The herald., 1893-01-22
At At THE THE NATIONS Ma ION CAPITAL. CAL ITAL.
A Day of Great Confusion in
10 bs,,4-a 80 the House.
The Dreary Anti-0ptions Debate in
the Senate.
5osRephbTicsn Senators Unable to Agree
@atn 7fon "A Programme-Democr
"a M 4 Have a Chance to Pay OF
,bsttvn aue an Old Score.
] BIZ the Associated Press.

Hermann of Oregon the senate bill was
- passed extending until January /, 1894,
. the time within which entry may be
~ made of forfeited lands along the North
EoteEnl Pacific railroad between Walla
"sssNaias, WASH. and Portland, Ore.
Bankhead OF Alabama, chairman of
- - the Committee on, public buildings and
ssgrodnds, reported back the Scott resolu-
tion calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for information regarding the
amounts appropriated for public build
~. ings and the condition of the work.
Adopted. -,re
sldtGBacon OF New York, from the COM
ssemittee on banking and currency, re-
l,aperted bill to provide for the speedy
redemption of United States currency
sseand national bank notes which have
sssbecome unelean and unfit for use
"a; Calendar
s~fs The senate bill was passed for the alb
clifton of post traderships.
Blount of Georgia reported the consul
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill,
3 and it was placed on the calendar.
saf5sThen the floor was accorded to the
~ committee on commerce and the quar-
:. .Iantine bill WAS called up. Raynor, in
he would be in favor of euspending i'm
migration from infected ports until all
s1sdanger of disease had passed.
A number of amendments OF various
q imports were moved and defeated when
s''Cockran offered an amendment pro-
G. vidin9 that nothing in the act all be
si1construed to authorize any feder al Of
sSficer to relax, modify or suspend any
Safule, precaution or regulation adopted
! by state or municipal authority for the
Seexclusion OF disease or permit the en-
fa$rance or discharge of any vessel where
quarantine regulations are established
iby'such authorities, until the vessels
'shall have complied with the resolu.
tions.
.aa. After some discussion and an attempt
u to have the word modify" stricken ont
i4 the amendment was agreed to, 81 to 88.
Throughout the dav the confusion in
the house was great and its elimination
was reached when the last amendment
was offered. Dickerson of Kentucky
therefore moved that the committee OF
the whole rise. This was agreed to and
. then on motion of Raynor the house
~ took recess until II O'Clock Monday
. The effect of this action will be to bring
the bill up Monday.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the senate, today the resolution OF
Wolcott directing the discontindance of
tine sale of Columbian postage stamps,
- was referred to the postofice committee
The house amendments to the New
Orleans bridge bill were concurred in !;
the bill now goes to the president.
~ The senate refused to concur in the
house emendment concerning testimony
under the interst to commerce law.
Z. The anti-option bill was taken up and
george addressed the senate.
r. After George had been speaking about
an hour, to a gradually reduced audi
ence, Push OF Alabama moved call OF
the senate. As it progressed the sena-
tore trooped in from the cloak rooms
until there were AZ who responded to
their names. George, however, said he
would prefer to continue his remarks on
Monday, and the senate adjourned.
~as =. ,s4s POLITICAL RETALIATION.
When the nomination OF McComas to
be district judge was called up in execu-
; tive session OF the senate today, rather
stormy time ensued. The debate was
quite lively for o time, and number of
Democratic senators admitted that the
situation had resolved itself into a sort
xsof political retaliation. They recalled
sthe fact thst during the closing days OF
sthe last administration Cleveland nomi-
'atnated the present vice president.elect
s;for this identical office, and the Repub.
s1icans held it up, This was their oppor-
9tunity to get even, and some senators
were not backward in expressing their
intention of doing SO if it is within the
range of possibilities.
x..f,sy A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
So, There was not quorum present at
hthe caucus OF Republican senators
called for tonight to consider the silver
oil
vefing partook of rather the nature of
conference. The repeal of the Sherman
5eiiver purchase section was dropped,
after a brief expression of opinion OF
2thcHe present. 1t was evident NO agree.
yInent could be reached whereby the ad-
heeion ofthe party could be secured
'el Thessenators then endeavored to ar
range the order of business after the anti
loption bill WAS disposed Of Aside from
.theapprpfiation bills the first measure
ito be brought up will be the Cherokee
strip opening. Next in order will be
gbiilH amendatory OF the interstate com.
smercs law. nHi.
10 Thessubject of passing statehood bills
swae brought up, but considerable oppo-
sltion from eastern senators developed,
and as it had been agreed that no
sgassasure. should be brought up which
would cause controversies within the
Republican ranks, the matter was post.
poned to another caucus.
ees'VA STEWART WASN'T IN IT.
Since his reelection to the senate by
the aid Of the votes of the silverites OF
sNeysda, Senator Stewart, who has been
1.-THE most pronounced Republican advo-
-catesof free coinage, has declined to par
ticipate in, the Republican caucuses.
Ito was not at the caucus this evening.
but he has been endesvorng to do some
missionary work. His labors have not
tsen, according to his own account, in
vAinss "Fhe silver purchase repeal
hiH cannot pass,' said the senator,
And he outlook is now better than it
htssabeen atsany time since the bill was
rsported, ! have not been about the
Ilemodratic side. bat, there is no hope
tRs* the Repu hlieans can draw enough
fsOta *iierr side of the chamber to war.
rant the belief that the bill will meet
with SUCCESS Carey, Warren and Hans
bTough, who have voted against free
coinage, will not go to the extreme of