Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-08
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February s.
GNNATE.

SENATE.
The Senate passed the resolution au-
thorizing the Geological Survey to pub
lish new map OF Alaska, ten thousand
copies for the use of the Senate, twenty
thousand for the House, and ten thous-
and to he distributed by the Director of
the Geological Survey.
Mr.. Wolcott complained that these
appropriations grow each year with
gigantic strength.
Mr.. Allen favored the resolution.
Mr.. Hale reported fsvorebly with
amendments the naval personnel bill,
and asked that new print of the
measure be ordered.
Mr.. Ross gave notice that be would
ask the Senate to consider on February
22nd the resolutions recently passed
in memory of the late Senator Morrill,,
OF Vermont.
A bill authorizing the renewal OF
pensions TO soldiers and sailors who
enlisted fer the war with Spain was
passed. The renewal will commence
from the date of discharge aud on APP
plicatiou.
Mr.. TillmaD said to Mr.. Galliuger,
that he could not understand how men
who served IS years ago in the civil
war and were drawing pensions for
disability as the law requires
| were now physically able to do any
| fighting. This caused quite laugh on
the floor and in the galleli .s. Mr..
hoar suggested that Major General
Butler, OF South Carolina, fought in the
civil war, he was minus leg, but able
to enlist for the recent war.
Eyes" exclaimed Mr.. TillmaD, but
he has not been drawing q pension"
| Then Mr.. Tillman inquired ifthis ex-
Confederate would get pension from
Uncle Sam when discharged from the
service. Mr.. Tillman raised no objec.
! tieu to the bill.
a sseoiution was passed requesting
the Secretary of Agriculture to give his
| opinion of the value of reservoirs in ir-
rigated sections iE connection with ag-
ricultural enterprises.
At the close of the morning business
Mr.. Allison again called up the Iadian
| appropriation bill.
| Mr.. Money introduced bill author
LIKING the Secretary OF War 10 have re-
moved 20 their former homes the bodies
of all soldiers and sailors in the wal
with Spain who were killed in battle or
whu died in camps, and providing also
for the care OF the graves.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Corliss, of Michigan, called UP
the Senate bill authorizing the States
to use voting machines.
Mr.. Gaines. Of Tennessee, warml " op.
posed the bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor, Of Oaio, also object
ed TO its passage os 1t would entail q
great deal of a1pense on rural districts
"We have had enough machine poll
tics already in this country" said Mr..
Grosvenor, and Mr.. Corliss explained
that the measure merely gave the
States the right TO use, but did not
compel them to adopt the voting ma
chimes.
Mr.. Gaines interrupted Mr.. Corlis;
and the latter exclaimed, 1.-THE gentle
man from Tennessee has already beer
heard more than any other member OF
this subject and the House is getting
tired of him.
Mr.. Gaines leaped to his feet with ar
angry rejoinder that was drowned il
the raps of the Speakers gavel.
The bill was then passed.
After discussion lasting nearly bal
an hour as to the proper manner o
procedure the House resolved itsel
into committee OF the whole to coz
tipue consideration OF public building
bills, that had not been completed tht
day before.
The first bill to be taken up was thu
providing for site for the public library
building to be donated 10 Washington
by Andrew Carnegie. 1t was passed
the site being Mount Vernon Square
between 7Lh and OH streets, Massachu
sets avenue and K street.
Mr.. Maddox, of Georgia, made siren
uous objection to the way the public
building bills were shot through The
committee of the whole. He said tina
il the memb RS got what they wanted
they did not care what else passed the
committee or the House. He referred
especially to the action of Mr.. Payne
on Tuesday, who waited Till New York
was provided for and then thought that
the House was getting extravagaut.
He wanted to know why Mr.. Payne
did not become economical before he
got what he wanted.
Mr.. Payne asserted that he did net
care any more about New York build
ings than any other buildings and in
sisted that he felt it his duty to look
after the good CT the whole people.