Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-01
It Occupies the Attention of the
Senate Today.
DILAf0RT TACTICS ARE USED
Mr.. Stewart Wants a Vote on Il
Without Delay.
ONE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The First Of the General Measures
Passes the House.
DILAfORY TACTICS ARE USED
ONE APPROPRIATION BILL.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
The Senate has voted to adjourn over from
today till Tuesday next. Mr.. Mcpherson with
drew his request for the privilege Of addressing
the Senate on the silver bill, and he also with
drew "any and all objections expressed or i'm
Piled to the order Of the Senate" He should
offer no objection and no dilatory motion, and
should do nothing to interfere with the carry
Ing into effect the order of the Senate.
Mr.. Stewart said that he did not desire to
place any Senator at q disadvantage, and he
therefore proposed to fix Wednesday next at 8
o'clock for the time for taking the vote without
further debate on the bill and amendments.
Mr.. Paddock suggested Thursday next, as he
desired to address the Senate and wanted time
for preparation.
Mr.. Carey suggested q week from next Mon
day, as there were many Senators who expected
to make some remarks on the subject.
Mr.. German said that he felt himself under
somewhat peculiar circumstances. He had been
rather looked to by Senators on his side to OBJ
tect to the request for unanimous consent, but
he had not objected. An agreement Of that
KIND had never been violated in the Senate, but
he submitted to the Senator from Nevada, as he
had already done privately, that, under the cir
cumstances, those in charge Of the bill could
not properly insist on going on with the bill
without giving gentlemen an opportunity to be
heard.
The Senator from Wisconsin (dr. vilas), who
occupied peculiar relations to the question
from his party standpoint, desired to be heard,
but was delayed by death in his family. He
therefore suggested that the vote should not be
taken till Monday week.
Mr.. Teller suggested Thursday next at
o'clock, and remarked that If any Senator who
had been absent then desired to make any re-
marks there would be no objection to his doing
SO.
Mr.. Pugh remarked that his colleague Mr.
Morgan) was not in the chamber, and hoped
that no agreement would be made in his alb
sence.
Mr.. stewart-Then withdraw my request
until he comes
The matter went over for the present without
any agreement as to the time for taking the
vote.
The conference report on the bills as to cir
cult courts Of appeals was presented and
agreed to.
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.
Private pension bills on the calendar were
then taken up and twenty-eight of them passed.
Among them was one increasing from $50 to
$50 a month the pension Of soldier of the war
Of 1912 now 100 years old; one increasing the
pension Of the widow of Gen. R. l. De Russy
from $50 to $50: also one increasing from S12
to $50 the pension Of the widow Of a revolu-
tionary soldier now eighty-fve years old.
THE BILL TAKEN UP.
At 2 O'Clock Mr.. Morgan, who had shortly
before entered the chamber, inquired Of the
chair as to what proposition had been made to-
day on the subject of the silver bill
The presiding officer (Mr. Manderson) said
that no proposition had been submitted to the
chair this morning, although there had been
some discussion as to propositions; but nothing
had yet been entertained by the chair.
Mr.. Vest inquired whether a motion had been
made to recommit the bill.
The presiding oficer-That motion has been
made by the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Dolph).
Mr.. vest-And that motion is pending?
The presiding oficer-That is the pending
motion.
Mr.. Stewart-That is q violation of the agree
ment. The agreement is to vote today on the
bill and amendments. OF course any dilatory
motion il a violation Of the agreement.
Mr.. Gray did not believe that it was under
stood by any considerable number of Senators
who were present when the unanimous consent
was given that that unanimous consent cut off
any OF the parliamentary resources which be-
longed to those who opposed or to those who
favored the bill
At this point Of the discussion the presiding
officer Cat Pm laid the silver bill before the
Senate as the unfinished business and said that
he felt 1t his duty to call attention to the unani-
nous consent given on the 29th Of June.
He had an extract read from the Congress
sfondl Record covering that matter, and then
announced that the pending question was Mr..
Dolph's motion to recommit the bill
MR.. STEWARDS UNDERSTANDING.
Mr.. Frye asked Mr.. Stewart whether he con-
tended that under that agreement the Senate
was restricted to simple vote on the bill and
amendments.
Mr.. Stewart intimated that he did.
Mr.. Hale said that it never occurred to him
that it would not be in order (under the agree
mentl to attQmDt n fha - a.,
bill either by motion to lay on the table or to
recommit it,
At $40 this afteroon the Senate BY vote Of
81 to % refused to recommit the silver bill to
the committee on finance.
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Watson (Ga.) was present this morning
with his little suggestion that there was no
quorum present. The Speaker directed the
clerk to call the roll, but before the call was
concluded it became evident that more than a
quorum would respond, and Mr.. Watson with
drew his suggestion and the journal was read
and approved.
THE FIRST APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Hatch (Mo.) called up the conference re-
port on the agricultural appropriation bill and
demanded the previous question upon its adop-
ton. The previous question was ordered-yeas
This is the first general appropriation bill which
has finally passed the House.
LABOR MEASURES.
The floor was then accorded to the committee
on labor.
Mr.. Tarsney (Mo.) called up and the House
passed Senate bill granting thirty days leave Of
absence to the employees Of the bureau Of en-
craving and printing.
ANOTHEB DISAGREEMENT.
The Conferees Fall to Agree ON the G.