Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-26
FIFTY.SIXTH CONGRESS.
Washington. April 26.
SENATE.

Mr.. Mason il reduced resolution
providing that the United States shall
turn over to the people of Cuba the
civil government OF that island on TIE
4th day of July, 1900.
Mr.. Chandler, from the commit 20 on
int erstate commerce, reported favor
ably bill TO prohibit the giving OF rail-
road passes contrary to provision OF
bill to regulate commerce.
Mr.. Burrows introduced bill au-
ihorizing the President to select from
the retired list of the army an officer
not above the rank of brigadier general
who may have distinguished himself
during the war with spain 10 command
of q separate army and to appoint the
officer so selected to be major general,
u. s. A., with the pay and allowances
@. ia blished by law for officers Of that
grade, on the retired list.
At the close OF routine business, Mr..
Pettus addressed the Senate on the res
olution reported favorably from the
com mittee on privileges and elections
that Nathan B. Scott has been duly
elected a Senator from the State OF
West Virginia and he is entitled to a
seat in the Senate as such Senator.
Mr.. Pettus spoke in opposition to the
resolution. He recited the facts lead
ing up to the election of Mr.. Scott by
the West Virginia legislature. He
maintained that two members OF The
legislature who voted for Mr.. Scott
were not duly elected and that MIR.
Sec it's election was therefore illegal.
Ia conclusion, he moved that the
case be recommited to the COMMITTEES
on privileges and elections, with in
struct .ons to make full investigation
Mr.. Pettus was followed by Mr.. Turley
who spoke 10 favor of the resolution
that Mr.. Scott is entitled to his seat.
HOUSE.
The House at once resumed consid.
GRAFTON of the postoffice appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Tawney offered an amendment
increasing the number of railway mail
clerks who are to receive 81 400 per
year from 748 TO 1927.
Mr.. Loud, chairman OF the postoftice
committee, opposed the amendment
and produced circular issued by Mr..
Taw ney asking every railway mail clerk
to send petitions to Congress for the de
feat of the committees bill and the sub
stitution OF Mr.. Tswney's bill in
creasing salaries all along tne line.
Mr.. Loud appealed to Mr.. Tawney
not to force him to tell the House all
he knew of the concerted attack that
had been planned upon Congress on
this subject.
Mr.. TawDey stated that there were
1927 of these clerks OF class all doing
the same class of work, but the com
mi;tee had Disseminated against 479 OF
them by fixing their salary at 81 300,
while the rest were TO be paid 81 400.
Mr.. Loud replied that the latter class
did night work and the former day
work.
Mr.. Tawney's amendment was adopt
ed by vote OF SO to 80.
The question of continuing the sub
sidy for rapid mail trains from New
York and Washington to Atlanta and
New Orleans, and from Kansas City,
Mo-, to Newton, Kansas, was then de
bated.
Mr. Little moved to strike out the
proposed appropriation on the ground
that it was vicious legislation and no
just to other railroads.
Mr.. Underwood defended the provi-
sion for the fast mail service from New
York to New Orleans and criticised his
democratic colleagues from the South
for always being ready to vote against
expenditures of public money in their
own section OF the country.
Mr.. Swanson, told how these special
trains saved hours in the de livery of
mails in the South, and that tne Post
office Department fixed the schedule
primarily OF the mails and without
reference to the passenger service.
Mr.. Little's amendment striking out
the appropriation for the special fast
mail service subsidy was defeated.