The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-05
The CAPITOL SALOON
Senators Discuss Bill Prohibiting Sale Of
Liquors Under the Dome,
HILL DENOUACES IT AS RIDICULOUS
other Senators Agree witt. Kim but
Sny They VIII Vote for 1.-THE
tensions Of Survivors OF tho war
af lsI2 Incrcasc,i-ConTpra ITO.
port on zmmisrnaion Bili Fails.

Washington. d. c.. Feb As soon
as the routine morning business was dis
posed Of in the Senate to-day the House
olll was taken up TO prohibit the sale OF
ihtoSlca ting liquors In the Capitol build
ing IT had been reported by Mr.. Nor
I'll, of Vermont, from The Committee on
t,ubslc Biuldings and Grounds, and Mr..
Morrlii desired its passage, while de-
caring that it was unnecessary and was
nased on mlsapprehension in the pub
lie mind ..- - 4.
Air. sherman took q similar position.
Even although 1t was based on false
anu foolish grounds he thought he SEN
ate ought ia meet the popular object and
pass the bill.
HILL STOUTLI OBJECTS.
Mr. Hill took a different view or the
,S uutS OF the Senate. He denounced Tire
pili as silly. unwise and unnecessary; as
weak yielding to an alleged public
sentiment which regarded murder, rob-
berry and burglary as minor crimes. III
comparison with disregard Of prohibi-
,ion laws and as vicious and cowardIy.
re moved It's reference to the Commit
tee on Rules, whose jurisdiction ex-
tends specially to all that concerns the
Senate restaurant, but that motion was
deieated-yeas, p; nays, 30
"a, ~ me close of the morning hour the
Dill went over without action. 1t will
probably be taken up for action to-mor-
row. '>..
PENSIONS INCREASED.
The bill introduced 4 few days ago
ny Mr. Mills to increase the pensions Of
the survivors of the war of 1912 from
Si2 to $50 month was reported favora-
ply from the Committee on Pensions by
MI Gallinger. who said that there were
only twelve surviving pensioners of that
war and that their ages ranged from 80
TO l0+.,&The. bill passed. -y.s~'''> '
THE: IMMIGRATION BILL.
The next question that awakened in
tcrest was the conference report on the
imn'grai ton biz. The discussion upon
| having charge Of 1t. recognized the JUS
ice OF the objections made to 1t by Mr..
Hill and other Senators In regard TO
shutting ont the ignorant wife Of an
Immigrant, While the husband might
pass the ding and writing test Mr.
Lodge himself made the motion that the
conference report be disagr to and a
new conference ordered, and that motion
was agreed to wthiut objection.
While it was pending Mr.: Carter, of
Montana, demonstrated against the bro
vision intended TO exclude Cana dian
Workmen, Is 1t would justify the Domin-
ion of Canada in adopting drastic meas
ures against the ten thousand Aneri-
ican miners who found constant work
and good wages in the Kootanacau.
British Columbia.
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
The Nicaragua Canl bill was taken
UP and the rcmaindc' of the days ses-
sion was occupied l'y MIR. Villas in op-
position to 1t, this reing the fourth day
OF his speech
He insisted that If the Nicarag guam
Canal bill is ever constructed It would
nave TO be neulraiized, as the Suez
Canal was. 1t should have for it's
sponsors, controllers and constructors,
the great nations OF the earth, whose
commerce would pass through IT, tt
was the duty of the United States not
to declare absolutely all the laws and
methods which should govern the pro-
1ect, but to proifer to the other nation.
the open hand Of fair conference, to IN
vie their reasonable suggestions and to
united with them in the reasonable pro-
visions for its construction and mainte-
nance. The first duty OF the United
states was to have an adequate and
careful survey OF all the available routes
and to have a plan prepared. And the
next step should be to confer with Grea,
l'rltain, In accordance with treaty sti-
puaiions with Germany and with
France, and to establish the canal on
such foundation as that peace would
bless 1t forever as the great agency of
commerce swelling around the globe.
Without concluding his speech. Mr.
Villas yielded for a motion to proceed
TO executive business. and at 600 p. IN.
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
House Of Representatives.
ConSidcra ION of the bill making ap-
propriations for the expenses Of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the year ending
June 30. 1898. engaged the attention Of
the House to-day TO the exclusion OF
almost all other business, and ut al
journmcnt it was still unfinished busi-
ness. !
The further conference asked by the
Senate upon the investigation bill was
agreed TO. and Messrs. Danford Rep).
or ONO; Wilson tDem.), of South Caro-
lima. and Bartholht (Rep), of Missouri.
We're reappointcd conferees.
AT $40 the House adjourned until to-
morrow.
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