Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-22
FEDERAL ASSEMBLY.
BILL PROVIDING FOR TWELFTH
AND sUBsEoUENT cENsUsEs.
THE DISASTER 10 THE MAINE.
House Joint Resolution Providing
for Recovery of Bodies Promptly
Adopted by the senate-Committee
Invesflgnflon Ordered.
Investigation Ordered.

WASHINGTON, February 2i.-Fo
three hours to-day the Senate had unde
discussing the bill providing for TIN
taking OF the twelfth and subsequen
ccnsuses. 1t was so amended as 10 plac,
the Census Bureau under the Secretar,
Of the Interior, but the EXTENDED dis
cussion which followed disclosed so wids
a divergence of views on the part OF
senator's as to the varied features OF the
measure, that no further action was
taken.
resolution offered by Mr.. Allen, OF
Nebraska directing the Committee on
J Naval Affairs to make an investigation
Of the disaster TO the battleship Maine
was ADOPTED. without debate.
The joint resolution providing for the
recovery Of the bodies Of officers and
men from the wrecked battleshp Maine.
\ and for the recovery Of valuable property
on the ship. which was passed by the
{ House Of Representatives last week. was
presented 10 the Senate and passed
unanimously. 1t carries an appropria-
ton OF 100000.
Mr.. Allen. of Nebraska introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved. That the Committee on
Naval Affairs be. and il is hereby, di
rected TO make a thorough inquiry into
the destruction of the battleship Maine.
in Habana harbOr. on the 18th instant.
and report TO the Senate"
The resolution was passed unanimously.
As no other business was pressing. the
Senate. at the suggestion OF Mr.. Hale
of Maine, began to consider unobjected
bills on the calendar. Among those
passed were the following: Requiring
masters and mates Of sailing vessels Of
over 200 tons to have licenses issued by
United States inspectors; providing for
the collection Of fees for furnishing GER
tificates of titles TO vessels.
At 9 o'clock consideration OF other bills
on the calendar was discontinued. ana
the measure providing for the twelfth
and subsequent censuses was introduced.
The proposition was discussed until OLD
F. NJ, when, without an agreement on
the measure, the Senate went into execu-
tive session, ana shortly afterward ad-
journed.
PRIVATE BILLS.
This was private-bill day in the House, |
but little was accomplished owing TO the |
fact that most of the time was consumed |
in the consideration Of private bills |
coming over from three weeks ago.
The feature of the day was spirited |
contest over the bill to pay Newberry
College, a Lutheran institution in South
Carolina, $4,000 for damages sustained by
it while used as a barracks by Federal
troops shortly after hostilities ceased.
1t was strongly opposed by Mr.. Dingley
md Mr. DalzeI who announced their an
.agonism to war claims of this character,
cut Mr. Cooper. of Texas, who cham
,ioped II on the Democratic side was SIM
ported by Mr.. Mahon, Of Pennsylvania;
Mr.. Walker, Of Massachusetts, and other
republicans and it was finally passed.
On motion of Mr.. Bailey, the Demo-
ratio leader, the House voted that the
House observe Washngton's birthday by |
diourning over tomorrow, but Mr.. Ding
ey raised the point of no quorum. and
,efore further action could be taken the
louise recessed. under the rule, until
'clock. The Republicans desire to go
head with the sundry civil appropriation |
Ill tomorrow.