Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-20
Pension Awards.
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

~ THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, September 18th In the Senate
Plumbs resolution 70 Tecommit the bankruptcy
bill to the Judiciary Committee with instruc-
tions TO amend by making it apply 10 voluntary
bankruptcy only, was taken up, and after dis
cussion placed on the calendar. The matter
will not be brought up again this session.
Voorhees, introduced joint resolution for the
immediate increase OF silver money by pur
chasing for coinage 900 ounces of silver
within the next thirty days. This purchase is
TO be in addition 70 the amount required by the
existing law. Referred to the Finance Com
mlGtee.
The Senate then went into executive session
When the doors were reopened the Senate
passed number of bills, including the House
bill to discontinue the coinage OF IS and 81 gold
pieces.
The House bill to reduce the amounto United
States bonds required OF national banks, and to
restore to the channels of trade the excessive
accumulation oi lawful money in the Treasury
having been reached on the calen ar Sherman
said he thought its passage would tend much
TO quiet the p esent agitation in the money
market. Undoubtedly the effect of the bull
would be not only to prolong but to encourage
the national bank system.
Plumb feared the bill would finally result in
q contraction of the currency While he agreed
that the national banking system, as a system
of discount and deposit, was and ought to be
continued, it was plain to be seen that it was
not long TO be system having relations to the
currency. The banks themselves wanted 10 get
out of the business. Congress could not afford
TO let the national bank currency Gisap-
pear without supplying a currency in its place
he believed the business of the country was in
greater psril than for years, for the lack of a
sufficient circulating medium
Power moved to strike out the first section
reducing TO 81 COO the deposit of bonds TO retain
charters.
After further discussion, the bill went overtill
tomorrow
The Senate bill for the protection of trees and
other growth ON the public domain from de-
structiOn by fire was passed.
The House bill to define and regulate the
jurisdiction Of Courts of the United states with
an amendment OF the Judiciary Committee in
the nature OF q substitute was taken up as un-
finished business and went over without action.
Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, September 1sth.-To-day was
another day of roll-calls and flibustering in the
House
The first thing Crisp moved that yesterdays
table-yeas 40. nays 2.
But Mr.. Crisp raised point of no quorum.
The Speaker counted l64 members present-a
quorum.
Crisp challenged the correctness of the count,
and the Speaker said that, having taken great
pains, he had no doubt about his correctness.
He was informed by the Doorkeeper that there
were dozen Democrats in the lobby. Crisp's
motion was laid on the table, but the gentleman
from Georgia still protested that tellers should
be appointed.
The Speaker stated that the question was on
the approval of the journal, and q vote being
taken resulted 162 to 2.
Crisp raised point of no quorum.
The Speaker replied that De Haven of Cali
fornia was present, but had not voted. he. to-
gether with the Speaker, made l66 members
present, although the Speaker was OF the opin-
ion that 164 members constituted quorum
Crisp again challenged the correctness of the
count, and the Speaker said no matter what the
conduct of the gentlemen who were obstrueting
legislation might be- it was desirable that no
mistake should be made and therefore ordered
tellers, appointing Mckinley and Crisp.
Holman of Indiana was about to leave the
hall when the Speaker spied him and ordered
the tellers to count him.
Holman then, amid much laughter, passed
between the teilers, who finally announced the
presence of l24 members.
Crisp made the point of order that notwith-
standing the four vacancies existing in the
membership by reason of deaths 164 members
did not constitute quorum. This point was
discussed at much length.
The Speaker pronounced decision with the
reserv alton that If, after careful examination,
he should tiud precedent in opposition to it
he would not adhere. He decided to adhere to
the rule that Ice members constituted a. quo
rum. A call of the House was therefore ordered
and as few Democrats entered The chamber
the presence of 40 members was disclosed. The
| Speaker announced the question TO be on ap-
proval of the journal and it was approved.
The question recurred on ordering the pre-
vious question on the Langston-Vena case.
most OF the Democrats again retired but the
| previous question was ordeTed-yeas, l47; nays,
| 1.-The Clerk noting quorum.
| Cheadle, of Indiana, and Coleman, of Louisi-
ana, (Republicans) voted in the negative.
Chesdle moved to recommit the case. Lost
| Z to l45. The question recurring on the minor
| ity resolution, declaring Langston not elected,
the quorum disappeared and call of the House
was ordered, disclosing the presence of 167
members.
| The minority resolution was then rejected and
| g vote taken on the second minority resolution,
declaring Venable duly elected. Lost TO 155,
! the Speaker counting quorum.
The first msjority resolution, declaring Vena-
BILE not elected, was next in order and again the
quorum disappeared, making a call of the
House necessary, and one more than quorum
! responded on this call, and again did the quo
rum disappear on the pending resolution, the
vote standing las TO 4, and once more there was
a call ordered. One hundred and sixty y-four
members responded to this call, the Republican
absentees being T. NJ. Browne of Indiana. But
terworth Cornell, Dorsey, Evart, Finley, 0'Day,
Ketehem, Knapp, Mill1ken, Peters, Sweeney
and Wilson of Kentucky. There being 10
quorum, the House, by unanimous consent,
took recess, the evening session to be for the
consideration of private pension bills
AT the evening session the House postponed
until Wednesday next, the bill granting pen
sion to the widows of Generals Mcclellan, Free
mont and Crook Seventy-two private pension
bills were passed, and the House adjourned.