, 1890-05-08

WASHINGTON, May IA number of
bills were reported from the committees
and placed on the calendar, including the
house regular appropriation bills for the
army and for a military academy. The
house bill provides for the disposal of Ger
tain military reservations in Wyoming ter
ritory. The house bill authorizing the
secretary of war to deliver to the state of
Colorado the flags carried by Colorado
regiments during the war of the rebellion
was reported and passed, after the expla-
nation that while the flags of the state
regiments were carried home with them,
those of the territorial regiments were
kept in Washington.
Gray moved to proceed to the consider
alton Of the bill to transfer the revenue
marine service to the navy department.
Agreed 10.
Cochran spoke against the bill and was
still speaking at . o'clock when the pre-
siding officer announced that under last
Fridays agreement the bill would be laid
aside aud the ena proceeded to the con
sideration of the silver bill. The bill
having been read in e~xtensD, Stewart
asked unanimous consent that it be
postponed until Tuesday next and then
be unfinished business.
Vest objected. He thought the silver
bill was the most important one on the
calendar and that it was being unreason-
ably delayed.
Plumb agreed with Vest as to the i'm
portance Of the bill and the delay, but
would consent hat it go over till Tuesday
on the request of the senator who had it
in charge (Jones), and who proposed to
open the debate.
Morrill, said Jones was absent and de-
sired a few days to prepare for opening
the debate aud hoped therefore that con-
sent would be given to the bill going
over.
Vest said the bill had been fixed for to-
day on Jones own motion, and now, by
ex parte proceeding, in which the major
ity OF the senate were not consulted, the
bill was to be thrust aside for another
week. He wouldn't agree to anything
except that the bill be taken up and con.
sidered from'now until disposed of.
Teller said he was ready to go on with
the bill. but wouldn't insist on its being
taken up in the absence of Senator
Jones.
The presiding officer = The senator
from Nevada (Mr Stewart) asks unani-
not consent that further consideration
ofthe bill be postponed until Tuesday
next. Is there any objection2
Vest-I object.
Consideration of the bill was then pro
ceeded with.
Sherman moved to ins TT a section re-
pealing all laws that require money de-
posted in the Treasury under section s.
222 of the revise statutes to be held as a
special fund for the REDEMPTION of ma
tional bank notes and covering such
money into the treasury; also covering
into the treasury sums deposited under
section 4 of the act of June 20, 1874,
fixing amounts of Uni'el States notes;
(being section 6 of the Conger bill.
Plumb moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting the provision that
hereafter no funds available for the pay
ment of the public debt (inc.uding such
as are kept for the redemption of treasury
notes) be retained in the treasury in ex-
cess of $4,000 600.
Sherman opposed Plrmb's amendment.
Allison suggested that 10 the absence of
Jones the bill be allowed to go over till
Tuesday.
Vest said if he was the only senator to
opJect ne Wouiun I STAND In the way, but
several other senators said they also OBJ
jected: Finally the difficulty was gotten
over for the day by the suggestion on the
part OF Sherman that the senate proceed
to executive business. No vote was taken
on either pending amendment, and Vest
and Teller gave notice of substitutes they
would offer for the whole. Adjourned.
Joseph Jefferson Sued by a Friend.
(, New YORK. May THE actor Joseph