Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-09
THE FEDERAL LEGISLATURE.
BANDS Silver seisniorage Bill Considered
IN Committee Of the whole.

WASHINGTON. Februnry s.--SEN-
ATE,-Mr. Sherman Rpublicam pre-
sented memorial from the wool-grow-
ers against putting wool on the free list,
| and asked (as wool-growers had been re-
! fused a hearing by the Finance Commit
tee) that the memorial be printed. IL
was 50 ordered.
Memorials from the San Francisco
| Chamber Of Commerce praying for the
annexation OF Hawaii. the laying OF a
cable from the United States 10 Hawaii,
and for the completion OF the Nicaragua
/ Canal under the government control were
presented by Nr. Perkins. OF California
| a joint resolution providing a Consti-
| tlonal amendment for woman suffrage
was presented by Mr.. Wolcott Republi-
| cam. Colorado. and was referred TO the
| Committee on Woman Suffrage
ON motion Of SIR. Voorhees, II was or
dered that when the Senate adjourn to-
day It be TO meet on Monday next.
The resolution heretofore offered by
SIR Stewart. declaring II 10 be the sense
OF the Senate that the Secretary Of the
! Treasury has no authority 10 issue bonds
except under the resumption act. and that
the money derived from the sale OF bonds
issued under that act cannot be applied
to any other purpose than that specified
| in the resumption act. was laid before the
Senate. Mr.. Stewart modified the reso-
| luton by adding 90 II the following
clause
That In the opinion OF the Senate there
Is ne present necessity for the sale Of
| bonds for the purpose specified in the
resumption act"
Mr.. Butler South Carolina) moved to
refer the resolution TO the Committee on
the Judiciary. Mr.. Sherman favored such
reference. Mr.. quay said that the refer
ence proposed would simply be giving
the resolution decent burial. and that IL
would be a justification of what the
Senator from Ohio knew to be an illegal
act
Mr.. Morrill, opposed all the propositions.
He understood that gold was being drawn
out of the Treasury by the presentation
OF United States notes, and one of the
propositions would forbid the Secretary's
using United States notes. Yet there was
positive statute that United States notes
cannot be cancelled and must be reissued.
THE DEFICIENCY.
In the course OF a desutoIy discussion
Mr.. Teller Repubican). Colorado. said
that ne wanted 10 know what the Amer
team Congress was going TO do with the
question Of the deficiency. Every body
knew, he said. that no more 5-per-cent.
bonds on a 3-per basis could be
sold. IT was morally certain to-day that
If another s5O,Oo0.oeO issue were offered 1t
would be a failure. And the Congress
was met he said, face to face with the
question whether there was TO be con-
tinued deficiency. with an unknown In
crease Of debt, or whether there should
be some effort made To meet the def
cheney by some sound system OF finance.
The credit of the country was now
threatened: and the men who had been
loudest In the denunciation OF the dou-
BILE standard Of money admitted now thft
they had not the skill nor the VIII to
devise a way out OF this disastrous and
disgraceful condition"
Mr.. German moved TO refer the reso-
luton to the Committee on Finance.
Pending action on that motion the morn
ing hour expired and the resolution went
over till tomorrow.
At 3 r. NJ. the House resolution on
the death OF Representative Mutchier. of
Pennsylvania were laid before the SEN
ate. and Mr. Quay (Republicam, Pennsyl-
yania offered the usual resolutions OF
confidence and respect Eulogies OF the
life and character OF Mr.. Mutchler were
pronounced by Mcssrs. Quay, Mitchell
Domocrats), Wisconsin, and Hans
brough The resolutions were agreed 10,
and the Senate, at 800. adjourned I'll
Monday next.
House of Representatives. |
The resolution presented by Mr. Bland |
Just before adjournment last evening"
directing the SeTgeant-at-Arms to take
take into custody absent members. did |
not bear fruit Immediately. for there
did not appear to be n quorum of Demo-
Gratis present when the House met this
morning.
After the reading OF the journal Mr.
Reed sought TO have II corrected. ana
moved 10 Insert in the Journal the an
nouncement of the Speaker pro tenn. that
176 members answered TO their names on
the last roll-call-no quorum, but TINS
motion was voted down-G3 TO III.
As soon AZ 81 was decided not TO cor
rect the Journal. Mr.. Bland moved TO so
into Committee of the Whole 10 consider
his silver seignlorage bin. Mr. Reed. how
ever. made the point OF order. which ne
has taken advantage of before. that the
SergeairA,t-Arms had been ordered to ar
rest the absent members. about 100, and
the presumption was that many of these
members were present and would vote on
the question He asserted that a member
could not vote while under arrest, but
the Speaker replied that the Serseant-at-
Arms had made no report 10 the House,
and the House, therefore had no know
ledge that any members were under ar
rest
Mr.. Reed. thereupon, as question or
privilege, desired that the Sergeant-at- |
Arms be required TO appear before the |
har OF the House. and report what he |
had done under the special order, but
the Speaker ruled that this was not Il |
question Of privilege.
Mr.. Reed moved 10 reconsider the vote |
by which the resolution ordering arrests |
was adopted last night, and after con- |
sidering the matter for some time and |
reading the authority which Mr.. Reed |
sent up to the desk. the Speaker ruled |
that such a motion was in order, and |
could be made.
Mr.. Bland moved to lay this motion on |
the table. and on this the House divided |
I2i to eS. ME- Reed demanded the yeas |
and nays, and the roll was called. On |
the roil-call MIR. Reeds motion was |
tsbled-yeas, 1862; nays, so.
BLAND MOVES AGAIN.
At 1910 O'Clock Mr.. Bland moved that |
the House go into Committee OF the Whole |
to consider the silver seigniorsge bill. |
and Mr. Tracey DemocraD. New York, |
asked for a division, which resulted as |
follows: Yeas. ZIG; nays. s. Mr.. Tracey |
made the point of no quorum. whereupon
Mr.. Bland called for the yeas and nays, |
and the roll was called.
The Republicans generally RETAINED
from voting and the vote was as follows:
l67 to 6-no quorum. and Mr.. Bland
moved "a call of the House. On the yeas
and nays several eastern and northern
Democrats remained dumb or voted in
the negative, while all the Populists and
many of the western and northwestern
Republicans voted In the affirmative.
on the second roil-call. when excuses
were in order, MIR. Shaw. Repuoiiean)
when the name OF his col.
league. Mr. Babcock. was reached, asked
that he be excused.
ION what cxcuse?" asked Mr.. Living
ston. OF Georgia.
ION none at ALL" replied Mr.. Shaw. de-
family. except that he Is absent, ana
desire 10 have him excused
Some Of the Democrats showed signs OF
fighting but finally concluded that
would be wiser not TO press the matter
10 the point Of division. and the yeas
and nays and all objection was with
drawn Before the completion OF the Sc
cond roli-call, Mr.. Bland. having learned
that 2ls members had answered to their
names moved 10 dispense with further