Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-31
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
Washington, May 81.

appropriation Dill was lalu before the
Senate.
Mr.. Hale announced that there was
still disagreement on ocean surveys,
armor plate and the length of the term
OF the United States Academy. Mr..
Hale moved that the Senate agree to
further conference asked by the House.
The motion prevailed.
The Senate disagreed to the House
amendments to the Alaska bill and it
was sent to conference.
When the section of the sundry civil
bill providing for an emergency appro-
pristion of 100000 for the United
States exhibit at the Paris exposition
was reached Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas,
called attention to the report OF Com
missioner General Peck of his expendi
lures. Ho said that the whole cost was
said to be- 81, zoe, 900 and Mr.. Peck re.
ceivei that amount And now he only
accounts for $400 900 in bic detailed re-
port. He demanded to know what has
become of the $500, 900 and demanded
from the President an accounting. IL
am afraid" continued Mr.. Jones, there
has been some Encouragement at
Paris"
"Now," added Mr.. Jones, 81 also
want to find out what the President
did with the $50, 900 900 placed in his
hands by Congress at the outbreak OF
the war. have heard all kinds OF
cries of extravagance and now / want
An accounting"
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ton to public documents which. he
claimed, showed 10 detail how the $780,
000, 900 was spent.
Mr.. Allen addressed the Senate on an
amendment offered by Mr.. Penrose, but
switched off on to the Boer question.
He believed that it was the duty OF the
Senate to give an expression of symps
thy for the South African republics.
Mr.. Hale raised q point of order
against an amendment proposed by Mr..
Penrose appropristing 5000, 900 for the
Philadelphia Commercial Museum that
the amendment had not been submit
ted in the time required by the rule
The point of order was sustained. Mr..
Penrose gave notice that he would raise
a point OF order against the $5.000,0O0
appropriation for the st. Louis expo
sition and all other amendments Oh
which q point OF order could be raised.
HOUSE.
The rule providing for the considera-
ton OF the antitrust legislation pro-
posed by the republicans, which was
temporarily withdrawn yesterday, was
again presented in the House this
morning and amended 80 as to devote
today, tomorrow and Saturday to the
constitutional amendment giving sd.
ditional powers o Congress and TO the
bill amending the Sherman antitrust
act.
The vots on the constitutional
amendment will be taken Friday at
$50 p. IN. and upon he Sherman act
amendment Saturday afternoon at four
o'clock.
Mr.. Dalzell explained the effect of
the rule.
Mr.. Richardson, the democratic floor
leader, criticized the republicans for
having postponed any attempt to legie-
late against trusts until the dying hours
Of the present session. 1t was evident
y an attempt to recover some OF
he ground the republicans had
lost by their mistakes, but the
country would not be fooled. He
announced that the democrats were
anxious for antitrust legislation and
would vote for the pending bill if they
could do no better, but they would OPP
pose the proposed constitutional amend
ment because it would do just what the
republicans Observation-Disclosures the
question OF trusts from the coming cam
psign. He hoped the amendment
would be voted dowD.
Mr.. Grosvenor 10 response to
Mr.. Richardson's complaint that
no opportunity was given to amend
the proposed constitutional amendment
said that the republicans assumed full
responsibility for the attempt to deal
with this great question and the demo
Gratis could support it if they chose or
array themselves on the other side.
Mr.. Bailey charged the republicans
with insincerity. He said that they knew
no state believing in state rights would
ever accept the constitutional amend
ment proposed. If it had been limited
10 its effects TO trusts indulgng in inter-
State and foreign commerce no state
would have refused to accept it and it
would be passed by the House by
unanimous vote.
Mr.. Dalzsll in closing the debate on
the adoption OF the rule said the differ.
ence between the parties on this que:-
ton was that the democratic and popu-
list parties confined their opposition to
trusts to speeches. while the republican
party addressed itself to legislation.
The interstate commerce law and the |
Sherman antitrust law were republi- |
can measures aud during the four years
that the democrats bad control OF the
government nothing had been done by |
them to enforce these laws. The great |
populistic leader after whom the demo
cratic party was now trailing, Bryan,
had recommended q constitutional |
amendment on this subject, and now
that the repu )licsns offered to remedy, |
the democratic leaders oD this floor de-
clsred themselves opposed to it. While
the democrats confined themselves to
talk the republicans believed in effect
i've legislation on the statute books.
Great republican applause.)
Mr.. Richardson desired to recommit
the rule but the Speaker declared this
was not In order.
The yeas and nays were then called
on the adoption of the rule and the rule
was adopted by 141 to 11S, a strict party
vote.
Mr.. Ray, chairman Of the judiciary
committee from which the oonstitu-
tional amendment was reported, said
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