The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-10
F"ILIBUS7ERING ALL.
Silverites and Ants eau
cusing-The House Await
ing Their Action.
SENATE ADJoURNs 10 MONDAY
President Cleveland Pardons Bank
President Claeasen Of New
York, and others.
ADJOURNS 10 MONDAY

WASHINGTON. August 10. 1S93.-Imme-
diatsly after the reading OF yesterdays
journal. Mr.. German (Democrat). Mary
land. moved that when the Senate ad-
journed today it will be till Monday
next.
The motion was on the point OF being
declared agreed to. when a demand for
the yeas aud LAY came simultaneously
from wi Republican Senators iMessrs.
Lodge of Massachusetts and Chandler
Of New Hampshire.)
The vote was taken by yeas and nays
and rasuited:-Yeas 40, nays 16.
As soon as the result was announced, a
motion that the Senate do now adjourn
was made by Mr.. Cockerell (Dsm.),
No., and the yeas and nays were
demanded by Mr.. Chandler. The vote re-
suited: Yeas 80. nays IS. Tie mega
tive votes In both Instances, were given
by Republican Senators, ana the affirma-
tive VOTES by Democratic Senators re-
enforced by the Senators from the silver
producing States and By MIR. Mitchell
(Rep. Oregon) and Mr.. PETER (Pop. Kan.)
The Senate then, at half past twelve.
adjourned until Monday at noon.
IN THE HOUSE.
After the reading and approval OF yes
terday's Journal, Mr.. Bailey (Dem.
q recess until owe o'clock. Ga a vi "a
voce vote the motion was declared de
clared defeated, Mr.. Bailey then de-
manded q division aud again he met with
defsat-the vote standing 76 to 127. On
tellsrs he was more successful and a re-
cess waken-126-93.
The Senate Finance Committee. his
morning. discussed the silver question
informally In connection with the vari-
III bills referred to it Tuesday, but de-
cided to take no action on any of them
today.
FAIL TO AGREE.
The committee appointed By the House
free silver caucus met this morning In
the House Judiciary Committee room
for the purpose OF preparing a
measure, favorable to silver, to submit to
the House. The measure, 1t is said AZ
this hour (tweIve o'clocK) has NOT been
perfected.
ahe anti silver representatives met in
the House COMMITTEES on Naval
Affairs and then joined the free
COMMITTEES. The free silver people
submitted their measures to the opposing
forces and a discussion of the matter
followed. No agreement wa reached.
aua the conference adjourned shortly
1AtGL wv y MI uOuk.
PRESIDENTS NOMINATIONS.
The Presidents desk Is piled up nearly
q foot high with nominations to pa sent
Into the Senate for Offices Co
which the President made ap-
pointments during recess. Each
nomination Is laid before Senate on a
separate sheet, so that In the QUE matter
of Presidential poRtmasters alone the
$50 or 200 Appointments hat have been
made will make q formidable blu ndis and
the postmaster form ouly q small par OF
the executive patronage. There are all
the diplomatic aed CONSULAR changes
made since the clese OF the extra session
Of the Senate. which have also to be- act
ed upon In executive session.
PARDoNS GRANTED.
The Presidents stay yesterday at
"Woodley,n his country house, was
spent In considering applications for par
don. He considered sixteen cases, in
and this morning examined TWO more
applications. Full pardous were
granted in nearly all the cases.
The most important case acted on was
that of Peter J. Clanssn, the wrecker Of
the Sixth National Bank Of New
York City. of which he was the
President. and it was acted on favor
ably. Claasen was charged with en-
bezzliug, a~bstracting and misapplying
The funus of the Sixth National Bank,
aud of making felse entries. and on
conviction, he was sentenced March IS.
1891, TO six ears imprisonment In the
Erie P~enitentiRry.