Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-20
FIFTY-STXTH CONGRESS
Washington, February 20.
SENATE.

Consideration of the postoffioe APP
preparation bill was taken up this
morning.
The pending question on the post
office appropriation bill was 10 reference
to railway mail service. Mr.. Butler
argued 10 favor of governmental pur-
chase OF postal cars.
When Mr.. Butler completed his re.
marks on the railway mail service sec.
ton of the postoffice appropriation bill,
Mr.. Pettigrew treated the subject un.
der discussion in similar vein.
The question was demanded upon
Mr.. Bacon's amendment providing that
the appropriation for railway mail
transportation be reduced $1,000, 900,
that the postmaster general be in
strucied to reduce the rate of pay to
railroads for carrying mails five per
cent. annually. The amendment wss
rejected, the ayes being Is and the
nays, 81. Mr.. Allen voted in the mega
tive, while Mr.. Chandler voted in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Jones introduced resolution d.
recting the Secretary of the Interior to
furnish information relative to the
charged that the treasurer of the Usage
Indian fund had been deposed and that
bis duties had been improperly trans
ferred to banking firm Of white men.
The resolution went over.
Mr.. Lodge from the committee on
foreign relations adversely reported q
resolution introduced by Mr.. Morgan
providing that the ratification OF the
Hay-Pauncsfote treaty be not made q
condition precedent to legislation by
Congress on the Nicarsguan canal being
the text OF protocol between the gov
ernment of the United States and Porto
Rica, and also maintaining that the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty gives Great
Britain no rights to demand that the
United States shall Withhold Its ratifica-
ton OF said agreement or shall abstain
from legislation to provide for their
prompt execution. Mr.. Lodge an.
nounced that q minority report would
be- submitted later by Mr.. Morgan. The
adverse report determines absolutely
that no canal legislation will be at.
tempted this session.
HOUSE.
Consideration OF the sundry civil ap'
preparation bill was resumed today.
On an amendment providing for the
establishment OF q fsh hatchery at Tu
pelo, Miss, Representative Allen TOOK
occasion to deliver o humorous speech
with the town OF Tupelo for his text
| Mr.. Allen began with Columbus, whose
fret idea. he ssid. was to discover
Tupelo. Ponce de Leon aud De Soto
had the same ambition. President Lin
coln's only idea 10 Directing to tb'
secession Of the southern States was t
save Tupelo. He invited the House t
visit him 10 Tupelo and concluded BY
warning memb ers that If they dared vot'
giinst his amendment they would q
down to posterity branded as Judases
Mr.. Aliens speech created muct
amusement and at its conclusion ever:
member present voted aye, amid ap
plause aud laughter.
An hour was set apart to discuss tn
ACCESSIBILITY OF removing the desks AM
remodeling the hall of the House.
The amendment to take the desks of mem
bers from the hall OF the House was defeate
by vote of 45 to 16i.
The sundry civil appropriation bill wa
passed. -,
The general deficiency appropriation bill
| was at once taken no, the House agreeing II
have no general debate on the measure.