Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-22
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Mar. %.
SENATE.

Mr.. Gsllinger, who recently returned
from a trip to Cuba, announced that,
yielding to the kind solicitations OF
many Senators, he would tomorrow,
Immediately after the morning bust.
ness had been transacted, briefly adj
dress the Senate upon his observations
in Cuba, unless, meantime, something
should occur to prevent it.
Mr.. Foraker presented the creden-
tials of his colleague, MIR. Hanna, for
the term as United States Senator COW
ering six years from March 4, 1899
The credentials were read and ordered
filed.
Mr.. Hoar, of the judiciary commit
tee, reported measure for the protec.
ton of song birds. 1t was placed on
the calendar.
Among the bills passed were the
following To prevent the appoint
ment of cadets to the naval or military
academy of the United States from
States, Territories or districts in which
such cadets do not reside; to raise the
age of protection for girls in the Dis
trict of Columbia and in the Territories
to IS years.
1Mr. Carter then called up the bill
making provision for civil govern
ment of Alaska, and addressed the
Senate at length upon it.
At 2 o'clock was interrupted in his
speech by the Vice President who laid
the unfinished business-the national
quarantine bill-before the Senate.
Mr.. Gallery, who had given notice of
a speech upon the bill was recognized.
He presented an extended legal argu-
ment in favor of the bill.
HOUSE.
AS the naval appropriation bill was
not reported to the House until to-day
the contested election case of Thorpe vs..
Eppes from the fourth Virginia district
was taken up. An agreement was
reached by which the debate was to be
limited to four hours on side.
Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Miers control
led the time on the respective sides. The
former opened the debate, explaining
that the fourth Virginia district was a
familiar one to old members of the
House. Four times 10 ten years there
had been contests from that district.
The fraudulent methods apparent in
the record in this case were to be found
in the record in the case in the last
Congress. Until fraudulent practices
of election officers were introduced the
republican majority in the district was
from 5000 to 5000 Epes plurality
on the face OF the returns was 1921.
The majority, Mr.. Walker said, after
sitting the testimony and giving the
conteste the republican votes exclud-
ed at the polls and the vote proved by
the certificates of voters made on the
day of election, found a plurality for
Mr.. Thorpe of 307.
Mr.. Miers in reply to Mr.. Walker de-
clared that the uussating Of Epps
would be gross outrage. The MAORI.
ty of the committee, he said, disregard
ed the plainest principles of law, mis-
stated and garbled the evidence, dis
franchsed the entire city of Petersburg
and the county of Lunenburg and
eleven other precincts in the district.
From an examination Of the re-
cord in the case Mr.. Miers
said that the minority Of the COM
mittee were unable to deduct from the
lurality returned for Mr.. Epps an!
q the precincts mentioned by the ma
jority report except 40 votes at Poarch
and Ross precincts in Brunswick county.
Mr.. Walker, he declared, had dealt
in his argument not in the record hut in
the abuse of the neighbors and friends
with whom he was formerly associated.