The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-12-13

var bstwssu China and Japan was then
passed. On motion Of Call The senate
took up the resolution suthorisiug the
appointment Of . committee to tnquirs
and report whsthsr tho Louisiana Hon.
duras Lottery company had bssn estab-
lishsd and 70 now In operation In Florida.
The senate then proceeded to the con.
eIderasion Of the pension bills on The eaL
sndsr. Among thoss passsd were bllls
granting pensions Of 500 per meath to
Mary Palmse Banks, widow % Major
Gsnsral Nathaniel p. Banks. Mrs. EAth-
sstns Todd Crit,snden and 10 Major Gen.
eral NcClernand.
Al 2o'clock Gray stated he had no de-
sire to delay the consideration a tho
canal bill, but he considered the tariff
bills OF greater importan CO and thought
the senate should have an opportunity to
say whether these bills should be consid.
cred. II was tho duty OF the senate to gucct
tho challenge implied In these bills. Ho
did not think the discussion Of the bills
would occasion any great delay. He there
fore moved to displace the canal bill With
the sugar bill.
Morgan stated that while hc favored
. sugar bill he should be compalled 10
vote against It's consideration at present
owing to the fact that he bad been placed
In charge Of the Nicaragua canal bill. The
blu % II came from the house, and 40 II
was amended by the senate finance com
mittss, was then read, after which Berry
demanded tho ayes and nays ON the
question Of consideration. The announces
ruent Of the vote showed the defeat oi
Gray's motion, q 70 "a, the vote being ~
follows:
Aves--Bate, Ferry. Blackburn. O. fsry. Csek
rell, Coke, Faulkner, George, Gray. Harris, Hill
Hunton. Jarvis. McLaurin. McPherson. Mills
Palmer, Pasco. P,igh. Vest, vilas, voorhees, and
Walsh-2s.
Nays-Aldrich. Allen. Allison. blanchard
Cullom. Dolph. Dubois, Gallagher, Hala. II H,ns.
bsough. Hawlcy. Higytns, H0ar. Kyle, Lodge
McMil an. Manderson, Martin. Mitchell OF Ore
gon, Morrll, Peffer. Perkins. Plats Power.
Quay, Roach and Teller-s7.
Vest then took the hooe to move to take
up his resolution for an amendment oi
the senate rules with . modification In
structine the committee on rules to r.
port by the 18th inst. He asked for the
ayes and nays on tho motion. The motion
was lost, "a to 81. Harris said he had
voted against the closure resolution, nrsi
because tho committee on rules would
meet tomorrow for the purpose OF oousid
erirg the subject matter OF the resolu'
ton. aud In view Of this he could not sec
the necessity Of passing 1t. A. member
of the committee ON rules he announced
that he favored an amendment thai
would give the majority, under carefu
and veil prepared rule. power to eloss
the debate upon appropriation bills q
we'll - the revenue bill, the psssase ol
which was absolutely necessary.
The senate then resumed consideratior
Of the Nicaragua bill and Morgan I'd
dressed the senate. Morgan SAID their
could be no more majestic position %
sumsd by the United States among ths
family of nations than to take up the sub
ject and have the canal completed. HI
asked the senators to inform themselves
on the matter 20 II could bs brought to q
vote at an early day.
Cullom gave notice that he would be
ready Friday to make some rcmarks OF
the bill. Tho senate then went into ex
scutive session, and at $40 o'clock I'd
iourned.