The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-11

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-lSpecialI-
In the House to-day Mr.. Bland, from
the committee on coinage, weights and
measures. reported q bill for the free
coinage of gold and silver, and for the
issuing of coin notes. The vote in the
committee on reporting the bill to the
House was to 5.
The minority was given leave to file
minority report not later than Mon
day next Mr. Bland wished the bill to
be placed upon the House calendar, but
MIR. Dingley made the point that the
bill must inevitably involve an expense
upon the Treasury, and should 60 to
the committe of tho whole. Mr.. Bland
said that there was no charge made
upon tho Treasury, and the Speaker
held the matter in allegiance. stating
that he would examine the rule upon
the subject Later in tho day he placed
the bill upon the House calendar.
MIR. Catchings, from the committee
on rules, reported resolution for the
appointment of select committee of
live members to investigate the methods
OF business in the Bureau of Pensions.
whether or not use has been made by
the commissioner of his official position
to promote his private affairs or for
partisan political purposes; whether or
not there has been discrimination made
between applicants for pensions or
practlclng attorneys; whether or not any
of the clerks have taken advantage of
their position to mako profits, and
whether or not civil service law has
been violated by the commissioner.
Mr.. Enloe offered an amendment ex-
tending the scope of inquiry so as to
include tho methods followed by tho
board of pension appeals. In advocat-
ing bis amendment Mr.. Enloe criticized
the administration Of the pension Office
and reiterated the charges against the
commissioner and his son, which he
(Enloe) made during the last Congress
and upon which an investigation was
then based. =
The amendment was agreed TO and
the resolution as amended was adopted.
In the Senate Mr.. German, of Mary
land, presented tho credentials OF his
colleague, Mr. Gibson. When thew
were read tho two Maryland Senators
stepped to tho clerks desk, and the
W II.
Gibson by the Vico- President.
Mr.. Vance offered resolution, which
was referred to the com mittee on con-
tingent expenses, to pay 81, 900 to Mr..
Davidson, of Florida, who contested MIR.
Calls seat.
The joint resolution as to the payment
to the State of West Virginia Of her
proportion of direct tax was again taken
up IN the morning hour, when Mr. FRYE
called attention to the disregard of tho
rule limiting debates to five minutes and
said that knowing the capacity for
debate of the Senators from two Wir-
glnias Daniel and Faulkner) the dis
cussion would be apt to occupy the
morning hour for the remainder of the
session. He. therefore, gave notice that
he would object to it's continuation after
today.
The discussion was interrupted at 2
O'clock, when the printing bill came up
as unfinished business.
Mr.. Faulkner made an effort to have
the West Virginia bill made a special
order after the printing bill, but Mr..
Paddock objected strenuously, as the
pure food bill occupied that position.
The West Virginia bill went over with
out action.
The bill providing for public print
ing' binding and distribution OF public
documents was taken up as unfinished
business. Mr.. Coke moved an amend
ment to increase the extra copies of the
agricultural report from 800, 1000, as pro-
posed in the bill, to 100000. Without
action on the amendment the bill went
over until to morrow.
After short executive session the
Senate adjourned.
MIR. BLAINE's WITHDRAWAL.