The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-02-18
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIA.
TION BILL PASSES
In the House the scar COuplerS bill
sis Postponed TIL Tuesday Next
House Narrowly Escapes An.
other Exciting Scene.

SO OStPohC0 ucS02y
House Narrowly Escapes An
other Exciting Scene.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-The senate
sundry civil appropriation bill having
been taken up at the close of the morn
ing business the vote was taken on the
amendment retaining the laws for the
supervision of Federal elections, it was
agreed to-yeas 81, nays "a The senate
then on motion of Mr.. Sherman proceeded
to executive business.
After twenty minutes of secret session
the doors we're reopened and the consid
Grafton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill was proceeded with All amend
ments which had been reported from the
committee on appropriations having been |
disposed of, various other amendments |
of an important nature were reported |
from the committee by Mr.. Allison, its |
chairman, and was agreed to. The bill
was then open to general amendment. Mr..
Sherman offered his three per cent. bond
issue amendment. As soon as it was
read, the point of order was made by
Mir. Stewart against the amend
ment as general legislation on
the appropriation bill" After brief
discussion the vice president made his
ruling. The amendment, lie said. m lde
an appropriation to carry out the exist
ing law and limited the authority of the
secre. .ary of the treasury under the exist
ing law. 1t did not, in the opinion of
| the chairman, propose new legislation,
| the chair therefore held the amendment
to be in order. Mr.. Stewart appealed
from the decision aud Mr. Hoar moved
to lay TIE appeal oD the table. The mo
tion was agreed to-yeas %, nays Is, so
the ame ndmeat Was decided to be in or
der. Mr.. Mlils moved to strike out of
the amendment the words "ive years
after theic dates" 80 as to have the bonds
redeo mable at the pleasure of the govern
ment, and he a. gued in support of the
motion. Mr.. Sherman said that il the
proposition was not one to provide for
an emergency, he should feel disposed
to accept Mr.. Mills amendment, but he
thought that it would not be wise to
venture on it now. He did not believe
that any considerable amount of the
three per cent. bonds would ever be is
sued; at the same time the contingency
shonld he provided for. Power to issue
bonds would, he thought, enable the
reserve without his issuing them. The
merits of the amendment were discussed
for the rest of the day, and adjournment
came before the debate closed. The op-
ponents of the amendment were Messrs
PETER, Teller, Mills and Call. 1t was
advocated by Messrs. Voorhees,, Hiscock,
Harris, Morrill, and Mcpherson. Allison
tried to get an agreement as to the hour
at which the vote should be taken tomor.
row on the Sherman amendment, but OBJ
lection was made. He then asked unani
nous consent that the bill should be dis
posed of tomorrow and that also was OBJ
E jected to. He then gave notice that he
would try to have night sessions mex
s week. The senate then, at 5 40 sd
journed till to morrow at at II a. IN.
Y House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE ''ca
- coupler bill was postponed for furthe
consideration till Tuesday next. Th
house narrowly escaped another excitin,
b scene. On this occasion there was moth
ing political or personal involved. MI
y Johnson, republican, of Maryland, wa
% calling the attention of the speaker t
what he thought was misapprehensio
( on the part of the chair in one of his state
e ments. johnson was aggressive in hi
manner and in his speech. But at th
le direction of the speaker Che rather III
l. graciously) took his seat and the hous
d resumed consideration of the pension az
i. preparation bill.
r, Mr.. DeArmond offered an amendmen
as that after July 1, 1898, there shall nc
oy be paid to any person under the act of S{
any pension for or during time whe
TO the income of such person shall amour
Ill to $1,000 year. The amendment VI
IN agreed to-101 to SS.
d. The consideration of the bill havir
been completed, Mr.. Grount, of Vel
mont, obtained few moments on a We
~ bal amendment. He merely wished
," reply to the remarks made yesterday
~, Mr.. Turpin, of Alabama. That gentl
ne man had stated that there was ms
employed in the pension bureau at
~ salary of ST. 800 year, who was draw
a. ing pension of si9 a month for tot
deafness, and who was stationed at Il
telephone. He (Grout) had receive
'er certain information in regard to til
case from the pension bureau. In t
ost first place, the man was democrat;
an the second place, there appeared amor
7as the names of the men who recommend
him, the name Of Judge GRESHAM
ear Laughter. The gentleman T
I'm ferred to was an assistant adj juc'
n ing officer. He drew pensi
to for total deafness of the right e'
las 1t was not his business to attend to t
At telephone, but as the telephone was
tai the desk of another adjudicating offit
my occasionally he did put his left ear
on the phone. Laughter.)
lch The committee then rose and repor,
rue the bill to the Hou e. Mr. Dearmon
per amendment was agreed to in the CO
The mittee and was rejected by the House
ear yeas 124; nays 1874. The bill was Il
ott, passed.
ds, The House then, in committee of
G. whole, proceeded to the consideration
S. the postoffice appropriation bill. Wi
ex- out disposing of the postoffice bill
jim committee rose and the House a
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