The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-25
The Senate.


irnDortance the Senate took Up the Legs
lative Appropriation bill.
The principal debate was over the
question whether the Utah Commission,
which has been iii existence for the last
ten years should be abolished. as pro-
posed by the House. or continucd In Of
fee as recommended by the Senate Com
mittee on Appropriations. The Question
was decided in favor Of continuing the
Commission.
House OF Representatives.
In the House this morning MI holman
asked consent for concurrence IN the
Senate amendments 10 the Sundry civil
APPROPRIATION bill, except as to an
amendment known as the Sherman bond
amendment. To this Bland objected. de-
nouncing the Sherman amendment as
a lob" and caused "A reference or the
bill to the Committee of the Whole
The Anti-Option bill met with an
other set back. the House determining
by a vote of l4S yeas to s. nays TO re-
sumo consideration Of the Indian Appro-
pratiOn bill
After debate the paragraph appropriat-
ing S55S000 for arrears OF interest claiineo
by the Chickasaw Indians was stricken
from the bill. A few moments before the
hour of 3 o'clock Mr.. Hatch, who was
presiding over the Committee Of the
Whole. left the chair and addressing his
successor, said that for three Legislative
days the Indian bill had been under con-
sideration. There was not. he continued
an intelligent member Of the House who
did not absolutely know that at this hour
of the session the Appropriation bill was
being used as q means of obstructing
the consideration of the Anti-Option bill,
and that the opponents of the latter meas
IRE the friends of the decentralization OF
silver and the friends of the Senate rider
TO an appropriation bill were in an alb
solute agreement and conspiracy, and no
gentleman from this time till Y o'clock
tomorrow week could shield himself
under any sort of subterfuge unless he
was willing TO go on record as opposed
TO the ti-Option bill and as the oppo-
nent of silver and the friend Of the
3 per cent. amendment The House was
brought face TO face with this issue, and
he gave notice that he would continue
this struggle in the interest OF the peo-
rle as against the interest Of Lom-
bard street and Wall street until the
peoples rights were preserved.
Mr.. Combs called the gentleman to or
der The gentleman was impugning the
motives Of members of the House. a
thing that he had no right to do.
Mr.. Hatch merely replied that lie was
impugning no ones motives; he was
merely stating the parliamentary status
The motives Of gentlemen rested in their
own breasts. and they could explain those
motives to their constituents
The committee then rose, and Mr. Hol-
man again asked that there lie a fCImal
non-concurrence In the Senate amend
merits to the Sundry Civil bill with the
exception OF tie Sherman amendment.
Mr.. Bland IL IL be understood that
one legislative day be given to the dis
cussion of that amendpeAt. ] have no
objection.
Mr.. Hatch But l do object.
The House then at o'clock. took a
recess until 8, the evening session 10 be
for the consideration of private rension
bills.
The galleries were crowded when the
House met after the recess a. s o'clock
this evening Even the diplon attic gal
lery was without an empty seat, although
there was no cne occupying a seat who
vas under the rules entitled TO II. There
we're so many visitors In the city that
the rules were temporarily relaxed and
there was an unusually large number Of
members on the floor, but they, did not
constitute a quorum. A motion 10 pro-
ceed TO the consideration Of private pen
sinn bills was responded TO by 1876 mem
bers. end a call OF the House was ordered
TO which i46 members responded. This
being far short OF quorum. the House
at $40 adjourned.