Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-31
RUN OUT OF MONEY
The Senate Extends the APP
preparation Bills
TO KEEP THE LAW MILLS GOING
Anti Option II Laid Out Gold Until the
Shows Come Again-Ths
Watson Inquiry.

WAsHISGToS, July S0.-In the senate
today Mr.. wsshburn announced that
ne yielded N the inevitable aud being
satisfied of the impossiblllty Of passing
the an,i-option bill at this session.
would consent to its postponemsnt.
Mr.. Allison, chairman of the appro-
priation committee, called attention TO
the serious condition Of public business
which would result from failure TO pass
the sundry civil bill, and at his sugges-
ton (the house not being in session)
the senate took the unusual course OF
initiating JOINT resolution continuing
the appropriations OF last years sun
dry civil bill, which expire 1t midnight
tonight. for 1--WE days longer. Mr..
sherman plainly intimatsd that unless
both houses maintained . quorum and
disposed of the sundry civil bill. il
would be necessary for the president 70
call them hack in extra sesOon.
senator At'ison's scheme.
Senator Alhson in speaking OF the
failure of the sundry civil bill and
there being no funds available TO pay
the running expenses of the govern
mept printing Office, said il was posi-
BILE that the congressional record of to-
days proceedings might be got out
before midnight, but nothing more.
Mr.. Hawley (republican) OF Connect
icut asked If the public printer was
not prohibited by Law from allowing
h,s ,%ov, tn 4nrk the ahaenCo nj m
appropriation.
Mr.. Allison replied that it was illegal
and unlawful to work in advance of
an appropriations, What was true Of
the government printing Office applied
to vast number Of other government
offices, 90 that under the circumstances
he thought it would he worse for
the senate to take no action in the
matter. He of course recognized the
fact that the house might not like this
interference on the part Of the senate
in matters which usually originate in
the house, but no felt 1t his duty TO lay
the facts before the senate and to ask
it To adopt . joint resolution con-
tlnuing the Appropriation for last
years sundry civil bill until Wedoes-
day next, the third day of Auguet.
The resolution was unanimously
| passed.
Death Of the Anti.Optson Bail.
Mr.. Washburn of Minnesota made
another appeal to the senator from
Louisiana to allow o time to be fixed
by unanimous consent for taking q
vote on the antl-option bill. Mr.. Glib
son replied that it would be utterly
impossible to get vote on that bill
during the present session. There was
no voting quorum today aud other SEN
ators proposed to leave the city either
fought or Monday. 1t would be better
for tho senator from Minnesota, Mr..
WAshburne, to accept the inevitable
and let the bill 20 over till next session.
Mr.. Wsshburne assented to this course
provided the bill should come up as
| unfinished business as soon as congress
reassembled In December. 1t was SO
agreed. Mr.. Allison. in view OF what
had been stated in regard to senator's
leaving the city, said he wished to ad.
dress . few words of warning. 1t was
utterly impossible for the senate to ad
journ until the appropriation now
pending was disposed of.
Senators Must Remain.
It was therefore of the utmost i'm.
portance that enough senators should
remain here TO make quorum; other
wise the sundry civil Dill, which was
necessary for the carrying on Of the
government, would fail.
Mr.. Cockrell (dem0crat) of Missouri
Won't you also explain that without
. quorum We cannot even adjourn?
Mr.. Allisou-That is 90; we cannot
adjourn sine die without q quorum.
Therefore, call upon senators to max Q
some personal sacrifices in order to
complete the business of congress dur
ing the coming week. / think / can
say the business of congress Is about
over, except this one appropriation bill.
Al the same time ii will not do for SEN
ators 10 be absent so - to break a
quorum.
Mr.. sherman of Ohio seconded this
suggestion and urged that some action
be taken by the senate to secure the
presence of . quorum on Monday. He
had made his own arrangements, he
said, 20 leave the city Monday evening
and would remain At great personal
inconvenience.
AQaorum IL Necessary.
Neither house could adjourn with
Out Vhs u OVth bOn>CS WIN
present with quorum and failed 10
agree upon date of adjournment they
could be adjourned by the president Of
the United States, but this had never
happened.
Mr. CuiIom--If the sundry civil bill
should fail, would IL not be necessary
| for the president TO call the two houses
together again!
Mr.. Sherman - Certainly. This oc-
| Cured once in my experience during
the administrator of President Pierce,
and the result vac that public opinion
approved the course of tie presdent in
calling an extra sessicu, and congress
WAS very generally condemned by the
| people. Mr.. Sherman closed by NOV.
| ing that the vice president telegraph to
absent senators requesting their pres.
ence, and that senators now in the city
give their attendance on Monday and
until the adjournment of congress.
This was adopted, and shortly before
O'Clock, the senate being officially in
Termed Of the death Of Congressman
Crasg. adjourned until Monday.