The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-28
sEssIoV OF THE SENATE.
A Reconsideration of the Salaries of
Rail Wav 6ai CLERKS.


R.ilway San Clerks.
WASHINGTON, May q. - When the
routine morning business 10 the Senate was
disposed Of to-day the calendar was taken
up under rule s, but Mr.. Morgan volun
tarily abandoned bis right and consented tc
have his resolution laid aside without action.
That having been d one, business on the cal
endar was proceeded with in the regular
order under rules, Among the bills passed
were the following:
To reclassify and prescribe the salar les Of
railway postal clerks. The rates fixed are:
First class, not exceeding $500; second class,
not exceeding $1,000; third class, not ex-
ceedlng $1,000; fourth class, not exceeding
81 1900; fifth class, not exceeding $l,500;
sixth GLASS, not exceeding 81, $50; and
seventh class, not exceeding 1,S00).
Also thirty private bills and pension bills,
including one giving a pension Of $50 a
month 20 Tendoy, chief of the Bannoc rs,
Shoshones and Sheepeaters tribes Of In
dams as a faithful and valued friend Of
the white settlers in Idaho"
AT 2 o'clock the presiding officer, Mr.
Paddock, announced that the morning
hour had expired and that the Senate would
now take up the unfinished business, being
the bill to provide for free coin
age Of gold and silver. AS no
senator took the floor the presiding officer
stated that the bill was still open for amend
ment. No amendment being offered, he
announced that the committee OF the whole
was discharged from its further considers
ton and that the bill was now before the
Senate.
SHERMAN CALLS A HALT.
That statement first attracted the alton
ton OF Mr.. Sherman, who rose and said
that he knew of several senators who de-
sired to address the Senate before the mat
ter was passed upon but who were not pre-
pared to do so to-day. he himself desired
to speak or the bill, but he had sent to the
treasury department for certain informa-
ton, without which he would not like to
proceed. He, therefore, suggested that the
bill should 90 over till Tuesday next, un-
less some senator desired to speak to-day.
In the brief discussion which followed
Messrs Teller and Sherman, opponents on
the silver question, showed considerable
temper toward esch other.
Mr.. Stewart offered two amendments to
the bill and they we're agreed to. They
were TO make the denominations OF the cer-
tihcates, as provided In the third section,
from 81 up to 81, 900; and to strike out the
clause carrying an appropriation.
The presiding officer said that the bill
would be considered as still in committee OF
the whole, and asked whether there was
unanimous consent that it be laid aside.
Mr.. Sherman said that that was not
necessary as the bill would come up as the
unfinished business"
YES" said Mr.. Allison, eff no other bill
be taken up In the meantime and takes its
place as the unfinished business
In view Of the possibility that such q
thing might happen, Mr.. Stewart asked and
obtained unanimous consent that the bill
be taken up as the unfinished business on
Tuesday next at 2 o'clock. That matter
having been definitely arranged, there was
a brief executive session, and at $3.50 O'CLOCK
the Senate adjourned till Tuesday next