Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07

W WARRINGTON, II. u, Feb. 2t.-In the
House to-day Mr.. Pence explained that he
had been misunderstood in his remarks of
yesterday He had not said certain men,
DeTs were full of beer as reported but
aull 8f beard Mr. Geissenhainer Dem.
n O. Then asked unanimous consent to
consider bill to save the armament of
the wrecked kearsarge. Mr.. Bland OBJ
lccted and moved that the House go
into committee of the whole to con-
slider the seigniorage bill. Pending
Shat motion he moved to close general de-
iaaTe tomorrow at 3 o'clock and on that de-
'sltan<ied the previous question. The vote
Was taken and resulted 159 to 0, fourteen
short OF a quorum. He moved call of the
House, tl4e call developing the presence of
-2S0 members. The flibustering continued
=xsica the House finally adjourned without
-actIon being taken.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2S.-After two
weeks Of filibustering the deadlock in the
HcUse was broken to-day, the demand for
SsfSe previous question of Mr.. BANDS mo-
zion being sustained by vote of III to 7.
The Speaker cast the deciding vote The
quorum was then lost on the vote on the
adoption of the special order-165 to Il,
three short of a Quorum-and the House
waS again blocked and an adjournment
&a6eR until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 1.-The long
struggle in the House over the Bland bill
for the coinage of the silver seigniorage
as2G the silver bullion in the treasury
was ended to-day by the passage of the
bill by a vote of 167 to $780, a majority
special order to bring the bill to a vote
was adopted by bare quorum Immediately
sa44el. the House met. This broke the oppo-
-slti0n Of the flibusterers and they were
'95oweTless to do anything further to place
an obstacle in the way of the blI. All the
amendments offered to the measure by its
opponents were defeated The bill as passed
w2S IN the nature of a substitute for the
v2Fsg3saal measure. The changes do not af-
des-z The material features of the bill, which
8arov5des for the coinage Of the silver
zSeIGJ,30-age in the treasury, the issue of sill
Ipsr certificates thereon, if need be. in the
discretion OF the secretary Of the treasury IN
advance Of the coinage, and thereafter the
coinage OF the remainder Of the bullion as
Ias5 as practical and the issue of silver Ger
tGlacates thereon to take the place of the
,4reasnry notes issued under the Sher-
man act, which are to be retired
and cancelled rapidly as the
f71u9ace takes place. The changes
1,sTgz%.e "a the substitute simply make specific
fEhe fact that the seigniOrage is to be coined
and that this bill shall not affect the re-
<iesslptlon of the treasury notes under exist
1nE law An analysis of the vote by which
'0Re bill passed shows that al Democrats
l9 Republicans and Z Populists total 1917
voted for it, and 70 Republicans and 30
Democrats total 1870 voted against it. The
@alll for the rescue of the armament of the
wrecked kearsarge passed just before ad-
Tournment
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 2-The House
'ta-S1aY took up the appropriation bills. The
1dEulC&tlon bill was passed III twenty-four
minutes. The pension measure was next
taken up. An alteration occurred between
Nr. Meredith, of Virginia, and Mr.
Funk, of Illinois, over the formers
attempt to prove that there were many
fraudulent pensions on the rolls which
a
lisiOn- Mr. Meredith who was the aggres-
SCR, rushed over to the place where Mr..
&JIH6 was standing and shook his fist in the
IatteTs face bot words were spoken, but
friends interfered and the Speaker restored
order before any blows were struck. 4
resolution for the appointment of a
committee to investigate the condition
~Eas passed. 1t carries 81, 800 to cover ex-
penSes. Congressman at-Large Grow (Rep.
Psi appeared and took the oath. Mr..
B0atney asked unanimous consent for the
consideration of the resolution to inYesti-
szgaIe shc action of Judge Jenkins in granting
Ehe Injunction against the employees of the
Northern Pacific Railroad but Mr.. Kilgore
objected
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 3.-The con-
sIderation of the pension bill was resumed
to-day, after objection had been made to
she consideration of the Superior-Duluth
turldge bill and the Nebraska Sioux war
GdI0Is bill Mr.. Picker Is. ID. and Mr. Black
<Il-) spoke in favor of liberal pensions.
The latter defended Commissioner Loeb
rTens pension policy. Mr. Waugh (Rep.,
Ind declared that no pension bill, general
o. private, had ever been rejected by Re-
publican vote. On motion Of Mr. COgswell
Mss. q bill to pension Hannah Lisle was
Eaassed- and then, at 3:55, the House ad
5atEa1ed.