Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-25

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liability of the United States on account
| thereof.
REcoYSAaR or rgcunREST FRACTIONAL coin.
The next subject that provoked discus
sion was the item appropriating $40, 900 for
the recoinage Of the uncurrent fractional
! silver coin IN the Treasury (about $lg,0OO,-
000l abraded below the limit Of tolerance.
Mr.. Cockrell secuted the idea OF $4,000
being sufficient for the purpose, ana
moved 10 make the amount Tl5O.OOO.
/ Mr. Allison made no objection TO the
amendment, and II was agreed TO.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment, winch
was agreed to. adding 10 the item a pro-
viso requiring the Secretary OF the lTea-
sury TO coin into standard shver ao.l da
/ the trade-dollar bullion and the trace
4 dollars now in the Treasury, the expense
| thereof TO be charged 70 the siiver-proht
/ fund.
"ATnocroUs" TALK.
The paragraph authorizing the use OF
| unexpcnded balances for the preyentiono OF
/ epidemics gave rlso TO long discussion.
/ Mr.. Chandler moved to place further sums
I at the disposal of the President Tor the
same purpose. tho whole amount OF the
I expenditure for the year not TO exceed
| $3.50, 900. In an imprisoned speech Ar.
! German denounced Mr.. Chambers propo-
I sition ns an atrocious one as Civ:
/ inc the President unlimited use OF
! money. and as more dangerousto the peo-
! Die than an epidemic of cholera, yellow
/ fever, or smallpox would be. That remark
! was referred 70 by Mr.. Chandler as more
"atrocious" than what had called u OUT
| and as showing the necessity of dong some
! .hing also to prevent the spread OF the
| presidential fever. Mr.. Chambers amend
| ment was agreed to.
EUIoGIEs on REpREsENrATIyE WATSON.
Ats o'clock. after ca of the 115 pages OF
| the bill had been disposed OF. other pusl-
| ness was suspended. and fifteen minutes
| was devoted to eulogies upon representa-
tive Watson, of Pennsylvania.
The Senate then adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
The Journal was approved witho ut delay
Mr.. Mckinley, from the Committee on
Ruies. reported resolution for the lmme-
| date consideration of the direct-ta1 3lll,
! the previous question TO be considered as
| ordered at o'clock or as soon Thereafter
| as this resolution may go into erect,
Mr.. Mills raised the question OF con-
sideration. ,oo ~
The House determined-yeas 100, nays
| s0-to consider the resolution. ana then
Mr.. Dingley offered an amendment pro-
| yidng that after disposal or the direcJ-tsA
| bill the House shall proceed TO considera-
ton of the shipping bill, the previous
question TO be considered as ordered alter
| SIX hours debate.
Mr. Blount, of Georgia, raised the point
of order that the amendment was not
germane. and Mr.. Bland suggested that II
| II were held TO be germane he would IKE
TO offer an amendment relating to the
silver bill.
The Speaker sustained the point of or
der and Dir. Dingley's amendment was
ruled out.
The previous question on the resolution
was ordered. The resolution was adopted
and the dlrect-tax bill taken up.
THE DIRECT-TAx BILL.
Dir. Caswell, OF Wisconsin, in charge. OF
the bill offered an amendment providing
that no money shall be paid TO any State
or Territory until the Legislature thereof
shall have accepted, by resolution, the
sum appropriated in full satisfaction Of all
claims against the United States on &C
count of the levy and collection of the tax.
TIE COTTON TAX.
In the course of the debate which fol-
lowed, Mr.. Oates. of Alabama. offered as
an amendment to Mr.. CaswelPs amend
ment a proposition TO test the constitu-
tionality Of the cotton tax.
THE "CAPTURKD AND ABANDONED PROPERTY
ACT.
Then, as O substitute for both amend
mauts Mr. Oates offered an amendment
rowing for one wear the right OF action
in the Court OF Claims under the provi-
SONS Of the captured and abandoned
property" act,
This substitute was offered ont of order,
and on Mr. Grosvenor sobjection was ruled
Glr Oates's amendment was lost-yeas,
81 nays, 199.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
Mr.. Caswell's amendment was adopted.
The previous question was then ordered on
the blil-yeas, ia; nays, SO.
Mr.. Oates moved recommltment.
Lost-yeas, "a; nays, III.
THE BILL PASSED.
The bill was then passed-yeas, 172;
NAYS, 10l.
The following is the vote in detail:
YEAs.-Messrs Adams Allen of Micih-
gan, Anderson OF Kansas, Arnold, Atkin-
son Of Pennsylvanie, Atkinson OF West
Virginia Baker. Banks. Bayne, Belden. Boil
KNAPP, Bergen, BiGgs, Bingham, Bliss, Booth
man, Boutele, Bowden, Brewer, Brosius,
Brewer, Browne OF Virginia, ]. B. Brown, Buch-
anan OF New jersey, Burton, Caldwell, Camp
than. CLARK OF Wyoming, Cogswell, Coleman.
Comstock, Cooper OF Indiana, Cochran, Covert,
Culbertson OF Pennsylvania, Cutcheon. Dalzell,
Darlington, Delano Dibble; Dingiey, Dolliver,
Flick. Flower, Gear. Gest Gibson, Clifford.
Greenhalge, Grosvenor, Grout, Hall, Hans
brough, Hsrmer, Haugen, K. X. Hayes, Haynes,
Heard, Hemphill. Henderson Of Illinois, Hem
derson OF North Carolina, Hit, Holman, Hop
zoy. Knapp, Lacey, Laidlaw, Lsng.ton,
lansing Of New YORK, Laws; Ioe' L I6I
Mansur. Martin Of Indiana. Mason, Mcclellan,
McComas, McSord, Mccormick. AcDur1e.
Mckenzie, Mckinley, Miles, Miller, htlliken,
Morrow, Morse. Mudd. Neidriughaus, Mute,
o'Donne1, O'Ferrall, o NEAL Of Indiana, 0Neill
OF Pennsylvania, Osburn, Cultivate, owen OF
Indiana, Owens OF Onto, Parreit, Payne, Pawn
ter, Payson, Perkins, Perry, Pindar Post, Pugs-
10y, Raines, Ray, kayburn, Rife, Rockwell,
Roweil, Russell, Sanford, Scranton. Scull, Seney.
Sherman, Smith Of Illinois. smith Of West
Virginia, smyser. Snider spooner, Stevenson.
stivers, stockbridge, Stone Of Pennsylvania,
Suuble, Taylor of Illinois, Taylor of Tennessee,
K. B. Taylor. j. d. Taylor Thomas Thompson.
Pennsylvania, Turner Of New York, vanderer.
nSchsick, Waddill, Wade, Walker, Wallace OF
Massachusetts, Wallace OF New York, Wheeler OF
Michigan, WicEhan, Wiley. Williams Of Ohio.
Wilson OF kentucky, aud Yardley-172.
NAYS-MessTs. Abbott, Anderson OF Mlssis-
sippi Andrew, Bsnkhead, Barnes, Bland,
Blount, Bostner, Breckenridge OF Arkansas,
Brookshire. Buchanan Of Virginia, Bum,
Catchings, Chapman, Clements. Clunie, COBB,
Cowlos, Crain, Crisp, Culberson of Texas, Cum
mings, Dargan, Davidson, Dickerson, Dockery,
Dunphy, Rllis Fithian, Foreman, Forney,
Fowler, Funston, Geissenhainer, Goodnight,
Grimes, Hare, Hatch, w. !: Hayes. Herbert,
hin, Hooker, Kelly, Kerr OF Iowa,
Kerr Of Pennsylvania, Lane. LRDham. Lawler,
Lester OF Virginia, Lewis. Martin Of Texas, Nc
Adoo, McClammy. McCreary, McRae, Mills,
Montgomery, Morgan. Morrill,. Mutchler, Nor
ton, Oates, O'Neil OF Massachusetts, Peel, Pen
ingtOn. Peters, Pierce, Price, Quinn, Reilly,
Richardson, Robertson, Rogers, Sayers, Sniyoly,
skinner, spinola, Springer. SteWar. OF Texas,
Stewart Of Vermont, Stockjale, Stone OF Ken
lucky, stone Of Missouri, Sweeney, Tucker,
Turner OF Georgia. Turner OF Kansas, vaux,
Washington, Whtelsw, Whiting, Wike, Wilcox,
Williams OF Illinois, Wilson OF Missouri, Wison
OF Washington. and Wilson Of West Virginia.
l0l.
THE NAVAL BILL.
Mr. Boutelle. of Name, presented the
conference report on the naval appropria-
tion bill and it was agreed to.