The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-20
THE ANTI-OPTION BILL.
CALLED AND READ FOR DISCUS
SION In THE SENATE
Ahe Senate Appropriation Amend
ment to the Worlds Fair Nom
COncurred In In the House.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-(Senate)- I'm
mediately on the assembling of the SEN
ate the conference report on the fortif-
cations bill was presented and agreed to,
thus leaving only the sundry civil and
the deficiency bills for action Mr..
Morgan took the floor upon his legal
tender resolution, which was was on the
Vice Presidents desk and made leng-
thy talk, stating among other things that
it was not free coinage" matter. Mr..
Sherman moved that the resolution be
referred to the committee on finance.
There was not single proposition in
the preamble of this resolution which
was not disputed and nearly all of
them were clearly disproved by
the plain language of the law, ETC.
Mr.. Morgan rose to ask the Senator
from Ohio question. Mr. Sherman
said he declined to be subjected to
cross examination. Mr.. Morgan re-
marked that if the Senator from Ohio
was only fair and square in his state
ments, he would not be disturbed. Mr.
Sherman replied that the Senator from
Alabama showed his want of courtesy in
that statement and followed in lengthy
remarks. Before a vote could be had on
MIR. Morgan's resolution, the hour of 2
o'clock arrived and the anti-option bill
was laid before the Senate and this bill
went to the calendar until to morrow.
The anti option bill was read
A veto message from the President-the
first of this Congress-was received and
read, returning to the Senate the bill to
amend the law creating the United States
court of appeals, on the ground that this
law provided that there should be no
appeal in Indian depreciation cases, of
which there were 5000, aggregating
$50, 00O,0 600. The message was ordered
printed and referred to the committee on
judiciary. The anti-option bill read to
the Senate was the Hatch House bill, as
reported by the committe on judiciary
without recommendation and without
change but the bill which Mr.. Wash
burn desired the Senate to act upon con-
tanned over twenty important amend
ments and was printed in separate form.
Other amendments were submitted by
MIR. Jones, of Arkansas, and Gibson,
of Louisiana. These proposed amend
ments materially increased the par
liamentiary difficulties of the situation
No other Senators being ready to 60 on
to day, Mr.. Washburn asked action on
his amendments and they were agreed to.
One of the most important provided that
the provisions of the bill should not APP
7 ply to ''any contract or agreement made
with any retail dealer to furnish and de-
liver to such retail dealer at future
time or within designated period any
of said articles used in his trade or bust
ness by such dealer, nor to contract ol
make agreement with any person to fur
nish and to deliver to such person at flu
ture time within designated period any
J such articles which are purchased for the
consumption of such person, his family
guests, servants, or employees, 0, of an.
domestic animals belonging to such per
son." At 6 o'clock the Senate adjourned
House of Representative.
In anticipation of the House to day o1
the Worlds Fair appropriation, ther
was quite full attendance. The frs
. business in order was privilege repor
by the committee on rules to the resolu
/ tion recently introduced by Mr.. Fitch
citing that there had been gross abuse il
election laws in the city and comfy G
h New York, by which the right of sui
frage had been denied to many people
N and authorizing the Speaker to appoir
81 ecial committee of five members
investigate the election laws and meth
DDS, SO far as they relate to the electio
&c of congressman, and report to the Hous
ne at the next session of Congress. Th
H. resolution was adopted-yeas 49,
nays 1. The republicans refusing to vot
The House then went into committee
the whole on the sundry civil appropri
tion bill, the pending amendment bein
the appropriation for the Worlds Fai
and the House proceeded to vote on tt
amendment offered The increase offere
by the Senate in appropriation for go
of ernment exhibits from 1916, 500 to $500
he 600 was disagreed to; also to all il
y, creases of the Senate relating to tt
=, Worlds Columbian commission. Wht
~ the five million souvenir coin clause W
20 reached Mr.. Atkinson offered an amen
ment forbidding any use of the appr
ne priation until satisfactory proof is Civ,
~ by the fair authorities that no into1
mt eating liquors shall be sold except f
'ln medicinal, mechanical or scientific pu
tai poses. He called for separa
is vote on his amendment. The chair d
cided that no separate vote could
ht- taken on an amendment to motion
res concur in the Senate amendment. T
ge propositions went together. Defeate
ct An amendment was offered by Mr.. Ps
ke terson (dem. Tenn.) and voted dow
to appropriating 5000 for statistical
OF. formation regarding the moral religio
m and educational development of
nd colored race The vote now recurr
w. w. on the Senate proposition approp
w. ating s5,O0O,O0O. The amendme
was disagreed to, yeas 81; nays 1
On the motion of Mr.. Bankhead
Senate amendments to the appropr
tions for the geological survey were c(
Cured in The Senate amendment ;
propriating S. 600, 900 for the Worl
Fair was non-coDcurred in-yeas l;
lta- nays 10. The House reversed the
ton of the committee Of the whole
a e day and non concurred in the amer
ne. ment appropriating $43, 900 for brol
medals. The amendment closing
Exposition on Sunday was concur
[av- in-yeas 147; nays 81. Mr.. Forney s
the mittcd the conference report on the TO