The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-08
LATE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Senate Passes the Repeal of the Fed.
eral Elections Bill.

eral Elections Bill.
By The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN the House
yesterday, after the passage of
the McCreary resolution, Mr.. Bland
then reported from the COM
mittee on coinage the bill directing the
secretary of the treasury 20 issue silver
certificates equal to the seigniorage on
the silver bullion purchased under the
provisions Of the act Of July IA, 1890, and
be moved to 60 into committee of the
whole to consider 1t.
As rule the Repu blicans had refrained
from voting, and the consequence. was
that the house was without quorum.
On motion Of Mr. Bland there was call
of the house, which showed the presence
of 254 mem bers.
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with, and Mr.. Bland then
moved that the yeas and nays be called.
Tho yeas and nays were sgaiu called on
the question Of going into COMMITTEES Of
the whole to consider the seigniorage bill.
The vote was; Yeas. 1877; nays, 4--no
quorum.
Mr.. Bland then moved q call of the
house, which, after some filibustering by
Democrats, was ordered. It showed less
than quorum present.
Mr.. Bland. in spite Of opposition. sue
ceeded in having a resolution adopted
directing the sergeant-st-arms to bring In
the abssntces.
On motion of Mr.. Bland. the house then
adjourned.
In the Senate.
The house bill 90 repeal the federal elec-
tions law was taken up, and Mr. Hoar ad-
dressed the senate in opposition. The de-
bate was continued by Messrs. Gray, Alli-
son, Daniel and Bate.
Mr.. Chandler withdrew the amend
ment heretofore offered by him. and
moved another, the purport Of which was
to make the proposed repeal effective only
to the extent of prohibiting the employ
ment Of deputy marshals 1t elections.
This amendment was rejected-yeas. "a;
nays, 40.
Another amendment was offered by Mr..
Chandler for the purpose of excluding
from the effect of the repeal the ''crimes'
sections of the revised statutes In regard
to elections. It was also rejected--yeas,
"a; nays, 80.
Two other amendments were offered by
Mr. Chandler Ito restrict the scope of the
repeaD and were rejected by similar
votes
Stewart Replies to Chandler.
A taunting inquiry by Mr.. Cha ndler as
to whether Mr.. Stewart would contribute
his vote to the repeal of the law, which
had bee one Of the noblest acts of his
public life, brought out short speech
from Mr. Stewart to the effect that the
election act of 1870 was passed just after
the nation had emerged from war, and
that now the nation had entered another
war--that Of che executive against the
producing classes
Mr.. Perkins offered an amendment al
lowing the elections law to remain, but
confning the federal supervision to cities
of zoo, 900 inhabitants or over, instead Of
(as now 10000 The amendment was re.
jected-.ycas, "a; nays, 80.
Three additional amendments were
offered by Mr.. Chandler and were re-
jected--two Of them without q division
snd the third by: Yeas, 27; nays, 80.
The bill was then passed; Yeas. 80;
nays, %.
Yeas-AIlen, Bate. Berry, Blackburn. Brice.
Butler. Caffery. Call. Cockrell. Coke. Colouitt,
Daniel, Faulkner, Gibson. Gordon, German.
Gray, Harris. Hill. Huntoon, Irby. Jones tArk.).
Kyle. Lindsey. Martin, Mills. Mitchell WIS.,,
Morgan, Palmer. Pasco. PETER. Push. Ran
som. Roach. Stewart. Vest. Villas, VOORHEES,,
White Cali. Total, ~.
Nays-Aldrich. Allison. Cameron. Carey,
Chandlea Cullom. Dixon. Dolph. Dubois.
Frye. GAllingcr. Hale, Hansbrough. Hawley,
Higgins. Hoar. Lodge. Mitchell (Or.). Per-
kins. Platt, Proctor. Quay. Sherman, shoup,
Squire, Teller. Wsshburu. Wilson. Total. %.
After the transaction of some minor
business the senate went into executive
session and at Oils adjourned.