Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-19
FIFTY FOURTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, February Is
SENATE.

A bill to remove the political disabil-
tiles of Colonel w. E. Sims was passed.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Hoar
and agreed to directing that immediate
ly after the reading of the journal on
Monday, the 22d instant (NVashington's
birthday, Washington's farewell ad-
dress be read by Senator Daniel, and
that thereafter the Senate will proceed
with it's business.
The conference report fixing the pen
sion of General Julius ii. Stahl at SO
month was agreed to.
Also Senate bill setting apart plot
of public ground in the city of Wash
ington for memorial purposes under the
auspices of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Sher-
man, proceeded to the consideration Of
executive business (the arbitration
treaty..
Immediately upon the closing of the
of arbitration with Great Britain was
taken up for consideration, and MIR.
Nelson made another speech urging
that action be postponed until the Sen
ate convened March 9Th next. He
called attention to the press of business
on the Senate calendar and dwelt espe-
cially upon the need for the passage OF
some form of bankruptcy act.
Mr.. Platt again antagonized post
ponement, believing that the best in
terests of the country demanded i'm.
mediate action.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, who, as stated
yesterday, was inclined to think post
ponement would be the proper course,
came out this morning in short but
spirited speech advocating action by
the Senate to-day.
Senator Stewart strongly urged post
ponement and was followed by Senator
Teller in the same vein.
Mr.. Teller. as member of the com-
mittee on appropriations, told his col
leagues that the Senate would have all
it could do to pass remaining appro-
priaton bills between now and March
4th.
The demand Tor an immediate vote
was made almost as soon as the doors
i were closed by Senators Lodge and
Frye, each of whom spoke for five min
utes. Both men asserted that the time
had come for vote if the Senate ever
intended to take vote on the subject.
If action was to be prevented the SEN
ate and the country should know it.Both
of the speeches were vigorous and en-
phatic and had the effect of disclosing
the hand" of the opposition.
Mr.. Teller promptly retorted that no
vote on the treaty itself could be had,
and the debate that then began indi-
Gates that it is the intention of the OPP
pouents to wear out the Senate until
from sheer desperation it is willing to
vote to postpone. The merits of the
treaty can be discussed in full on the
motion to postpone and this is being
done. Senators who have endeavored
to grasp the situation say that they be-
lieve the discussion may continue until
six or seven o'clock, when it will be no
longer possible to maintain q quorum
that when that hour arrives the motion
10 postpone will prevail, being forced
on account of the known impossibility
of reaching any conclusion and the
condition of the legislative business OF
the Senate.
HOUSE.
a spirited debate began to-day's pro.
ceedings. 1t was based on q confer
ence report which showed that the
House conferees surrendered to the
conferees of the Senate on bill grant
ing $75.a month to the widow of Brig
adler General and Brevet Major Gen
eral Carr instead of $50 as provided by
the House bill. Mr.. Layton explained
that Mrs. Carr had served through
the war as an army nurse and that she
had an invalid daughter to support.
He believed that she deserved the full
amount as much on account of her own
services as her husbands.
Mr.. Crowthar contended that there
was neither Justice nor equity in grant
ing to the widow of brigadier general
SIS month when the House had gone
on record time aud again in refusing
to grant that sum. He averred, how
ever, that he had never opposed any
honest and legitimate pension bill.
Mr.. Lacey contended that under the
general law Mrs Carr was entitled to
$50 only.
Mr.. Hull told the House that the
private soldiers resented the making
of such great distinctions between pen
sions for widows of general officers
and those of privates.
On division the House by vote of
A to 100 refused to agree to the con-
ference report which was sent back to
a further conference with instructions
to insist on pension OF $50.
Or motion of Mr.. Cannon, chairman |
Of the committee on appropriations, the
House went into committee OF the |
whole on the general deficiency appro-
pration bill.
MIR. Savers wanted to make an agree
ment to have three hours general de-
bate on the Southern Pacific Railway
appropriation in the bill, but MIR. Grow
gave notice that unless he were given
forty minutes to speak on that subject
he would object.
Mr.. Cannon begged the gentleman
from Pennsylvania not to insist as
there was danger that appropriation
bills might fail in these closing days OF
the session, but MIR. Grow said he had
never seen any appropriation bills fail
and maintained his objection.
Then Mr.. Cannon moved that the
bill be reported to the House by the
committee of the whole. MIR. Grow
protested, but Mr.. Payne, who was in
the chair, put the question and de-
clared it carried. When he bad report