Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-17

| tax 70 pay pensions and dc salaries of post
masters, hr. Vance stating that the senate hed
not the conssitusionai povs. 2 ocsteinAse such
measure. The biu was Indefinitely postponed.
IfI~xGHy srREt1 cAns
A bin was introduced By snasor Hansbrough,
Of North Dakota, to provide tor al-uieht street.
car service In Washington is seeks 70 compel
the Warrington and Georgst,wn and the Metro
PRINCIPAL lines oi tho casy after midnishs at
Intervals Of half an hour, a. is done tn most OF
the largo cities Of the country. similar bill
was introduced during the lsst session o. Con-
ingtou and Georgetown Railroad Company,
which was Affected By IL, pledged itself TO render
the servic6b without compulsiou- Soon after
had given much satisfaction 10 tie public, was
discontinued BY tho company ON the plea that IL
did not pay The object OF ths present bill Is to
restore this service and prevent any further
fhs urgent deficiency bill was then passed,
cmcnded a. heretofore indica ed BY tho addi.
tion Of several items for the different branches
When the morning hour closei the "pure-food
bill came up as the unfinished business, bus
was laid aside, and the Idaho c,ntested-election
case was taken up.
IN FAVOR OF DUBOIS
The resolutions reported BY Il . Committee on
Elections are that Mr.. Dubois IL entitled TO the
seat he now holds for the full term commencing
March 4, 1891, and that Mr.. Clagge;t Is not en-
titled to 1t. The majority report Is signed by
Messrs. Teller, Hoar, Miiehel Cnsnp,es; snS sma
Turpie Democrats). The minority report Is
signed by two Democrats Senators-Nessrs-
Vance and Gray-and closes with resolutions
that Dubois is not entitled to the seat and that
Nr. Mitchell addressed the Senate In favor OF
the majority report and Mr.. Van'e In support OF
the minority. Mr.. Vance yielded 70 motion
for an executive session and then the Senate
adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Speaker Crisp was ct his post OF duty this
morning, evidently mono the worss for his tenn
porary indispositton.
Mr., Brown, OF Indiana, from the committee on
Elections submitted report on the contested
election case of Craig against stewart from the
Twenty-fourth Congressional District Of Pennsyl-
vania. The report (Which nnds III favor oi sho
contestsnt) was placed upon the calendar, ana
Mr.. Brown gave notice that he wo'lid caii IL up
| for action Tuesday next
| Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia, from the Committee
on Election OF President, Vice-Presldent, anu
Members Of Congress, reported JOINT resoiutiSn ION
proposing q constitutional amendment Tor tho
election OF senators by the people M the several
States. Referred to House calendar
EgDUcED RATES TO DRUNMERs.
In tho morning hour Mr.. Wise Of Virginia,
| from the Committee ON Interstate and Foreign
Commerce, called up the bill authorizing rail-
| road companies to grant reduced rstes 70 com-
mercial travellers. The debate on this Dill oc-
c1pied tho entire morning hour, when tnc OH
went over without action. Messrs- Wise anu
| Rayner (of Maryland) advocated tho passage OF
| the bill, aud Nr. Lind OF Minnesota opposed IL.
| Then thero were few minutes OF hesitation, no
| member asking for recognition on any motion'
| The iull was disturbed by Mr.. Car'ith OF hen-
| lucky who, seeing that there was little pros
| pect OF the House transacting any business,
| moved an adjournment. The yees ana nays
were ordered aud resulted-yeast ~; nays,
| l24: but the House had not by that time deter.
mined what business IL wished 10 take up, anu
| Mr.. Burrows. OF Michigan, moved 10 proceed 10
! the consideration OF unfinished business. Inc
| Speak er pro tenn (Mr. Dockery. o, MissouriD
| stated that tho calendar showed that the nrst
| unfinished business was the motion made by
Mr.. Kilgore, OF Texas, 10 table tho motion 10 re-
consider the vote by which the House indennlte-
ly postponed the Senate Joint resolution autho-
| rizing the Secretary OF the Navy TO transport
contributions for the relief OF the suffering poor
! of Russia
| Mr.. Bount suggested that the resolutions upon
| which the motions pending was Improperly
| placed on the calendar of unfinished business.
The Speaker pro tenn remarked that a. the
| motion TO table the motion to reconsider was
privileged one, I. could be oailei up by any
member, ana any difficulty corid be thus
/ avoided.
In response to this suggestion Mr.. Bount Of
,Ss TSsn S rray Of New
i York, came forward in the role Of hlipuster
/ with motion that the House take recess Tor
| one hour, pending which Mr. Oweas, OF Ohio,
MIR. Traceys motion no quorum voted on n stand
ing vote, and Mr.Tracey having raised this point
tecrs were ordered.
Mr.. TRAcEYs MOTIVE.
Mr.. Traceys reason for assuming the rois OF
inbuster lay far deeper that tho resolution
| which 1t IA proposed TO consider. On the calen-
dar OF unfinished business there arc but
two measures-the Russian resolution aud
| bill for the relief OF Acquia Jones, Sr. Should
| the free coinsge bill DO considered In the morn
hnrfr and 20 I'm
ton, Il will 20 on tho calendar OF Unfinished
! business. A rule OF tho House provides thal
latter the morning hour shalt have been oocss-
pied, II shall be In order TO proceed to the con-
sideratiOn Of the unfinished business In which the
House may have been engaged at adjournment
| and al the same time each day Thereafter 0tnet
than the FIRST and third Mondays until disposed
Of: and II shall DO In order to proceed 20 the con-
| sderation OF all other unfinished business when
| over tho class Of busir ess 10 which IL belongs
| shall be In ORDER" IL is Mr. Traceys desire to
| keep upon the calendar as many measures as
| possible to act as obstacles to the silver bill
| should it be placed upon the unfinshed-busDess
| calendar. lie further desires that some OF the
tariff bills should secure the right OF waybeiore
| the silver bill obstructs the road
on the vote by telers q quorum appeared
(after a weary waltz and then Mr. Tracey de-
manded the yeas and nays. By this time members
who were at first in the dark as to Mr.. Tracey 4
object had been informed, and q sufficient num-
| ber OF the opponents OF the free coinage bill
were mustered to order tho yeas and nays The
| motion for q recess was defeated-yeas, o nays
| I9J-many OF the opponents OF tho silver oil
Withholding their votes Ia the hope OF breaking o
quorum.
Immediately on the announcement OF the vote
Mr. Tracey was on his feet with motion to ad
| journ. The motion was defeated-yeas, 30
nays 140, and the question recurred on the mo
ton 20 table the motion to reconsider the vote BY
which tee Russian relief resolution was indeh
nitely postponed. 1t was tabled without division
thus iInally defeating the measure. The Hous,
then adjourned.