Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-10
FiFTY-sECONO CONGRESS.
Quay and the Catechism-House OPPOSE
tion to the Naval Display.
mr Telegraph to the pIspateh.l

WAgHINGTON, -. ", july y, -NhNhlE- n
| further conference was ordered on the
! automatic and consular bill, and the con-
! sderation of the sundryclvil bill was re-
sumed. 80,
The sundry civilappropriation bill
occupied almost exclusively the attention
/ of the Senate to-day, but there were only
1 two points in the bill over which there was
/ any discussion. The first was the pro-
vision TO pay TO the widows OF Chief
jus tee Waite and Justices Miller and
! Bradley, of the Supreme Court, one year
| salary Of their husbands. Senators Berry
/ and George fought against 1t, but when IL
/ came 10 a vote there were only eight sena-
| tors recorded in opposition.
SOUVENIR HALF DOLLARS.
The other point which was discussed
NJ 90 the time OF Adjournment ana
! on which no conclusion WAS reached was
/ the provision for tho coinage of 10000. 600
souvenir half dollars IN aid of the Column
! biaD Exposition ut Chicago. To that pro-
vision mir. Quay offered an amendment re-
/ ouiring the exposition to be closed on rum
/ DAYS. No action was taken on either.
/ The conference report on the pension,
/ appropriation bill was presented ah1 d
/ agreed 10. The lcad-Ore bill and the bill
/ limiting to 500 the amount of wearing
apparel 10 be admitted free of duty
(which were passed. b. the House yester-
day) were laid before the Senate and re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Finance. The
hill as TO forfeiture OF railroad land grants,
also passed by tho House yesterday, was
referred to tae Committee on Public
Lants.
QUAY RUSTY on HIS cATEcHIsM.
An amusing incident occurred when Mr..
/ QUAY presented his amendment providing
! for sunday closing of the Chicago Far;
| He sent to tho Clerks desk and had read
/ what no called the reasons for MS amend
ment and was somewhat astonlshed, as all
/ his colleagues were amused, when the
! Clerk read impTessiyely the commandment.
Honor thy father and thy mother, that
! thy DAYS may be long in the land which the
| Lord. thy God. giyeth thee"
| Mr. Quay ia some confusion supplied ana
| the Clork read the commandment appro-
pirate to the matter: Remember the
/ Sabbath-day TO keep IL holy"
After a short executive session, the Sen
| ate adjourned till Monday.
House of Representatives
On motion of Mr. Blount the House
/ further Insisted on Its disagreement to the
| senate amendment TO the diplomatic and
consular Appropriation bill, ana another
l conference was ordered.
Mir Bland, from the Committee on Coin.
/ ace, Weights, and Measures, reported the
| Stewart free-silver bill. aud it was placed
| upOn the House calendar.
| Mir. Tracey asked leave that the minority
/ of tho committee be permitted TO have IT'S
/ views printed, and further asked that the
report OF the majority and the views OF
| To the latter part OF the request
! My. Bland objected, fearing that It
might result in the delay of action
| on tue measure. IL was his intention, he
| sad. 10 take tho earliest opportunity 20
I have the bill considcred. He had no OBJ
/ lection TO tho minority filing lts views at
/ any time. Consent Was therefore given
I tho minority 20 file its views.
Mr. Herbert presented the conference re-
/ port on the naval appropriation bill.
There was great deal OF opposite n
/ manifested TO the item which proposes TO
authorize the making of contract for
new hattle-ship, the opposition beng
based on two grOunds-first, that IL was
not required; and second. that II II were
required the appropriation TO build II
should loo made outright. The conference
WAS rejected yeas, lO4; nays, l29.
AGAINST NAVAL DISPLAY.
Mr. Holman asked for further confer.
ence. and moved 20 instruct the House
conferrees 20 oppose the Senate amend
ments appropTiating $4,000 for naval
display ana authorizing the construction
of a battle-ship. Agreed to.
The conference report was submitted
and agreed 10 upon the bill amending the
Arizona funding act, which claimed public
attention from its aifording the first oc-
casion upon which Senator Hill cast free
silver vote. The point of contention IL
the bin was gotten rid OF by making The
conditions of payment revert back TO tht
/ law under which the original issue OF
bonds was made.
The conference reports were also sub
mitted and agreed TO on the post-ofilc'
appropriation bin aud the legislative, exc
cutive. and judicial Appropriation bill
! Ihe latter report noted disagreement,
and another conference on the bill was or
dered. a.,
Tho conference report on the invaliC
pension appropriation bill was presented
and agreed 20. and the House adjourned