Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-01-07
HOLMAN WINS HIS POINT
The Bill to Transport Food
Supplies to Russia Killed.
HEKIoKBD ON THE APPROPRIATION.

The Clause Donating s1OO, 900 for Equip
ping Vessel was stricken out, and
tho Measure Was Then Postponed for
an Indefinite Period.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE house spent
the entire session in discussing the senate
joint resolution authorizing the secretary Of
the navy 10 charter vessels TO carry 10 Rus
sia the grain and products contributed by
the people Of the northwest to the starving
residents Of that country and appropriating
100000 therefor. After striking out the
appropriation the house indefinitely post
poned the joint resolution BY vote Of ss
to 81.
Upon the suggestion Of Mr. Holman the
resolution was considered ia the house as ia
committee Of the whole, and he moved TO
strike out the clause appropriating s100,0 600
to carry out the purposes OF the joint reso.
luton. In support Of his motion Mr. Hol-
man said he Thought il would be hardly
proper for the United States 70 pay for
transporting the grain and provisions to
such great country al Russia She proba-
bly, would not want MS 10 do 30.
Mr. Herbert said he did not expect any
one responsible for the billion dollar appro-
priations Of last congress to vote for Mr..
Holman's amendment, but Democrats ought
70 consider well before they vote for an an.
preparation OF 100000 at the threshold of
this congress
Mr Morse, Of Massachusetts, offered an
amendment expressing the sense OF the
government nf Ah.a ITns4.J =.
the distribution OF the proposed food dona-
tions, no discrimination be made against
the Jews Mr.. Morse's amendment was re-
1ected ona viva voce vote.
The question then recurred to Mr.. Hol-
mans amendment to strike out the appro-
priation carried by the resolution.
Holman Wins His Point.
The previous question was moved by Mr..
Blount and seconded by the house The
amendment OF Mr.. Holman 10 strike out the
appropriation was voted on by division;
Yeas, 1888; nays, 60
Mr.. Boutelle demanded the yeas and nays,
but the point was raised that this could NOT
be had in COMMITTEES Of the whole. which
the speaker pro TEN. sustained
Mr.. Boutele suggested that IL veas as
competent 70 call for the yeas and nays "a
-A@ te+N EANfA@NH tiAArtANn AA A1NlllAfAto
Of the whole, and Mr. Breckenridge, Of Ken
lucky, recalled the fact that the right 10
demand yeas and nays is a constitutional one,
whereupon the speaker pro tenn, with much
pleasure, reversed his former ruling and put
the demand for yeas and nays before the
house 1t was seconded BY ffty-five, suf
hcient number and the roll was called The
vote resulted; Yeas, l66 nays, 20.
The amendment was declared adopted
and Mr. Breckenridge moved to postpone
the resolution indefinitely, the amendment
having emasculated t. He said we had no
ships in the navy to use and cutting or the
appropriation makes the resolution worth
less. The vote was declared TO be SO to 65,
and Mr.. Dickerson, Of Kentucky asked for
the yeas and nays, but the demand was re-
fused
Mr.. Blount then asked vote by tellers,
and it was taken, Messrs. Blount and
Breckenridge acting as tellers. They gave
the vote as yeas 98; nays, sz The resolu-
tion was therefore indefinitely postponed.
The house then adjourned,