The Portland daily press., 1886-04-08
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SEN ATE.

WASHINGTON, April Z.
After the routine morning business which
was very light, Mr.. Call addressed the Sen
ate on his resolution instructing the commit
tee on public lands to report bill to forfeit
all railroad land grants not earned Wlthln
the time specified in the granting act or acts
extending the time 1t was not however as
to the general subject that Mr.. Call partlcu-
larly wished to address the. Senate, but on
the subject of land grants in Florida. He
then gave history of these land grants and
building of the railroads in Florida, especial
ly in connection with the corporation known
as the Florida Railroad Co.
Mr.. Calls resolution was referred to the
committee on pub ic lands.
Mr.. Hawley then took the floor on the
army bill and made speech IN behalf OF the
measure.
At 3 o'clock according to previous under
standing, vote was taken upon the motion
of Senator Hale to strike out section 2 OF the
bill. This is the section which establlehed
the future army force at 10000 men, On the
motion the yeas were p and the nays %. The
vote being a tie, Mr. Hale's motion was lost
The Republicans voting for Mr.. Hale's mo-
ton were Messrs. Bowen, Chace, .Conger,
Hale, Ingalls,, Plumb, Sherman, Teller and
Van Wyck The Democrats voting against
II W. We're Messrs. Brown, German, Gray and
Waltham. With these exceptions the votes
for the motion were Democratic and the votes
against it Republican.
Mr.. Manderson then moved as an amend
ment his Dill heretofore lubIOuuC6u anu
fayorably reported from the military commit
tee. known as the three battalion bill.Agreed
Al fter further debate the bill was put on its
final passage and rejected, yeas l9, nays 81
At $50 p. m. the Senate, on motion OF Mr.
ingalls,, adjourned
HOUSE
The speaker laid before the House the
message of the President on the subject OF
Chinese emigration. Referred to committee
on foreign affairs, :.
In the morning hour Mr.. Dunn OF ARK, In
behalf Of the committee on american 4t;n srlapt
ping. called up the resolution setting apart
The 22d. 25th and 26th of May for considera-
tion of tbefree ship bill. Adopted.
Mr.. Holman of Ind, in behalf OF select In In
dian commission, called up tne ,a plli
providing for the appointment q - Se e9n, am
pointed by the President, to Inspect ana re-
port on the condition of the Indians ana In
dian affairs. Various amendments were
adopted and pending action the morning
hour expired
Debate on the silver bill was then resumed
and Mr. Bland entered a motion to rec0mmll
the BILL which motion will not be voted on
until the close of the debate. He then pro-
ceeded with an argument in favor of the free
coinage of silver.
Mr.. McComas of Maryland thought single
gold standard would prove injurious.
Mr.. Bayne of Pa, favored the suspension
of silver coinage and strongly denounced the
proposition to open the mints to the free
coinage of silver.
It was agreed that a vote should be taken
on the bill at $50 tomorrow.
The house then at . o'clock took a recess
until o'clock.
The debate on the silver question was con-
tinned at the evening session, seven mem
bers on the floor and an equal number of
spectators in the galleries comprising the
audience that wass called to order by the
chairman. The House then at 1910 ad-
journed.
The Gem CITY roller mills at Quincy ILL.,,
formerly the Criterion Mills, were burned at
O'Clock yesterday morning. Loss $125,o00'