The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-15
A JOINT RESOLUTION
To Erecta Monument to Nash
and Davidson
TO COST $4,000 EACH
MR.. HOAR'S PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO CONSTITUTION.
THE RESOLUTION OF SENATOR QUAY
Most of the Day Taken Up in the House Fill.
clustering Against the Claim Of the
Nashville Publishing House
for S288,OOO.
for $4,000.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 14.--After the
transaction of some routine business
in the Senate to-day, Mr.. Hoar (Massa-
ahusatts) presented the following joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution:
THAT the following article be proposed
to the legislatures of the several States
as an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States:
'NThe term of office of the President
and Of the F'ifty-Sixth Congress shall
continue till the Roth day of April in
the year 1901, at noon. The Senators
whose existing term would otherwise
expire on the 18th day of March, in the
year 1899 or thereafter, shall continue
in office until noon of the 30th day of
April succeeding each expiration; and
the Both day of April at noon shall
thereafter be substituted for the 4th
of March as the commencement and
termination of tle offi@ial term of the
President, Vice-President, Senators and
Representatives in Congress"
The resolution was referred TO the
Committee on Privileges and Election.
Mr.. Quay PeRnsylvania) offered the
following resolution which was referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs:
''Resolved. That the Secretary of the
Interior shall &c and is hereby instructed
to investigate the facts attending the re-
cent alleged atrooious burning to death
of two Seminole Indians by mob in
Oklahoma Territory and make report
thereon to Congress.
THAT the sum of So, 090, or so much
thereof as may be necessary is hereby
appropriated out of any money In the
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated,
foE the investigation, apprehension and
punishment of the guilty persons to be
expended under the direction of the Sec
Fetary OF the Treasury"
Mr.. Eodge (Massaahuset@sl offered a
resolution which WAS agreed TO, calling
upon the Secretary Of Agriculture to
supply the Senate with inSoranation as
to the amount of sugar imported into
the limited States; the amount Of beet
sugar produced in the United States.
with what sugar, imported or domestic,
the beet sugar comes into competition;
and what effect the Hawaiian sugar
has or can have upon beet sugar pro-
ductAon in the United States.s
Mr. Iillman South Carolinal am
nounced that on account OF the absence
of his colleague, Mn McLagrin, he would
ask buttC the GuOSIeS upon bbe lhae
Senator Joseph A. Earle, which were to
have been presented to-day, be post
poned until some later date to be an
nounced hereafter. The request was
granted.
The Senate then at 1890 p. M, on
1apotion of Mr.. Davis, chairman of the
Comanittee on Foreign Relations, went
INTO executive session.
The executive session continued until
4.30 p m, when in open session a mes
sage from the President transmitting
his approval of the award Of the Berins
Sea Commissioners was received and
read.
Consideration of bills on the pension
calendar was then begun and nineteen
were passed.
MIR. Buffer North Caralina) secured
the passage of a joint resolution to
eaEy into effect two resolutions of the
Continental Congress directing mDRu-
nients to be erected to the memory OF
Gen. Francis Nash and Vim. Lee
Davidson, of North Carolina. the cost of
each to be $1,000.
Hhe Senate then at sos p. m., on mo-
ten of Mr.. Quay, adjourned until Mon
day.