The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-28
HILL NOT A DEMOCRAT
Senator Allen Takes Occasion to Call Down
Several Ostenslhly Democratic Senators.
MILITARY CADETS AT INAUGURATION
Senate Refuses to ALLOW Thcr Ex-
penscs 10 be Eornc by Governments
discussion of The Nicaragua CO.
mi BiIl-ssonse PASSES II BiII Par.
ttnlIS Restricting lumiErntiOn.

Washington. Jan. 27.-The Military
Academy appropriation bill was passed
IN the Senate to-day after Il long and
somewhat amusing controversy over
one amendment providing for the pay
ment OF the expenses of the attendance
of the West Point cadets at the inaugu-
ration parade. The proposition was
made the text by Mr.. Allen. of Nebras-
ka. OF a dissertation on the virtues of
the old Jefferson Democratic simplicity,
OF the dry rot which is destroying
the American republic as 1t destroyed
the Roman empire, and of an attack OH
Mr.. Gray Dem., Dei) for Inconsistency
in attending Democratic caucuscs and
claiming to be a Democrat. while ito all
intents and purposes he had been n Re-
publican for the last three or four
years"
THERE ARE OTHERS.
And there was another distinguished
Senator, Mr.. Allen added. pointing TO
he seat OF Nr. David Il. Hill, who said
lhat ne, 100 was Il Democrat. These re-
marks made with all the seriousness
characteristic of the Nebraska Populist
Senator were received with smiles by
whole Senate.
Nh, Gray contented himself with tho
remark that Mr.. Allen was Il melan-
'n"lS Example OF the effect Of Populis-
tc notions, ana that he would probably
prefer 10 have Il contingent of CoXey's
army attend the inauguration parade.
;'ha Air. Allen admitted that that would
be little more relevant
lhniiy The amendment was rejected
yeas 70. nays IS. and the bill was passed
1T apnropriatcs $i79,572. or $4,000 more
than the bill as it passed the House
I'his $1,000 is for the purchase of one
Maxim semi-automatic five-pounder
Guick-firing gun.
DUPoNTS CASE.
The memorial of Henry A. Dupont. of
Delaware, in which he asserts that his
claim to seat in the Senate was de-
feated last session through n misco,iut
or through Il mistake about pairs. was
presented by Mr.. Chandler and was re-
ierred To the committee on Privileges
ana Elections.
Col III. y. Dupont. of Delaware In
connection with his prayer FOR thS re-
opening of his claim to a seat I'm t,a
senate to-day submitted a supplemrn
iarE petition which was referred 10 tho
committee on Privileges and Elections
IN ms new petition Mr.. Dupont claims
mat Inc refusal To seat him was due to
me wrongful pairing of Senator ZONES
ol Nevada. against Mr.. Dupont. with
senator WolcOtt. on the statement made
ny senator Rrice that Mr.. Jones had
EVEN autnorllN to pair him against
dupont. MI. Dupont intimates that If
thc privilege Is accorded him he ey-
poets 10 be able To show that there wos
no authority for pairing Senator Jones
III opposition to his being seated: that
IL this announcement of this pair had
not been made the vote would hav. ,n
suited IN tie. which would have caused
me failure of the resolution declaring
MN not entitled To q seat and would
nave lett the question pending in the
Senate. ~
As a necessary consequence he claims
mat inc affirmative resolution reported
from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections is still before the senate as -
question OF high constitutional and per
sonai privilege" The paper also states
that the WolcottJones pair was not
announced from the clerks desk. and he
claims the privilege of reopening the
case on weil-established parliamentary
practice that whenever an erroneous
announcement of the Record of a vote
is made the vote becomes null and void
on discovery OF the error
IN the petition appear quotations from
the Record which show that while the
announcement of the pair was made on
the authority of Senator Brice. he. him
self. was not present
The NicaraEuan bill was taken up.
IL gave rise To quite n spirited debate.
in the course of which Mr.. Sherman suc-
gested that although he would vote for
the bill in any form presented. that II
would be better TO let 1t lie over until
next session, and intimated that he
would iaNor the negotiation of n unyv
treaty on the lines of the Frclinchuvsnn
Iavala treaty.
n motion to rccommit the bill was
made by Mr. Villas. and was pending
when the Senate. at 4:45, adjourned mn
I'll tomorrow,