, 1892-02-17
NEWS.
Senate.


PETER moved an increase in the item for
census work for ''the division of farms.
homes and MORTGAGE from $4,000 to
800. 900. The amendment was rejected,
and the bill passed. 1t adds to the $780,
600 deficiency for the census. $50, 900 for
the division of farms, homes and
mortgages 1t increases the item for
the subsistence OF the Sioux from $ll5,-
5l4 to $l43. GA.
The senate then took up the calendar
aud passed the bill appropriatlng $780,
900 tor a public building at Salt Lake.
The pure food bill was laid aside and
the Idaho contested election case taken
up. The resolutions reported by the
committee are that Dubois is entitled to
the seat which he nov holds aud ClaRgett
is not entitled to it. The majority report
is signed by Teller, Hoar. Mitchell,
Chandler and Higgins. Republicans, and
by Pugh and Turpie. Democrats. The
minority report in favor of Claggert is
signed by two Democratic senators. Vance
and Gray. Pending the discussion the
senate went into executive session and
soon adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.-The donations
of Western farmers and mIllers to the
starving millions of Russia have at last
served a practical purpose in the house.
They served as a bludgeon to the gold
men today to oppose for FIVE hours the
steady march OF the lower house toward
free coinage legislation. In today's
struggle politics bad no place, flibusterers
and opponents being alike members of
the Democratic party. Tracey of New
York led the fight against the coDsidera-
ton OF the resolutions authorizing the
transportation OF food donations to the
starving Russians, but did it simply
because he desired to keep as many
measures as possible in the way of the
Bland free coinage bill. There are now
the Russian relief resolution and several
other measures on the calendar OF un-
finished business and it is the plan of
Tracey and his followers to flibuster
against all these measures in order to pre-
vent the free coinage bill aver being
reached on the calendar and passed by
the house. The free coinage men may,
however, force a vote on the Bland bill
before 1t can pass to the calendar of un
finished business, which would be within
two days alter being reached in the order
of consideration.
The house indefinitely postponed the
senate joint resolution authorizing the
secretary of the navy to transport contri-
buttons for the reliet of the suffering poor
OF Russia.
Blount of Georgia suggested that the
resolution upon which motions we're pend
ing was Improperly placed upon the cal
endar of unfinished business. On this
question there was much desultory debate
and finally Tracey of New York came
forward in the role of flibusterer with a
motion that the house take a recess for an
hour. Pending this, Owens Of Ohio
moved an adjournment, but 1t was lost.
On Tracey's motion no quorum voted.
A quorum appeared after a weary wait
and then Tracey demanded the yeas and
nays. The motion for a recess was de-
feated-6 to 1876. Many opponents of
the silver bill withheld their vote in the
hope of breaking the quorum. Immedi-
atelv Tracey was on his feet with a motion
to adjourn, which was defeated by IS to
lao. The question required on a motion
to table the motion to reconsider the vote
by which the Russian relief resolution was
indefinitely postponed. 1t was tabled
without division, thus finally defeating
the measure. The house then adjourned