The Globe-republican., 1893-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

| sundry civil bill, democrats voting down most
| Of than, after long discussions The protracted
debates almost amounted to flibusterng delays
| But one line Of amendments were agreed to
| after q long time. These were for increasing
| appropriations for soldiers homes.
In the house the hours were mostly employed
| in fhbustering against the car coupler bill.
Some time was devoted to the postottice ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Richardson led the oppo-
sition to the coupler bill and by parliamentary
maneuves prevented any action being taken on
| it. After various dilatory motions vote was
| ordered on a motion to adjourn. No quorum
| appearing, there were several attempts made to
| reach . compromise. At 10 30 p. m. the house
was still waiting, without hope, for the appear
Shortly after midnight the speaker stated that
the sergeant-at-arms was unable to execute the
order as to the arrest of absentees. He was un.
able, ON account of the dangerous condition OF
stables. In view of this statement. Mr.. Morse
moved an adjournment, but the motion was
voted down.
at l a. M, for an all night session.
/ The bill granting the Martin line right OF way
through the Indian territory, which has passed
also passed the bill giving the Rock Island right
of way through the territory for its Dallas OK
tension.
The house had a languid day after its all
night session, but Mr.. Hatch continued to OBJ
struct action on appropriation bills in his tight
to get a vote upon the anti-options bill.
The senate worked pretty faithfully on appro-
Mr.. Springer introduced in the house a resolu-
ton calling on the president for information
about the public debt OF Hawai-, Its revenues
it's sugar production. etc.
The senate committee on irrigation reported
bill increasing the number of excluded classes,
bled from manual labor. and persons belonging
to societies who favor or justify unlawful de-
struction of property or life.
Chairman Peel, of the house Indian affairs
committee. found a chance and used it to give
to the house q remarkably strong speech on the
Cherokee strip bill, or contract" This results
in new efforts to convince the rules committee
of the propriety of giving the house a chance to
vote On it.
In the came line comes the fact that Speaker
Crisp is literally showed under with messages ;.
mittee on rules shall give the house chance to
vote on it.
The house was again the scene Of ANOTHER trial
Of strength between the anti-option forces and
the friends of the Indian appropriation bill, Mr.:
Peel seeking to have the appropriation bill
taken up and Mr.; Hatch antogonizins it with
the anti-option bill. After much discussion the
house resumed consideration of the Indian bill.
Senator Perkins was selected by the group Of
senator's interested to get the Cherokee bill
through, to draft the proposed amendment to
the Indian appropriation which is to place the
Cherokee measure upon that bill as rider.
Numerous land opening acts now in force have
and Senator Perkins has drawn them all:
The senate passed several Of the regular ap-
preparation bills and advanced Others.
dry civil Service apppopriation b to the COM
mittee of the whole house.
Mr.. Peel moved consideration of the appropri-
one he desired to reach. Mr.. Hatch was alert
and opposed the motion. SO that consideration
Of the anti-option bill might be had instead.
After some debate Peel won; 147 to 81.
The paragraph in the Indian bill appropriating
s55s, 600 for arrears of interest claimed by the
ChicEasaw Indians, was stricken from the bill.
to
600.
Mr.; Hatch interposed speech making plea
th gbs e"
the enemies of the anti-option bill had con-
spired to carry their points and were using the
appropriation bills to further the conspiracy.
The senate spent day on the legislative ap-
preparation bill. The amendment striking out
the paragraph abolishing the Utah commission
was defeated. An amendment was adopted pro-
viding thirty-ive clerks for senators who are
not chairmen of committees. The total cost of
these clerks will be ,c75 per year.
The amendment increasing the appropriation
for the civil service commission was adopted.
Mr.. Harter, of Ohio, introduced in the house
bill covering new coinage idea: 1t provides
for the free coinage of silver and gold at the
present ratio and upon equal terms. Itprovides
that after its passage the purchases of silver
bullion by the government shall cease and the
mints shall be opened to the coinage Of both
1873; provided, however, that all silver and gold
coined hereafter for the account of owners
should not have any legal tender function and
dollars" etc., should be stamped ten Dimes"
fifty Dimes" etc. Nothing in this act should
be construed as affecting the legal tender func-
ton of gold and silver already coined or which
might hereafter be coined upon the account Of
the United States.
There are 207 amendments to the sundry civil
appropriation bill, now in the house. Mr.. HOl-
man wanted to concur in the amendment which
covers Shermans new bond proposition and
send the rest to conference committee. Filibus-
After routine business Holman renewed his
proposition, adding that day be given to de-
bate the bond amendment.
Mr.: Hatch would agree to this if his anti-op-
ton bill was treated the same way; but he failed
The Indian appropriation bill was reached.
but by the act of Mr.. Holman was again passed
over, and the sundry civil again taken up and
Mr.. Holman renewed his previous motion, when
Mr.. Hatch got in another speech against en-
powe1ing the secretary OF the treasury to issue
In the senate Senator Shermans motion to so
into executive session was voted down.
One of the leading democratic senator's stated
to a reporter that the particular significance of
the vote was that the remaining time of the ses-
sion should be given to legislative business and
not frittered away in petty nominations, or in
considering the Hawaiian treaty. No action On
the treaty, he said. would be had this session.
Delegate Harvey, of Oklahoma. watched for a
chance to get the Perkins amendment to the In
dian appropriation bill attached to it in the
house. but failed. That amendment was later
offered in the senate.
The sundry civil bill was finally sent to con-
ference by the house with all its amendments to
be snapped over in committee. This was a sur
prise, as the stubborn fight on the Sherman
bond amendment was expected to be continued.
The house agreed to the car-coupier bill as
amended by the senate, and it only awaits Presi-
dent Harrison's signature to be a law.
continuing for year the present tariff on fine
linen gonds of not less than 100 threads to the
square inch.
The conference report on the military academy
bill was also agreed to- and inasmuch as the re-
port was also agreed to in the senate that meas
ure is out of the way.