Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-29
THE SILVER : BILL.
Mr.. Catchings' Resolution Fixing a
Date for Its Consideration.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
Several Subjects to Be Investigated
by House Committees.
SENATE.

Vice President Morton having returned from
his visit to Philadelphia presided over the Sen
ate today, and laid before it the credentials OF
Mr.. Daniel for his new senatorial term begin
ming March 4, 1898. which were ordered to be
placed on file. He also presented report OF
the Secretary Of the Interior in reply to reso-
luton of inquiry as to the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park.
AGAINST FREE COINAGE.
Among the petitions and memorials presented
and referred was one from the Charleston, S. c.,
chamber of commerce against the free coinage
of silver, one from Canton, No., to the same
effect and one from Cass county, Mo-, in favor
of the free silver coinage bill.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Loud (Cal) bill was
passed setting apart tract of land for the use
of the Lick observatory of the University Of
California.
On motion of Mr.. Stump (Md.) concurrent
resolution was agreed to authorizing the House
and Senate committees on immigration jointly
to investigate the workings of the immigration
laws and the importation of contract labor.
and especially to inquire into the recent immi-
grafton OF persons suffering from typhus fever
into the port of New York
On motion of Mr.. Dockery MOI a resolu-
ton was adopted directing the committee on
Judiciary to inquire whether, under the act to
provide for the resumption of specie payments.
the Secretary of the treasury has right to use
the proceeds or moneys in the treasury arising
from the sale of bonds or otherwise as author
lied under section of said act for any pur-
poses other than those mentioned in section B.
DATE FOR THE SILVER BILL.
Mr.. Catchings (Miss.) from the committee on
rules reported a resolution providing that on
ga he
morning hour, the House shall proceed to the
consideration of the silver bill and should said
bill be not sooner disposed of, the House shall
continue the consideration thereof during
Wednesday, 23d, and Thursday, oath. The res
oIution was ordered printed and Mr.. Catchings
gave notice he would ask the House to consider
it on Monday next.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION WANTED.
On motion of Mr.. Otis (Kan.) a resolution
was adopted calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the amount Of
gold and silver certificates issued between jan
uary l, 1878, and January l. 1892, with the de-
nominations thereof, and as to what amount Of
certificates have been redeemed, and whether
in gold, silver or paper currency.
THE FRIDAY NIGHT SESSION.
Mr.. McMillin Uenn.), from the rules COM
mittee, reported a resolution providing that
at 5 clock on Fridays the House shall take a
recess until o'clock. The evening session to
be for the consideration of bills granting pr-
vate pensions. removing political disabilities
and removing the charge of desertion. (This
amendment to the rules is brought
in to overcome the difficulty encount-
cred last Friday, when il was contended
that should the House adjourn before8 o'clock,
II would have to convene as a new day session,
preceded by the reading Of the journal and
prayer by the chaplin, at that hour
Mr.. Hooker (Miss.) offered an amendment
providing that nothing in this rule shall be
construed to prevent the House adjourning be-
fore o'clock ii the majority saw tit.
Mr.. Picker Is. ID. suggested that this would
allow the majority Of the House to abrogate the
rule.
Mr.. McMillln replied that it allowed the
House to control itself
The Speaker-It has always been held that it
is in the power of the House to adjourn before
5 o'clock.
Mr.. Buchanan On. J.)-That result would fol-
low whether the amendment is adopted or not.
The Speaker-The chair thinks 30.
Mr.. Buchanan-Then the amendment is sur
plussage.
The amendment was rejected and the resolu-
ton adopted.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. Bynum of Indiana in the chair on
the Indian appropriation bill.