The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-06
LAWMAKERS.
Efforts to Pass a Closure Rule in
the Senate.
ANOTHER FREE COINAGE MEASURE.

ANU "a HIN Nib OUlN AUD MGA6URE,
The Bill Introduced in the Senate by MIR.
Power-A lInI to Pension General Banks,
widow-The House and the Railroad
Pooling Bills.
WASHINGTON, Dec .6.-The senate showed
its first signs of animation yesterday, ANA
although the session lasted only until 2:45,
there was time enough for several brisk
debates Mr.. Vests efforts to secure
change in the rules in order to expedite
senate business was the chief event of the
day. The usual dullness Of adiscussion of
rules was offset by the prevalent feeling
that a closure rule would have much TO do
mt 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..
Chandlor's sarcasm at Mr.. Vests CONVEX
sion enlivened the debate. The question
went over until today. Mr.. Vest will try
to secure a vote instructing the rules COM
mittee to report a closure rule by the 10th
inst.
Another feature of the day was the
sharp debate ON the China-Japan question,
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 a Populistic standpoint the
recent issue Of bonds and giving his views
on finances
Mr.. Morrill,, who was ON Tuesday in
structed by the finance committee to make
an adverse report on some of Mr.. Peffer's
financial measures, gave notice that he
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 a bill provid-
/ ing for the free coinage of silver, making
the silver dollar to consist Of 4i2H grains
| of standard flneness and these dollars to
be a legal tender for all debts, public and
private.
Senator Hoar introduced bill granting
a pension of 500 per month to the widow
of the late General n. 2. Banks.
Senator Gray proposed a substitute for
| the sugar bill now pending in the senate
| in the shape of an amendment 1t strikes
out all of the bill after the enacting clause
| and inserts the following: That so much
of the act entitled "An act to reduce taxa
| tion, TO provide revenue for the govern
ment, and for other purposes" as provides
| that upon all sugars above No. 16 Dutch
! standard in color and upon all sugars
| which have been discolored, there shall be
| levied and paid a duty of one eighth of one
cent per pound, in addition to "A duty of 10
per cent ad valorem, shall be and the
| same is hereby repealed
The house adopted a 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
| it's behalf Before the discussion of this
| bill began the house passed three bills the
| printing bill, bill to prevent the free use
J 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 unsatisfed military
| 1858 at the rate Of S1.25 per acrein payment
of land located under subsequent acts.
Mr. Blair N. H. presented resolu-
tion 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 to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs.
| Representative Hooker (Aliss.) intro
| duced in the house "a joint resolution re-
pealing section Of the act providing for
the resumption Of specie payments, which
| authorizes the secretary Of the treasury to
! sell bonds, described in the act of July
! II, 1870
Mr. Wilson CIV. Va), 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-Speaker Grow (Pa.)
objected, stating that he desired to ad-
dress the house on the general subjects
dealt with in the message before it was re-
ferred The resolution consequently went
| over.