The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-02-23
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
WASRINGTON'S BIRTHDAY IN
THE TWO HOUSES,
spirited Discussions In the House on
Important Subjects-The Army Ap.
preparation Bill In the Senate.

SPIRITED Disc ussfOns In the House on
important ubjects-The Army Ap.
preparation Bill In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-Five years
ago the birthday of Washington was
| commemorated in the senate by the read
ing OF his farewell address. This was
done at the instance of Senators Hoar
and Ingalls,. Then the president pro
tenn was reader To-day that precedent
was repeated on motion of Senators Hosr
and Henderson, the president of the SEN
ate being the reader The vice president
being absent, the chair was taken BY Mr..
Manderson, and as soon as the journal of
yesterday was read Mr.. Manderson rose
and said that, in obedience to the order
OF the senate, he would read the farewell
address of George Washington, and he
proceeded to do so, with most of the
| senators in their seats and fairly large
audience in the galleries, all giving close
| and respectful attention.
The routine morning business was
| proceeded with.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was taken up and all the amendments
made in committee of the whole, soma
of which had been reserved last night,
were agreed to. Two or three new
ones we're added and the bill passed.
The conference report on the army
appropriation bill, which was presented
last week, was called up and agreed to.
| After discussion as to the rank, which
the next chief of the signal service is to
| hold conference committee, which had
struck out the senate amendment, fixing
the rank at that of lieu, tenant colonel,
| instead of brigadier- general
Mr.. Bate moved to recommit the bill
to the conference committee, but that
the motion was defeated. So the law
| on that point remains unchanged.
The concular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill was then taken up, but
without any action upon it.
The senate at 2 40 p. m, again pro.
ceeded to the consideration of executive
business, The doors remained closed
until 40 when the senate adjourned.
After the disposal of some routine
business, Mr.. Henderson was recognized
to move that the house 90 into commit
tee of the whole for the consideration of
tic postoffice appropriation bill. In
stantly Mr.. Hatch was on his feet antag
onlzlng M. Henderson's motion with
the anti-option bill. Mr., Hatch raised
the question of consideration against the
appropriation bill, desiring that the anti
option bill should be taken up. But Mr..
Henderson's motion was successful-yeas
141, nays 81, and the house, in commit
tee resumed the consideration of the
postoffice appropriation bill The penu-
ing motion was that made by Mr. Kyle,
democrat of MississippD striking out the
clause making an appropriation for
special mail facilities The motion was
lost, and the bill was then reported to
tie hou1e.
Mr.. Dickerson of Kentucky. moved
that the bill be recommitted to the com
mittee on postoffices and post roads, with
Instructions to report it back, striking
out the special facilities clause. Mr..
Dickerson's motion was lost-yeas n,
nays 1872 The postoffice appropriation
bill was then passed. Its passage was
signal for another parliamentary struggle
for the floor, Mr. Peel ofArkansas, claiming
recognition of the house in behalf of the
Indian appropriation bill and Mr. Hatch
desiring to move to &c into committee of
the whole for the purpose of taking up
the anti option bill Mr.. Peel was first
recognized and on a rising vote carried
his motion by a vote of 102 to 81 Mr..
Hatch demanded the yeas and nays,
which were ordered after Mr.. Hatch by
parliamentary inquiry had elected infor.
nation that if Mr. Peei's motion were
voted down he would be recognized to
move to take up the anti option bill. The
result was yeas 1875, nays IS, SO the house
went into committee of the whole on the
Indian appropriation bill The house
broke into a roar of laughter and Deacon
White, formerly member of congress
who had come from New York to watch
the fight over the anti option bill and
was on the floor shook with glee when
the speaker called Mr.. Hatch to the
chair as presiding officer. Mr.. Hatch
was reluctant to take the gavel but
yielded after few words of private ex
PLANTATION from Mr. Crisp. The general
debate was limited to three hours and
Mr.. Peel, chairman of the committee
spoke in explanation of the bill Men,
bers of the house were worn out and
tagged from last nights session. Many
of them left the building after general
debate began and those who remained
with few exceptions, took only very Ian
guild interest in the proceedings.
Finally general debate closed and Outh
waite submitted the conference report
on the army appropriation bill in order
that it might be printed. After Hooker
had unsuccessfully endeavored to get
unanimous consent to the bill for the re-
lief of the Mississippians and had an
nounced his solemn purpose to be a
thorn in the side of every other member
who wanted any legislation until this bill
was passed.
The ouse at Is adjourned.