The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-17

Washington, March 1G-The Prcsi.
dents message, which, after it's being
real yesterday. was laid on the table, was,
on motion of Mr.. Morrill,, referred to the
finance committee.
The credentials of .Johli a. Henderson,
appointed by the governor of Florida to
fill the vacancy in the Senate caused by
the expiration of the term of Mr.. Call,
were presented and read and Mr.. Pnsco
moved that Mr.. Henderson he sworn into
office. This request was antagoniZed by
Senators Allen, Chandler and Hoar on
the ground that under the decision of the
Senate in the Lee, Mantle and other cases,
such appointments ny the governor were
not i'll compliance with the constitution.
An additional point OF objection rs
noted by Mr.. iIoar is this. that the .ap.
pointment in this case was made to con
tinue ''until the legislature should elect
The governor, Mr. lIoar argued, had no
such power. He could only..appoint,un
the next meeting of tho Legislature In
fact. the governors appointment of Mr..
Henderson might last, not for six wears
only. but forever, if the legislature did
rot elect II Senator
All of these cases, sail Mr.. IIoar, were
on the same footing and there ought to
be IL we'll considered, careful dealing with
them; first by Il report from the com.
mittec on privileges and elections. and
afterwards 10y action of the Senate. 1t
was very much more important for the
Senate to eXtricate itself from the mud
into which it got by its action IN the
Montana and Washington cases. than that
Il Senator should get his Seut Il week or
two earlier. He hoped that under the
circum stances the Senator from Florida
would not insist upon having IL long le.,
bate on the matter now.
Mr. Pasco stated pointedlY that the
present case differed from the other ones
and argued in favor of the immediate adj
mission Of Mr.. Henderson.
Mr.. Allen moved the reference of the
credentials to the committee on privi-
leges and elections. This was agreed to
after further debate, over two hours hav-
ing been consumed in the discussion
Many bills.werc introduced and refer
red, among them bills by Mr.. Allen di-
recting the foreclosure of the Govern
mcnt lien on the Union Pacific railroad ;
to prevent capitalization of COM
panies doing an interstate carrying trade:
to prevent professional lobbying; to pre-
serve the purity of national! legislation,
ami to increase the circulating medium
Altogether there were some forty bills
introduced by Mr.. Allen-most of them
relics of last Congress.
y bill to facilitate the construction
working and maintenance OF Geographic
communication between the United
States, the Hawaiian Islands, Japan and
Australasia was introduced by Mr.
Chandler on behalf of Mr.. Hale, of Maine
Also IL bill to provide for the twelfth and
subsequent censuses. y bill for gov.
eminent telegraph was introduced by Mr..
Kyle, and one to amend the immigration
laws by Mr. Lodge.
y bill for the relief of William j. Bry.
an when its title was read. aused gen
eral laugh. y bill to increase all pen.
sion allowances was introduced by Mr..
ThurSton.
a new Nicaraguan canal bill was =
troduced by Mr.. MorSan also bill to
create d board of trustees OF the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific railroad com
panies and the fund their bonded debts.
Also joint resolution declaring the Bull
wer Clayton treaty abrogatcd
bankruptcy bills were introduced by
Senator'S lloar and Nelson.
Altogether there were AS bills intro
duced and referred, most of them coming
over FROM the last Congress.
After short executive session, to
which to days nominations were refer
red, the Senate at $3.50 adjourned until
Thursday next.