Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-23

WI " BILL PASSED
President 're Authorized to Call
for Volunteers.
] no HOUSE Is ACTS PROMPTLY
\ The Patserscn-Carmuck Contested Election
Sasc Decided In Favor of the Sitting
@s Member, Short Session B."
OF the Senate. 49,.

saWASHINGTON, april ~ - Tn,
,,ss5 douse touay uispiayeu AIS e..,Iuslasll
W.T. 1Or the "iai upoIi MIAIGA the evuiA.i !,
NJ AaS UTTERED by rushing lnlvusn van
Out etnate. lhe cvnieI cnCc report VI.
SIhe Dali authorizing Tine rIesluenI IL
VI c'lA out the vOIun.eeiS anu agreeing
10y unanimous consent, TO NEE. at ~
SO CLOCK tomorrow TO take up lne Cvnslu-
SSffsrataoIi Oh the army reorganization p.u.
Inc passage or Inc latter DilI Is con-
s1oeTed lnIperatiVeiy necessary ny tne
N war department. Inc raJlerSou-S,Ar-
n mack contested elecllon case was u,s-
n posed OF. the sitting memDer, Mr. Car
VI mack. being given the seat by a vote
q OF 1Se TO 15S. several Republicans vot-
eo WITH the Democrats and many de-
s 4cnned TO vote. The Democrats Were
& very bitter in their Recommendations or
\ Mr. Patterson. who belonged to the
\ goid wing or the party. Both the CON
ii Lestant and contestee addressed the
{ mousse in their own behalf.
- he leaders were very anxious to get
,s3Si1lhe Dill authorizing the President to
y cau out The volunteers through the
L house and into the hands OF the Presi-
b Dent at the earliest possible moment
n today. In order to expedite matters
Il Lnere1ore the .conferees met before noon
y AnC arranged complete agreement on
the Senate amendments. AS soon as
i the journal was read. the House went
n through the formality OF agreeing to a
y conference. Mr.. Hull, chairman of the
y military affairs committee, then ex-
II planned the imperative necessity of
Il haste and what had been done. With
4 out even formal ratification of the
4 informal action of the conferees, he,
sathereupon, presented the conference
report. 1he changes agreed upon Were
briefly explained. There was no de-
& bate. although Mr.. Dockery tDemo-
y cratl. of Missouri, entered his protest
against the amendment permitting the
s raising of 5000 men from the United
States at large. The report was then
unanimously agreed to.
g@ The Senate resolutions. announcing
i the death of Senator Walthall, of Mis-
4 sissippi, were presented. together with
the invitation of the Senate request
ing the House to attend the funeral in
a body The resolutions We're adopted
y and the invitation was accepted on
y motion of Mr. Allen. of Mississippi.
4 The Speaker appointed Messrs. Allen,
Fox, Henry. Love. Sullivan and VIII
liams, of Mississippi; Bartlett, of
johnson, of Indiana, to attend the flu
neral. The House at $50 P. NJ as a
further mark of respect, adjourned
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
l4Esa SENATE.
WASHINGTON. April 90. - During
the brief open session of the Senate to-
day the formal announcement of the
u death of Senator Walthan, of Missis-
sippi. was made and arrangements
were perfected so far as the Senate is
concerned. for the funeral ceremonies.
which will be held in the Senate
chamber tomorrow at noon. A secret
) session Of two hours was held during
Z which the conference report on the
volunteer bill was agreed to- hnt =
business was done In ope5, sSss'on.
e1o IS weS s1stf i5r the he purpose Of avoid
~ 5,,e-ahe appearance OF transacting bus
fr 1a .
the death of Senator Waltham and
n not Tor other business than that con-
nected with the army bill.
%s5& Senator Hawley moved the adoption
\ OF the report of the conferees on the
y Dill and made brief explanation of
;; the changes in response to questions
There was no opposition to the agree
ment and when once taken up the bill
was soon disposed OF. There was,
+ however. considerable DELAY. which
was caused by the fact that it was
necessary that the bill should be en-
rolled and compared before being sign
co, SO that the executive session con-
ttnued for about two hours. The Vice
PRESIDENT attached his signature to it
at O'Clock. AT O'Clock the Senate
resumed legislative business in open
session. Mr.. Money. OF mississippi
oincially announced the death OF Mr.
Waltham. In so doing he delivered
brief eulogy on the dead statesman.
AaAottSS eheli olIeied the usual res
buttons, expressing the regret of the
Senate at the death of Senator Wal
thall and directing the Vice President
TO appoint committee of nine Sena-
h tors to represent the Senate at the flu
neral. The resolution was adopted
and the Vice President named as the
committee Senators Money. Berry
8ate. Pettus. Spooner. Gray, Proctor
Pasco and Cannon.
a resolution offered by Mr.. Cockrell,
OF Missouri, was adopted. extending
Invitations to attend the funeral which
. IS TO be held III the Senate chamber to-
morrow at ~ o'clock to the President
members Of the cabinet. members of
4 The diplomatic corps, the house OF rep
s resentatives the supreme court, the
major general commanding the army
4 and the senior admiral of the navy.
. On motion of Mr. Money the Senate
then, as a mark of respect. adjourned