Evening star., 1894-03-06
IN CONGRESS TODAY
The Bland Seigniorage Bill Discussed
in the Senate.
Mr.. HILLS INCOME TAX RESOLUTION
Naval Cadet Appointments Up in
the House.
GEN. SICKLES ON PENSIONS

There was evidence during the progress
of routine business in the Senate this morn
ing of purpose on the republican side Of
the chamber to displace the tariff question
with silver discussion over the Bland
selgniorage bill There were but few demo-
cratic Senators in the chamber when the
Vice Presidents gavel fell.
Mr.. Hills Resolution
Mr.. Hill awakened interest by Offering
the Following resolution. and asking its ref
erence to the committee on finance:
whereas. the Secretary OF the Treasury
has announced deficit of S7sOOOOOO for
the current fiscal year
Whereas. House bill No. 4S63 known a.
oae one M wilson BILL proposes to discard 49,
ooOOO revenue from present tarIrY taxarton
and to meet the doubted deficiency hy new
internal and direct taxation
resolved, That the Senate finance conn
..st -Is.se frame amendments to the said bill
oHitung the said internal and direct taxes
newly proposed, and instead thereof make
provision Tor sufficient revenue by tar1ffing
other foreign imports and otherwise reyts-
as me tarin, without creating a den.
The silver Storm Cloud.
Inc silver storm cloud which had been
lowering all the morning broke over ths
senate when Mr. Harris OF Tennessee moy-
cd the second reading OF the Bland bin. In
oolls SO. he stated to the Senate esps-
caiIy 10 the Senator from NevadaCair Stew
a., ~, mat the latter was no more earnest
tu,.e eunocate OF silver coinage than he But he
sen's,s oeleeo mat there was one question which
shouIo take precedence over this and with
OUT any breach OF confidence he could sta ts
that the finance committee was on fha
verge OF reporting the tariff bin to the
osna.e sns,' ne therefore. objected to further
proceedings on the seisniorage bin, and
under that objection IL would 20 10 the csl
endar. S~
To Take Up the Bland Bfu.
considerable discussion followed in which
Senators Allison, Hale Henderson ana
Stewart took part The latter gave ,o,ic.
that after the expiration of the morning
nour, at o'clock. he would move 10 take
UP the Bland bill and have Il made tn,
Unfinished business before the Senate unru
vote could be taken
MIR. Berry Furnishes Amusement.
An exciting episode and amusing TO n
large number of Senators. was precipitated
by Mr.. Berry of Arkansas, who rose 70 n
question Of personal privilege He read the
headlines of an article in a New York
paper, which he characterized as 'fafa-
nous. without foundation and thoroughly
unjust 1t was headed. Constructing Com
traits of the Senators, and asserted that
they mad Joined hands to defeat the Wilson
DILL Among them was that of Senator
Berry. and he denounced the assertion that
ne was opposed to the Wilson bill
Mr.. Berry asserted that he had asked for
no fayors for the industries of his state
ana when the lumber men OF Arkansas had
requested him TO urge upon the finance
committee the imposition Of a higher duty
on lumber he had refused to do So
On the contrary. he had stated on every
occasion that he would vote for reduc-
ton on every article in that bill. He had
to ,lar 81.
mittee. he said. and had urged and begged
the committee to report the Wilson bill az
IL came from the House.
At , O'Clock, after some discussion as to
the parliamentary status OF the Bland
seigniorage bill. il was finally decided that
the motion of Senator Harris to have the
bill read a second time should 20 over until
tomorrow. Senator Stewart renewed his
motion to take the bill up tomorrow, and
Senator Teller continued his remarks On
the bill