Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-02-01
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
BUSY DAY In CONGRESS.
The Senate Passes the Anti
Options Bill.
REASSEMBLING OF PARLIAMENT.
GIadstone's Defense of the
Government.
TRAIN CRASHES THROUGH 4 Bridge.
The Vesuvius' Pneumatic
Guns Tested.
TRAIN CRASHES THROUGH 4 BRIDGE
FIFTY-sECOND CONGRESS.

cation of the Administrations,
| American POllcy-The House In.
dulges in a Scrimmage Over the
| Civil Service Law.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The anti option
bill passed by the senate to-day is the bill
passed by the house on June 9, 1892, with
| first section defines the word Options to
mean a contract or agreement for the right
| OF privilege to deliver at a future time OF
within designated period any of the arti-
cles mentioned in section 8, The second
| section defines cultures" to mean a con-
tract or agreement to sell and deliver at a
future time or within . designated period
any of such articles when the party 80 con
tracing was not the owner of sue articles
or had not agreed for right to their fut-
urs possession. The act, however, is not
to apply to any contract to supply national,
etate or municipal governments with any of
such articles, nor to contracts by farmers or
planters for future delivery nor to agree
ments to pay or deliver part of the
product of the land as compensation for
its use or as compensation for labor done
or to be done on the same; nor to agree
ments with farmers or planters to furnish
such articles for use or consumption-pro-
vided that such contracts or agreements
shall not be made or settled for on any
board of trade or exchange. The third Sec
ton specifies the articles to which the bill
is to apply, as cotton (raw or unmanufact-
ured), hops, wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley,
pork, lard and bacon. The fourth section
imposes special taxes as follows: Dealers
in captions" or futures," $1,000 q year
license fee and five cents pound on cot
ton, hops, pork, lard or bacon and twenty
cents bushel on grain. Sections 5 and
IA relate to the details for enforcing the
tax and section 10 provides that the acts
shall take effect on July l, 1893
Senate.
Senator Dawes offered resolution au-
thorizing the committee on Indian affairs
to sit during the recess. The resolution
was referred to the committee on ccntln-
gent expenses.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Chandler
requesting the president to enter into nego-
tiations with the representatives of the
before the senate and Mr.. Chandler ex-
planned his motives for oferingit He has
not intended, he said, that it should be
acted on without confederation by the COM
mittee on foreign relations, aud he had In
that committee. It had occurred to him,
however, that it would be wise for congress
to initiate action on the subject. The
commissioners Of the provisional govern
ment would no. arrive here until
the end of the week and it was
fair to presume that the rest of
the week would be occupied by the execu-
tive in considering the subject. The 4th
of March would then be near at hand.
And 80 he had thought that on q subject
on which there was such q unanimity of
opinion among the American people con-
gress might we'll initiate action. He
thought it due to the commissioners now
en- route that full and complete statement
should be made to them of the American
policy and that congress should be pre-
pared to state fully the position of the
United States with reference to govern
ments He moved the reference of the
resolution to the committee on foreign af
fairs.
Mr.. Dolph gave it as his opinion that
the time had arrived for we'll defined ag-
gressive American policy and he proceeded
to read long statement of the population,
tIhO6 hno COuucICO VI Gao 11dHdllhu
islands.
The options bill then came Mr.. VOL
colt opposed the bill as not sanctioned by
the constitution, as vicious in principle
and calculated to work Injury to the peo-
pie in whose interest it professed to be
framed.
Mr.. Gray argued against and Mr.. Hig-
gins favored the bill.
At 3:15 the discussion was closed and
voting began.
The first vote was on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Villas to strike out of the
George substitute the words "options end
futures as hereinbefore defined, are here
by declared to be distractions to and re-
straints upon commerce among the states
and with foreign coun tries and to be ille-
gel and void " The vote wac: Yeas 81,
nays so, 80 the amendment was defeated.
The next vote was on the George substi
tute, which proposed to declare the bust
ness of options and futures an obstacle to
and restraint upon commerce and to be
Illegal and void. 1t was rejeoted-yeas 10,
nays 81.
The question was then on the passage of
the bill.
Mr.. Harris stated his reasons for voting
against the bill. He said he regarded the
measure as pslpable and admitted fraud
local self government and the last vestige
of the reserved rights of the states. The
| bill was the longest and most fatal step
| ever presented to congress In the tendency
| to centrali1ation and paternalism.
| The reasons why they felt compelled to
vote against the bill were also given by
Messrs. Berry, Bate, Vance, Butler and
| Vest.
| Mr.. Vest spoke of the action of the Mis-
| souri, house instructing the senators to
| vote for the bill. and said he preferred his
own self-respect to political applause.
Mr. Mills offered an amendment adding
to afford at all stations side track facilities
for the erection, maintenance and contro
of grain elevators or warehouses, and te
charge no higher freights to them than tx
other owners of elevators. Rejected-yea'
81, nays 46.
Mr.. Mills moved tn insertion of pro
vision that all silver bullion purchased TO
the government shall be delivered and pay
ment therefor made on the day of the pur
chaee or the next day thereafter. Re
| jected.
Mr. Mills moved to insert section de
clarjng that any person or corporation VIII
shall enter into combination or agreemen
to fix the price at which grain shall b
bought or cold in any market in the Unite
States or to prevent com petition in tho sal
or purchase of grain shall be guilty of
misde mesnor aud be subject to fine of te
Thousand dollars. He modified 1t so as
make it apply also to cotton or other agr
! cultural products. Rejected.
e Mr. Power moved to include silver bu
lion among the articles to which the bi
shall apply. Rejected.
Mt Wolcott moved to include petroleum
9 and it's products, high wines, spirits an
D ! whistles. Rejected
:. The bill was then passed-yeas 40, nay
30. as follows:
It Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Blackburn, Cal
Cahey, Chandler, Cockrell, Cullom, Davi
Dubois, Faikner, FELTON,, Frye, Gallinge
Gridon, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hi
gins. Hunter, Irby, Kyle, Mcmillan. Ma
derson, Mitchell, Morgan, Morrill,, Peffs
y Perkins, Pettigrew, Proctor, sherma
o Shoup, Squire, Stockbridge, Teller, tn
pie, voorhees,, Walthsil, Washburn al
Wilson-40.
Nays--Messrs. Berry, Blodgett, Butle
. Csffrey, Cameron, Coke, Daniel, DAVE
Dixon. Gibson, German, Gray, Harr
Hill. Hiscock, Hosr, Jones of Arkanss
Mcpherson, Mills, Palmer. Plat, Pug
Hanscom, Steward, Vest, Villas, White al
Wolcott-29.