The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-19
ALABAMA'S FORM
OF GOVERNMENT
Proposals to Investigate Elections Re-
iected in the Senate.
VOTES AGAINST 1T NUMBER Al
Suspension Day in the IIOuse..Vari.
Gus Bills Passed by Unanimous
Observation-Disclosures Of lmmi.
grafton Bills POstpOncd..Other
Matters Considered.

Washington, May 1S.--The resolution
for the appointment of Il select COM
mittee to investigate last years cleo
ton in the state of Alabama, and to
report whether Il Republican form OF
government exists In that state, came
up today in the senate-Mr. Allen pop
NebD } making Il motion that the senate
proceed to its consideration. There
were only six votes In favor Of the
motion--two from Populist senators.
Allen and peffer lkansas), and four
from Republican senators-Chandler,
Frye, Gallinger and Morrill,. The
votes against it numbered II. Mr.
Allen saw in the result of the vote \
proof Of the insincerity of Republican
senators, but Mr.. Sherman tRep.. ohio
justified himself and his Republican
colleagues ON the ground that the ques-
tion was one to come before the Scnat
at the next session, not at this one;
and that as 10 the general election IN
fraudulent or not
the senate had no right to inquire INTO
IL unless 1t affected the election or Il
senator. Mr.. Chandler (Rep, n. HI
who voted for the motion, sald that
under other circumstances when there
was no appropriation directly before
the senate the resolution would re-
ccive the support of large number
if not ALL of the senators on the re-
publican side. -.
The house bill to regulate the price Oh
gas in the District of Columbia was n's.
russcd in the senate today for several
hours-the question being whether the
housp bill fixing the price at dollar
per 900 feet Cor the senate District
committee amendmenD making the re-
auction IA graduated one from Si.'h
down-should be agreed to. The com-
mittea amendment preva'led-3l 10 H.
and the bill as amended was passed
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
While this was suspension day in the
house. the greater part of the session
was expended in the passage OF thirty
five pension bills reported from Friday
nights session and to passing bills I'M
der unanimous consent, including the
following:
Incorporating the society of Colonial
Danes; authorizing the loan or iona :
ton OF condemned cannon to grand
Army posts: establishing Pueblo, Dur
ango and Leadville as customs ports OF
delivery; to compel the attendance of
witnesses before local land officers.
Under suspension Of the rules bills
were passed to expedite the delivery OF
imported merchandise by allowing the
appraisemtnt on the wharf and deliN-
cry to ain express company or other
bonded carrier of packages valued at
not over $500 and not over 100 pounds in
weight. imported in American vessels;
to allow the bottling of spirits in bond
cd warehouses: to provide for the regis
tration by the patent office of trade
marks on bottles, barrels and other re-
ceptaces used in interstate and foreign
commerce.
An order reported from the commit
tee on rules setting apart the remainder
of the session today and until 4 o'clock
tomorrow for the consideration of i'm
migration bills provoked so much oppo-
sition on the ground that the time was
too short to consider bills of such ma
tional importance that it was amended
so as to include all of the session Tues
day and until o'clock Wednesday, and
as thus amended, was adopted without
entering upon the execution of this or
der.