The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-23
IN SESSION ALL NIGHT.
At $50 Wednesday Morning the
Members Came to a Tempo
rary Agreement.
Senate Adds 100000 for For,
Harrison and Limits the
Total Cost.
Tho House Refuses to Take Up tho Anti
Option Bill-Other News of Wasl-
ingtOn.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.--The deadlock in
the house over the car coupler bill continu ued
throughout the night with the usual soene.
humorous and ill-humorsd, of an all night
session and without anything whatever
having been accomplished. The house ut
6:30 a. IN. adjourned. There was private
agreement that Wise should be recognized
Monday to move to suspend the rules and
pass the bill.
About two dozen members were present
at the opening of the house. Henderson.
of North Carolina. moved that the house
20 into committee OF the whole for consid-
Grafton of the postoftioe appropriation bill.
Hatch at once antagonized the motion with
his anti-option bill. The house refused
to consider the anti-option bill. and went
into committee of the whole on the Indian
appropriation bill.
The members Of the house were worn out
from last nights session. Many left the
building after general debate and those
who remained took languid interest in the
proceedings. When debate close Outh-
waite submitted the conference report on
the army appropriation bill, in order that
it might be printed. After Hooker had
unsuccessfully endeavored to get unani-
nous consent to pass bill for the relief OF
q Mississippian and announced his solemn
purpose to be a thorn in the side of every
other member who wanted any legislation
until his bill passed. the house adjourned.
The birthday of Washington was COM
memorated in the senate by tho reading of
his farewell address by Manderson. presi-
dent pro tenn, the ice-president being abb
sent. After brief executive session the
| senate took up and agreed to all amend
ments considered in committee of the whole
last night. An amendment appropriating g
| 100000 for a military post at Helena,
Mont, and fixing the Limits Of cost at a
quarter of million, was agreed to. The
bill then passed. Tho conference report on
the army appropriation bill was called up
and agreed to. The consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill was taken up, but
no action was taken.
l Convention OF the Bl- Metallic League.
WASHINGTON Fob. 27.-The first ANIMAL
convention OF the American Bi-Metallit
league was called to order to-day by Presi
dent A. j. Warner. Fifty delegates from
western states were present. Among them
are Weaver, candidate for president on the
reople's party ticket, accompanied by Mrs
Lease. Warner, in his speech, said the
question of free coinage overshadowed the
tariff question, which, in his opinion, was
but the result Of the restricted coinage OF
silver, and it was really at the bottom of
the Irish question. of the labor question,
and responsible for the condition of the
laborlng man. He urged the league to
fight not only against the repeal of the
Sherman act. but to labor until silver is put
on parity with gold. Addresses we're also
made by Weaver, Mrs. Leaae, and Senator
Stewart.
Interesting addresses occupied the time
of the evening session. Among the speak
ers wee Col. Shinn, of Kansas. Congress-
man Bland. Of Missouri; Hatch, of Mis-
souri,. The last speaker of the evening was
Judge |. w. Huston, chief justice of Idaho.
who said the legislation of 1878 was uncon-
stitutional and should be stricken from the
statute books. 1t ia fact, he said, that not
an ounce of silver WAS ever produced in the
country nt cost of loss than 81 per ounce,
yet glded senators watbling around in the
| places of Calhoun and Webster thought sill
yer ran like sap from maple trees.