Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
XIX Congress.
TIE HOUSE.

| TIE HOUSE.
! WAsHISGToS, Jan. l5.-Mr. Bland in
troduced a bill repeating SO much Of tn,
act Of June 0, 1879, as provides for tn,
exchange and redemption Of subsidiary
coin Referred.
Mr.. Dockery Of Missouri, from the
committee on accounts, reported joint
resolution allowing discharged employees
OF the house one months extra pay
After considerable debate the resolution
was defeated, yeas II, nays lS9.
| Mr.. Tarsney OF Michigan offered reso-
luton calling ON the secretary of the
treasury for information as TO the
amount OF money in the treasury that can
be legally applied to the payment OF
bonds or any other Understanding debt
OF the United States, and II there be any
such money In the treasury applicable Ia
the payment Of the obligations aforesaid
why the same have not been so applied
Referred
Mr.. Osborne OF Pennsylvania opposed
the bill and Mr.. Rockwell of Massachu.
sets and Mr.. Baker Of New York support.
ed IL.
Mr.. Ryan OF Kansas, while admit
ting that In some respects 1t was far SUI
perior TO the existing law, found in II
some defects so fatal that he did not feel
at liberty 10 vote for IL. He favored the
settlement OF the yexed question by con-
stitutional amendment and the amend
ment which he thought 10 be best was
one providing for three vice-presidents.
Mr.. Ermentrout of Pennsylvania de-
Tended the bill, but criticized that section
OF the measure which repeats the special
election clause OF the act OF 1892.
At 80 p. m. Mr. Caldwell of Tennessee
demanded the previous question, which,
after little parliamentary fencing, was or
dered, yeas liG, nays l25
An amendment offered by Mr.. Adams
OF Illinois striking out the clause which
repeats the section of the Revised Statutes
providing for special elections, was re-
jected, yeas IFS, nays i53 vote was
then taken on the substitute offered by
Mr.. Mckinley OF Ohio, leaving in force
the present law, with the addition of a
provision that for the purpose Of having a
speaker of the house OF representatives In
office continuously, congress shall con-
vene at ~ O'Clock noon on the 4th day of
March next, succeeding the election of
representatives In congress, whenever a
vacancy exists either In the Office OF
president pro tempore OF the senate OF
speaker of the house, for the purpose OF
electing presiding officer over the body
In which the vacancy exists The substi-
tute was rejected, yeas l0S, nays l57
The house was divided ON these votes by
"-rtr. fN7n Va KANSAS moved to recon.
init the bill with Instructions to the com.
mlttee TO report back u Joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendment
providing for the election of two or more
vice-presidents
Mr.. Everhart of Pennsylvania moved 10
amend Instructions so that the measure
reported back would devolve the presi.
dental succession on the speaker Of the
house, the president pro tempore of the
senate, the secretary OF state, the chief
Justice OF the supreme court
the secretary OF the treasury and
the Encouragement, In the order
named. Rejected.
Mr. Ryan's motion was also lost.
The bill was then passed. Yeas, 1873
nays, ~, precisely rs it came from the
senate.
The negative vote was cast by the Re
publcans and by Messrs. Bennett and
Green of New Jersey. The following Re.
publicans voted with the Democrats In
the affirmative; Allen of Massachusetts.
Atkinson OF Pennsylvania, Baker of Penn.
sylvania, Browne OF Indiana, Buck OF
Connecticut, Butterworth OF Ohio, Clutch.
con of Michigan, Ely of Massachusetts,,
Galllnger Of New Hampshire, HAYDEN OF
Massachusetts, Herman of Oregon,
lleistand of Pennsylvania, Hlscoci.
OF New York, Hill of Ohio,
James of New York, johnson
OF New York, Ketcham OF New York, La
Toilette of Wisconsin, Long of Massachu-
SettS, Markham of California McComos
OF Indiana, Moffatt of Michigan, Neglcy
Of Pennsylvania, Payne OF New York, Pet
tibone OF Tennessee, Price OF Rhode Is
land, Rockwell OF Massachusetts,, Scran.
ton OF Pennsylvania, Steele of Indiana,
Strait OF Minnesota, Struble of Iowa,
Swinburne of New York, Symes of Col.
dorado, Wade Of Missouri, Wakefield of
Minnesota, Warner OF Missouri and
Weaver OF Nebraska.
The house then adjourned till Monday.