The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-17
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
Retrenchment and Reform the Subjt
of Several Speeches.

Retrenchment and Reform the Subject
of Several Speeches.
WASHINGTON, May 16-After the ap-
prevail of the journal the speaker laid
before the House this morning communf-
cation from Vice President Morton an
nouncing the death of Senator Barbour,
and inviting the House to attend in body
the funeral ceremonies to be held in the
Senate chamber. 1t was spread upon the
journal.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, with Mr.. Lester of Georgia In
the chair. on the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
THE DEAD SENATOR'S OBsEQUIEs.
Consideration of the bill was suspended
aud the committee rose in order to enable
the House to receive message from the
Senate, inviting the House to be present at
the funeral services Of the late Senator Bar
bour. On motion Of Mr.. O'Ferrall of Vir-
ginia, the invitation was unanimously ac-
cepted.
On motion of Mr.. Holman, resolution
was adopted that at 1850 o'clock the House
of Representatives shall proceed 10 the Sem
ate chamber, and Immediately on the con-
clusion of the services shall return to the
hall for the further transaction Of business.
At 1880 o'clock the committee again rose.
The members of the House, headed by
Speaker Crisp and the other officers of the
House, walked two by two, to the Senate
chamber.
When the members of the House returned
from the Senate the committee resumed its
| session. Mr.. Cogswell made various at
tempts to increase the appropriations for
the fish commissioner, but was in each case
unsuccessful.
Till ~
out the appropriation Of $25, 900 for detect
ing persons guilty of violation of the inter-
nal revenue laws. 1t was agreed to.
RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM.
"Retrenchment aud reform" was the
next Of various brief speeches which were
or no special interest, and which were satir-
lied by Mr.. Simpson Of Kansas, who ridi-
culed the democrats for haggling
over small items in the sundry
civil service bill after having passed the
immense river and harbor appropriation
| bill. He managed to put In a good word
| for the sub-treasury bill, and was replied 10
by j. ID. Taylor Of Ohio. who predicted th,
failure Of the sub-treasury scheme and the
downfall Of the alliance party.
Mr.. Simpson denied the correctness of the
statement made by Mr.. Taylor that the
| leaders of the farmers alliance had advised
the farmers to hold their grain. In Kansas
the only persons who had advised that
course had been members Of the Republican
party. The gentleman from Ohio (Mr
! Taylor was a national banker, and
was getting advantage of sub
treasury system, yet he was op-
posed to giving the farmers the
same benefit. Unless the farmers were
| given the same equality before the law that
was given to the gold and silver miners and
! bondholders they would know the reason
why after the next election.
Messrs. Watson of Georgia and Davis of
Kansas raised their voices in favor Of the
sub-treasury system.
The clause for the recoinage, reissue and
transportation Of minor coins having been
reached Mr.. Tracey of New York made a
! point of order against it. Mr.. Tracey also
raised a point of order against q
new paragraph appropriatiug s1OO, 900 for
the recoinage of fractional silver coins
abraded below the limit Of tolerance. He
also raised point Of order against a free
silver amendment offered by Mr.. Bartine
of Nevada. All three points went over tor
the present without decision. Other
amendments were offered, increasing items
Of the bill, but all failed of adoption.
The committee rose and the House ad-
| journed