The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-03-01
In Congress This Week.

WAsHlNuToN, Fob. l9.-In the house
Mr.. D'Armond of Missouri, offered an
amendment TO tho rules which proposes
to fine members refusing to vote $50 and
authorized thespeaker then to count him
as present to aid in making quorum.
1t was referred to tho committee on
rules.
A resolution introduced last week by
Mr.. Tauney, of Minnesota, calling upon
tho secretary Of tho interior for an oili-
cial statement of tho construction placed
by tho pension bureau upon the law Of
December 2l, 1903, declaring pensions to
DO limitoa vested right, was adopted.
AT 1890 Mr.. Bland renewed his mo-
tion to go into committee OF the whole
| on his SclSnorago bill, and that general
| debato DO closed in 10 minutes. On a
division tho vote stood, yeas, l05; nays,
y. The yeas and nays were then order
cd, and the voto resulted in yeas, 15l;
nays, 4. Mr.. Bland then moved cali
of the house.
| In the Senate
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Call
IN relation to claims against tho Unite'l
| States under tho treaty Of 1919. with
Spain, and explained that attorneys and
spectators woro sonding out blank pow
ers Of attorney to claimants whom
he advised to avoid those speculatoys,
and to rely on congress. The resolution
went over without action.
WAsHINGroN, Feb. 2O.--Whcn the
house met it was still in deadlock on
| the Bland bill. Sergeant at Arms Snow
reported the arrest OF seven members
Apsley, Hilborn. Lucas, Marvin, Gard
nor, Post and Randall under tho late Or
der.
They wcro all Republicans and on
their, coming before the bar OF tho house
developed that thrco wore present yes.
terday and that two We're absent by leave
of the house. They were all excused.
At l2:45 Mr.. Bland moved that tho
J house resolve itself into committee Of
tho whole on his bill to coin the scignor
ago Of tho treasury bullion, and that
general debate thereon be closed in l(
) minutes.
On ordering tho previous question tho
house divided, 1T to nothing and thu
| yeas and nays ordered. Tho vote by tn,
yeas and nays resulted: Yeas, 1862; nays
s; 10 less than q quorum. Mr.. Blanc
asked for q call Of tho house.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-After read
ing tho journal i'll tho house Mr.. Rec,
asked for report from sergeant at. arm
undor tho order to arrest absentees
That official reported all absentoes eithe
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= those sick and excused and seven other
I who had boon sent for.
- MIR. Reed asked if any wore undcr al
O rest. Sergeant at Arms Snow reporte
that there were mono. Mr.. Reed rt
marked that thero had been no difficult
s In arresting Republicans, and insisto
= that tho othors should be arrested
s Speaker Crisp thcroupon directed Sno,
4 to execute tho ordor.
Mr.. Bland moved to take up the sel
l norage bill and tho yeas and nays wei
= ordered without division. Tho vote r.
g suited: Yoas, 100; nays, 10. Ten sho,
Of quorum.
The vote on the second roll call stood
Yeas, 157; nays, 10. Twelve less tina
O quorum. Mr.. Reed made an effort t
induce Mr.. Bland to permit the hous
to proceed with tho debate, but it wa
unavailing.
In tho Senate.
5 Mr.. Allen, Populist, presented reso
| luton directing the attorney general t,
:, inform the senate whether no had in al
opinion to tho secretary Of the treasury
hold that silv"r certificates wero not le
gal money, and if so to transmit hi
opinion with all tho correspondence t.
tho senate. III } resolution, after q sligh
amendment, was adopted.