The record-union., 1894-03-16
special to the REooRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The last day
of the debate on the Bland seigniorage
bill attracted a large crowd to the Senate
to-day and the galleries were we'll filled.
The first part OF the day was taken up by
the transaction of routine morning busi-
ness and by the speeches of Senators
Carey, Palmer, Dubois, Mitchell OF Ore
gon and Pettigrew.
Dubois said he hoped when the Sher-
man law was repealed Congress would
stop all piecemeal legislation. He de-
clared he took little stock in all the sug-
gestions that the position of silver should
be determined by international monetary
conferences, because all such agreements
would be in the interest of foreign nations
and not in our interest. He believed a
sentiment favorable to silver was growing
rapidly in this country, and feared this
legislation might have tendency to check
that sentiment.
Mitchell of Oregon made an earnest
plea for the passage of the bill. He would
vote for the BILL not because it met his
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extent to which silver legislation should
go, but because it was step in the right
direction. He held this proposed legisla-
ton provided only for carrying out the
provisions of the Act of 1890. He under
took to say no Act OF Congress was ever
more free from ambiguity than the Act of
1890 in reference to the coinage of bullion
purchased under that Act.
At2 o'clock Senator Harris asked that
hill ha re- NOS
The yeas and nays being demanded, the
bill was passed by q vote of A to 81.
Following is the detailed vote:
AyeS-Allen, Bate, Berry, Black burn,
Blanchard, Butler, Call, Cockrell, Coke,
Colquitt, Daniel, Dubois, Faulkner,
George, Gordon, Hansbrough, Harris,
Hunton, Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Kyle.
Lindsay, McLaurin, Martin, Mills.
Mitchell of Oregon, Morgan, Pasco.
PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew, Power, Pugh,
Quay, Ransom, Roach, Shoup, Stewart,
Teller, Turpie, Vest, VOORHEES,, White
and Wolcott. Total-44.
Noes-Aldrich. Allison, Brice, Caffery,
Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Dolph,
Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, German, Hale,
Hawley, Higgins, Lodge, McMillen, Nc
Pherson, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Morrill,,
Murphy, Palmer, Pratt, Proctor. Smith,
Stock bridge, Villas, Washburn and Will
son. TotaI-3l.
Pairs-Camden for, with Gray against;
Hill for, with Dixon against; Jones of
Nevada for, with Hoar against; Vance
for, with Sherman against. Squire and
Cameron did not vote. yesterday Squire
voted in favor of the bill and Cameron
paired in its favor.
The bill will be sent to the President
tomorrow. Whether he will sign it re-
mains to be seen. The belief is that he
will, though some hint that he will allow
it to become a law without signature.
The Senate also passed some bills of
minor importance, and at 2:43 went into
executive session and passed upon large
number of nominations.
The Senate took up and passed the bill
to amend an Act authorizing the con-
struction of a bridge over the Missouri
River at Sioux City. The amendment
extends the time for the construction OF
the bridge until March z, 1886.
A charter was also granted to the Iowa
and Nebraska Pontoon Bridge Company,
authorizing it to build bridge across the
Missouri River near Sioux City, Iowa.
and then, after an executive session of
thirty-five minutes, the doors were re-
opened and the Senate took from the cal
endar and passed bills to extend the time
for completing bridge across the Mis-
souri, River between Kansas City and the
town of Sibley and granting a right OF
way to the Duluth and Manitoba Rail-
wav Company across the Fort Penn bina
reservation in North Dakota.
At 3:I0 the Senate adjourned until Mon
day.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-In the House
Black (Dem.) of Illinois asked unanimous
consent to consider the bill to author
ize managers of soldiers homes to en-
ploy medical officers other than soldiers
disabled in service, as the law now re-
ouires Surgeons disabled thirty years
ago. Black said, were not the men now to
wait upon the camp of invalids. They
now needed attention themselves.
Stone of Pennsylvania and Cannon of
Illinois objected and the bill went over.
The bill TO ratify the reservation of GER
tain lands in Oklahoma Tor an agrlcultu-
raj college passed.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
was then resumed.
In reply to some humorous structures
by Black (Dem.) OF Georgia upon the
useless expense of the Agricultural De-
partment bulletins setting forth the re-
suits of experiments, Bower of Cali
fornla defended the experiments. The
determination of the gopher was great
problem in the Southwest. Some years
ago. by means of these experiments, the
orange orchards of California, worth
millions, were saved.
The reading of the bill was completed
at 2:l5 O'Clock, and the com mittee then re-
turned to the paragraph relating to the
geologic survey.
Enloe of Tennessee offered an amend
ment to strike out all parts of the MAIN
tenance of this burden.
The Secretary of the Senate announced
to the House the passage of the seignior
age bill. The announcement was received
with many manifestions of approval on
the Democratic side.
After considerable argument Mr.. En-
loe's amendment was ruled out of order.
Mr.. Enloe appealed from the decision
and the House refused to sustain the ap-
peal Mr.. Enloe then changed his tactics
by moving to strike out the items of ap-
preparations for the coast and geodetic
surveys, and supported this pro position
in long speech.
Without action on the amendment, the
House, at 4:30 o'clock, adjourned.
BEHRING SEA FLEET.
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