The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-31
Was Apparently tie Motto ofihe House Yes
terday In Its Two Hour Session. al
culBERsoA, OF TEXAS, is SEATED
His 0pponent Having Abandoned theI
Confcst-rhc President to be Ask ed
for the Report OF Engineer HosrdS
ON Nicaragua Ennai--senneeH Pro;
ceedinSs Decidedly Dull. 4,

~ lOiiI II. S.. JILL. oO.--f1OuSe.---s
strictly business" seemed to be the
motto of the House, In It's two hour seseS,
sion to-day Mr.. Wadsworth (Rep.) u ofS
New York. chairman of the Committees
on Agriculture, reported the agricultu.l
raj appropriation bill, and Mr. GroutS
me District OF Columbia appropriation
bill ~ {lT5s55gs
Mr. Mccall (Rep.), of Mnssachlisetts:S
from Elections Committee No 3, REPORT;
Ell It's unanimous finding that Davids
Culberson, Democrat, Mas entitled to-
his seat as representative In the Fifty
fourth Congress from the Texas dis-st
trict, j. III. Davis having abandoned stheN
contest, OF which he gave notice, and I
resolution to that effect was agreed to-:
MI Jenkins reported from the same
committee It's unanimous report OF thess
sitting member in the contest Of Rosen-ls
thai VS. Crowley from the Tenth (TeXas)S
District. stating that he would call 1t Up B
another day. N; tSssS
a. resolution reported from the Conn 4
mittee on Interstate and Foreign Com
lnerce by Mr. Doolittle was agreed to- E
asking the President to transmit Sto5t
Congress the report of the Board of En-
EiheSrs appointed to Investigate the
NlcaraSuan Canal .7$ss
The Speaker announced the assign
nent of Mr.. Wellington, Of Maryland.N 10
to the Committee on Labor and Mr.
iselknap to the Committee on RailwayS$
and Canals Hri 73si 5s;s
The following bills were passed DIS
recting the Pension Bureau, in claims
by Widows for pensions, to accept lasyT
evidence of the soldiers death proof OF J
MS unexplained absence for seven years.
Incorporating the Daughters of the Res
Nolution in the District OF Columbian ~
transferring TO the State of Nebras ska
the lnlltary reservation of Fort Omahasss
FOR a school of instruction or theSNa-
tional Guard of that State: to reorganizeS
the customs collection district of Alaslsa':H&
TO open the forest reserva tion or Fixes
Peak, Plum Creek and the South Platte.
Col, in the Cripple Creek district 5toS
the location of mining claims; conffninf-&
certain cash entries OF Offered" lands
In the States of Alabama NIississippi
and Arkansas. sESsfif5G
The House at 9 D. M adiourneR Iinf8,si
Tomorrow. a, .tS55.ss;
Senate.-Tn contrast with the excite
ment, which the speech of Mr.. Tilln1arlE
created In the Senate yesterday tieR
proceedings to-day were dull. Most Of
the morning hour was consumed IN ta5F
discussion upon the join resolutions
ordering the purchase and dlstributiong
OF seeds by the Secretary OF AgriculES
ture, on which no action was TAKEN and
during The remainder of the day, after
2 O'Clock, speeches We're made on the$
House bond bill with the Finance Com.
lnlttees free coinage substitute. Sena,S
tors Call and Mitchell argued in SUPP
port OF substitute, Mr.. Mitchell declare
ing himself in favor OF q vigorous, aga
gresslVe policy on independent biInetaj-af,
liSn, coupled with q protective tariff. ~ Eli
Then Mr.. Perkins took the floor to-
reply 10 newspaper criticism on him.
sen aIlu MS colleaSuetaS mlSrepreSenttnEt
their State on the silver question. IIt.S
read the latest official action of the8
California Legislature in favor of tftsss
free ana unlimited coinage of silYer5iII$
disproof of the charges and theri{ Iis,S
spoke at length on the general subjectsls
An attempt was made at the close Of
| the days session to have an agreementa
for final vote on the bond bill nextss
Saturday. In discussion on that Spofn't$i
some amusing bandinage took place be-
tween Senators Chandler and Stewart..Hs ..Hs
In which the latter spoke of the disputes
over the free coinage substitute as az
mere dress parade" and intimated that
n similar amendment would be offere d&
| to the tariff bill. Notice was given sbya
Mr.. Morrill, of his purpose to occupyst
from forty to sixty minutes In O speech!
on the bill next Saturday. And the8
Senate, at p. m. took recess until
noon to-morrow, the recess form being
! adopted so as to avoid the delay $fncisS5
| dent to prayer, the reading of the jour-
| nal and the transaction of morning.
| business. Ht 57JSss55
The urgency deficiency approprlat ton
| Dill was reported back from the Com zzE
mhttee on Appropriations. and notice
| was given by Mr.. Hale that he WoiildA
PROBABLY ask the Senate Tomorrow to-:
consider it. Is l3ii,sSs sss
MI. Allen introduced bill to pro-
nlblt the purchase or use by the Gov
ernment Of any wares or manufactures
made In any penitentiary, workhouseS or
| prison, or by convict labor. Refereed
TO the Committee on Education 4 and
Labor. ssETa3s3l
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