Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-25
THE SILVER FIGHT.
It Comes on the Sherman Bond
Amendment
FILIBUSTERING ALL THE AFTERNOON,
The Anti-Option Bill Again Knocked
Out.
THE SEN ATE AT WORK
Considering the Legislative, Ex-
ecutive and Judicial APP
preparation Bill.
ALL THE AFTERNOON.
THE SEN ATE AT WORK
SENATE.

prOpT1atlOn Bill.
| SENATE.
Senate bill to authorize the Montgomery
Bridge Company to construct . bridge across
the Alabama river near Montgomery, Ala, vas
reported from the committee on commerce and
passed, Mr.. Vest making . special request TO
that effect in order to obligs Representative
Herbert. who has been called to the cabinet.
Notices were given that the Senate would b
asked to suspend business in order that fitting
tributes be paid today ct 4s0 p. m. to the
memory Of the late Representative F. B.
Spinola Of New York, and on Wednesday, At o.
M, to the memory Of the late Senator Gibson
| Of Louisiana.
The legislative appropriation bill Wa taken
ating $4,000 for the purchase Of George Ban
croft's library Of historical manuscripts and
printed books and pamphlets.
| An amendment which was offered by Mr..
Chandler On. H. making an appropriation
who thought that the Court Of clAims
ought to do without new carpets while longer,
and next by Mr.. Dawes MASS. In charge
OF the bill. who reminded Mr.. Chand-
sss sons tina, as sSnas,,
Of Jenersonian simplicity and asked
him to set an example Of acquiescencs, and not
| to insist that the Court Of Claims alone should
have new carpets under the new administrat ton.
Mr.. Chandler withdrew the amendment
Mr.. German Md moved 10 strike out Of
the bill the reference to investigation Of 'slums
Of cities" the appropriation Of $4,000 for IL
| having been struck out few days ago.
The committee on labor, he said. did not desire
| any appropriation for that purpose, having
only expended s766 Of the $20, 900 appropriated
| at last session.
The motion Was opposed:by Mr.. PETER Kan. },
Mr.: Kyle SD and Mr.. Call (Fla.), the latter
| making a long speech, and quoting largely
| from recent publications in relation to the sx-
odus OF working people from the rural districts
into large towns and cities in all parts Of the
| world
Mr.. Chandler IN. H. expressed his sympathy
with the investigation, though he thought q
better word might have been used than
| "slums." The condition Of the great masses
Of people crowded in close quarters in the
| gated. but 1t was not necessary to have any
special legislation on the subject, IS the act
creating department Of labor gave the COM
| missioner ample power to make the investiga-
| ton.
Mr.. Germans amendment was agreed to, and
| the clause about ''slums' legation was
struck out Of the bill.
HOUSE.
One Of the few remaining hours Of the present
Congress was consumed in the House today
| with practically no result. Private bills were
called, the reports upon them were read and
then objection was made
Mr. McRae ARK submitted the conference
report on the bill for the transfer OF q portion
Of the Fort Randall military reservation to the
| state Of Nebraska for school purposes.
holP Fan, hns1r To- III
call the conference report was rejected.
Mr.. HOLMAN AND Mr.. HATCH.
Mr.. Holman Ind.) then renewed the re-
quest made by him yesterday that the
| Senate amendments to the sundry civil
| appropriation bill-with one exception
| be formally non-concurred in and a
conference be agreed upon. That exception
| was the sherman bond amendment and Mr.
| Holman proposed that when the conference
| should report upon the other amendments one
day should be devoted to debate upon that
| proposition.
| Mr.. Hatch mo said that he would make no
| objection, provided that similar course should
be takcn with the anti-option bill, and that it
should be sent to conference.
| But objection was made to this request,
whereupon Mr.. Hatch emphatically objected TO
Mr.. Holmans proposition.
Mr.. Holman moved that the House 70 into
committee Of the whole for the consideration
Of general appropriation bills.
| ANTI-oPTIoN AGAIN DEFEATED
Notwithstanding Mr.. Hatch's opposition. Mr..
Homan's motion was agreed to-.yeas, 1877;
| nays, 103.
| The first bill on the calendar was the Indian
appropriation bill. This bill. Mr. Holman re-
| quested, should be passed over for the preseu Mt.
Mr.. Hatch objected and the COMMITTEES was
compelled to rise in order to submit the ques-
ton to the House, which decided that the bill
| should be passed over.
The committee having resumed its session
the sundry civil bill was taken up.
THE BOND AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Holman then asked unanimous consent
that all the Senate amendments be non-con-
Cured in, with the exception Of the sherman
bond amendment, on which debate should be
had until o. clock Monday.
To this proposition Mr.. Bland objected,
| unless it was agreed that at the close Of the
debate on the bond amendment that the amend
ment should be considered non-concurrsd in.
But to this-after a noisy discussion, few Of
the participants therein being able to make
jected and the routine work Of CON-
sdering the Senate amendments seriatim
| was started. But the silver men were
on the alert and Mr.. Pierce CTenn.) raised the
point Of no quorum on motion to non-concur
In the first Senate amendment, which increases
i
ghany, Pa, to &5S5, 900.
During the dreary wait for . quorum the
silver men had an informal conference, the re-
suit Of which was that Mr.. Bland withdrew his
point, but on the next amendment took the
door with speech on the financial situation.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER.
The Coming ReorKanisation Of the Beard
| The District Accounts.
In q few days there will be an entire reergan.
izstion Of tho board Of District Commissioners.
As stated several days ago In TIA SrAa Com
missioner Parker viii take the oath Of ONCE
and enter upon his duties on Vie let
day OF March. The custom has bssn
whenever . new Commissioner takes chargs Ia
hold board meeting Immediately thsreaftsr
and organize the board. This organization
consists in the election Of president and vios
president. 1t has been customary to select the
Commissioner oliticallyrspresentng the admin
istration AZ president Of the board and make the
other civil Commissioner vice prssident. 80
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