Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-13
TO-DAY,S TELEGRAPIIIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10.
SENATE.

ing Mr.. Quay's Sunday closing amend
mcnt to the section providing for the
issue of ten million souvenir half dollars
in aid OF the Columbian Exposition
speeches to be limited TO five minutes.
Mr.. PETER gave notice of a substitute
for the section appropriating $5,oOO,ooO
on condition of an agreement being en-
tered into for repayment of the amount
within two years.
Mr.. Sanders moved to lay Mr.. Quay's
amendment On the table. Rejected
yeas II nays 10.
The Senators voting to lay on the
table were Messrs. Blodgctt, Carlisle,
Daniel, Gibson of Maryland, Hunton,
Palmer, PETER, Sanders, Sawyer, Vest
and Villas.
Mr.. Turpie, as part of his remarks,
sent to the clerks desk and had read a
protest against CONGRESSES committing
itself to union of religion and state.
He said that there were only five sig
natures to it, but that he did not know
that the truth in relation to religious
matters could be at all affected by a
majority or q minority. There was one
celebrated instance in which the word
of the Lord was not heard in the tenn
pest or in the whirlwind, but in the
still small voice. This might be anoth-
err instance.
Mr.. Quay's amendment was then
agreed to without division.
Mr.. PETER offered an amendment,
which was adopted, prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating liquors on the fair
grounds. The Virginia Senators voted
against the amendment.
HOUSE.
The clock pointed a minute past y
when Mr.. Catchings, of Mississippi,
Speaker Crisp's lieutenant on the floor,
reported from the committee on rules
the resolution which all were expect
ing 10 make the silver bill special ord
or for to-day and the next legislative
day.
The republicans had determined on
their programme, and ex-speaker Reed,
as the representative ofhis party, was
on his feet the instant the reading OF
the resolution had been concluded by
the clerk. Before Mr. Catchings could
say a word after the reading of the res
olution Mr.. Reed intepected a motion
to lay the resolution on the table, but
the Speaker would not recognize the
gentleman from Maine, ruling that Mr..
Catchings had the floor and could not
be taken from it, When the gentle
man from Maine got the floor he could
make his motion.
Mr.. Reed insisted on his right to
make motion in advance of one from
Mr.. Catchings, who was in control of
the resolution, and disclosed the pur-
pose of his motion. 1t was to kill the
resolution and with it the silver bill in
the quickest time possible. The House,
Mr.. Reed said, should control its own
affairs. There were two motions which
could be made for the purpose of cut
ting off debate. One was his motion to
lay on the table, which had precedence
and would cut off debate and bring
the resolution to an immediate vote and
the other was 4 motion forthe previous
question, under which an hours debate
was permissible. The House might
not care to have debate and should be
permitted to vote that way lift desired.
Speaker Crisp ruled against Mr. Reed.
He did not combat Mr. Reeds general
proposition in his ruling, but based his
decision on the ground that Mr.. Reed
could not make any motion when he
did not have the floor and he could not
obtain the floor when the gentleman
from Mississippi had recognition. No
authority by which gentleman could
be taken off the floor could be pro-
duced.
Mr.. Catchings was according rccog-
nizcd and yielded the floor to Chairman
Bland of the coinage committee for ff-
teen minutes.
Mr.. Bland was accordingly recognized
and in accordance with the programme
of the silver men he offered amend
ment to the resolution, having for its
object the opening of a pathway for an
amendment to the Stewart bill, to meet
alleged legal defects in it and also to
apply the cloture rule to the bill. He
paid his respects to those members who
he knew were going to oppose his pro-
gramme on the ground of antagon-
ism on principle to cloture rule and
declared that cloturc Gin the form of
the previous question: was so years old.
This remark was received with applause
by the republicans.
Mr. Bland, in closing, said that he
would vote against the previous ques-
ton, and that whatever gentlemen
might say, the vote on the previous