Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-14
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA.
SENATE.

ment 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.
1.-THE term of Office of the President
and of the Fiity-sixth Congress shall
continue until the 30th day of April in
the year 1899, at noon. The Senators
whose existing terms would otherwise
expire on the 4th day of March, in the
year 1899 or thereafter, shall continue
in Office until noon of the 3Oth day of
April succeeding such expiration, and
the 3Oth day of April, at noon, shall
thereafter be substituted for the 4th of
March as the commencement and ter.
mination of the official term of the
President, Vice President, Senators and
Representatives in Congress"
The resolution was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
Mr.. Quay offered resolution in
structing the Secretary of the Interior
to investigate the recent alleged burn
ing of two Seminole Indians by mob
in Oklahoma territory and make re-
port thereon to Congress, and appro
priating for that purpose S25, 1000.
Mr.. Lodge offered a resolution call
ing upon the Secretary of Agriculture
for information respecting the amount
of sugar imported into the United
States; the amount of beet sugar pro.
duced 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 production in
the United States.
MIR. Tillman announced that on &C
count of the absence of his colleague,
Mr.. McLaurin, be would ask that the
euloeies upon the late Senator Joseph
A. Earle. which were to have been
presented to-day, be postponed until
some later date to be announced here
after. The request was granted.
The Senate chen went into executive
session on the Hawaiian treaty.
HOUSE.
The House managers decided not to
proceed with the consideration of the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill to day but to give the day for the
consideration of private bills. This was
doubtless done 70 avert the possibility
of precipitating sensational Cuban
debate during the consideration of the
appropriation bill. Inhammatoiy speech
es during the present critical state Of
affaire in Havana would, the conserva-
tive leaders believe, be particularly un-
fortunate. When the House adjourn.
ed last night the amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill provid-
ing for the publication of another edi-
ton of the "horse book" Yves pending.
To-day the friends of the amendment
comprt missed with the appropriations
committee by agreeing to reduction of
the number to be printed from $50, 600 to
$4,000. AS amended the amendment
was adopted and the bill was passed.
The resolution accepting the invita-
ton of the government of Norway to
participate in the international fisheries
exposition Of Bergen from May to Sep.
TENDER, 1898, was called up by Mr.
Simpkins.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
priatioDs committee, said he thought
that on the exposition question Con-.
gress was running wild. we had had
domestic expositions at Philadelphia,
Chicago, New Orleans, Cincinnati,
Louisville, Atlanta and Nashville and
were now about to have one at Omaha.
Abroad we had participated in the ex-
positions at Vienna, Paris, Berlin and
Brussels. The anxiety of would.be
commissioners to have the honor and
glory of our country represented at
these foreign expositions was egoniziog.
Now, here came this exposition at Der.
gen. Twenty thousand dollars was to
be appropriated now. If this resolution
passed Congress would be called upon
to foot the bill for a deficiency of 500.
600. He gave it as his deliberate
judgment that the interests of the
United States did not require our par
ticipation in this exposition, If we did
our duty by the Paris exposition that
would be enough.
Mr.. S mpkins said Norway had ac-
cepted our invitations to participate at
Philadelphia and Chicago. Common
courtesy and decency demanded that
we accept this invitation.
The resolution was adopted.
Another resolution was adopted di-
recting the director of the geological
survey to have printed 10000 copies of
map of Alaska showing the most feas.
ible routes to the gold fields.
The House then wentinto committee
of the whole for the consideration of
bills on the private calendar. The
title of the first bill flor the relief of
Thomas B. Reed" raised laugh. The
bill, however, was not for the relief of
the Speaker of the House but another
Thomas B. Reed, who enlisted in the
Third Pennsylvania reserve volunteer
corps.
The next bill wos for the payment of
ST 900 to VIM. s. Grant, of Gardner,
Maine. for supplies designed for The
United States but confiscated by the
confederate government at the opening
OF the war. 1t was passed.
The Senate bill to refer to the court
of claims the claim of the corporation
of the book agents o. the Methodist
Church South was next taken up. Mr..
Cooper moved as a substitute bill ap-
propriating S2SS, 600 for the full settle
ment of this claim.