The morning call., 1893-02-01
DEALING IN FUTURES.
1t Can Be Done Hereafter Only in
CONFIRMATION of Law.
The Senate Passes the Anti-OptionS
Bill by Majority That is
Decisive.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-In the Senate
to-day Harris reported the Senate quaran-
| tine bill with the appropriation clause omit
ted as a substitute for the quarantine and
| immigration bill passed by the House.
| Chandler moved reference of his resolu-
| ton requesting the President to transmit
| to the Senate any convention he may make
| with the Provisional Government of Hawaii
| to the Committee On Foreign Relations, and
| proceei led to discuss the matter at some
| length.
Doph made q long statement on the SUBJ
| jec', giving details as to the population,
| commerce, etc, Of the Islands, and favoring
| annexation.
Before Dolph had concluded, the anti
| options bill was taken up in order to have
| the arrangement changed as to taking the
| vote. 1t was decided the vote on the George
| substitute be taken at P. NJ. and the final
vote on the passage of the bill at o'clock
| to-day.
| Chambers resolution was referred to the
| Committee On Foreign Relations. and Gray
| proceeded to address The Senate on the anti
i options bill.
| On motion OF Sherman the time for TAX
| ing votes on the anti-options bill was ex-
tended fifteen minutes to give Higgins Of
Delaware an opportunity to conclude his
| argument in support of the bill.
| Al 1915 the Senate proceeded to vote. The
| first vote was on Villas amendment to strike
| out OF Georges substitute the words, de
| claring options and futures to be obstruc-
lions to commerce and Illegal and void"
| The amendment was rejected-ayes 81,
| noes 80.
| Georges substitute was then rejected
| ayes 10, noes g..
The anti-options bill passed the Senate
| 40 to 90
Various other amendments were offered
and rejected and bill the passed-ayes 30,
| noes 90.
| Following is the vote in detail:
AYes-AliSon. Blackburn, Call, Carey,
| Chandler. Cockrell, Cullom. Davies, Du-
bois, Faulkner, FELTON,. Frye, Gallinger, Cor
| don. Hale. HansbrOugh. Hswley. Higgins,
Hunton. Irby. Kyle. Mcmillan. Mander son,
Mitchell, Morgan, Morrill,. PETER. Perkins,
Pettigrew. Proctor, Sherman. Shoup. Squire,
| Stockbridge, Teller. Turpie. Voorhees,, Wal
| thall, Washburn and Wilson-40.
Noes-Berry. Blodgett. Butler. Colguitt,
Cameron, Coke. Daniel, Dawes, Dixon, Glib
son. German. Gray, Harris, Hill, Hiscock,
Hoar. Jones of Arkansas. Mcpherson,
Mills. Palmer, Platt, Hugh, Ransom, Saw.
ye-, Stewart, Vest, Villas, White anu VOL
| c0tt-29.
Pairs were announced between Carlisle
and Paddock, Aldrch and Quay. Gate and
Allen. Jones of Nevada and Saunders,
PascO and Casey and Vance and Warren.
The bill is one passed by the House on
June 9, 1892. with various Senate amend
| ments thereto
Wsshburn moved that conference be
| asked, but on motion of Hoar this motion
went over and the ratification appropria-
ti0n bill was taken up. The first
amendment. an item of $4,000. for
gun and mortar platforms. having
been read, Dolph took the floor and
continued the speech he began this morn
ing on the subject of the annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands. He yielded temporarily
to permit notices to be given of memorial
services. and then went on with the read
ing of his speech. Most of it was devoted
to the question of the Nicaragua ship canal,
1t having originally been prepared as an
| argument in favor of the pending bill on
that subject. When he closed, conSidera-
tion of the fortifcatlons bill was proceeded
with. but no progress was made.
The House bill to amend the act for the
construction of q wagon bridge across the
Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa, was
passed and the Senate adjourned.