Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-22
SENATE AND HOUSE
Principally Routine Business in the
Upper Branch of Congress.
The MCGARRAHAN BILL AGAIN
FiIibdstering in the House Over
Contested Election Case.
A Q U o r U NJ B ROE E n

When the Senate met at noon today the
chaplain in his prayer noted the fact that
| today was Holy Thursday
The death of Louis Kossuth, the Hun
garian patriot, was taken cognizance of in
the form of a resolution introduced by Sem
ator Hoar (AIass.). 1t declared that 1.-The
Senate of the United States has heard with
deep regret of the death of Louis Kossuth,
the illustrious patriot and lover of liberty,
and at one time the guest of the American
people
RESOLVED, That the Vice President be re-
quested to communicate the respectful con-
dolences of the Senate to the family of the
deceased"
stimulation of United States Coins.
Mr.. Sherman precipitated discussion In
the nature of a free silver debate by the
introduction of a resolution directing the
committee on the judiciary to examine and
report whether the stimulation of the coins
OF the United States by coins of the same
weight, metal and fineness, except as au-
thorlzed by law, is made criminal by the
acts against counterfeiting coins of the
United States and other countries, and, If
NOT; 10 report a bill to prevent and punish
such simula ton"
Mr.. Sherman said his attention had been
recently called to the question of whether or
not the existing laws were adequate to
punish this class of counterfeitirg. and
Whlle his own opinion was that thew were
adequate, he wished to have an expression
from the committee on the judiciary He
sent TO the clerks desk and had read a
PISS ulspatch from Omaha, Neb., stating
that there was private mint there which
was engaged In coming silver dollars of
the same weight and fineness as the stand
aL aTu silver silver dollars, making their profit on
the uiiIerence between the actual value of
the silver and the coined value. a profit 6f
ABOUT ol cents on the dollar
Great Britain, France and GERMANY nun
ni i,mtd sGcn slnnlalion as counterfeiting and
such Il FORM or counterfeitinG was NOT CON
teinpIated when the statutes against that
CRIME were passed, for then the disparitv
pet" cen the actual and fictitious value of
coiii was not SO great as at present
|. Considerable RniIery.
! Ihis resolution gave rise to much rail-
| cry ana Senator Cullom was heard to re-
mark to Senator Cockrell. sctto voce:
III they cannot get free coinage in one
way they will in another
MT. Hoar considered it somewhat of n
commentary on our laws. and withaI some
what amusing. that such a Resolution
Should be necessary, and Mr. Ma 1derson
(NebD spoke in the same vein
lie did not believe, he said that IL was
possible that existing laws were not suffi-
clent TO reach the class of counterfeiters
mentioned in the press dispatch at Oma ha
but II IT was true he Thought the defccts
should be remedied He doubted the story
emanating from Omaha basing his hali.,f
on his knowledge OF that community GAL
though. he added quizzically, west of the
,Hlssourl river we are very anxious for an
me crease of the circulating medium"
Mr. Stewart (Nev) objected to the pres
ent consideration of the resolution and n
went over without action,
On motion of Mr.. German CMd) 1t was
agreed that when the Senate adjourn to-
day 1t be to meet Monday next
FOrtifcntions Bill Reported.
Senator Call. from the committee on .n-
propriations, reported the fortifcation bill
and gave notice that he would try to call
1t up on Tuesday next
At l2:4o the government printing office
bill was taken up.
The McGarrahan Bill.
Pursuant to the notice given several days
ago the McGarrahan bill came up at .
o'clock as the unfinished business. and the
bill was read at length.
Senator Morrill, (Vt), the most uncompro-
missing opponent of the bill, asked that it
go over until Monday, as he desired TO ad-
dress the Senate on the question. and sup
posing that the printing office bill would
consume the entire day session, was not
prepared to speak today.
| Pending action this request Mr. Dolph
measure. He had no doubt he said that
the bill would ultimately pass the Senate
but If 1t did, it would be due, as in a scrip
tural parallel, to constant opportunities.
THE HOUSE.
At the opening of the session of the
House today. on motion of Mr. Dalzell
PaD, the Senate bill for the construction
of bridge across the Monongahela river
at Pittsburg was passed.
On motion of MIR. Catchings (Miss) a
joint resolution was passed authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to receive at
the subtreasury in the city of New York
from r. I. Wilson & Co. ST. 100000, to be
placed to the credit Of the Cherokee ma
tion.
Chairman Brown Qnd.) of the committee
on elections presented the report on the
English-Hilborn contested election case
and Mr.. Waugh Qnd) was given leave to
| file the views of the minority.
On motion of Mr.. Cox CTenn) a bill was
passed to extend the time of the act au-
! thorizing the St Louis and Birmingham
railroad to construct a bridge across the
tennessee river at Clifton, Tenn.
Filibustering Begun.
Mr.. Patterson then called up the con-
| tested election case of O'Neill vs. Joy
eleventh MissourD and Mr.. Waugh QndD
promptly raised the question of consdera-
ton against 1t and the filibustering began
The republicans refused to vote and the
quorum was broken, the vote resulting
139-o 20 short of quorum. call of the
House followed.
The call developed the presence of 257
members. The vote then recurred upon the
question of consideration. The republi-
cans repeated their tactics and declined to
answer to their names
Again the democrats failed to muster a
quorum, although they polled 16G votes
seven more than on the previous roll call
Mr.. Patterson moved a call of the House.
and pending that, Mr.. Waugh moved to al-
iourn. The motion to adjourn was lost, ~
to 15I. Mr.. Patterson withdrew the motion
for call of the House, and the vote re-
CURED upon the question of consideration
THE STORY DISCREDITED