Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-30
THE 55'TH CONGRESS
HOUSE OF REPREsESrArlvDg n
SESSION JUST SEVEN xIHUTno. I
PROTEST RROH JERRY sIIPs(I'
Adjournment for More Tkau 0uG
Day without Quorum AIless1 ~
BE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l1Ss&
sissippi Flood Inquiry.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April U.-IA1
House was in session seven minutes 70
day. The Journal was not read. Iho
objection that there was no quorum psVos
ent was interposed by Mr. Simpson Po0Q&|
lisO, OF Kansas, whereupou Mr.. payu1
RepubIican). Of New York, made q no..
tion to adjourn.
Mr.. c. w. Stone 0sepubiIcan), OF Penns
sylvania, who was in the chair, held tha1
an adjournment. under the order Of the
House made last Friday. would be untlo
Monday next.
Mr.. Simpson protested vainly that II wao
unconstitutional to adjourn for more than
one day without quorum. and he asked
an opportunity to be heard. but the "regu-
lar order" was loudly demanded. ond Mr.
Paynes motion was put and carried
"a to 14-most OF the Democrats voting
with the Republicans.
The Chaplain, in his invocation to-day,
prayed for the recovery Of General Hens
derson. of Iowa. who lies dangerously
Ill at his home in Dubuque. Iowa
Senate Proceedings.
The question of whether business waf
to be done by the Senate this week wak
raised by Mr. Pettigrew (Silver Repubsi-
cam, of South Dakota, when the Senate
met to-day. Mr.. Pettigrew proposed that
the Senate direct conference on the
Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Chandler Republican) Of New
Hampshire, gave notice that ne would
object to any business being done. be-
cause there was a general understanding
that none should be taken up during the
absence of many senator's In New YorI
to attend the ceremonies Of dedicating thu
Grant monument. Several senator's pro-
tested that there had been no such agrees
ment made
A message from the President, trans>
mitting the report OF the commission to
adjust the boundary line between the
United states and Mexico. west OF thl
Rio Grande, was read.
Then Mr.. Quay presented a resolution
calling upon the Secretary OF the Inte-
rior for information as to whether the
leases Of the Seneca oil lands had been
made in the usual manner. and whether
there had been any corruption. IT wa1
agreed TO without debate.
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
Mr.. Vest OemocraD, or Missourf. ole
fered a resolution for comprehensive m
qury by the Commercial COMMITTEES Of
the Senate into the causes OF and remedies
for the Mississippi floods, aad said he
would call it up at the rext meeting Of
the Senate.
Mr.. Pettgrew followed with resolus
ton calling on the Commissioner of Labos
for information as to the cost Of pro-
ducing 1900 feet Cboard measure) of white
pine lumber. the answer to include the
cost OF work in the woods and In the mill.
both in the United states and Canada.
This was adopted, with the addition Of
a question proposed by Mr.. Frye Gepub-
licam OF Maine. concerning the cost Of
stumpage.
resolution was offered by Mr. Nor.
gan Democra), OF Alabama, and adopts
ed requesting the President. II not in-
compatible with the public interests. to
transmit to the Senate all correspondcnce
with the Consul-General and Consuls in
Cuba since the beginning OF the war. not
heretofore published.
At 1872 p. NJ f., the Senate adjourned ti2
Monday