The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-25
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
Bland Objects TO the CrowdinR Out o.
the Anti-Options Bill.

Bland Objects to the CrowdinR Out of
the Anti-Options Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-In the House
this morning Mr.. Holman moved concur
renee in the Senate amendments to the sun
dry civil appropriation, except as to the
amendment known as the Sherman bond
amendment. To this Mr.. Bland objected,
denouncing the Sherman amendment as a
lob" and caused reference Of the bill to
committee Of the whole.
The anticipation bill met with another set
back, the House determining by a vote Of
14S yeas to 81 nays to resume consideration
of the Indian appropriation bill.
After the debate the paragraph appro-
priating $55S, 900 for arrears of interest
claimed by the Chiokasaw Indians was
stricken from the bill.
A few moments before the hour Of 5
o'clock, Mr.. Hatch, who wss presiding over
the committee OF the whole, left the chair
and, addressing bis successor, said that for
three legislative days the Indian bill had
been under consideration. There was not,
he continued. an intelligent member
| OF the House who did not
| absolutely know that at this hour OF the
session the appropriation bill was being
used as a means of obstructing the consid-
GRAFTON of the snti~optinns bill and that the
| opponents of the latter measure, the friends
| of the decentralization Of silver and the
friends of the Senate rider TO an appropria-
| ton bill we're in an absolute agreement
| and conspiracy, and no gentleman
! from this time till - o'clock Tomorrow
| week could shield himself under any sort
of subtrefuge. unless he was willing to 60 n
record, not only as opposed to the anti
| options BILL but as the opponent of silver
| I'D Frfa To Nho nor a NJ
The House was brought face to face with
this issue, and he gave notice that be would
| continue this struggle in the interest of the
| people as against the interest OF Lombard
/ street and Wall street until the peoples
rights were preserved.
Mr.. Coombs called the gentleman to order.
The gentleman was impugning the motives
of members Of the House, thing that he
had no right to do.
Mr.. Hatch replied that he was impugninp
no ones motives. He WAS merely stating
the parliamentary status. The motives OF
the gentlemen rested in their own breasts
and they could explain those motives t.
their constituents.
The committee then rose
Mr.. Holman again asked that there be-
FORMAL non-cOncurrence in the Senate
amendments to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill with the exception OF the Sherman
| amendment.
Mr.. Bland-If it be understood that one
legislative day be given TO the discussion Of
that amendment have no objection.
Mr.. Hatch-But do object.
The House then at o'clock took a recess.
until s o'clock, the evening session to be for
the consideration OF private pension bills.
A CROWD AT THE NIGHT SESSION.
The galleries we're crowded when the
House met after the recess at O'clock TO-
night. Even the diplomatic gallery was
without an empty seat, although there was
no one occupying a seat who was under the
rules entitled to it. There were
30 many visitors in the city
that the rules were temporarily
relaxed, and there was an unusually large
number Of members on the floor. but they
did not constitute a quorum. A motion to
proceed with the consideration OF private
pension bills was responded to by 1875 mem
| bers and a call of the House was ordered,
to which 146 members responded. This
being far short of quorum, the House, at
! 9:l0 O'clock adjourned.