Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-12
FIFTY.SIXTH CONGRESS-.
Washington, April II.
SENATE.

Mr.. Mcmillan introduced bill for q
resurvey of the great lakes.
The conference report on the legis.
lstive. executive and judicial appropris-
tons bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Frye introduced an smendent TO
me army appropriation bill providing
that the ajjutsnt general of the army
shall have the rank, pay and allow.
snces OF q major general,
Mr.. Mason introduced q bill for the
classification OF clerks 10 first and sec.
ond-class pr stoffices.
Mr.. Burrows then addressed the Sen.
ate on the Quay resolutions, in opposi.
ton to the seating of Mr.. Quay. BE
said the question had nothing to do
With politics or party policy. II was
one dependent entirely upon the higher
consideration OF const tltiooal coz
structiop. He said t,st it was q aues
ton of supreme moment 10 ell the
people of all the St,tss that tlis
great council OF States shall have
within it' membership those, ana
only those, who bear credeL tails o. ur.
ques soned authority. To admit there,
TOR personal or partisan reasons, would
degrade this body to the level OF q
political caucus and nhlot blow upou
represents We government from which
II could not readily recover.
The Philippine bill, the regular order,
was laid before the Senate at 2 O'Clock,
out under unanimous consent Mr. Bur.
rows continued his speech.
HOUSE.
The first business taken up was the
bill permitting tbeSecretsry oftheTreas-
ury 10 designate banks or or bankers 10
Cubi, Porto Rico and the Philippines
TO act as repositories of public money 9.
Mr.. Cooper, chairman Of the ipsulsr
affairs ommittee, explained that there
we're two kinds of moneys in the isl.
auds, one of which consists of money
collected by the War Department and
ne other is government money sent to
the Islands for government expenses,
such as ray OF troops, etc This bill,
CONT Ted 1r Cooper, applied only to the
latter class OF moneys. Toe bill pro-
vides that in Cuba its operation shall
cease with the military occupation of
that island by the United States.
Mr.. Brewer offered an amendment
giving a similar assurance with regard
to the Philippines.
Mr., Jones opposed the bill because
be thought there was 20 use for it. We
ought DOW to be getting out OF Cuba.
Mr., Fitzgerald offered an smeud-
ment requiring the payme OF inter-
est at two per cent. per year on all gov.
eminent money deposited with the
banks to be designated.
Mr.. Brewers amendment making the
at apply to the Philippines only during
the militsry occupation OF the islands
by the Uoited States, was defeated, 1875
10 12l.
Mr.. Fitz2ersld's am sndment propos-
ing interest Oh government deposits
was lost, 81 to 81.
Mr.. Levy offered sn amendment d.
recting the Secretary of War to deduct
% per cent. from the monthly revenues
Of Cuba TO repay the amount expended
in behalf OF that island by the United
Il was ruled out on point of
order. The yeas and nays were then
ordered on the passage Of the bill.
The bill was passed BY Q strict party
vote OF l23 to ITO.
A bill allowing dependent parents, who
were ConfedeTstee, Of soldiers, sailors and
marines who served in the United ststes,army
during the war with spain. to receive pen.
sions, was passed.
The conference report on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill was
then passed.