Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-09
IN CONGRESS TO-DAY
The Bland Seignorage Bill to Be Voted
On Next Thursday.
The Agreement Reached After a Long
Observation-Disclosures Taken Up
in the House.

That was an air Of quiet satisfaction per-
vading the Senate this morning. due no
doubt to the satisfaction felt at having the
tariff bill made public
In the absence of the Vice President, who
has left for North Carolina on account Of
the i'll health Of Mrs Stevenson. the chair
was occupied by the President pro tenn.
Mr.. Harris Tenn).
To Investigate Sugar Charges.
Mr.. PETER Kan) introduced a resolution
reciting that charges had been made In the
various newspapers and copied into the
rural press, alleging that certain Senators
had been making use of knowledge gained
in their official position for dealing in. Wall
street stocks. notably in sugar trus, stock.
and that some Of the Senator'S had made
large gains In their dealings. The resolu-
ton provides for the appointment of a Sc
lect committee to examine into the charges.
Mr.. Morrill, Vt) inquired whether the
Senator from Kansas had any personal
knowledge of the charges.
Mr.. PETER assured him that he had not.
otherwise he would have SO stated, but
the information coming to him as ii did
he thought the Senate should take some ac-
ton in regard to it. He asked, however,
that the resolution lie on the table tenn
porarily.
Mr.. Vest, who had just favorably reported
from the committee on commerce the House
bill amending the act Of March Z. 1881 au-
thorzing the construction of q bridge across
the East river between New York and
Long Island, asked that the bill lie taken
up for immediate consideration, and II
was passed without objection.
The Senate then took from The calendar
a number of bills and passed them, among
| them being bills for the relief Of Joseph
w. Carmock, Frederick Gra,nm, George
A. Orr. Napoleon B. Giddings John g.
Meet jr., Ezra S. Havens and John NJ.
Davis.
1t has also passed bill making an ap-
preparation of s20O,O00 to pay the damages
resulting to the persons who went upon
the Crow Creek and Winnebaso Indian
reservation in South Dakota between Feb
ruary IL and %, 1885, Also a bill granting
| military reservation, in Washington state
| to the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Com
pany.
Several Bills Passed.
Several bills of interest to the people of
the District of Columbia were passed
| Among them was one providing for the
sale of new tickets by the street railway
| companies. Also bill authorizing the
| Commissioners TO accept payment without
interest of certain special assessments. ard
| also a bill relating to the acknowlsdg-
| ments of instruments affecting real estate
within the District.
| The bill providing for an increase of pen
| sion of David S. Corser was passed, and
also bill for the relief of Isham L. owen,
| g. L. Bryan and Co, VIM. Cliff, VIM. Hal
kins. Mrs. Ennice Tripler, Geo. II. Jewett,
! Brig. Gen. J. r. BROOKE, L. S. A, and of
Adolph Won Hooke. The Senate also passed
bill granting an honorable discharge to
| Wm. Pierce, to remove the charge of deser-
ton against Jno. W. Wacker and VIM. II.
| n. Cook; also to restore the name of Capt.
| Thos: II. Carpenter to the rolls of the army.
bill TO correct the military record Of
John w. Taylor was passed.
The Bland Bill Up.
The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived the
Bland bill was laid before the Senate as
the unfinished business, and Mr. Allison
having given notice of his intention to
speak on the bill, he was recognized He
asked the Senator from Tennessee Harris)
to consent that the bill go over until We'd
| nesday at ) O'Clock, when the vote should
be taken on his motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was ordered to its
third reading.
Mr.. Harris said it was his desire to &C.
! commodate the wishes of every Senator
and II by unanimous consent the Senators
could agree to Monday, Tuesday or We'd
nesday.
All propositions for reaching an aeree-
ment to vote on the seigniorage bill failed.
and Senator Villas took the floor to speak
on the bill.
Motion to Adjourn Defeated.
| Before Senator Villas proceeded Senator
Quay moved to adjourn today over to Mon
day. and the yeas and nays were demanded
The motion to adjourn over was defeated
yeas, 16; nays. 80. The opponents of the
seigniorage bill voted in the affirmative
and its friends in the negative.
THE HOUSE.
| Some routine business of minor import
ance preceded the resumption of the de.
bate on the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill.
On motion of Mr.. Bingham (Pa) Senate
bill to provide American register for the
steamer FL Callao under the name of
Oneida was passed. Senate bill granting
a pension to the widow of Gen. John NJ.
Corse was. on motion of Mr.. Martin. re-
committed TO the committee on pensions.
On motion of Mr.. Herman (Ore) a bill
for the relief of oliver P. Coshow was
passed. The regular order was then de-
manded.
After the call Of committees for reports
on motion of Mr.. Compton (Md) the House
went into committee of the whole for the
further consideration of the District OF
Columbia ammonia tfon hill