Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-27
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May 81.
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SENATE.
The attendance in the Senate gal.
leries is gradually falling of, owing to
the long prelude of routine business
preceding the tariff debate and the
avoidance of tariff speeches. Only the
front rows were occupied when the ses'
sion opened to-day.
The final conference report on the
sundry civil bill was taken US, an
agreement having been made to vote
at 2 p. m.
A call for q quorum disclosed 81 Sen
ators present. The main questions in
volved in the conference report related
to the suspension until March l next of
President Cleveland's proclamation en-
bracing large areas as forest reserves;
making Immediately available $685.
1888 for contract work on the Mississip.
pi river and appropriating $4,000 for
the Improvement of Pearl harbor, Ha-
waii. The question of forest reserves
was discussed at length.
The Senators from States affected by
the forest order urged the rejection of
the entire conference report and an alb
solute suspension Of the Presidents
order. Mr.. Cannon, of Utah, referred
to the order as barbarous and inhuman,
and Mr.. Stewart, OF Nevada, character
lied it as a disgrace to American
civilization and the worst outrage of
the last half century,"
Mr.. F~ettigrew asserted that the order
was the result of the Ignorance of
Grover Cleveland" He said that in
South Dakota the area included as part
of the forest reserve contained II post
offices, $1,000 people and so miles of
railroad. He urged also that the acad-
envy of science, which recommended
this act, should be rebuked and he fav-
bred the defeat of the sundry civil bill
| rather than have the order stand.
When Mr.. Allison said this was the
best arrangement that could be made
with the House, Mr.. Tillman, of South
Carolina, CALCULATED "Ob, they have
no House over there, any way. They
have mi mar running it."
The final conference report on the
sundry civil bill was agreed to, and
then the Senate resumed the considera-
ton OF the tariff bill.
HOUSE.
There was an attempt to bring for
ward the Cuban question in the House
to-day as soon as the journal had been
read. Mr.. Lewis shouted, IA question
of privilege" and sent to the clerks
desk a resolution for the recognition
| OF the belligerency of the Cubans.
"The gentleman should state his
question:" Mr.. DINGHY interposed.
This MI. Lewis began to do, saying
that the Senate had recently passed
such q resolution and that the House
should take it up. Mr.. Dipgley made
the point that this was not 6 privileged
question, but Speaker Reed said no.
thing and Mr.. Lewis proceeded with a
parliamentary argument. He contend
ed that any question dealing with the
foreign relations of the government was
one Of the highest privilege.
"Such a resolution can be introduced
in the regular course and car be referr-
ed to a committee" said Mr.. Reed.
"Does the Speaker hold that the re-
solution should be referred to some
committee that is yeti be appointed"
Mr.. Lewis inquired.
Certainly" replied Mr.. Reed terse-
ly.
From this ruling MI. Lewis appealed
and Mr.. Dingley's motion to table the
appeal was carried 81 to 81. Messrs.
Cooper, OF Wisconsin; Linney, of North
Carolina; Mahany, OF New York, of
the republicans, and Berry. of Ken
lucky; Meyer, of Louisiana; Mcclellan,
OF New York; Settle, of Kentucky, and
other democrats RETAINED from voting.
On a roll call the Speaker was sus-
iained, IS to 81, present and not voting
II, and be announced mo quorum"
Immediately Mr.. Dingley moved to
adjourn, and with several democrats
shouting for recognition, the motion
was carried by a party vote and at
1856 p. m. the House adjourned until
Monday.