The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-02
CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
TIE WORKINGS OF THE HOUSE
AND THE SENATE.

AND TIKI SENATE.
The Anti-Option IRill-A Full Vote
Othtr News of Importance
Around the Country.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1.-Soon
after The meeting of the senate on mo
tion OF Mr. Sherman, went into executive
session without opposition from the dem
| ocrats. The doors were closed for abou,
half an hour, and when thi were re-
op ned the routine morning business
WAS proceeded with At the close of the
morning hour Mr.. Hill, in pursuance of a
notice given last evening, moved to pro
ceed with the consideration of the Hud
son river bridge bill, declining the re
quest of Mr. Teller to withhold the mo
tlt n ill sir McGar-ahan's bill was dis
posed Of. The yeas and nsys were de
manded by Mr. Wolc tt and the resul,
OF the vote was yeas 26, nays "a A
soon IS the bill waa taken up it was laid
aside temporarily (not losing its right of
way) IN order to have the postoffice ap-
propriation bill considered.
| The first amendment that provoked
| discussion was the one striking out the
bill of the item of $3.50 900 for special
facilities on the trunk lines Mr. Cali
opposed the amendment, but moved to
strike cut Of the paragraph the words
| specifying the route as being from
| Springfield, Mass via New York and
| Washington to Atlanta ana New Orleans
and also to strike ort the provision tha,
no pat Of the appropriation shall be ex-
pended unless the postmaster general
| q in
| order to promote the interest of the pos
the fact mail by the Tampa line Mr.
Calls proposition WAS antagonized by
Mcsars. Gordon, Hunton and Daniel,
who argued in favor Of retaining the
paragraph as it came from the house.
Pending discussion. a conference was or
dered on the agricultural appropriation
bill, and Senators Allison, Cul
iom and Call were appointed
confere. on the part of the senate, and
the conference report on the District ot
Colum bis appropriation bill was agreed
to. The conference was ordered on the
naval appropriation bill and Hale, Ali
son snd German were appointed con
ferees on the part Of the senate. Dis
cussion on the postoffice appropriation
bill was continued by Messrs White
Cullon. German, Butler, Villas, Pasc'
and Call. and was again interrupted
in order to have conference report OF
the suodry civil appropriation bill acted
upon, This action deprived the Hud
son river bridge bill OF its right of way
Mr.. Allison made an explanation OF tn
report and stated that in relation Of tn
| ha
oIder to test the sense of the senate upo
it, moved to recede from it. Mr.. SheI
man addressed the senate at length upo
the bond amendment, defending it an
advocating its adoption. Mr.. Sherman
speech was replied to by Messrs. Stewart
Wolcott and Teller, Mr.. Teller expres:
; lny his belief that no bonds, whe her
per cent. or per cent. would be issue
; oy the incom ming secretary of the tress
ury. 1r German stated that he ha
full al hori;y for saying that the bon
amendment had been reported after COZ
suitatiJn W til the president and with th
next secretary of the treasury, but it WI
: possible that the s0ndFy civil 81
preparation bill would be d.
teated if amendments were insiste
upon, and for that reasO
. and that alone. he suggested that til
= house woul | rel CT the amendmtnt NJ
Sherm.n-I certainly would not insi
:, upon any amendment (however stroDg
[ favored i) which other house res,
=, jutely opposed or which Gf insisted o,
: would result IN defeating an appropri
ton bill. A vote was taken and the sci
ate without division rece ded from IL
e Sherman amendment. Conference r
. port was agreed to and further confe
: euce WAS ordered on several anendmen
" which had not been finally disposed O
The business of the senate was then su
;, peaded in order that fi-tng triiu,
= might be paid to the memory of the la
Senator GIBSON, Of Louis ana. The U
- ual resolutions Of sorrow and sympetl
a were { IF red by Mr.. White and unan
- mously adopted. Speeches in eulogy
;. the deceased were made by Messl
i, White, Walcot, Gordon, II >ar. Voorhet
Sherman, Mills. Mcpherson and CATER
successor Of Mr.. Gibson in the sena,
At the conclusion of these address,
the senate, as a further mark of respe,
lie adjourned till to- morrow at II q, m.
al House.
,e WASHINGTON, March There wa.
Ii slight disposition to flibuster on the q
eS proval Of the journal this morning
Ae Mr.. Kilgore who wished to gain ii
II for conferees on the sundry civil bill
report. The Journal was finally 6
p proved. The senate amendments to t
d naval appropriation bill were non CO
Cured in. Mr. Hatch moved to suspe
W the rules and concur in the senate amer
u ments to the nti-option bill. Mr.. Jol
IL son. of Ohio, demanded second. \
~ Hatch's motion was seconded, 1853 to
Ut The opponents of the measure, as ru
10 declined to vote, and it was more til
NC half an hour before Mr.. Hatch was q
y to muster a quorum. The half hour
ng bate on the DILL was then entered up,
10 When the debate closed Mr. Hatch's 4
IN tion to su,pend the rules and concur
the senate amendment to the anti opr
ia' bill was defeated, yeas 172, nays
ed NOT necessary for two thirds vote in
affirmative.
The senate amendments to the sgri
tural appropriation bill were non conc
re in and the bill was sent to conferer
he Mr.. D)ckery called up conference
port on District of G C)lumbia appropl
:, ton bill and il was ap- -eed to.