Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-09
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.
SENATE.


In anticipation of discussion of the
S5O,OO0,OO0 emergency appropriation
bill, people rapidly filled the galleries
of the Senate to-day. Two hours be-
fore the Senate convened spectators
began to appear in the galleries to Sc
cure desirable seats and long before II
o'clock the public snd reserved gal
leries we're filled. 10 the corridors
outside we're long lines of surging peo-
pie anxious to secure admission.
Among the spectators In the galleries
were scores of women.
On the floor Of the Senate the at
tendance was unusually large.
Among the bills introduced was one
By Mr.. Sswell establishing government
protection of homing pigeons.
At the conclusion of morning bust
ness, MIR. Hale said: II report from
the committee on appropriations with
out amendment an act to supply ure-
ent deficiencies for the current year
and for other purposes and ask that
it be placed on its passage"
The bill was the measure appropri-
ating $50, $1,000, $50,000,000 of which
was placed at the disposal of the Presi-
dent for the national defense.
There being no amendment to the
bill it was placed on its passage, and it
it was passed, 76 Senators voting in the
| affirmative ana not one in the negative.
AS the Vice President made his an
ncuncement slight ripple of applause
| ran through the galleries.
Mr.. Allen-"My colleague is unavoid-
bly, detained from the Senate, but if he
! were present he would vote aye"
Mr.. Vest suggested soto voce, that
Mr.. Thurston might vote in Havana
| (where Mr.. Thurston now is) and the
| sally created q laugh among those
near by.
When Mr.. Perkins made a similar an
nouncement for Mr.. White he said :
"My senior partner, if he were here"
and then catching himself joined good
naturally in the general laugh which
followed.
Mr.. Chandler presented resolution
that in conducting the inquiry into the
cause of the destruction of the battle
ship Maine the committee on naval at
fairs is authorized to send for persons
and papers, to employ stenographer
and to make the investigation by the
full committee or by sub committees
thereof, the expenses of such investiga.
lion to be paid from the contingent fund
of the Senate. 1t was referred to the
com mittee on contingent expenses.
The Senate then went into executive
session on the Hawaiian annexation
scheme and then adjourned
J HOUSE.
Mr.. Lacey asked unanimous consent
that the House disagree to the Senate
amendments to the bill granting gener-
al right of way through Alaska to rail
roads and tramways.
MIR. Moody insisted that the House
should have an opportunity to vote on
the fisheries amendment and Mr.. Loud
wanted similar assurance regarding the
homestead provision in the bill.
| The amendments were finally non
concurred in and conference agreed to.
| When the clerk of the Senate an
9ounced that the Senate had passed
without amendment the national de-
Tense bill q wave of applause swept
over the floor and the gallerie'.
The conference report on the legls-
lative, executive and judicial appropri-
alton bill was agreed to without diyls-
ion.
The House then went into committee
of the whole to consider the Senate
amendments to the Indian sppropri-
alton bill
During the debate Mr. Williams got
the floor and answered speech made
some time ago by Mr.. Dingley contrast
ing the condition OF the cotton industry
in the North and South. On that occa-
sion Mr.. Dingley, he said, had spoken
of the possible necessity Of a consti-
tutional amendment to regulate
the hours of labor so rs to remove the
disadvantage under which northern OPP.
erativea, with their shorter hours OF
labor suffered. The talk of such an
amendment, Mr.. Williams said, was
absurd and he was forced to the conclu.
sion that the purpose of Mr.. Dingley's
speech was either to arouse southern
operatives to strikes as compensation
to the northern manufacturers or to
create hatred in the North against the
cotton operatives of the South. Mr..
| Williams read letters from many
southern cotton mills explaining the
advantages they possessed over their
nOrthern rivals