Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06

Stewart, but hearing dissent on oil sides
he withdrew the demand, and then, on
motion of Mr.. Beck, the Senate insisted
on its amendment to the bill and COM
mittee OF conference was ordered.
The following is the text Of the bill as
passed: That section 2 of the act
making appropriations for the sundry
civil expenses of the Government for the
year ending June 80, 1882, and for other
purposes, and which is as follows {:
"Ihat the Secretary OF the Treasury
may at any time apply the surplus money
in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, or so much thereof as he may con-
slider proper, to the purchase or redemp-
ton OF United States bonds provided that
the bonds so purchased or redeemed shall
constitute no part of the Sinking Fund,
but shall be cancelled, was intended to be
permanent provision OF the law, and the
same is hereby declared to have been
since it's enactment and to be now IN
full force and effect.
Section 2. That whenever the circula-
ton or any portion thereof of any ma
tional bank not in liquidation shall be
surrendered by a deposit of United
States notes in the Treasury or other
wise, and the same or an equivalent
amount is not taken by other national
banks within thirty days thereafter, the
Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized and directed to purchase at
the market price thereof an equivalent
amount in silver bullion in excess OF the
minimum of $4,000, 900 worth per month
for coinage purposes, which shall be
coined and used as provided in the act
passed February %, 1873. entitled an
act to authorize the coinage OF standard
silver dollars and restore its legal-tender
character provided that nothing IN this
act shall alter or repeal said act OF Feb
ruary %, 1878.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
siderstion OF the bill to provide for the
establishment of bureau of animal in
dustry to facilitate the expectation Of
live stock and their products and extlr-
pate contagious pleuro-pneumonia and
other diseases among domestic animals.
After a couple of hours spent IN read
ing the bill and the report OF various
communications. one of them from the
Commissioner of Agriculture crlticlzlng
the bill adversely, and after some discus
sion, the bill was laid aside without &C
ton.
Messrs. Sherman. Allison, and Beck
were appointed conferrees on the part OF
the Senate on the bond-purchase bill.
Executive session. Adjourned,
House OF Representatives.
The fight over the direct-tax bill was
resumed this morning when, at 1l:45,
the House met in continuation OF the
Legislative day Of Wednesday.
Mr.. Reed, Of Maine, Immediately de-
manded the regular order, which the
Speaker announced to he the vote on the
motion that when the House adjourn to-
day it be to meet on Saturday next.
This motion having been defeated,
Mr. Lanham, of Texas at 1920 raised a
point Of order that the day assigned for
the consideration OF the direct tax bill
had expired, and he proceeded to argue
in favor of that point.
Mr. Reed inquired of the Speaker how
it was that the gentleman obtained the
floor when there were several motions
pending to adjourn to day certain.
The Speaker replied that the point OF
order was intended to operate as an
estopal of those motions.
Mr. Lanham suggested that Mr.. Reed
permit him to air his parliamentary
knowledge, in order to vary the mo-
notony of proceedings. He then pro-
ceeded to argue, with frequent citations
from previous discussions, that the
Speaker had the power to say that, under
the commOn-sense construction of the
rules of order assigning Tuesday and
Wednesday for the consideration OF the
direct tax bill, the time had expired. To
adopt any other construction would be
TO violate the intention OF the Commit
tee on Rules in reporting the assignment
and OF the House in agreeing to it. A
clear construction of the assignment
would show that it applied not to the
legislative day, but TO the calendar day.
The Speaker disclaimed any power to
adjourn the House, and held that as long
as the House refused to adjourn the
legislative Gay of Wednesday would con-
tinue. tie recalled many precedents for
the decision, and especially the prece-
dent presented in the case of the cleo
toral-commission bill, when the legisla.
tive day extended over thirty calendar
DAYS. He oyerruled the point of order,
Mr.. Lanham suggested that the legisla
tive day Of Wednesday night continue
until December.
The Governor OF Ohio extended a sug
gest;on by remarking that it might con-
tinue until March.
The Speaker: II might last until the
terms of the present members of the
House expire.
Nir. Buchanan, OF New Jersey; And it
Will.
Mr.. Wilson, of Minnesota, attempted
10 find a flaw in the decision OF the
Speaker, but as the Speaker was fortified
with long line of presidents, that at
tempt was unsuccessful.
The dreary round of rollcalls on dila-
tory motions was then resumed. In an
interval between votes Mr. Hatch, by
unanimous consent, introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, 1hatth Interstate Commerce
Commission be instructed to consider
what can be done to prevent the loss OF
life and limb in coupling and uncoupllng
cars used in interstate commerce and III
handling the brakes of such cars, and in
what way the growth of the system of
heating passenger cars from locomotive
or other single source can be promoted
to the end that such commission make
recommendation in the premises to the
various railroads within its jurisdiction,
and report its doings to Congress at an
early day, with suggestions as to legisla
ton on such subjects as may seem to it
necessary and expedent.
Referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
The entire day was consumed in roll