The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-10

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whole OF to-day's session OF the senate
after the morning hour was devoted to
a discussion OF the railroad automatic
car coupler bill.
At noon the senate went into execu-
tive session on the motion Of Mr.
Morgan, who said he merely wanted to
get paper and have it printed. The
doors, however, remained closed for
moro than half an hour. When they
were reopened motion was made by
Mr. WolCots to have the hour meeting
again changed to noon. The vote re-
suited, yea, 80; nay, 80, and tho vice
president in announcing II said: "The
senate being equally divided, the chair
IA pause) votes aye" daughter and ap-
pause, Tho unfinished business
the automatic car coupler bill-was
takon up, the question being on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Dolph to
that offered by Mr.. Morgan.
Mr. Morgan's amendment requires
tho attorney general to bring suit Tor
the "condemnation" OF any coupling
patent that may be selected; and Mr..
Dolph's is that no railroad company
shalt be required to use such patent un'
I'll such Condemnation" has taken
place. The amendments and the bill
were debated and finally Mr.. Cullom
moved to lay the Morgan and Dolph
amendments on the table. Carried,
yeas 36; nays 0.
Mr.. Butler offered two amendments,
which were agreed TO, changing the
date in the first section when power
driving wheel brakes must be used)
from January l, 1895, to January l, 1893,
and the date in tho fourth section when
grab irons or handholds in the ends
and sidesof cars must be provided) from
July /, 1893, to July !, 1895.
Mr.. Wolcott resented with much bit
ternoss OF manner criticism which
Mr. Pelier made OF some things which
he (Mr. Wolcott) had said the previous
day. He utterly repudiated the idea
OF hostility TO the farming classes or to
laboring classes. "The people to whom
/ reforred,n he said, "were the fraud
and scum OF the labor movement-men
who are sometimes walking-delegates;
men who are socialist and anarchist az
itators; and men who on the strength
OF the labor movement sometimes TEN.
porarily find public Office" [sensation
and laughter.
Without concluding the consideration
Of the bill the senate adjourned.
SILVER DAY IN THE HOUSE.
1t was silver day in the house and
the friends OF silver were victorious.
They sustained the demand forthe provi-
Gus question on the resolution setting
apart to-day and tomorrow for the con-
sideration OF the bill repeating the
Sherman act. Had not the previous
question ordered a cloture amendment
would have been sprung upon tho
house and the struggle would then have
been continued. But when it was ord
cred the advocates Of the repeal bill
gracefully passed under the yoke, aud
allowed the resolution to be recommit-
ted without making any strong objec.
tion. This action in the opinion OF
members sounds tho death knell OF any
silver legislation in the present Con-
gress.
Mr.. Catchings called up the resolu.
ton OF the committee OH rules setting
apart this legislative day and III neCes-
sary) the next legislative day for tho
consideration OF the bill repeating the
Sherman silver act,
Mr.. Bacon, chairman of the commit
tee on banking and currency, said the
main purpose OF the bill was that the
purchase OF silver bullion and the stor-
Ing OF it in the vaults Of the treasury as
Il commodity IN metallic form and with
out coinage should stop.
The discussion Of the bill could serve
no useful purpose unless tho house
finally came to q vote. lie would, II
the previous questions were voted down,
offer an amendment providing for
cloture at 2 o'clock on tho second leGls-
lative day given the bill. AS the clerk
read the proposed amendment it was
greeted with applause, A vote for the
previous question was u vote for the
death OF the bill. A vote against the
previous question would meet with the
approval OF the committee on rules.
"Iow do you know thatP" shouted
Mr.. Pierce, one Of the most intense sill.
yer mon.
Mr.. Bacon replied that 1t was correct.
Tho committee on rules was not seeking
to prevent tho previous question being
voted down; and the rejection OF tho
previous question would be no ailront
to the members OF that committee.
Mn. bland HEARD FROM,