The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-02

proved without correction, number Of
executive communications were read
and referred. Cummings dem, N. Y J
asked unanimous consent for present
consideration and passing of the bill
authorizing the Secretary of the NAVY
to expsnd S45, 600 for the recovery Of
the wreck Of the corvette Kearsarge on
Roncador reef.
Simpson Pop, Kan } asked if it were
question of sentiment or of dollars
and cents Cummings replied that it
combined both The disposition OF the
appropriation was within the discretion
of The Secretary of the Navy; if an at
temp 10 raj q the wreck WAS not sue
ceSsful IL would cost the Government
only small part Of the amount appro-
priated.
kilgore demanded the regular order
and despite the appeal of Cultivate
(Dem Ohio) to withdraw 1T for the
reason that failure by the House to act
promptly might result in the loss OF
property valued at hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars he persisted in his de.
mand and the matter was dropped.
The Speaker stated the question to
be upon the passage of the order for the
committee on rules to take up the
Bland seignorage bill in the House,
discuss it for two hours and then pro-
ceed to vote upon it's passage or upon
the adoption OF any amendments that
may be pending with the intervention
only OF u motion to reconsider and Law
on the table.
Cultivate asked the yeas and nays,
when Reed suggested that The last
vote disclosed the presence of no quorum,
and asked If the House would not first
proceed to inform itself that a quorum
is present. "Or may be" he continued
with smile, ".the Speaker has in
formed himself on that point"
The Speaker replied that he had not,
but that the practice of the House had
been, after an adjournment, or even re-
cess to assume that a quorum was pre-
sent The roll was then called on the
adoption of the order, resulting: Yeas,
l66; nays, ID. Before the vote was an
nounced Kilgore and Everett (Dem :,
Mass.) changed their votes, having
voted aye, to no.
The vote reached just quorum.
speaker Crisp having voted to mako the
swept over the Democrats and Populist
seats when the Speaker stated that the
bill was before the House for considera-
ton and amendment and ordered it to
be read
When this had been completed Bland,
the author Of the bill, offered a substi.
tute for the pending measure, direc ting
the Secretary of the Treasury to coin
the seignorage of the silver bullion in
the Treasury to the amount Of S 5,156,-
GIL and issue certificates thereon as fast
as coined, such coin or certificates to be
used in the payment of the ordinary
Il 81 l,nF
Secretary is authorized to issue certif-
Gates in excess of such coinage if he
deems 1T necessary, but not to exceed
the amount named.
The second section provides for the
coinage OF the remaining bullion in tho
Treasury and the destruction of certifi.
Gates issued against it. The act shall
not be construed as aking any change
In the legal tender or redemption quail
ity OF the notice of the act of 1890.
large number Of amendments were
presented, the ntroduction of which
occupied half an hour of the two hours
allowed for debate. and the Speaker
announced that but ono and ono half
hours remained. Bland explained the
differences in his substitute from tho
original bill.
The members participating in tho do.
bate which followed we're Cultivate,
Johnson IN. d J, Simpson, c. w. Stone
(Rep, Pa, Dunn IN. J.), Abbott
(Iexas), johnson Und.), Hartman
rep. Mont). Swanson, Newlands,
Wheeler, (Ala.), Tracey, Cummings
and Dingley. BY this time it was ESQ
p. IN. and the two hours allowed for de-
bate expired and unanimous consent
was asked that debate might be ex.
tended till 3 O'Clock, but Bailey do
manded the regular order.
Several amend ments were voted
down. The Repu blicans refrained from
voting on the question of adopting the
substitute offered by Bland for the
pending bill, but an exact quorum was
announced by the Speaker-ayes, los,
nays, II.
The bill being read third time.
Tracey moved to recommit the bill to
the committee on coinage, weights and
measures without Instructions. Lost
70 to 100.
At 4:4o the Speaker said: The ques-
tion Is, shall the bill pass?" In re-
spouse thereto a mighty volume Of
sound rolled out, aye" Some one de-
manded 4 division, which was had, re.
sulting:.. Ayes, 1874; noes, 81. Tracey
called for the yeas and nays. and the
result was supported by q su fficient
called, and at Sis the vote was an
nonnced: Yeas, l6s; nays. 1870. 80
the bill is passed." said the speaker,
following which was the applause from
its friends.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for
raising the wreck CT the Kearsaig e was
then called up by Mr.. Cummings, dem.
n. and passed by unanimous con-
sent. The House then at SEQ ad journed
until noon tomorrow.