The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-29
MR.. DANIEL OF VIRGINIA
u Am An American That Is Why | Favor
the Double Standard" Said He.
THE SENATORS EMPHATIC DECLARATION
Whatever May Bctide Take MY
Pince I'm The Ranks or the plain
hnssess of the Amerienn people
Who Apnrecinte Their institutions
and Stnnd Ready To Defend Them.

Washington. May 2S,--House,-Mr Bar
tholdt. Rep). OF Missouri. presented the
following resolution to the Immediate CON
sderution of which no objection was
made.
Resolved. That the Secretary of War
be, and hereby is authorized to lend TO
the Mayors of the cities OF St. Louis. Mo,
East st. Louis. H.. and vicinity under
such regulations and restrictions as he
may deem proper, Il sufficient number of
tents to temporarily shelter such citizens
of said cities as may have lost their homes
by the tornado of yesterday. and to render
such other relief In the premises as he
may deem necessary.
MIR. Bartholdt stated that with his col
league. Mr.. Hubbard. he had called at the
War Department this morning und had
beon told that in addition to the tents
the Department. If Congress so ordered
would send to ST. Louis eight or ten
boats ut jefferson City engaged in the i'm
provement of the Missouri river. In view
of the great and urgent necessity of the
case. he asked prompt action by the
House. The resolution was agreed to.
Leave of absence was also given to Rep
resentative Bartholdt and Hubbard to
visit St. Louis. Mr.. Bartholdt said that
his colleague as medical man. might be
able 10 render personal assistance to the
sufferers, the news received this morn
ing from the scene of the catastrophe
being TO the effect that the local physi-
cans were unable to promptly attend all
the wounded. They left for St. Louis i'm
mcdiactly
Consideration was then resumed OF the
conference report upon the sundry civil
bill.
y vigorous fight was waged over the
amendment appropriating 500, 900 to make
\ h-On Ia. a.
ohice& buildings for the beneftC Of the
courts held there The friends OF the bill
were succeSsful-90 TO 32-and by that vote
the House concurred in the amendment
The House reconsidcred the vote by
which Ii had yesterday insisted upon the
disagreement to the amendment approp-
Rating $4,000 for the Improvement OF the
building at Little Rock
further conference was ordered
Discussion was resumed of the contest
ed election case of Johnson VS.. Stokes.
from the Seventh South Carolina District
Mr. Ovcrstreet, Rep), OF Indiana. speak
Ing in favor of seating Johnson
II was developed in his remarks that
thore were four reports I'm the case, the
majority agreeing, however. upon the
proposition that Stokes was entitled TO re-
tam his seat Chairman Mccall WIS of
opinion that neither party to the contest
was elected. Overstreet Argued that un-
der tho concessions made 10y more than
Il majority of the committee that the reg
iStraiion law OF South Carolina was un-
constitutional. the voters who had been
deprived OF the opportunity to vote hay
inS endcavored TO do so, should have their
votes counted. Were that done the re-
suit must be. contendcd Mr.. Ovcrstreet. 10
establish the right OF Johnston to the
seat
The views of Representative Codding-
hA
read by Mr. DcArmond, n member of the
committee. The author himself being ah-
sont. Mr.. DeArmond argued the case
upon the theory that the only question In
volved was, whether under the Conditions
prevailing at that time the contcstee
was elected or should the case he
referred 10 the people? Under no condi-
ton he contended could Johnson be en-
titled To the seat
Al the end of Mr.. DeArmond's speech,
the House AT 5:l5 O'Clock adjourned until
Tomorrow
sennte.-The free alcohol repeal bill was
received from the House and referred To
the finance committee. Mr.. Harris sta
ting that he would ask the Senate TO take
IL up as soon as the conference report on
the Indian Appropriation bill was dis
posed Of, the committee having consider
ed the alcohol bill In advance
The conference report on the Indian Ap-
F VIZ ihbipii pl!i WAS iHen taken
met determined resistance on account of
an amendment contained In IL land
which had no basis in the bill as passed)
providing for extending the rights and
duties OF citizenship to the Indians of the
hre civilized tribes. The matter went over
without action at o'clock: when the con-
sideration of the bill to prohibit the is
suance of bonds without the consent of
Congress was taken up
The concurrent resolution from the
House for the loan of tents to ST Louis.
East St. Louis and vicinity was received
ard Immediately laid before the Senate
for action.
Mr.. Vest. of Missouri, said that. al
though ii might seem an ungracious
thing TO say. he was compelled To say that
kilograms received within the last half
hour showed that the accounts OF the
great disaster had been terribly exageeru-
ted. lie wished to say for ST. Lotus and
for Missouri. that without boastinc. that
city and that State could take care Of
their people under that or any other mis-
fortune. He had, himself, received no In
formation that those tents were needed
No harm could he done by the passage of
the resolution hut he wanted to express
his dissent from the custom OF states and
communities that were entirely capable of
meeting any exigency, rushing to the seat
OF Government of the United States to
seek assistance on all such occasions
Mr.. Harris expressed himself as I'm full
sympathy with Mr. Vests remarks: but
suggested that the resolution should be