The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-08

president Pro lem. Frye " ea4S
Senate to attend the George Washing
ton centennial memorial services to pc
held in this city on Thursday, Decem-
Der 18th, under the auspices of the I'm
proved Order Of Red Men. Depew Is
to deliver the Grafton upon the occa-
sion.
| Chandler of New Hampshire offered
resolutions instructing the Committee
on Privileges and elections to inyest-
gate the right of William A. Clark OF
Montana and Nathan B. Scott of West
Virginia to seats in the Senate, and to
take testimony. The resolutions were
referred to the Committee on Contin-
gent Expenses
| Berry of Arkansas offered joint res
olution in favor of the election of Unit
ed States Senators by the people, ana
gave notice that at a later date ne
would address the Senate upon the sub
ject.
| bill offered by Chandler to increase
| the efficiency of physical training at
| West Point and Annapolis Academies,
and to pay less attention to the higher
mental training, was the subject of an
amusing colloquy between Chandler and
Hale of Maine. Chandler asked that
the measure be referred to the Commit
tee on Education and Labor
Hale took it, he said, to De a bill TO
encourage football and other similar
similar games, and he could hardly
stand as sponsor for such a PROPOSE
ton.
In a faeetious speech Chandler re-
piled that he thought athletic contests
among the college men ought to be en-
couraged. 1.-The proposition I present
isl he said, that the athletic contests
shall be regulated by law and that in
ternational and intercollegiate contests
| shall occur at salient points. Free
trains shall be run by the railroads to
these affairs, in order to increase the
interest and attendance, and 1 propose
that this shall be done without viola
| ting the interstate commerce law"
| The bill was referred as desired by
Chandler.
| At 1850 p. m. the Senate went into
executive session, and at LOS p. M
adjourned until Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Immediate
ly after the reading of the House jour-
nal to-day the Speaker announced the
i dppOlIl Va lAi0 SO1l1l1lltCS OAA 4eAASS
as follows:
The Speaker, Dalzell of Pennsylvania
and Grosvenor of Ohio, Republicans;
Texas, Democrats.
Meyer of Louisiana announced that
he had been incorrectly reported as
voting aye on the Roberts resolution on
Tuesday. He had voted no.
| Overstreet of Indiana, in charge OF
the finance bill, then arose for the pur.
pose of reaching an agreement, if pos
,sible, for the consideration of the meas
ure. He asked that an arrangement be
made for commencing the debate next
Monday.
Richardson, the minority leader, said
the proposal was most unusual. 1t was
that a. most important measure, per-
fected in all it's details during the re-
cess by members on the other side,
should be brought into the House with
out having been considered in commit
tee and taken up on two days notice.
He insisted that the bill should go to
a committee for first consideration. He
objected to the proposed ARRANGEMENT.
Overstreet asked for unanimous con-
sent to print in the Record an analy-
sis of the bill.
81 understand the gentleman desires
to inject a stump speech in the Rec
ord observed Terry Of Kansas. Il
object"
Upon the motion of Grosvenor of
Ohio, the resolution was adopted to
print 5000 copies of the opinion Of the
Supreme Court in the case Of the Addy-
stone Pipe and Steel Company ct H.,
appellants, vs. the United States, Tor
the use of the House. This is the anti
trust decision Of the Supreme Court.
Mercer Of Nebraska. then announced
the death of the late Representative
Green of Nebraska, and after the adop-
ton of the customary resolution, the
House, at 1885 p. m, as a further
mark of respect, adjourned.