Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-20
A Victory for the Friends Of
the White Metal.
Senator Hill Cast His Vote With
the Majority.
The House Rescinds Its Action on the
Subject Of Record Padding-Rep-
resentative Bowers Der
elict in Duty.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, April 19.--An indirec
test OF the strength of the silve
men in the senate was taken to
day, when the question came up OF
Kyle's motion to strike out of the Ari
zona funding bill the clause requiring
the payment of the interest in gold. ant
inserting the words: "In lawful money
of the United States" The motion
prevailed-2S to "a. The vote was al
follows:
Ayes-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn
Blodgett, Butler, Call, Cockrell, Coke
Colquitt, Daniels, Dubois, Faulkner
Gibson of Maryland, Hansbrough, Har
ris, Hill, Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Mitch.
oil, PETER Pugh, Ransom, Stewart, Tel.
ler, Vest, Wolthsll, Wolcott-2S.
Nays-Allison, Carey, Chandler, Cul.
lom, Dixon, Frye, Gray, Hale, Hawly,
Higgins, Hiscock, Hoar, Mcmillan,
Henderson. Paddock, Palmer, Perkins,
Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor Sawyer, Stock
bridge, Washburn, Wilson-24.
After some debate the bill was passed,
a conference was asked. and Platt, Jones
(Arkansas) and Faulkner were appoint
ed conferees on the part of the senate.
Georges resolution relating to the
causes of the low price of cotton was
agreed to; also the West Virginia direct
tax bill, and the bill to establish a
court of appeals in the District of Co.
lumbia.
The senate then went ino executive
session, after which it adjourned.
HILL ON THE SIDE OF SILVER.
The vote in the senate on Kyle's
amendment to the Arizona funding bill
has been freely discussed since its an
nouncement. Many gold men insist
the vote was not a square test of senti-
ment OF the senators on the silver ques-
ton, but the silver men claim it was a
decided victory. 1t is probably the
truth that the senate stands recorded
opposed to any re dictionary legislation
favoring gold at the expense of silver.
The senators who opposed the amend
ment say they were vrting to allow the
territory to manage it's own affairs. The
silver senators say they lost several
votes by this belief, and are really
stronger than appears from the vote.
A feature of the vote was the dis
closure of the attitude of Senator Hill,
and the silver men are much pleased to
see him recorded on their side. Cor
man, who was present, did not vote.
THE RECORD PADDING MATTER.
The action of the house in embodying
extraneous matter in the Congressional
Record was brought to the attention of
the senate today, in the shape of a
resolution, offered by Sanders, instruct
ing the judiciary committee to inquire
if the publication in the Record of copy
righted books, without the consent of
the proprietor, is an infringement of the
proprietor's rights, and whether it sub
jects any person who sells the Record to
liability to damages.
THE HOUSE REsCINDs IT'S ACTION.
In the house, today, the committee on
rules reported resolution setting aside
all orders granting leave to print in the
Record. After some debate the resolu-
tion was adopted.
The committee on rules also reported
a resolution directing the committee on
civil service reform to report whether
any officials in Baltimore, found by the
investigation of the civil service com.
mission to have violated the law, were
still in office, and whether any such
officials have been indicted and prose.
cuted for such violation. Adopted.
O'Farrell of Virginia then called up
the New York contested election case OF
Noyes versus Rockwell, and gave notice
that at the end of ten hours debate he
would demand the previous question.
After Lawson (Ga.), Johnson Qnd. }
and Bacon IN. " had spoken, the house
adjourned pending action.
+" LOS ANGELES SETTLERS TITLES.
Congressman Bowers has asked the
attorney-general to authorize the United
States district attorney at Los Angeles
to appear in behalf of 119 settlers who
have been cited, at the request of the
Southern Pacific railroad, to appear be-
fore the federal court and defend theil
titles. The attorney-general said he
would examine into the case and decide
what he would do in day or two. Al
the same time he said decision could
be expected from the supreme court in
short time that would cover the Lot
Angeles cases.
BowERs's DEREECMoN.
The bill refunding to California abou
$15O,Oo0 for swamp lands indemnity
failed OF passage in the house yesterday
by a lack of the necessary two.thirdl
vote. Three more votes would havl
carried it. Messrs. Cutting, Loud ant
Bowers were absent when their namel
were called. Representative Loud wal
sick in bed at his apartments; Cuttin,
was in New York; Bowers was at th,
capitol, but not in his seat when tn,
vote was taken.
The senate passed the bill granting Il
California per cent of the net proceed
of the cash sales of public lands in tn,
state. The amount involved is $500, 900
The measure now goes to the house.
WASHINGTON NOTES.