Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-29
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, January 90
SENATE.

Senate bill granting pension OF 20
month to Mrs. Martha Frank, OF
Georgia, widow of a soldier in the In
dian war of 1878, and now 1929 years
old, was passed.
Mr.. Bacon introduced joint resolu-
ton declaring that the United States
deprecate war and desire the mainten-
ance OF peace and friendship with the
world and inviting all civilized nations
to make corresponding and reciprocal
declaration. He said that he could not
submit any remarks on the subject
without trenching on the subject of the
pending treaty between the United
States and Great Britain, which would
be manifestly improper. He simply
desired to say that it must be apparent
to all that such declaration as was
contained in the resolution when made
by Congress (the war.making power
must exert much stronger influence
in the prevention of war and the en-
enlargement of peace than could pos
sibly be exerted by any treaty between
two nations. He asked that the joint
resolution be referred to the committee
on foreign relations and it was so re-
ferred.
Mr.. Allen introduced a resolution,
which was laid over, declaring that any
sale of the properties of the Union Pa
cic railroad without additional legis-
lation by Congress would not be bind
ing on the government of the United
States, nor conclusive of any legal or
equitable right therein now possessed,
unless such sale were subsequently
ratified by congressional action.
The Senate bill for commission on
an international monetary conference
was taken up and Mr.. Villas delivered
prepared speech against it as "a vi
cious and misleading BILL"
Mr.. Stewart said that he could not
refrain from rendering to the Senator
from Wisconsin his sincere congratula-
ton. That Senator had eloquently
portrayed what he. Mr.. Stewart, had
always deemed to be an extreme folly.
The application to foreign powers to
regulate American domestic affairs had
always seemed to him preposterous.
Mr.. Pettigrew said that he protested
against the passage of the bill; first, be-
cause this country was capable of man.
aging its own affairs without the as
4 sstance of any other nation; and sec
ond, because he did not believe that
the United States should any longer be
supplicants at the feet of European ma.
tons which were the chief bene6ciaries
OF the gold standard. He closed his
speech with declaration that it was
too humiliating to have the United
States continue 10 be Tin monetary at
=, fairs) the laughing stock of Europe"
Mr.. Allen, while expressing his con-
idence that the attempt at an interna-
tional monetary conference would be
contemplate failure, thought that it
would be serious mistake if the
friends of monetary reform should OBJ
struct the passage of the bill, in the
slightest degree.
"Does not the Senator think that the
bill is rather innocent than wrong ?"
Mr.. White asked humorously.
"Perhap; should use that expires.
sion," Mr.. Allen admitted. at is not
wrong, but it is useless it is work OF
supererogation.
Mr. Carter read prepared speech in
support of the bill. He appealed to
Mr.. Cannon TO withdraw his amend
ment, as Mr. Stewart had withdrawn
| his.
Mr.. Cannon declined to withdraw his
| amendment and spoke in favor of it.
The Nicaragua canal bill having
been laid before the Senate, Mr.. Nor
gan gave notice that he would ask to
have the bill taken after the routine
morning business on Monday and to
continue in session, until the final vote.
Mr. Hoar gave notice that after the
Nicaragua canal bill was out of the
way he would press consideration OF
the BANKRUPTCY bill.
The monetary conference bill was
again taken up and Mr.. Bacon advo.
Gated his own amendment, giving
specific authority to the President to
call conference.
The bill was passed by vote of 46
to i.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Powers called up the report of
the conferees on the bill constituting
new corporation of the purchasers of
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad and
explained the provisions of the agree
ment.
Mr.. Terry said the report of the con-
ferees should not be adopted for the rea
son that it did not sufficiently protect
the creditors of the old corporation.
Mr.. Lacey condemned the report.
The adoption of the report was adyo-
Gated by Mr.. Harrison, one of the con-
ferees.
Mr.. Powers asked the previous ques
ton on the adoption of the report which
was antagonized by Mr.. Barrett and
the motion failed. Mr.. Barrett then
got the floor. He said that no railroad
had ever been built whose history was
so black with fraud and dishonor as the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad. The
conferees' report would enable the man.
ayers in the proposed reorganization
to continue the policy of that history
in the future.
A JEALOUS MANS CRIME-As re-
suit of Jealousy, Morris Jackson, of
Little Falls, N. Y, last night shot Miss
Ella NJ. Ausman and Fred Mcintosh
while they were sitting at the dinner
table in their boarding house, and then
turned the revolver on himself and at
tempted to commit suicide. Miss Aus
man will probably die. Neither Jack
SON nor Mcintosh are seriously injured