The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-21
he mousse tnen ADJOURNED.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, January 15.-Mr. Bland introduced |
bill repeating so much of the act of June p lS'e
as provides for the 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, eX
ira pay After considerable debate the resolution
was defeated; yeas, Il nays 1879.
Mr. Tarsnay, of Michigan, offered resolution
calling on the secretary of the treasury for nfor-
nation as to the amount of money in the treasury
that can be legally applied to the payment of bonds
or any other interest hearing debt of the United
States and if there he any such money in the treas
ury, applicable to the payment of the obligations
aforesaid, why the sane have not been 50 applied
| Referred
MIR. Osborn, of Pennsylvania, opposed the bill,
aud Messrs Rockwell, of Massachusetts,, and Ba
ker, of New York, supported 1t.
Mr. Ryan, of Kansas, who, while admitting that
in some respects il far superior to the existing
law found in it some defects so fatal that he did not
feel at liberty to vote for IT, He favored settle
ment of the veXed question by constitutional
amendment, and the amendment which he thought
to be best one providing for three vice presi-
dents.
Mr. Ermentront, of PENNSYLVANIA, defended the
bill but criticized that section of the measure
which repeats the special election clause of the act
of l792
At $3.50 D. IN. Mr.. Caldwell, of Tennessee, de-
: manded the previous question which, after a little
parliamentary fencing was ordered. Yeas, l46;
: nays, 125.
2 An amendment offered by Mr. Adams,of Illinois,
striking out the clause which repeats the sections
of the revised statutes providing for special cleo
, tons, was rejected; yeas, 113: nays, 1873
The vote then taken on the substitute of
t fered by Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, leaving in force
the present law with the addition of q provision
that for the purpose of having speaker of the
house of representatives in office continuously that
congress shall convene at II O'Clock noon on the
4th day of March next, succeeding the election of
representatives In congress, and whenever a va
cancy exists, either in the office of president pro
tenn. OF the senate or speaker OF the house in
which vacancy exists for the purpose of electing
a presiding officer.
The substitute rejected-yeas, 10S; nays, 157.
The house WIS divided on these votes by party
r lines.
Mr. Ryan, of Kansas, moved to recommend the
bill with instructions to the committee to report
, back joint resolution proposing constitutional
amendment providing for the election OF two or
mere vice presidents.
Mr.. Everhart, of Pennsylvania, moved to amend
Neinstructions so that the measure reported bas
! would deyolve the presidential succession on the
speaker of the house, president pro TEN of the sem
ATE secretary of state chief justice CT the supreme
court secretary of the treasury and attorney gen
era in the order named. Rejected.
Mr.. Ryan's motion was also lost.
Yhe,bill then pessed: yels, 1873; nays, seventy
: seven, precisely as ii came from the senate
The negative vote was cast by the republicans,
and by Messrs. Bennett and Greene of New Jersey.
; The following republicans voted with the demo
Gratis in the affirmative: Allen, of Massachusetts,
t Herman, Hesland, Hiscock, Hill, James, John
: son, of New York; Ketcham, LaFolette Long
Markham, McComas, Moffatt, Negley, Payne, Pet
tibone, Prife Rockwell, Scranton, Steele, Strait
Struble, Swnburne, Symes, Wade, Wakefield,
and Warner, of Nebraska.
, The house then adjourned till Monday
COMMITTEE MATTERS.
} WASHINGTON, January Io.--Ihe house commit
tee on rivers and harbors to-day resolved to limit