Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

DOlNGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.
Washington, Dec. 7.-On motion o.
Hale. Maine, it was decided that
when the senate adjourn today 1t be
until Monday next. Chandler IN. H.
offered a resolution instructing the
committee on privileges and elections
to investigate the right OF Clark Of
Montana. and Scott of West Virginia
to seats in the senate and to take
testimony. The resolutions were re
Ierred to the committee on contingent
expenses.
Washington, Dec. THE senate
committee on privileges and elections
today arranged the preliminaries for
the consideration of the protests
against senators Quay, Clark, Scott.
In the Quay case it was decided to
hear counsel on Saturday, the 10th
instant. Only legal questions are in.
volved and no witnesses will be
heard. Preliminary preparation for
the Clark and Scott cases was placed.
in the hands of Senators Chandler
and Pettus. They were authorized tc
decide for the committee what per
sons should be summoned and when
heard.
Perry of Arkansas, offered a joint
resolution in favor of the election of
United States senators by the people
and gave notice that he would ad
dress the senate on the subject.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
before adjourning confirmed the fol
lowing appointments: Joseph w
Fifer, of Illinois, to be commissioner
of interstate commerce; Frederick w
Wines, Illinois, to be assistant direc-
tor of the census.
HOUSE.
! Washington, Dec T. Before the
house met today the Republican and
Democratic leaders attempted to per.
feet an agreement for debate on the
financial bill to begin next Monday.
But the negotiations failed. The Re-
publican leaders then decided to re-
sort to a special rule to be brought in
tomorrow Overstreet of Indiana
who is to have charge of the bill intro
duced a formal resolution for q spec.
ial order, upon which the committee
on rules will act. 1t provides for the
consideration of the bill, beginning
Monday and continuing until a date
to be decided upon by the committee
on rules. Richardson. the minority
leader, insisted that the bill should go
to a committee for it's first considera-
tion. He objected to the proposed ar.
rangements. Overstreet asked unan-
imous consent to print in the record
an analysis of the bill.
II understand the gentleman de-
sires sto inject stump speech in the
record" observed Terry of Arkansas.
81 object"
Upon motion of Grosvenor, ofOhio,
resolution was adopted to print 1000
copies of the opinion of the supreme
court in the case of the Addy Stone
Pipe and Steel Co., ct al Appellants
VS.. United States for use of the house.
This is an antitrust decision of the
supreme court. Mercer, of Nebraska
announced the death of representa-.
tive Greene of Nebraska, and as a
mark of respect the house adjourned.
Washington, Dec. THE house
committee on rules will meet tomor
row at II o'clock to frame special
order for consideration of the finan.
cial bill. The Republican leaders of
the house talked the matter over and
virtual decision has been reached to
give the whole of next week to the de
| bate on the bill with the provision for
a final vote on the following Monday,
December IS.
Washington, Dec. THE speaker
appointed the following members of
the committee on rules of the house:
Dalzell, Pennsylvania; Grosvenor,
Ohio, Republican; Richardson, Ten
nessee; Bailey, Texas, Democrats.
The speaker is also a member of this
committee.
ROBERTS CASE.