Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-17

nRnsnam, Bland, Bliss. Biount Bound. Boute,ls
/ psr~een, ,niower, Brumm, Buchanan. BunncI
Sel ~ sMn NIUE os"pes,l Of ohio, 7. j. Camp,
N0,tran, Coneer, Cooper, ContIer. Car Csre
nmihgs Dalseli Darlington, Davenport. Dnoinx
ocHVSiSery, Dorsey, Enloc. Ermeptrout. Fuller
ionaerea1c, "esr circuit Hall, farmer, Hatch,
nleS'and, Hit Holman, Hopkins Of MI
n"'es hovey, Johnston Of Indiana. Johnaion
~ North Carolina, kean, Kelley, Kerr
Mahonev, Mason, hcAdoo, McConAa. NoTrpi''
Inau, Milliken, kOnatt, MONTGOMERY Mn,Yti,
s worse, Nichols 0Neul Of Pennsylvsnia, 0nth,
waite, Osborne, Perkins, Peters, Phelps. Pldcocs
plume, Post Randall. Reed, Rockweli. Kowei'
ryan, SOUL. Seney, sowden, Spooner stewart Of
Georgia, stone Of Missouri. Joseph ID. TAYLOR Of
Whiting, and Whithom-iG2 ''
The following gentlemen who wonld
have voted against the bill were paired
:, Nessrs Yardlcy Wade, Heard, Richardson.
Springer, and steel
The next committee called was the
committee op Merchant Marine and
FISHERIES. Ma Dunn, the chairman.
waived the right of the committee and
yielded the floor TO Mr.. wilkins. of
OHIO, who moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the following resolution:
Reso'red By me House Qr Representatives. That
u rs the sense Of this House that soction of tho
at making appropriations Tor The sundrv-civil
expenses Of the Government for the year ending
June 81 leS2, and Tor other purposes apDroyed
March 3, lSsi-whch IA as follows: "ibnt mo
Secretary OF the treasury may e. any time APP
ply Che surplus money in The treasury not other
wise appropriated, OF 80 much thereof "A he may
consider proper 20 the purchase or redcnipii,n
%, United states bonds, provided TINT the honda
80 purchased OF redeemed shall couafifit, M
t.flff 10. .l...r
and cancelled was intended % be a perma-
ncnt provision OF 'eY, ami tie sane IS hereby
o'cihfed 70 have boon since its enactment ana 10
oe new IN the opinion Of the Gouse. IN iun force
aud effect.
Mr. Wilkins explained that the sole
object Of the resolution was that the
House should declare IFS Interpretation
of the law. there being some doubt in
the mind of the President upon the sub
loct
Mr.. Wilkins'sresolution was adopted
1873 to 6.
1t is practically identical with Mr..
Spooner's substitute for the House bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury TO purchase bonds with the surplus.
Mr.. Wilkins explanation of its object
corresponds with that given by Mr..
Spooner when he offered his substitute.
MesSrs. Weaver, Bland, and other sill
yer men opposed the Wilkins resolution
because it meant the death and burial of
Mr.. Beck's silver coinage amendment to
Mr.. SpoOners substitute. The Spooner-
Beck bill is now before the WAYS and
Means Committee. and Mr.. Weaver held
that IT would have been just as easy If
the House had so desired TO call that bill
up and take vote upon the Beck clause
rs IT had been to take a vote upon this
deciaratory resolution alone.
Mr.. Brumm argued that tue resolution
had been improperly brought before the
House.
Mr.. McMillin, on behalf Of the Ways
and Means Committee, said that owing
10 the recent deadlock in the House that
the committee Ind not been able 70 hold
a meeting since the bill came back from
the Senate.
Speaker Carlisle explained that today
had been set apart for motions TO sus-
pend the rules, preference being given
to committees. and that while the intro
duction of tins resolution by an indiyid-
nal was a departure from the established |
custom, it Was not in terms prohibited.
Adjourned