Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-12

SENATE.

WARRINGTON. June ll.-When the
doors were reopened Butler offered a
resolution, which, under objection,
went over one dag. providing for the
appointment of a special committee 10
examine into the condition Of the Ma
tional Banks of New York oity, and
ascertain especially whether funds and
bonds had been illegally used by Off
Gals, and IL the national banking law
had been violated in any respect.
The chair then laid before the Senate
the consular and diplomatic bill, and a
vote taken on the amendments agreed
to IN COMMITTEES If the whole, reservine,
however, for a separate vote the $3.50,
coo item already referred to. All other
amendments we're agreed to substan-
italy as reported By the Senate Com
mittee on Appropriations.
Vest and Jones desired a separate
vote on the $250,OC3 item. When the
chair was about to put the question on
this item Vest said Ii il due to the
country and the Senate that the Com
mittee ou Appropriations should state
why this enormous sum is asked, and
what its purpose really and honestly is.
| call upon the chairman of the COM
mittee to state the real purpose of this
appropriation.
TO this Allison, chairman Of the Ap-
preparation Committee, made no re-
Spouse.
Van Wyck offered the following
amendment to the clause referred to
But no portion of the x2j0c00 shall
be- paid directly or through the Mica
raguan Government to owners of a
concession granted the Maritime Canal
Company of Nicaragua"
Allison moved to lay the amendment
on the table.
Van Wyck asked Allison to withdraw
the motion, which Allison declined to
do.
The motion Of Allison was agreed to,
and the amendment laid on the table.
Van Wyck then announced that he
had voted in the affirmative, and n Nv
moved to reconsider the vote.
At this point. Allison arising to a
question of privilege, moved that the
motion to reconsider he heard under
rule % in secret session. The motion
WAS agreed to, aud the doors were again
closed.
When they again opened Van Wyck
asked tns Chair to state the question,
which the Chair did, saying the amend
ment of Van Wyok To amend the bill
proposed by the Senate Committee on
Appropriations bad been laid on the
table and that the Senator had moved
to reconsider the vote by which his
amendment had been so laid on the
table.
Van Wyck-Then when We went into
secret session the amendment of the
committee, appropriating $250,CtJ, was
under consideration.
The Presiding Officer (Mr. Harris)-
The amendment of the committee had
not been disposed of in the Senate, but
the pending question was to reconsider
the vote by which the amendment OF
the Senator from Nebraska WAS laid on
the table.
Van Wyck-Then the proper matter
| for consideration in open Senate IL the
further consideration of the vote on
that amendment.
The Presiding Officer-The pending
question Is, the bill having heen read
three times. shalt il pass
Van Wyck protested that the record
would not hereafter show any action
upon the amendment in question. and
| to fill the intervals which would be thus
created he thought he had right as a
Senator TO demand that q vote bs taken
| in open session on that amend lent.
Several Senators, Question. ques-
ton" -,
The question, Shall the bill pass 2
was put, and on this the yeas and nays
were called by Vance. The result wa
| 81 yeas and nay, no quorum voting
Vest, Jones and Van WICK were paired
with absent Senators (becaase OF the
| wav in which il was attempted 90 pass
the bilD. The roll of the Senate was
called, bat it did not secure quorum
aud the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
When the clause in the river ana bar
Dor bill providing for the construction
of the H~nnepin canal was reached, va
rious points Of order were raised against
Il for the purpose of eliminating II frou
the bill, but the Speaker overruled them
| After concluding the appropriation por,
ton of the bill the COMMITTEES rose and
the House took recess until tomorrow