Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
Mr.. ALLEN'S SOUL IS SAD
Called Up Al Elma Resolutions.
Got : led Down.
TWO P0PS5s ID FOUR REPUBS
Were All That Aye to the Smelling
q : ittee Scheme.
THE OTHERS WENT OVER TO THE ENEMY
Though Mr.. Sherman Tried to Pour Lit.
tie Balm Upon the Nebraska Patriots
Sore Toe-Senator Chandler Ex-
plains How 1t Happened.

Washington, May 1S.-The resolution
for the appointment of select COMMITTEES
to investigate last years election In the
state of Alabama and to report whether
republican form of government existb
in that state came up today In the sea-
ate, Mr.. Allen, populist, of Nebraska,
making motion that the senate proceed
to its consideration. There were only
six votes in favor of the motion-tw6
from populist senators, Messrs. Allen end
PETER of Kansas. and four from repub1f-
can senators, Messrs. Chandler, Frye.
Gallinger and Morrill,. The vote against
1t numbered Al. Mr.. Allen saw In the
result of the vote proof of the insipcer1..
ty of the republican senators, but Mr..
sherman, republican, of Ohio. justifeI
himself and his republican colleagues oI
the ground that the question was one to
come before the senate ct the next ses-
sion, not at this one, and that as to the
general election in Alabama, whether
fraudulent or not, the senate had no right
to inquire into 1t unless 1t affected the
election of a senator.
Mr.. Chandler, republican, of New
Hampshire, who voted for the motion,
said that under other circumstances and
when there was no appropriation bill bel
fore the senate the resolution would re-
ceiye the support of a. large number if
not all, of the senators on the republican
side.
The house bill to regulate the price Of
gas In the District of Columbia was dis.
cussed in the senate today for several
hours, the question being whether ths
house bill (fixing the price at 81 per 1000
feeD or the. senate district committee
amendment (making the reduction O
graduated one from $3.50 DOWN should
be agreed to.
The committee amendment prevailed
fn ha ~ -
passed.
The senate at p. m. adjourned until
tomorrow. go.
The House.
While this was suspension day In the
house. the greater part Of the session wsd
expended In the passage OF thirty ave-
pension bills reported from Friday nights
session and to the passage of bills unds6
unanimous consent, including the follsWt
ing: Granting site to the city Of Biloxi,
Miss, for charity hospital; Incoporat-
ing the Society OF Colonial DANES; ell
demned cannon to Grand Army posts; to
compel the attendance of witnesses be-
fore local land officers.
Under a suspension of the rules bills
were passed to expedite the delivery Of
imported merchandise by allowing the
appraisement on the wharf and delivery
to an export company or other bond4d
carrier Of packages valued at not over
$500, and not oyer 100 pounds in weix8H
imported In Amerioa4 vessels; to sl9W.
the bottling of spirits In bonded wAfe-
houses; to provide for the registrattch
by the patent office of trade marks on
bottles and other receptacles used In ih-
terstate and foreign commerce.
An order reported from the committee
on rules setting apart the remaip ipdfr Of
the session today and until 4 O'Clock tol
morrow for the consideration of immi-.
grafton bills provoked so much ODpOsitiOn
-on the ground that the time was too
short to consider bills of such national
importance-that 1t was amended 10 A
to include all of the session Tuesday and
until o'clock Wednesday, and thus
amended was adopted without entering
upon the execution Of this order.
The house at 510 o'clock adjourned un-
til tomorrow.