Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-05
ETH. CosGREss-sEcoSD SESSION
WASHINGTON, December 4, 1888.
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WASHINGTON, December 4, 1888.
senate.
Various annual reports, including that OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury, were present.
ed and appropriately referred. Numerous
bills we're also introduced and referred, in
Guiding one for the construction OF two steel
rams, 10 be armed with be8yg rhed dyna-
mite guns, aud one for the construction OF
two steel cruisers, to be armed with dYna-
mite guns.
Mr. FRYE. at 1890 O'Clock, moved to pro-
ceed to the consideration OF the Union Paci-
&c settlement Jill.
Dir. Mitchell opposed the motion on the
ground that be bad had 20 time to examine
the reports. IL Was a matter tbat should be
looked into. The Senate might 20 on to-day
with something that the senator's knew more
about.
The motion was not pressed by Mr.. Frye,
who sad he would ssk to have tie bill made
special order fer next Tuesday, and then
the Senate proceeded to consider the tariff
bill.
on motion OF Mr.. Vance the tariff bill
was further postponed until Tomorrow, and
the Senate adjourned at 300.
House Of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House the an.
I
snd the Comptroller Of the Currency, which
were appropriately referred.
on motion OF Mr.. savers, Of Texas, leave
was tTauted 10 the Committee on Appropri-
atoms TO sit during the sessions OF the House.
Dir. Macdonsld. OF MiunesOta, presented a
petition Of citizens OF North DokOta Tor inn
mediate admission into the Uuton OF south
Dakota and MontanS, and for constitutional
conventions I'm North Dskota, Washington,
and New Mexico. Referred 10 the Commit
teeon Territories.
During the closing DAYS Of the last session
! Mr. Direley, Of Maine, succeeded in having
made the special Older for to-day the bill Tor
the erection " a monument 10 haior-General
Henry Knox at ThOmasion, Me-, but subse-
Quently Dir. kilgOre, OF Texas, entered
motion to reconsider the vote by which The
order wOS made.
Mr. Dlngley to-day called up this motion
and moved TO lay IL on the table.
Mr.. kileOre opposed the Later motion, DE-
clsr,ng that there was no warrant IN the
Constitution for the appropriation OF S21,OOJ
as proposed Dy the bil.
on the standing vote Mr.. Dingcy's mo-
ton was csrrred-sG 20 42-bu. Mr.. Kilgore
raised the point OF "no quorum" thu.
/ eNciting The remsrk, " That sounds natural 4"
/ from the Republican side.
The yeas and nays we're ordered. and Mr..
Dlugley's motion preyailed-Yeas, l2j;
/ n9Ys. 81.
The House then proceeded to the cousid-
Grafton Of the bill.
On a demand for the previous question The
vote siood-yeas. Ill; nsvs. Al. No QUO
rum. A call Of the House was ordered, and
20j members responded to their names.
The Queston recurring on the demand Tor
/ the previous question, again no quorum
,oted-the opponents Of the measure resort
/ ing 10 dilat0ry tactics 70 compass it' defeat.
| several Intellectual roll-calls were then nad,
/ and fually Mr. Dingey Welded 10 Mr.
| Mgnsur TO offer sn amendment locating the
I monument ia Washington. The previous
/ question was ordered on the amendment
! and z third reading OF the bill.
! On Mr.. Mansui's amendment the vote
stood az, &C, nays,t2 No quorum, aud
/ more calls followed inis procedure was
/ continued until O'Clock, when, under tRe
order adopted last session, the House adj
/ iourned.