Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-06
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June 6.
SENATE.

Mr.. Hale reported from the appro-
priations committee the urgent def
cheney bill, and it was passed. 1t ap,,
propriates SIT, 745, 900 for the war and
navy departments.
A bill favorably reported by Mr.. Hoar
from the judiciary committee to pro-
vide for the compensation and expenses
of special counsel for the government
in prize cases was passed.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Davis
that the President be requested to com
municate to the Senate all papers re.
lating to the claim of Hugo o. Lcewi
for his expulsion from Hayti was
agreed to.
MIR. Allison presented partial report
from the conferees upon the sundry
civil bill. The partial report was agreed
to. The Senate insisted upon its amend
ments yet in disagreement and asked
for further conference.
MIR. Carter reported from the military
affairs committee bill authorizing the
President to waive the one year sus-
pension from promotion and to order
REORGANIZATION of officers of the army
in certain cases and it was passed.
Mr.. Pettigrew Of the Indian affairs
committee called up the bill for the
protection of the people of the Indian
territory.
HOUSE.
When the House met upon motion
of Mr.. Lacey, the consideration of the
bill providing for the exercise OF SUI
frage by volunteer soldiers and sailors
in the congressional elections was made
special order for tomorrow.
Consideration of patent measure
was interrupted at 1908 o'clock by the
receipt of the revenue bill from the
Senate and Mr.. DalZell from the
committee on rules presented resolu.
lotion, introduced by Mr.. Dingley, pro-
viding for an immediate vote upon
general inconvenience and sending
the bill to conference.
The previous question was ordered
upon the resolution and MIR. Dalzell
speaking in support, said it was intend
ed to expedite the enactment of the
emergency revenue measure for the
earliest possible relief of the treasury
upon which there was daily demand
OF 81 100000. Replying to question
from MIR. Bartlett he said The adoption
of the resolution would prevent any
separate votes upon the Senate amend
ments. He said it would be in the
province of the House to reject finally
the conference report but he could give
no assurance that an opportunity would
ever be given to vote on particular
amendments.
Mr.. Bailey, addressing himself to the
democratic position, said the pending
measure was not political in the sense
of an ordinary tariff measure, and that
no party was necessarily responsible for
it. Likewise, voting upon separate
amendments in general tariff measure
might result in destroying the equity OF
al entire schedule, but such objection
could not be urged in the pending case.
He took issue with Mr.. Dalzell in claim.
ing the treasury's condition presented a
dire necessity for the immediate pas
sage of the measure, and in this connec-
ton reviewed the recent treasury state,
ment, insisting that total of $3.50, O0O,-
600 was available, including the gold re-
serve, or 800, 900, 900 at hand for ordi-
nary expenditures of the government.
With this condition Mr.. Bailey said
there was no ground for forcing the
House to forego its rights and duty to
consider separately important provis-
ions added by the Senate.
Mr.. Swanson and Mr.. McMillin fol-
lowed Mr.. Bailey, citing notable in
stances where both sides of the House
should vote directly upon amendments.
The tobacco tax and the provision for
seigniorsgs coinage were noted.
Mr.. Dingley, concluding in support
of the resolution, said it was identical
with the one adopted when the tariff
bill of 1897 came from the Senate and
practically Identical with that adopted
by the democrats in 1894.
The vote was then taken upon the
resolution.
Mr.. Bailey demanded the yeas and
nays, the roll call resulting-yeas 137,
pays LOG.
The vote was strictly party. The
House then voted to noncoDcur and
agree to the conference and the Speaker
named Messrs. Dingley, Payne and
Bailey as conferees.
The Senate bill to revise and perfect
the classification of letters patent and
printed publications in the Patent Of
fee was then considered.
Mr.. Dockery said it woul Id entail an
expense of $4,000. was unnecessary,
and was pressed chiefly in the interest
of patent attorneys and urged by
lobby. The bill was passed.