The record-union., 1897-02-28

The debate on the postoffice bill was
mainly on the question of investigation
into the cost of carrying the mails on
the railroads.
A controversy between the Knights
of Labor and the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company of the District of
Columbia over the discharge OF en-
the labor question.
Allen (Pop) of Nebraska endeavored
to secure reconsideration of bill
granting an extension of the Metro
politan Companys lines.
Aliens motion was tabled-30 to
a.
Butler Pop) of North Carolina gave
notice of a motion to reconsider the
vote on the passage last night Of the
bill for the refunding Of the debt Of the
Territories.
When the bill for an international
monetary conference came from the
House Chandler R.) of New Hamp-
shire, who was in charge of the bill in
the Senate, said he would move Mon
day to concur in the House amenI-
ments.
When the Postof1ice appropriation
bill was taken up an amendment by
Butler Pop) of North Carolina was
accepted providing that no more shall
be paid to railroad companies which
paid their employees and made heavy
profits.
Senators Allison and Faulkner r1ada
points of order against the Butler
amendment, which were sustained.
During a lull in the proceedings Mr.
Daniel of Virginia presented certified
copies of the naturalization papers OF
Julio Sanguilly, and had them printed
with extracts from the law showing
their regularity.
Mr.. Chandler made statement as to
the Loud bill, saying the committee
had concluded that it was impossible
to have any legislation on the subject
at the present session, and that a COM
mission should be created to inVeSti-
gate SecOnd-claSS mail matter.
Mr.. Dubois came forward at this
point with something of a sensational
statement. He said the scoldng Of
members of the Appropriation Commit
tee, the midnight sessions and the ne
say that if he was a member of the
next Senate he would renew the fight
to strip the Appropriations Comrnittee
of it's autocratic power and to distrib
ute the various appropriation bills.
Il think the next Senate should CT
vide the appropriation bills continued
Mr.. Dubois. 1T will be an elegant time.
No party Will have a majority in this
chamber. There is a distinct party
here now called the Silver Republican
party. They will not cooperate with
you Cunning and pointing to Republ.-
can So lators). You have not the
powe, 20 organize the Senate"
Nelson-Who are you referring to?
Dubois am referring to the Repub-
hcans
Nelson-What have you got against
them?
Dubois-I have this against them,
that while saying to us for years, I'VE
will help you make this fight for silver"
you came out at St. Louis as the ad-
vocate Of the single gold standard, and
now you see what you were warned of
there you lose the coast Senator's. Just
as fast as the people Of that section have
an election for Senator, just so fast will
Republican Senator go down. There
have been several Senators elected there
to take the places of seven Republicans
One Republican comes back of the
seven; and just so fast, L say to you, as
the people there have chance TO ex-
press themselves, just SO fast will you
lose Republican Senator, if you cling
to the single gold standard. You can
not organize the next Senate, nor can
you organize any other. AS we said at
st. Louis, the Republican party Is a
party which as a party has written it's
last law on the statute books of this
country. If you get your tariff bill
through, it will not be by Republican
votes. You have not enough of them.
You cannot get them; they do not belong
to you, and you will be further from get
ting them in the Senate after two years.
Therefore, l say this is a good time, at
the beginning of the next Senate, to re-
organize the Committee on Appropria-
lions.
The Senate then at o'clock took a
recess until o'clock.
AT 11:30 the Senate was still in ses-
sion, with a prospect that it might not
adjourn until ) or o'clock in the morn
ing. The Appropriations Committee
desired, if possible, to dispose of the
Postoffice and sundry civil appropria-
ton bills tonight. The pending ques-
tion was Buffers motion to strike out
the appropriation of $4,000 for special
mail facilities from New oYrk to New
Orleans. Several Of the Senators We're
in dress suits, and one of the grave and
reverend Senators had been asleep on a
lounge in the rear of the chamber for an
hour. The galleries were crowded
At II o'clock vote was taken on Sen
ator Buffers motion to strike out the
fast mail subsidy. 1t was lost--S to Al
and the Postoffice bill was then passed
The sundry civil bill was then taken
UP, and an agreement was made to take
a recess from $50 to 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon.