Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-26
THE 18Th CONGRESS.
SENATE CONSIDERS MIR. CoRBETTs
RIGHT TO MEMBERSHIP.
SUUDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
A DinaIey "PuII" Observation-Disclosures
yhereon-NO River and HarDor
Measure mt the Present ses-
sion.
sion.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 25-
Hon. Henry w. Corbetts right to a seat
IN the Senate from Oregon was under
consideration by the Senate this after
noon tor five hours
Mr.. Spooner, of Wisconsin, concluded
the speech which he began yesterday, in
favor of Mr.. Corbett. and was followed
by Mr.. Teller, of Colorado; Mr.. Allen
of Nebraska, and Mr.. Turley, of Ten
nessee, with speeches in opposition to the
seating OF Mr.. Corbett, and Mr. Turner.
of washington, in favor of seating him.
Mr.. Hansbrough of North Dakota, gave
notice that at the conclusion of the Cor
bett case he would move to take up the
Alaska homestead and railway right-of-
way bill.
The Senate, at 515. on motion of Mr.
Hale. went into executive session, and at
e:25 p. NJ. adjourned.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The House to-day resumed considera-
ton of the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Quite a debate developed on motion to
strike out the appropriation Of $4,000 for
work I'm Oakland Cal, its opponents al
leging that no contract had yet been
made for the work, and asserting that
the river and harbor bill was to be sup
D,essed and a favored few given appro-
nrlations in the sundry civil bill. The APP
preparation remdlheu III 'He "'ii ~ " WV
of 1SS to 16
Renresentative Moody made sensa-
tional attack upon an appropriation OF
$3.50 900 in the sundry civil bill for Rock
land Me. harbor which is in Mr.. Ding
lev,s district He said he was willing to
submit to economy and to honest leader
shin. but for one, he proposed to rebel
against the leadership that gave an APP
nronriation TO Rockland, Me-, an insight
scanf mort. that could be buried in Boston
Mir Grosvenor Republican). Of Ohio,
attacked the appropriation, and declared
maj II the House allowed these river ano
harbor items 10 go into the sundry clVi
hin there would be no river ana harool
bill ..o,. 10
claring that some OF the most vicious
~is,er and harbor items ever reported
100 from the committee when he (Gros
venom was a member of 1t. he sald ina
t,oro * 10 83 per cent. Of the money ap'
nronriated by bills he helped 10 report
had been worse than thrown away.
DINGLEY ON THE DEFENSIVE.
Mr.. Dingley answered the personal at
tack upon him. The Rockland improve
ment. he said, included provision Tor
breakwater and a harbor or retuge-Jus
such another as was being built at SANDY
paw in MIR. Moodys district. and or
which $4,000 had been spent. He indig
vanity repudiated the intimation that hi
had ever suggested or intimated that this
appropriation should be made In this bill
he presumed II had been made upon th'
recommendation OF the corps OF engineers
In the public interest.
Mr. Catchings DcmocraD, OF Mississp
pi. defended the action Of the Appropria
lions Committee.
The House passed the sundry civil item
appropriatng 100000 for San Pedro har
Dor. California.
II was practically agreed by those VIII
participated In the debate to-day tina
there would be no river and harbor bill
M this session Of Congress. 1t was init
mated thar there was a plan 10 defeat al
the items In the bill, so as TO force conside
ration OF a general river and harbOr bill
hut this fntimation was not borne on
bv the vote upon the amendment upoi
which the debate rested Only four page
OF the bill were disposed Of to-day.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was largely wasted
Six private pension bills We're ordered I,
he favorably reported 10 the House n,
the Committee OF the Whole. but on IN,
next one Mr.. Sullivan, Of Mississippi
raised the point Of no quorum. No busl
ness could be transacted until maiorft,
OF members appeared and answered I,
the roli-call. and that could not be Sc
cured.
Al 1870 the House was declared al
journed until tomorrow.