The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-17
after an executive session, the Senate adj
iourned
The House Of Representatives.

The House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April l6.-Bills intro
duced and referred:
By Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky: A
resolution declaratory OF the sense of the
House that the Secretary Of the Treasury
has the power to use the surplus at any
time in the treasury for the purchase Of
bonds of the United States, and that so
much of the surplus as may from time to
time accumulate in the treasury ought to
be so used.
For the erection OF public building at
Wellingiord, Kas. Bowling Green, KY,
and at Salt Lake City, U. r., and at Par
sons, Independence and Arkansas City,
| Kas.
Under instructions from his committee
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, moved TO
suspend the rules and put the river and
harbor bill upon its passage.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, demanded
second, and the motion was seconded
| 1913 TO 10.
Mr.. Sowden, of PENNSYLVANIA, moved
that the House adjourn. Lost-yeas 6s,
nays 1853.
After short debate the motion TO sus-
pend the rules was lost-yeas l3i, nays
l02-not the necessary two-thirds in the
affirmative.
| The negative vote was as follows
Adams, Allen, of Massachusetts; Allen,
OF Michigan; Anderson, of Missouri; An
derson Of Kansas; Arnold, Atkinson,
Baker, of Illinois; Belden, Bingham,
Bland, Bliss, Blount, Bound, Boutelle,
Bowen, Brewer, Brumm, Buchanan, Bun
nell, Burnes, Butler, Campbell, OF Ohio;
I. j. Campbell, of New York; Gambler,
Cannon, Cheadle,. Cochran, Conger,
Cooper, Cowles, Cox, Cumming Dal-
ley, Dockery, Dorsey, Enloc, Ermen-
| Hall, liarmcr, Hatch, Henderson, Of Iowa:
Henderson, Of Illinois; Ilisstand Hit, Hol-
man, Hopkins, OF Illinois; Hovoy, John
son, OF Indiana; johnson, OF North Caro-
lima; Kean, Kelly, Kerr, Lawler, Lehl-
bach, Lodge, Long, Lyman, Mahoney,
Mason, McAdoo, McComas, Morriman,
Millikcn, Monatt, Montgomery, Morrill,,
Morse, Nichols. 0'Neil, Of Pennsylvania;
Cultivate, Osborne, Pickens, Peter,
Phelps, Pidcock, Plumb, Post, Randall,
Reed, Rockwell, Rowell, Ryan, Scull,
Sency, Sowden, Spooner, Stewart Of Geor-
gia; Stone, OF Missouri; Joseph ID. Taylor,
Of Ohio; Turner, of Kansas; Vance, Wea-
yer, Whiting, Whitthorne-l02.
The following gentlemen who would
have voted against the bill were paired:
Yardley kilgorc, Wade, Heard, Rich
ardson, kctchum, Mccormick, Stewart,
OF Vermont, Springer and Steele.
| Mr.. Wilkins, OF Ohio, moved 10 suspend
the rules and adopt the following resolu-
tons:
Resolved by the House Of Representa-
tives, That il Is the sense OF the House that
section . Of the act making appropriations
for sundry ciyil expenses Of the govern
mcnt for the year ending June 30, 1852,
and for other purposes, approved March
3, 1881, which is rs follows:
That the Secretary Of the Treasury may
at any time apply the surplus money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
or 30 much thereof ~ ho may consider
proper, TO the purchase or redemption Of
United States bonds
Provided, That the bonds so purchased
or redeemed shall constitute no part Of the
sinking fund, but shall be- redeemed and
cancelled, was intended to be permanent
provision OF law, and the same u hereby
hAflNltu iANf FillA' lin
and 10 be now, In the opinion Of the
House, In full force and effect.
Mr.. Weaver. Of Iowa. declared that this
resolution meant nothing moro than the
defeat and burial Of the House surplus res
olution with the Beck silver amendment
lie appealed 10 the ways and means com.
mittcc not to allow II 10 be- buried, and II
they did he appealed before God TO the
country 10 visit rciributiyc justice upon
| them.
The resolution was finally adopted
yeas l3S, nays %.
The following il the negative vote:
| Abbott. Anderson Of Illinois, Anderson
Of Kansas, Atkinson, Baker Of Illinois,
Bland, Brewer, Brumm, Bunncll, Bumcs,
Chcadlc. Chapman, Congcr. Dockcry, Dor
sey, Fisher, Fuller, Gcst, Glover, Grimes,
Heard, Henderson OF Iowa, Henderson Of
Illinois, Holman, Hooker, Hopkins Of ILL.,
nois, Hopkins Of Virginia. Hoycy, John
ston Of Indiana, Johnston Of North Caro-.
lima, Jones, Kelley, Kerr, Kilgorc, Laid
law, Laird, Ianham, Lind, Lyman. Lynch,
Macdonald, Martin, Mason, Mctlammy,
McKcnna, Mcllca, Nelson, Nichols, Nor
wood, Pennington, Plumb, Post, Powell,
Shiycly. Smith, Snyder, Stewart Of Texas,
siockdalc. Tillman, Wade, Warner,
Weaver. Whiting, Wilkinson-OI.
| Adjourned.