Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-05
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-
Washington, March d;
SENATE.


At the opening of the Senate TODAY
Mr.. Perkins announced that bis col.
league, Tho mas X. Bard, the newly
elected member OF the Senate lrrm
California, was present. He Wa. se.
c0rdiDglv escorted before the Presidep.
by Mr.. Perkins AID took the oath Of
office.
At the conclusion of routine morning
business the conference report Oh the
financial bill was called up 10 order 10
enable Mr.. Teller to conclude bis re.
marks.
Mr.. Teller said be protested against
the proposed financial legislation b..
cause of firm belief that il would be
greater calamity to the U0ied States
than the civil war which sacrificed 20
much blood and treasure.
The pension appropriation was mex.
considered. The measure, which car.
RES appropriations of upwards Of $l45..
$1,000, was explained by Mr.. CALM
ger.
Mr.. Penrose introduced a bill to r.
crease the number of cadets to be a.
pointed at large by the Pre- deni to The
United States Naval Academy.
Mr.. Hale offered an amendment 10
the naval appropriation bill providing
for assistant heads of buresus.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment 10
the House Porto Rican bill striking out
the Is per centum duty and providing
that the provisions of the Constitution
OF the UDited States relative to The
powers OF Congress to collect dulir,,
imposts and excuses shall be EXTENDED
to the island, and providing that all
duties laid or collected by Congress
shall be uniform with those laid sGd
collected throughout the United States,
That no capitation or other direct
tax shall be laid unless in proportion
to the census directed to DO taken by
the constitution.
That no tax or duty shall be laid On
articles exported from Puerto Rlcl.
That no preference shall be given by
any regulation of commerce or rev'
nue. to the ports of Puerto Rico Over
those of any State and that no prefe''
epce shall be given to exports Of atty
State over those of Puerto Rico.
The committee on the Philippine
reported favorably in relation to lie
suppression OF the Philippine insure
ion 1t Is the measure prepared y
Mr.. Spooner and gives the Presd %
the same power that was accorded j.
ferson after the Louisiana purchase.
The pension appropriation Dill VS.
passed and Mr.. Carter, OF MOOant'
was then recognized for u speech 10
the Quay case. He advocated the se..'
ing OF Mr.. Quay. He said the 10 ef'
est of the nation and the State demsu'-
ed that Mr.. Quay should be- seated %
the Governors certificate OF appo1'
ment.
Mr.. Carter charged that there hed
been scheme on foot in the STATE %
Pennsylvania for years TO prevent 'n
representation in the Senate from ilA'
State rather than permit Mr.. Qpsi 10
secure reelection. He then reyIt"'o
what be termed the "peTsecutloL "
Mr.. Quay in courts OF Penusyiva ~
pronouncing it diabolicsl plot to t'i'g
about Mr.. Quay's political ruinstloD
When Mr.. Carter CONCLUDED ll'
speech Mr.. Fairbanks addressed no
Senate on the financial cODisrenc- J.
port.
HOUSE.
The bill making apprC priatoD' o.,
the District of Columbia Was rrloi'tu
and several miscellaneous biz wiz
passed, including one to allow the ; 'o
Of Wyoming to return certain l''i' ~
the United States and select Others.
The House then proceeded 10 20
consideration of bills relating 10 'uS
District of Columbia.
A taDgle arose over bill 70 pe'l'
certain individuals TO iDcorporste rev
selves ss the Frederick Douglas- utn
orial association. Mr.. Bailey oYe''e'
to the section of the bill which hu 'r'.
ICES the association to collect i'r"' -
various States to erect a monuG J.. W.
Douglass aad collect exhlb Il Oh N''-
ress of the anti.slavery mOvemr' ~"
them in the Doug lss- F. "'
stead. He declared that the bui qua
not pass with that section in. ~ uD'
10 charge OF the bill, was will 2 10 N''
it stricken out. A discussion th7a ''
90 Mr.. Bailey's parliamentary f.1 .o NJ,
and the Texan appealed from 8 oec. .'..
Of the Speaker. No quorum oti'g p.d
emit, a call OF the House Was ora 10 ''
8 vote taken on laying the spie'' ''
the table. re
Mr.. Bsiley's appeal wss lal1 on 81.
table, 1913 to So He then oegsn ~ ."
husfer against the naasaPe Of ne u