The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-02

Soon after the meeting of the Senate. on
| motion Of Mr. Sherman II went into exc
cutive session withou, opposition from the
| Democrats The doors were closed Tor
about half an hour, and when they were
! reopened routine morning business was
| proceeded with
At the close of the morning hour Mr..
| Hill. in pursuance of the notice given
last evening. moved 10 proceed with the
| consideration of the Hudson River Bridge
| bill. declining the request Of MIR. Teller
| TO withhold the motion until the McGar-
| rahan bill was disposed of.
The yeas and nays were demanded by
! Mr.. WOlcOtt and the result was: Yeas.
Is; ayes "a. As soon as the bill was taken
up it was laid aside temporarily, not
| losing its right of way. I'm order to have
the Postoffice Appropriation bill consid-
cred
The first amendment that provoked dis
cUssion was the one striking out OF the
bill the item of $4,000 for special facli-
ties on trunk lines.
Mr.. Can opposed the amendment, but
moved 10 strike out of the paragraph the
words specifying the route as being
from Springfield, Mass, via New York
and Washington 10 Atlanta and New
Orleans" and, also TO strike out the
proviso that no part of the appropriation
SHdl Ne tAbtIiuth uiiltSS tnt IOStlndSttf-
General shall deem such expenditure ne
cessary In order to promote the interest
Of the postal service. He argued in favor
of sending fast mail by the Tampa line.
Calls proposition was antagoniZed by
Gordon. HuntOn and Daniel who argued
in favor of retaining the paragraph as
IL came from the House.
Pending the discussion. a conference
was ordered on the Agricultural Appro-
l.
Call we're appointed conferrees on the
part of the Senate. and the conference
on the District Columbia Appropriation
bill was agreed TO.
A conference was ordered on the Naval
Appropriation bill, and Hale, Allison and
German were appointed conferrees on the
part OF the Senate.
The discussion on the Postoffce Appro-
priation bill was continued by White,
Cullom. Gormi n, Butler, Villas. Pasco and
CALI and was again interrupted in order
to have the conference report on the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bin acted
upon. This action deprived the Hudson
River Bridge bill OF its right OF way
Mr.. Allison made an explanation Of the
report and stated that in relation Of the
Sherman bond amendment he would Qn
order TO test the sense OF the Senate
upon it, move to recede from 1t. Mr..
Sherman duuTesstu tne SENATE at lenBtn
upon the bond amendment, defending IL
and advocating its adoption. Mr.. Sher-
mans speech was replied to by Stewart,
Wolcott and Teller Teller expressing
his belief that no bonds. whether per
cent. or 3 per cent. would be issued by
the incoming Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. German stated that he had full
authority for saying that the bond amend
ment hud been reported after consultation
with the President and with the next
Secretary OF the Treasury. But it was
possible that the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill would be defeated IL the
amendment were insisted upon. and for
that reason, ana that alone, he suggest
ed that the House would reject the
amendment.
Mr. Sherman: i certainly would not In
sist upon any amendment however
strongly | favored ~ which the other
house resolutely opposed, or which df
insisted on) would result In defeating an
appropriation bill.
The vote was taken. and the Senate