Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-03
,hat there are is2 Democratic representa-.

that there are 1872 Democratic representa-
tives In town
The Sergeant-at-Arms brought in
Messrs. JOY, Cansey, Lisie, and Funston.
ihey mad various excuses, all OF which
were accepted.
AZ f;p Speaker Crisp took the chair. re-
leving MIR. Dockery, and Mr. Wilson 4
moved to dispense with further proceed
ings under the call and demanded the
yeas and nays on his motion. The House
decided not 70 dispense with proceedings
under the call by a vote OF yeas to 80
nays.
COMPROMISE.
Mr. Reed offered an amendment to Mr.
WILSON'S resolution as follows: "The chair
man OF the Committee on Ways and
Means shall have the right 10 call to-
gether the committee and to file with the
clerk or the House any revenue hll
which VIII be ordered by the committee
for publication. and the report OF the
committee. together with the views of
the minority, shall be filed together for
publication not less than ten days after
the Hing and publication OF the bill. un-
less an early date can be agreed upon.
Either report may be fled after ten days
If the other is not ready"
This compromise was satisfactory 10
Mr.. Wilson, and he signifed his willing
ness 10 accept the amendment The cause
Of the contention being then removed, the
Republicans signified their willingness TO
vote 10 make up a quorum and enough
having answered TO their names. the mo-
ton TO dispense with other proceedings
under the call was agreed to. and the
resolution OF Mr.. Wilson, as amended by
Mr.. Reed. was agreed TO.
Mr.. Catchings thereupon moved to lay
on the table his motion that the vote by
which the House agreed TO adjourn to-
morrow at o'clock should be reconsider
ed, and 1t was so ordered.
The cOnferees on the urgent deficiency
bin reported further disagreement TO
the Senate amendment The House insist
ed, and another conference was ordered.
The point at issue Is the back pay or
senatorial clerks. The Senate amendment
to increase the number of army officers
detailed TO colleges was concurred in
and the House. at $50. adjourned until to-
morrow at noon.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS. 4
In the morning hour Mr. Stewart in
troduced "A bill TO provide for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. and 1t
was referred to the Committee on Finance.
MIR. Gray moved TO proceed TO the con-
sideration of the Chinese exclusion bill,
but was appealed to by Mr.. Hoar to with
hold that motion in order to let the Sen
ate act on the bill for the relief of the
sufferers from the recent cyclone on the
Sea Islands and on the coast OF South
Carolina and Georgia. MIR. Butler Joined
In the appeal. and Mr.. Gray yielded.
The cyclone relief bill was then taken
up. and Mr. COckrell said that he would
object to its third reading to-day Mr..
Hoar expressed his regret that parliament
tary ingenuity should be resorted TO 10
la a those
suffering people Mr.. Cockrell, however.
persisted I'm his objection, and the Vice
President ruled that under the rules the
bill could not be read three times In one
day Mr. German thought that the bill
should go to the Committee on Appropria-
tions. and he made Il motion to that
effect.
REFERENCE DEPRECATED.
Mr. Hoar argued against the motion of
reference. and spoke OF the efforts OF
the Red Cross Society and its president,
Miss Clara Barton 10 give relief 10 the
cyclone sufferers. The report Of that as
ISOLATION. however, appealed to the nation
because the calamity was on such large
scale that II was impossible for private
benevolence to relieve 1t. A pound of
bacon was the only ration on which
families of five six persons were sup
porting life for seven days. The state
ment came from Il bOuTCe WHICH no SUI
ator could question. The delay 10 another
session OF Congress and another meet
ing of the Committee on Appropriations
would involve starvation on "A huge scale.
| He could not understand why such Il
measure Of relief should encounter all the
ingenuities of parliamentary obstruction.
The lady who had done so much to miti-
gate the horrors OF war in the civilized
| world Miss BartOn) happened TO be a
near neghbor of his. There was nothing
local about her sympathy, her field OF
work or her reputation.
Mr. German said II was customary for
bills OF this character TO be reTerred TO
a standing committee. He was I'm full
sympathy with the Senator from Mas
sachusetts. but he insisted on his motion.
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
Call Mcpherson and Caffery against Mr..
Germans motion and by Messrs. Allen
and PETER I'm favor OF II.
THE SILVER CYCLONE.
Mr.. Stewart also had something TO say
about II in connection with the late silver
cyclone which he thought would be much
more disastrous in its effects than the
natural cyclone on the coast Of South Car
Olina.
Finally. at 2 z. NJ. the bill went over
without action-the pending motion being
Mr. Germans to refer the bill TO the Com
mittce on Appropriations.
The House concurrent resolution for ilnal
adjournment tomorrow at 3 T. NJ, was
laid before the Senate and was. on motion
Of Mr. German, referred TO the Commit
tee on Appropriations
CHINESE BILL PASSED.
At2P. NJ. the House bill to extend the
time for the extension of the Chinese eX-
pulsion act was taken up and the Senate
spent the remainder of the days session
in discussing IT. All the amendments that
were offered to il were either Withdrawn
or rejected. and the bin was passed in, the
exact form on which 1t comes from the
House.
Ii extends for six months from its pas
| sage the time In which certificates of resi-
dence may be applied for (Which certlfl-
| Gates are to contain photographs OF the
Chinamen). and it defines what Is meant
by the terms ''laborer'' and merchant II
! makes various other notifications of the
original act.
After brief executive session the Sem
ate. at $40, adjourned until noon to-mor-
row.
SILVER MEN CONFER.