Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-08
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. July s.
SENATE.

pUooQ Tue It5OlutlOus ilO Sdlu SUuST6SS
ought not to adjourn for many weeks,
as there was important legislation
pending. The President, the Alabama
Senator added, was daily sending in
important nominations. He denied
that Senators we're overworked. II any
one was tired aud wanted rest the Sen
ate could excuse him. MIR. Morgan
was anxious 10 have the Nicaragua ca.
nal bill passed, and criticised his asso-
ciates for wanting to abandon their
posts of duty at such an important pc
Rod in the country's "peril" He
thought Congress should not think of
adjourning while the guns Of Shafler's
army Amy were laundering near San
tsago.
The galleries, which were crowded
10 OVERLOOKING with delegates to the
National Educational Convention,
broke loose in loud applause. They
we're reprimanded by the Vice-Ple.i
dent.
Continuing, Mr.. Morgan insisted that
Congress should not abandon Washing
ton and throw all the responsibility on
Mr.. Mckinley. Ia the event of an
early peace there would be treaty and
Congress should be here attending to
business.
Further along in his speech Mr.. Nor
gan again contended that there should
be no adjournment. Probably it might
be we'll, if the majority were bent on
quitting work now, to take recess
until the first week in September.
Mr.. Allen also opposed the adjourn
ment. He said there were too many
important measures on the calendar to
close the session now.
Mr. Gallinger stated that the calen.
dar included ouly 146 bills. A great
amount of business had been transacted
this session.
The Senate then passed the resou-
ton to adjourn at p. m.
Mr. Allen tried to have tho adjourn
ment postponed until tomorrow but it
was not adopted. A roll call was de-
manded on the resolution.
A resolution was adopted accepting
the invitation of the Omaha Exposition
for fifteen Senators to attend. A por.
ton of the resolution provided that the
expenses be paid out of the contingent
fund and Was referred to the commit
tee on contingent expenses.
At five minutes OF one o'clock the
Senate went into executive session.
The Senate, in executive session,
confirmed all the nominations sent in
by the President to-day.
O.0e N m tho SaDota oGiOnruo1
sine die.
HOUSE.
When the House convened at noon
to-day there were eight hundred women
in the galleries, most OF tenn school
teachers.
Red waists, whl.e waists, and blue
waists formed picture of the national
colors that was quite noticeable. When
Speaker Reed took his seat there was
demonstration of applause.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the com.
mittee OF appropriations, read state
ment showing what Congress had ap-
propria:ed at this session. The total
reached 1892, 100000 OF this 1861, 000,-
900 were for war expenditures and
$412003, 900 for ordinary expenditures.
There were no appropriations for rivers
end harbors but the sundry civil act
made provisions for some of these i'm
provements, nor were there any new
public buildings provided for.
Mr.. Handy, of Delaware, moved to
strike out couple OF pages OF the Re
cord containing part OF the speech Of
Mr.. Ray, of New York, criticising
Champ Clark. Mr.. Handy maintained
Mr.. Ray had obtained permission to
priut his remarks and had used the
privilege to insert partisan phrases.
Messrs. Ray and Handy accused each
other OF lack Of veracity and then
the motion to expurge was defeated.
Though it was within one hour of
adjournment Mr.. Handy demanded
teliers.
Mr.. Cannon arose and shook his fist
OF the democrats three times, declaring
the whole country's business was to be
stopped by Mr.. Handy's nonsense. A
great uproar followed and Mr.. Cannon
continuing, shaking his fist, Mr. Lewis,
democrat, of Washington gently urg-
ed the Illinosian down into his chair.
Mr.. Cannon said as be foresaw Mr..
Handy's purpose to call for the ayes
and nays, he would forestall him and
he hoped there would not be enough
members rising to sustain the call. But
be was mistaken, and the roll had to be
called, taking nearly half of the last
hour OF tue session to record the vote.
The vote resulted 81 ayes 103 nays,
30 present and not voting, and the mo-
lion to expurge any part OF the speech
was defeated. After the vote Mr.. Can
non had the reporters notes of the in
cident read. 1t stated Mr.. Cannon had
used the word sic" in the heat of de-
bate. He apologized to the House for
his Language and the incident closed.
The House agreed to resolution to
convey to the President the fact that
the House was ready to adjourn.
Mr.. Henderson, Iowa; Mr.. Richardson,
Tennessee, and MIR. Bailey, Texas,
were appointed by the Speaker to 60 to
the White House.
At 1880 the Senate sent word to the
House that it is had adopted the con-
current resolution to adjourn Congress
at , p. N. to-day. The announcement
was greeted with applause.
At 1:50 the House committee return
ed and announced that the President
had been informed. The committee said
the President thanked Congress for IFS
faithful and pa 5riotic work. (Applause
followed the announcement
The House passed the bill to reim'
buse tie various States for expenditures