The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-06
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
Efforts to Pass . Closure Rule in
the Senate.
ANOTHER FREE COINAGE MEASURE.

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The Bill introduced In tho Senate by Mr..
Power--A Bill to Pension General Banks
widow-The House and the Railroad
Pooling Bills.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6.-The senate showed
Its first signs Of animation yesterday, and
although the session lasted only until 2:45,
there was time enough for several brisk
debates. Mr.. Vests efforts to secure q
change In the rules in order to expedite
senate business was the chief event Of the
day. The usual dullness Of discussion Of
rules was offset by the prevalent feeling
that closure rule would have much to do
at this particular time with pending tariff
bills affecting coal, iron and sugar. Mr..
Vest was formerly opposed to closure, but
yesterday he announced his conversion,
and said closure was imperative to main
tain the dignity and self respect Of the
senate and the esteem Of the public. Mr..
Chandler's sarcasm at Mr.. Vests CONVEX
sion enlivened the debate. The question
went over until today. Mr.. Vest will try
to secure vote instructing the rules COM
mittee to report closure rule by the 18th
inst.
Another feature Of the day was the
brought out by Mr.. Lodges resolution
calling for information as to the torturing
of two Japanese students who were under
American protection. Mr.. PETER made
the first formal speech of the session, crit
icizing from Populistic standpoint the
recent issue Of bonds and giving his Vows
on finances.
Mr.. Morrill, who was on Tuesday In
strncted by the finance committee to make
an adverse report on some of Mr.. PETER
financial measures, gave notice that no
would next Wednesday seek an oppor-
tunity Of submitting some brief remarks
on some marvellous senatorial bills and
quack panaceas for real and imaginary
public evils and grievances.
Senator Power introduced bill provid-
Ing for the free coinage Of silver, making
the silver dollar to consist Of 412H grains
of standard finencss, and these dollars to
be a legal tender for all debts, public and
private.
Senator Hoar introduced a bill granting
pension Of 500 per month to the widow
of the late General N. p. Banks.
Senator Gray proposed substitute for
the sugar bill now pending In the senate
in the shape of an amendment. 1t strikes
out oil of the bill after the enacting clause
of the act entitled IAN act to reduce taxa
tion, to provide revenue for the govern
ment, and for other purposes" as provides
that upon all sugars above No. Is Dutch
standard in color, and upon all sugars
which have been discolored, there shall be
levied and paid duty of one eighth Of one
cent per pound, iii addition to a duty of 40
per cent ad valorem, shall be and the
same is hereby repealed.
The house adopted special order setting
aside each day after the morning hour for
the consideration of the railroad pooling
bill, the order to continue until the bill
should be disposed of, but not to interfere
with conference reports or appropriation
bills. The railroad and shipping interests
are greatly interested in this measure, and
the members gave close attention to the
opening speech made by Mr.. Patterson in
its behalf. Before the discussion of this
bill began the house passed three bills, the
printing bill, a bill to prevent the free use
Of timber on public lands and to prevent
granting Of permits in the future, and an
another to authorize the secretary of the
interior to receive unsatisfled military
bounty land warrants under the act OF
1868 at the rate of 81 20 per acre in payment
of land located under subsequent acts.
MIR. Blair IN. H. presented resolu-
ton asking immediate consideration
thereof, calling upon the president, if not
incompatible with the public interests, to
transmit to congress all the correspon-
.dence, by telegraph or otherwise, with the
governments Of China and Japan relating
to the pending war between those coun-
tries. The resolution went tothe COM
mittee on foreign affairs.
Representative Hooker MISSY intro
dueed in the house q joint resolution re-
pealing section of the act providing for
tho resumption of specie payments, which
authorizes the secretary Of the treasury to
sell bonds, described in the act Of July
IA, 1876
| Mr.. Wilson CIV, Val, chairman of the
ways and means committee, offered the
usual resolution referring the several parts
Of the presidents message to the various
committees, but ex-Spcaker Grow (Pn.)
objected, stating that he desired to adj
dress lie house on the general subjects
dealt with in the message before it was re-
ferred. The resolution consequently went
! over.