et25,z2Illsg s
Mr.. Daniels Rep.), OF New York.
chairman OF Elections COMMITTEES MOI
], presented reports Of the INA Iority pr
the Aldrlch- Robbins contested eiactiofs
ease. from the Fourth Alabama DdH-S
trict and asked leave to have Z theYfia
printedi Permission was Riven the iiriigsss
nority to file their views not later than
Friday next, the understa nding beingS
that the case Will be called up early IN
the following week. .8f ssSs
The House In committee of the wholas
then. under the five-minute rule, ire4E
sumed consideration OF the Legislatures
executive and judicial appropriatiosi
bill. 5gg5fazs
Consideration of the bill was CONS
pieted save the paragraphs coverit z
compensation for United States District
Attorneys and Marshals. few amend@s
ments Were made to the bill. The pa raSs
graphs remaining will be further consA7 G
cred Monday, when the new salary iawss
for those officers, prepared In the CONS
mites on judiciary, Will be offered AsS
an amendment to the bill under an or4a
der agreed to to-day. relieving Il ffonis
the operation of the rule which prohibats5
the addition of new legislation to appress
priations SS
At S o'clock the House adjourned unit a.
Monday. l9tsss4s