The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-09
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
THINGS or INTEREST IN AND oUT OF
THE HALLS OF CONGRESS-.
Members OF the House Talk Over the Action
on the silver Que stiop- discussion or the
spe aker's Decisions-The Teller BilI,

an opportunity to sit about and talk over yea
tcrdny's fight on the silver question and its
results II is quito generally conceded that
the large vote which the silver mon secured
makes it certain that the Bland bill will pass
the House at tho expiration Of tho three days
OF debate on March "a by largo
majority. The anti-silver men are still
In a very UNPLEASANT state Of mind and have
bitter things to say about tho course Of the
Speaker in deciding rs he did against his own
previously expressed opinions. 1t Is hold by
many Of tho members that tho Speaker was
not justified in deciding that business could
DO transacted before tho journal was
approved. 1t is quito evident however.
that. while in order to make decision
OF this kid tho Speaker was obliged
to override all previous custom. including
tho plainly expressed decision Of Speaker
Carlisle in tho Fifticth Congress. he was
nevertheless acting in accordance with tho
new rulos OF tho House. These rules give n
much moro arbitrary power to tho Speaker
and tho Committee OH Rules than did tho
rules of last Congress. Under the present
code the Speaker and the Committee on Rules
can adopt any course they see tit. and con pre-
vent nlihustcring at any stagc OF the House
proceedings.
Gen Tracy. who ledthc rather unfortunate
fight OF the anti-silvcr mon yesterday. still in
sists that he had no intention Of flibustcring
he was ustounded Mt the decision OF the Chair
that business could 10 transacted before the
journal was approved. Speaker Crisp admits
that this could not be done under the old
rules. but contends that tho new ones give
him ample authority lie Is appar9ntly not
for t IS ynn Sf That he has been lookns
UP tho prcccdrnts to-day in response to the
think he has made mistake and are in favor
having him reverse his ,'esisi ;s own ,rso
Esr s I% S"i"t I rs;sS% 3 ". Wilson q NIT
,mG ,i IN tne "eH Wisops
point was in tho share Of question s, n, I" the
that tho Very rule under which the Sneaksr
Sssm WIEN M wilson li made Mis- lis
point yesterday the Speaker gave m cv4siye
the matter since. 1t is not likely. however.
that he viii reverse MS DECISION tut n rather
OF f III" House r tor the roma nder Of this Con;
gress abs2lnte'y IN tho hands OF himself and
men did not intend to lliiDustcr at the opon-
to test tho inll extent OF tho speakers power.
s aa Sy the 'G Snp not ns" srp % Ct the
ings he would have employed iiibnst ,H,,
"s tsss c G tic the %f vote Had sS
arranged ,hat Mr.. Andrew Of Massaehusstti;
"d ask t. be sS%seI from sbw y19 ana
had the power to compel him to vote. Numer;
Gus roll calls could havo been demanded. and
vented from proceed ing with business. Being
omtwittcd on the start. however. Cen Yen ,Iracy
Il it nc now turns ont That Gen. Tracys objection
yesterday to having tho Speaker look at him
urronrous laughter. was intended IA, as j tk
last Congress- that Speaker Reed had II disre-
spectful way Of looking Mt him, No one saw
tint Gen. Trncy was in dead earnest,
Tho Republicans nre oyerioye.d ut me slt n
themselves. and contend that tho result is the
mckicst thing that has happened to them IN Il
political way Tor some Tine
Men, beers OF tho Finance Committee Of the
Senate are not yet ready to proceed with the
consideration OF tho Teller bill providing for n
S%* tn tho to RStnf nS RST"S
ns r s1st SdiR sF snnsl Iss On
Senator. sherman OF tho FINANCE com mint,
in the Ssnne wS Sa"Ts0r as at the
Of that eo nm pfHmty ross Sna
that he mndc his motion to postpone consid-
GRAFTON Of the bill !eca.lse he regarded 1t rs
the minute rulo The measure involves |
great international monetary, question. which |
sian M e seS Of the finance finance Gommttso are
.tpot prepared to enter upon the discussion 81
i'll hc fully considered. Senator Allison is
not prepared TO say when the subject will be
called up again.
Tho principal subject before tho Senate n |
open session to-day was the Pure Food bill. |
On motion OF Mr.. Cockrcll. tho section was |
lions for Vol OF the proof He set
done should DO held to mpiy knowledge and
dspeved Morgan cd an ad Mns
tional section to The effect thnt any article Of
s s Sss re
Covered into tho ,Treasury Of The United
ions " 7Snd Of tho Bill pending when 9"a S tho
In tSe Hovse aer Mc Mi Of Tonnes
" SyeR pocG t Nc aI cn up the
nonnced this committee to accompany tho, re;
mans s WMna" vii" died
Mrs' Paynter Of Kentnckv Mr. Mansnr t q M M{:
Ias Ks TsSs and NJ SsF %S i HS
E tho hS4ss sg 81 M Rsad mark of
Commissioner Morgan OF the Indian Bureau
awarded contracts to-day for supplying milch
cows to Sioux Indians. under proposals re-
Gently, sent out. and for which bids. were re,
milch cows. and s25O. 900 was appropriated to
purchase them. Ono thousand each goes to
the Grow ,nRency. and the. Standing Rock
agency 1000 to the Pine Ridge agency, and
100 to the Rosebud agency. Tho total amount
for which the contracts are let is about $500
600.
Commissioner OF Patents Simonds issued to-.
day an order announcing that In consequence
Of want of room for the proper storage and ar
ranGement Of printed copies OF patents. it will
until additional room is provided. For Years
Secretaries OF tho Interior and COMMISSIONERS
necessity OF additional room in which to store
future issues OF tho, printed descriptions OF
have failed. Mr.. Simonds says that during tho
past year tho Patent Ofilco has sold $50, 1000
printed copies OF patents at ten cents each and
that tho total receipts from this source since
the establishment OF the office had been moro
than S2U. 5OOOOO. Although there is n bninnco