Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-08
HOUSE AND SENATE
Routine Business in Both Branches
Of Congress.
THE BLAND SEIGNIORAGE BILL
Taken Up in the Senate as I'm.
finished Business.
MIR. SHERMAN AGAINST T.

The Vice President this morning laid be-
fore the Senate the letter of Senator White
Ga), recently appointed a justice of the
Supreme Court, announcing his resignation
as a Senator. to take effect on the 18th in
slant.
The Senate then passed a bill to pension
Hannah Lyons. ninety-fve years DID, the
daughter of a revolutionary soldier, at s12
per month.
Mr.. Cockrell, from the committee on mill
tary affairs. favorably reported the Senate
joint resolution for the appointment Of a
commission for the adjustment of certain
claims of the United States against the
the state Of Tennessee against the United
States.
Senator PETERS, Denial.
Another denial of a newspaper article was
made this morning by Senator PETER. He
complained that he and the Senator from
South Dakota CMr Kyle were reported as
having complained of unfair treatment at
the hands Of the finance committee. Mr..
PETER declared the report incorrect.
The finance committee had had no chance
to treat him discourteously, for. realizing
that it had enough on it's hands in dealing
with the discontinued element in the demo-
cratic party, he had refrained from intrud-
ing himself. When the bill was reported to
the Senate he would oppose any feature
which did not meet with his approval. The
only way in which he had indicated any
antagonism to the bill was by saying that
II wool and sugar were put on the free list
while manufactured articles were put on
the dutiable list, he would feel compelled to
oppose its passage.
The Senate passed the bill for the sale Of
unsold portions of the UsIilla Indian res
ervation in Oregon; also bill granting a
pension to the widow of Gen. Daniel Nc
Cook and to the widow of Gen. Ethan Allen
Hitchcock.
The McGarrahan bill was taken from the
calendar for consideration, but, under
objection from Mr. Morrill,, it went over
without losing its position-first place-on
the calendar.
The Senate then took up the calendar and
passed, in regular order several private
bills.
Some Bills Passed.
Among the bills passed were the bill
granting a pension to Julia E. Lock, for
merly widow of Gen. Daniel McCook; bills
granting pensions to Mary A. Wise, Har-
rison De f. Young and Martha r. Hitch
cock, widow of Gen. Ethan Allen Hitch
cock, who was granted a pension Of $50
a month.
The bill to open certain parts of the
Fort Jupiter military reservation in Flor
iud 10 entry unQef the homestead law
developed such an irreconcilable differ
ence of opinion between the two Senators
from Florida and seems likely to lead to
such prolonged discussion that 1t was
passed over on objection by Senator Man.
derson The Senate then took up and
passed bills granting the following PEN
sions: Thomas NJ. Chill. Rebecca H.
Chambers, Evalyn n. Van Vliet, Mary
Brown and others. Also for an increase
of pension to Wells Johnson and for the
relief of Chester b. Sweet, John Palmer
John Little and Hobart Williams and
others.
The Senate has agreed to the House
amendment to the bill for the appoint
ment Of commission to the Antwerp
international exposition.
The Bland Bill.
At o'clock the Bland seigniorage bill
came up as the unfinished business, the
pending question being the motion of Sena-
tor Allison to reconsider the vote by which
the bill passed the third reading. Senator
Sherman hoped that motion would prevail
in order that the bill might be amended.
Senator Harris announced that the bill had
obtained its present place in regular order,
and II should not be changed without a vote
Of the Senate. Senator Sherman then began
a speech on the bill