The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-06
BACK AT THEIR DESKS
the Senate and House ReCoavene for BuSI-
ness After the Holiday ReCsss.
A VERY DULL DAY IN BOTH BRANCHES
Ea-e Quorum Present I'm Either
'uSe ESne"t"d b"bnte over
cuban Resolutions FaiIed 10 Mn.
teriniizc = Resolution Presented
Demanding sanguiiiy's Release.

washington, ID. c., Jan. 5.-There was
no pun!ic interest manifested in the re-
assembling Of the Senate TODAY after
,he MONDAY recess. There was. ms shown
oy call OF the Senate, forty-nine Sena-
tors present. only four more than Inc
number necessary to cons titute n ouo-
rum. ~
me proceedings were as unimportant
Us theS were unintercsting. MIR. PETER
read speech In favor of n ioint rne,,l,,
tion Introduced by him on the IAN Of
Decemher for the appointment of n ma
tionai monetary commission To examine
ana study the general subject of
finances III its prac ,ical relations TO the
Tui.ness ITni,, aiairs OF the people Of the
United states. After the speech the
JOINT resolution was referred 10 the
Committee on Finance.
a memorial was presented from the
MASSACHUSETTS, Historical Society for the
repair and preservation of the famous
old frigate Constitution as naval
museum. just as Nelson's battleshiu
victory is preserved at Portsmouth,
England.
RELEASE OF sANGUlLLY.
Mt Call presented n joint resolution
calling on the the President to demand
the inmediate release of,Jules Sanguilly.
condemned TO perpetua, imprison,nent
iof MS connection with the Cubnu in
surrection. The matter went over until
tomorrow. when Mr.. Call is 10 address
the Senate on it.
Inc legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill was received from the
House and referred to the Committee on
Appropriat ations
AT 2:%0 O'Clock the Senate adjourned
until Tomorrow
House Nf Representatives.
only about half the members OF the
House were In their seats to-day when
that body was caied to order after the
ouik OF the work of the last session OF
the F.fty-fourth Congress- A rasoIn
tlnn introduced by Mr. Broderick (Ren).
OF Kansas, was agreed To calling upon
the secretary of the Interior To report
10 the House the reason Why pnten,s
Tor lands IN Kansas To The old kansas
Paciiic Railroad company had no; bcen
issued to the company. ana wlry home
STEAD enNies upon the lands in question
M we're oelnS permitted To be made by The
o!lcers OF the Topeka Land District.
BY the terms of the order alnpted De-
moer IL, the House resolved Itself into
committee of the whole tn consider tho
Loud bill, 70 amend the postal laws
by excluding sample copies and serial
novel publications from second-class
mai! matter, which held the floor for
the rest of the day
Inc passage Of the bill was advocated
by Messrs Kyle Dem.). of Mississippi:
Burton and Rromwell RepD. of Ohio.
o''N ~so't'ii 'i'Slll.), oil LOUISIANA. and
opposed by Messrs. Quigg Rep). of New
York; Johnson WepD, OF California, and
Cummings tDem). of New York.
Al i'4o the House adjourned until to-
morrow. when the bin will be further
discussed until o'clock, and vote
then taken on its passage.
CONF1RMATION OF FRANCIS
The Senate Committee on Finance met
thiS morning, but transacted no hisi-
ness on account of the absence of a
quorum. During the course of the dos
ultory talk around the table. sor,o ono
mentioned the fact that the nomination
o. secretary Francis had no; yet been
a1.Gh ,i.n,,i, ui,Um, @ ana me reply came that it
Wouh nave 10 wait unit! quorum of
the committee was present There an
pears to be no especial desire To hurry
this case along, ana the chances aro
that 1t will not he again considered
until the next regular meeting from to-
day.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
The Secretary Of state today s,rone-
mitted To the Senate coDies Of ccrt.G
Gates of fnal asccrtainment OF the cioc-
tors for President ana Vice -presiarni
from the States Of Kentucky. West
virginia. South Carolina. Texas. Ne
nraskn. North Dakota, Idaho, Florida.
massachusetts. Wisconsin. Minnesota
vermont. Wyoming. Montana. Maine
Colorado. Washington and Michigan.
Governor Bradley. Of Kentucky, Ger
tines That eleven Republican electors
had received n plurality Of the votes
cast. as had also w. g. Smith. Demo-
crate elcctor. Messrs. J. S II. Wedding
and IL. S. Howes. Republican electors,
received less number of votes than
smith and each received the same num-
nef. as the question as to which Of
me two. Wedding or Howes. shall he the
ihiTteenth e!ector, is to be determined hy
the other electors when they meet, the
governor certiiies TO the election of but
twelve.
NEW MAIL LINES
Postmaster General Wilson has issued
an ofder establishing on January 18TH
next man service ;wicc n week be-
tween Miami. Fla, and Nassau. in the
BahaTa Islands. Mail service between
New York and Nassau once in two
weeks
a FIFTY PER CENT DIVIDEND
The Comptrol!er of hc Currency has
declared dividend OF 20 per cent. Ia the
creditors of the National Bank of Illinois
chicago. Tho dividend checks VIII be
delivered on January 2Oth.
CONFERTNc,E ON CUBA.
senator Hale had conference with
Secretary Olney this rornng on Cuban
afaTs. Senator Hale Is preparing a
speech on the Cameron resolutiona and
called upon he Secretary for data bear
ing upon precedents in similar cases.