Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-05
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
SENATE

on the following bills:
On Mr.. PETERS bill t. create fund for
the payment OF pensions and for sstting our
army of laborers at work on extensive pub
lie improvements for removing the strong.
eat incentive to crime among the poor ana
t, vice among the rich and for protecting
the American from the lranx Of undue allen
competition.
On Mr.. Calls bill TO prohibit national
banks from receiving or paging interest on
deposits made by national banks.
On Mr.. Kyles's bill to repeal the law
which empowers the Secretary OF the Tres-
sury to anticipate interest upon the public
debt, and
On Mr.. Georges resolution insttucting
the committee on finance to report bill re-
quirlug the Issuing and keeping In cironla-
tion of legal tender notes to the extent OF $40
per capita of population. They were oil
postponed indefinitely.
After some debate on bill for s. bridge
across the Mississippi river at Memphis, Mr.
Morgan ffsred an amendment to his silver
resolutions which was ordered to be prin.-
ed. 1t instruc!s The finance committee to
report bill supplementary to the act OF
July II, 1890, which shouId provide for the
coInsge of gold and silver BIO lion on equal
| terms 90 to each metal and for the Issue OF
treasury notes In denominations not to e1-
ceed $500 land upon the same terms and
conditions as In the act OF 1S9O) upon all
gold and silver tuliion that the United
States may acquire by purchase, and that
any deposl.or who shall deposit In the
treasury gold or oliver bullion In quantities
of net less than 800 in value. the product
OF mines in the United States which has not
been previously coined, ehall, at his option.
receive coin certificates for the same at the
mint value OF such bullion. The resolution
Wac agreed to.
TIE Indian appropriation bill was taken
up.
HOUSE.
Mr.. English, OF Cor aciicui, stated that
he had inadvertently voted yesterday for
the Geary snt.Chinese bill. He wiehed to
change his vote.
The Speaker stated that the change
would be made, as it did lot affect the re-.
suit.
After preliminary business Mr.. McMillin
moved that The House go into committee OF
OF the whole on the free wool bill, aud pend.
ing that, moved that all debate on the first
section be limit; to half On hour. This
met with opposition from the republicans
who, while they were willing to take vote
Immediately on the pending amendment,
thought that no limits ton shcu'd be placed
upon debate.
Mr.. MoMilin said that he did not wish 10
be unreasonable. He would amend his NC
ton and move that debsts be limited to one
hour.
Mr.. Burrows moved to amend by making 1t
two hours and on division the vote stood IL
-137.
MIR. Burrows demanded tsllers and was
proceeding to address himself to Mr.. Nc.
Mi!lin when he was called to order by the
Speaker.
Mr.. Burrows protested that he was In
order. he wished to make proposition
The Speaker: II the gentleman was to
make proposition, he is not In otdsr. He
has demanded tellers.
Mr.. Burrows: 1t has got go now that We
caunot make even suggestion.
Tellers were ordered, and the vote resulted
46--122; and then the republicans asked for
the yeas and nays.
The vote then resulted: yeas SO; maya 16S;
and the amendment was rej ,cted.
Then Mr.. McMillln modified his motion
30 90 to limit the debate to enc hour and q
quarter-one half hour to be given to the
democrats and three. quarters Of an hour TO
the republicans.
Mr.. Burrows: suppose that there Is 70
debate, 30 that no understanding can be ar
rived at.
The Speaker: When gentlemen manifest
q disposition TO arrive st an understanding
there will be no difficulty, but when gentle.
men are invited
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chair, on reflection, will see that when ask
to make a suggestion with the view oireach,
Ing on understanding With the gentleman
from Tennessee, the chair Ia not Justified ia
calling me to order.
The Speaker: The chair declines to per.
NIT the gentleman from Michigan to make
any such statement, that the chair Ia net
justidsd.
Mr.. Burrows: The gentleman from Mich
igan knew that Ii was not In order to debate
the matter, but the gentleman from Tennes.
see and myself could no doubt hkYe come
to an agreement.
The Speaker The gentleman Is not In Or
der now, and will take his seat. Business
will be suspended unil the ger t.eman takes
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