Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-15

ibis section prOyfnes fof tne phIchAso VI
lo,000C Ct0 ounces OF silver a. market prices.
Mr.. Plumb moved 70 strike out the second soc
ton limiiing tho compulsory requirement o. &
deposit OF bonds by national bank 20 s,uoU,
Agreed 20 without division.
PLUMB AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
Mr. Plumb moved TO strike out the third sec
ton las 70 national bank currency, and 70 iueer
in lieu Of IL the following: "Thsfthc secretary
OF the Trossury is hereby authorized 70 replace
ali sums OF national notss hereafter perma-
neniiY retired and cancelled bI the issue I'D
lieu thereof OF like sums In United States notes
Of the description and character OF the United
States notes now outstanding aud authorized BY
the oct Of harch 3 1853. entitled an act to pro
vide ways and means for tho support OF the Gov
ernment.n
Fifteen or twenty senators took part in the de-
bate which this amendment started. aud when
n vote was reached the amendment was defeat
ed-yeas, %; nays, 90
The motion to strike out the third section Of
the bill WAS defeated-yess. 81; nays, IS.
Mr.. Vance offered an amendment ropealtng
State bank taxation. Lost
The bill was then reported to the Senate and
amendments made in Conmittse Of tho Whole
were agreed TO,
AN ASTONISHING SUBSTITUTE.
Then Mr.. Vest astonished the senate by bring
ing forward as substitute for the bill purely
frce-coinag9 bill. which provides that the unit ol
value in the United Ststes shall be dollars. 70 be
coined OF 412N grains OF standard silver and OF
20 S-lU grams OF STANDARD ROld. BIT. Neft btnleu
that his substitute wae similar to the free
coinage bill which passed tho Senate last ses-
sion.
Mr. Aldrich moved 10 amend tho substitute by
adding thereto the national banking feature Of
the original bill Lost-yess, 33; nays, 81.
MR. vEsrs SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED.
Mr.. Vests substitute was agreed 10 without
division.
The bill as amended by the substitute was
agreed to--yeas, 80; nays, "a, as follows:
YaAs-Messrs. Allen. Barbour, Bate: Berry
Blackburn, Butler. Cameron, Cockrell, Coke,
DaSiel, Bustis, Faulkner, Gibson, GormaD,
Hampton, Ingalls,, Jones OF Arkansas, Jones OF
Nevada. Kenna, Mcconnell, Manderson
Mitchell. Morgan, Paddock, Pasco, Power, Pugh
Reagan, Sanders, shoup. stanford, Stewart
Teller. Turpie. Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, Walthal
and Wolcott-39.
NAYs.-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Carey. Casey
Cullom. Davis. Dixon. nolrh, Edmunds, Bvarts
Frye, Hale, Hawley, Higgins. Hlsoock, Hoar
McMillln, Plat. Quay, sawyer, sherman
Spooner. Stock bridge, Warren. Wasbburn, VII.
son of Iowa, and Wilson Of Msryland-27.
THE FORCE BILL TOMORROW.
Mr. Hoar called up the elections bill In order
to make IL "unlnished business" for to-mor'
row, pending which Mr.. Butler moved an ad-
journment. Lost-yoas, 80; nays, 80.
The vote then recurred on Mr.. boar's motion
TO call up the elections bill and resulted in q
tie-yeas. 80: nays, 80.
The Vice President cast the deciding vote In
following are the yeas and nays:
YRAa-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen. Allison, Came
ron, Casey, Cullom, Davis, Dixon. Dolph, I'd.
munds, Kvarte. Frye, Hale, Hawley, Hiscock
Hoar, Mcconnell. Mchillin, hsnderson, Mitchell
Paddock, Platt Power, Quay, Sanders, Sawyer
sherman. ShOup, SpOoner, Stockbridge, Warren
and Wilson Of lowa-3&
NAYs-Messrs. Barbour, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Butler. Call. Cockrell. Coke, Daniel. Eus-
tia, Faulkner, Gibson, German, Gray, Hampton
Jones OF Arkansas, Jones OF Nevada, henna
Morgan. Pasco, Pugh, Reagan, stanford, stew
art, Teller, Turpie, Vance, Vest. voorhees,, Wal
thsll, Washburn, Wilson OF Maryland, and VOL
cott-32
Tho senate then, at 1915, adjourned until noon
tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
Immediately after the roading OF tho Journal
the House went into Committee Of the Whole
tMr. Dingley In tho chair, on tho army appro-
priAtiOn DILL
Mr. Stone, Of Missouri. offered an amendment
providing tnat no part OF the military force
snail be employed at any polling-place on any
election-day except TO suppress riots, and oniJ
then when 1t has been applied for by the Legis
lsture or GOyerncr OF tho state.
Ruled out on point OF order,
LAND-GBANT RAILWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION
On motion Of Mr.. Holman, an amendment wa
adopted proving that lhnd-grant railroads shal
receive for army transportation but 80 per cent
of the price paid to them by private parties foi
similar service.
The committee rose aud the bill was passed
whereupon the committee resumed It's session
for consideration Of tho District Of Columbii
appropriation bill.
Mr. Springer demanded reading OF tho bill
in ertenso and at the conclusion Of the resdinl
tho committee rose. Tho House limited debate
on the bill % i've hours. and again went int
committee 20 consider tho bill.
PUBLIC BUILDING FOR sTAUNToN.
Whom Il again rose the Senate bill was passed
NN-N Nha IN NJ a building
Va. at a cost OF $4,000.
Adjourned.