Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-01
FlFTY-SECONO CONGRESS.
The Matter of the silver Bill-Republi-
cans Obstruct Business.
by telegraph TO the Dispatch. |

tBy telegraph TO the Dspatch.l
WASHINGTON, d. C.. June 30. SENATE. 49,
Mr. Hale from the conference committee
on the naval appropriation bill, reported
that committee unable TO agree. lie
moved that the Senate further insist on
rs amendments and ask for further con-
ference Agreed to and a further confer
ence ordered.
The conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill was presented
aud agreed 20. All the points Of diner
ence between the two houses, MIR. Allison
| SAID, had been arranged except that on
tie question of the entertainment OF the
| Grand Army of the Republic. The House
| conferrees contended that the amount
should be reduced from 100000 10 So
900 and should be paid exclusively out OF
the taxes of tho District, while the Senate
| coufcrrccs were satisfied that even ElO0,-
| OOD would be inadequate, and that II should
| bc paid a. other expenses Of the District
| are. The report was agreed to and fur
| Their conference WAS asked Oh tue Grand
| Army-0f -Repub lIc item.
| Conferences were ordered on the PEN
sion. the post-oilice, and the legislative
appropriation bills, and on the two bills TO
amend the pension laws.
THE FRFE-CoISAGE BILL.
The silver bill was then laid before the
Senate as unfinished business. When the
Senate adjourned on Wednesday It was
with the arrangement fixed upon by
unanimous consent, that the bill for the
free coinage of silver would DO voted on
at , 7. NJ. FRIDAY; but when the Senate
adjourned to-day that arrangement had
been entirely broken up and the
prospects for final action on the oil APP
peared to be as remote as ever. IL
was Mr.. NJ 'rsOn who wrought
the change In Ia, .tuatIon. When the Dill
was laid before the senate he repudiated
the unanimous consent OF the DAY before,
because II had been made IN his absence
and in the absence OF every member of the
Finance Committee. and because 1t was in
practical violation OF the agreement made
Ietore the Minneapolis convention that no
vote would be taken on the bill until after
both convent which meant he con-
tended. until the senators who had been
attending them had returned to Washing
ton which they had not yet all done.
DELAY WILL NOT AVAIL.
Mr.. Morgan denounced Mr.. Mcpherson's
unwlliuCness 20 abide by the unanimous
consent Of yesterday as violation Of good
ia.th and of the traditions Ot the Senate
for a century. and he declared that the
policy of DELAY would not succeed, but
that me Senate would pass the bill and
send It 10 the House in time Tor that body
to pass II also. Az 20 its being vetoed by
the President, Mr.. Morgan expressed hls
conviction that II would not be vetoed,
but would be signed.
\ motion 10 recommit the bill 10 the
Finance Committee was pending when the
senate adjourned. as was also an amend
ment to Mr.. Stewards substitute. which
would seem To conhne the free-co'nage
privileges of the bill TO the product OF
American mines after the bill becomes
law.
The Senate passed the Joint resolution
continuing the appropriations for the cur
rent fiscal year fifteen days of the new
fiscal year, which begins tomorrow. The
fact IS without precedent thaj not single
general Appropriation bnl has yet been
sent 10 the President, although the fiscal
year expires TO-DAY.
The conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill was presented and agreed
10.
Adjourned.
House Of Representatives
Mr.. FOrney. from the Committee on APP
prOprlatlons. reported back the legislative
appropriation bill, with the Senate amend
ments, and moved that the amendments
be n0n-concurrcd III aud that con-
terence be ordered. The motion was
agreed 10, and Messrs. FOrney, Dockery,
ana lttNutloOI Nl loNhs Ntlo aBpoibNVN
conierrees.
The conference report on the blll con-
corning highways in the District Of Column
bia consumed an hour and was finally
rejected
Mr.. Holman, of indiana, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations. reported Joint
resolution extending for fifteen DAYS
from to-day the appropriations for the
support OF the government during the
present fiscal year. He obtained leave TO
have printed IN the Record statement as
10 the amount of the appropriations made
by the general appropriation bulls as they
have passed the House during the present
Congress. and comparing them with the
amounts appropriated IN the last two SEES
sions. After long political debate tho
Joint resolution was agreed to.
REPUBLICAN FIIIBUsTERiNG.
Mr.. McMillin moved that the House 60
into Committee of the Whole for conslde-
ration Of revenue bills. Against this mo-
ton the Republicans filibustered, which
action was interrupted long enough To per-
nit the reception Of disagreeing conference
reports on the naval Appropriation bill and
the District Of Columbia appropriation
bill. Both were agreed 10 and new con-
ferencss were ordered OH both bills.
The House then adjourned.