Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-04
XLIN. CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April 3, 1886.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
House of Representatives.


The Senate was not in session to-day.
House Of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the acting Secre-
iary Of the Treasury transmitting esti-
mates from the Interior Department Of
an appropriation of 100000 to pay
additional pensions allowed by the act
of March 10, 1886, Referred.
Mr.. James, Of New York, called up
the adverse report on the free-coinage
bill.
On a division the House refused by
Gs to 70 to consider the silver bill, and
the yeas and nays were ordered.
A proposition was then made that in-
stead of taking the yeas and nays one
hour might be given to the discussion OF
the silver bill, but to this Mr.. O'Neill
objected. stating that he wished the
labor bill to come up Immediately.
The vote-yeas 80, nays l25-only
emphasized the previous action and for
the time being the silver bill was laid
aside. and the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole (Mr. Springer in
the chair on the arbitration bill.
Mr.. Warner, Of Missouri, offered an
amendment providing that members OF
the tribunal of arbitration shall receive
q compensation Of SO per day for time
actually employed. 1t also prescrlbes
the tees and compensation to be allowed
the clerk, stenographer, marshals, and
witnesses provides that the tribunal
shall have power to limit the number Of
witnesses in each case whose fees shall
he paid by the United States and APP
propriates a sufficient sum of money to
carry the provisions Of the bill into
effect.
Mr.. Iilman. of South Carolina, Of
iered an amendment to Mr.. Warner's
amendment providing that not exceed
ing 81 900 shall be paid out of the Urea
sury TO defray the expenses of any sin
gle arbitration. If this large body, he
| said, thousand miles away from the
strikers, were afraid Of them. what
could be expected Of three arbitrators
in the presence of the strikers! They
would summon every witness the strikers
suggested, and the strikers, when they
| got tired OF work, would get up a circus
at the Governments expense. There
ought to be some limit to the appro-
| priation.
The amendment was agreed to, and
Mr.. Warmers amendment as amended
was adopted.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the House.
On motion OF Mr.. Kelly, Of Pennsyl-
vania, the title Of the bill was amended
so as to read "To provide a method
for settling controversies and differ
ences between railroad corporations en-
gagged in interstate and territorial
transportation of property and passen-
gers and their employees"
The debate on the silver bill was
then begun.
Seven members were called to order
by Acting-Speaker Crisp, Of Georgia,
when the House met this evening to
listen to the debate on the silver ques-
ton.
Mr.. Gallinger, Of New Hampshire,
made strong argument in favor of sus-
pension; he denounced standard silver
dollars as legalized frauds and lies, and
characterized as delusion the idea that
an inflated currency was beneficial TO
the laboriDg-men.
Mr.. Woodburn, of Nevada, defended
the silver dollar from the charge OF dis
honesty, and argued in favor Of an I'M
limited coinage.
Mr.. Price, Of Wisconsin, promised his
speech against suspension by summing
up the difference between night and
day session Of the House. At the night
session the Speaker had no audience
at the day session be had an audience
which did not listen.
Mr.. Niece, of Illinois, submitted al
argument in opposition to the suspen.
sion of silver coinage, and then, at ':lo
o'clock, the House adjourned.