The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-12

"ou VIC utncuuuc0t t0i0 on the table.
mr.. Van Wyck then announced that hs
had voted Ia the affirmative, and now
moved TO reconsider the vote.
AT this point Mr.. Allison, rising TO Z
question OF privilege. moved that the mo-
ZION 10 reconsider be heard under Rule 8;
In secret session.
This motion was agreed to, and the doors
were again closed. When they were re.
opened Mr.. Van Wyck asked the Chair to
state the question; which the Chair did
saying that the amendment OF Mr.. Van
Wyck TO the amendment proposed by the
Senate Committee on Appropriations had
been laid on the table, and that the Senator
had moved to reconsider the vote by
which his amendment had been 80 laid on
the table.
Mr.. Van Wyck. Then when we went
into secret session the amendment OF the
committee appropriating S2j0,O00 was un-
der consideration.
The Presiding Officer Mr.. Harris): The
amendment OF the committee had not been
disposed OF In the Senate. but the pending
question was 10 reconsider The vote by
which the amendment OF the Senator from
Nebraska was laid on the table.
Mr.. Van Wyck: Then the proper matter
for the consideration OF the open Senate
now il the further consideration or vote
upon that amendment.
The Presiding Officer. The pending
question is, the bill having been read three
times, Shall II pass?
Mr.. Van Wyck protested that the record
would not hereafter show any action on
the amendment in question. To fill up
the hiatus which would thus be created he
thought he had the right as senator TO
demand that q vote be taken in open ses-
sion on that amendment.
Several Senators: "Qucstion! ques-
toni"
The question, Shall the bill pass +? was
put. and on this the yeas and nays were
called by Mr.. Vance. The result was
yeas "a, nays | (Nlr. Vance)-no quorum
voting.
Messrs. Vest, Jones. and Van Wyck
were Taired with absent senator's, but they
announced that il they had not been paired
they would have voted against the bill
the TWO last-named senator's because OF the
way in which the bill was passed.
The roll OF the Senate was called, but
did not secure quorum, aad on motion OF
Mr.. Allison, at 5:45 T. NJ. the Senate adj
journed.
House of Representatives.
On motion OF Mr.. Dorsheimer Senate
bill was passed extending until August g..
1886, the time to commence laying the
cable as provided in the " act to encourage
and promote telegraphic communication
between America and Europe"
The consideration OF the bill FORGETTING
tire New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Vicks-
burg Immigrant having been postponed
until Tuesday next, TIE House at 11:20
went into Committee Of the Whole (Mr.
Wellborn in the chair) on the river and
harbor appropriation bill.
The clause providing for the construc-
ton OF the Hennepin canal having been
reacchd, a long discussion followed upon
points OF order raised against It, the object
OF which was. to strike out this item and
leave the subject to be considered in a
separate bill. Finally the Speaker over
ruled all the points Of order, three in
number.
Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana, appealed from
the decision Of the Chair, but the decision
was sustained by vote Of .03 to 60.
Mr.. Holman then moved to strike out
the Hennepin-Canal clause.
Mr.. Potter, Of New York, supported
the motion.
The motion to strike out was lost-ayes,
OF; noes, 81.
Mr.. Bedford, of Colorado, offered an
amendment appropriating 100000 for the
Improvement OF Salt river, KY: provided
that the improvement shall be completed
before the 18th November, 1884, so that
the Democratic party may have an easy
access to one Of the States OF the United
St&tes it has the capacity to govern.
Mr.. White, OF Kentucky, proceeded to
discuss the amendment, Notwithstanding
the declaration OF Mr.. Breckenridge, OF
Arkansas, that it was inexcusable to waste
pubic time in this matter.
The amendment was withdrawn.
Under instructions from the Committee
on Rivers and Harbors, Mr.. Willis offered
an amendment appropriating $4,000 for
completing the surveys OF the Mississippi
river between the head of the passes and
the headwaters. and for making additional
surveys OF the river and its tributaries.
Adopted. This was the solitary amend
ment increasing the total Of the bill which
was adopted out OF the great number Of
fered.
After concluding the appropriating por-
ton of the bill the committee rose, and the
House took recess until 10 O'Clock to-mor-
row.