The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-19
LIVE WASHINGTON roPIcS
Speaker Crisp Says that the Biasd Silver
Bn VIII Pass the House.


Bni VIII Pass the House.
WASHINGTON. Feb la-There appears no
present prospect OF n variation from the
programme followed By the House OF Rep
resentatives the last fow days. Mr.. Bland
has Speaker Crisp's earnest support In his
intention to keep the Seignlorage bill be-
fore the House until II shall be disposed
OF In somo way. After adjournment on satur-
day last. the Speaker was converslnR with sew
eral persons. including one or two members
regarding the business for the coming week.
We shall 60 right along he said In his
hearty fashion. Just rs We have been going.
until quorum votes upon the question OF
closing debate, and remains until the vote on
the passage OF the bill Ia taken"
when will that be. Mr.. Speaker" was
asked.
"Oh. think We shall have a quorum with Us
on Nonday-certalnly By Tuesday. But whether
or not" he continued. with something like
grim determination in his manner. we will
This last statemcnt was in response to Gov.
sayeTs. Chairman OF the Committee on Appro::
S s not ssSrns Se
attendance OF quorum favornbly disposed
own WSy n'' said Speaker Crisp. wo have only
been nine votes short Of quorum In the Houao
hs week Those p ssht Re
when the bill is before the House for It's pas
How many dayst the Bland bill will occupy this
week cannot. OF course. be definitely stated
that that Il win be out Of the way BY Tuesday night
at the furthest. In answer TO a QUESTION Why
h rioS ia Hn asSer o xns tho me for Enc
vote, Mr.. Bland ex plained that under existing
conditions such a proceeding would BE use Sc.
could not adort the order. and when the QUO
rum is at hand we won't need an order.
On Saturday. at the Naval Ordnance Proving
Ground. at Indian Head. two ten-inch armor-
piercing shells. weighing 500 pounds each.
were fred at an eleven and one-half inch
nickel steel plate. These shells representsd
DER der Contract with the Navy Dsnartpsat Tho
rated about fourteen inches Into the plate and
lta wooden backing. and rebounded nniniured
loaded in the gun. It is understood that the
method Of manufacture employed by tho
one developed by this company. The exceed;
ingly uniform and successful results obtained
with shells OF different calibres are very salts
factory.
A queer mistake was made by the Post once
Department recently. which was adopted by
| the President and confirmed by the Sonata
Representative Fithian Of Illinois lives at
Nashville in that state. Post 0fiico OF the
third class, worth 81 ,0O0 a year. BY some err
I
| deaf designating Mr.. Luke for Postmaster at
| Nashville. la Notwithstanding that Mr.
the senate Tor POSTMASTER at Nashville. Ia.
| This Is O little fourth-class oflce. paying In
| fees less that 500 a year. The department
| discovered its mistake the next morning In
@s tSs shs srs ~
| The answer came back that the error would be
| corrected. but It, was not. Tor on Wednesday
Senate confirmed Mr.. Luke as POstm astsr at
| Nashville. la.
The National American WomAn's Suffrage
ASS nciation held religious services this after
noon. Tho Rev. Anna II. Shaw preached a
| sermon in which she appealed to women to
assert their rights as given them By God. but
! Mrs. shaw also read Scripture lesson from
| the third chapter Of the hook 81 Revelations,
and preached from the eleventh verse OF that
| chapter. Let no man take Thy crown" Julia
| In the services Tomorrow officers will be
elected for tho ensuinEyear
II have received a number OF letters" said
Representative Livingston OF Georgia. ask
Ing me II there would be any lack OF hospital
ity In Atlanta II the veterans Of the Grand
| Army OF the Republis should decide TO hold
| them all that II the encam pment II held at a Z
| lanta the Grand Army men Will get the hearth
| est and most hospitable reception they have
idea that the old soldiers who wore the gray
| and the boys who have grown IN since the Wal
| have any prejudice against the veterans OF The
| Grand Army IL great mistake. why shonl1
these Grand Army men hesitate about going
| to Atlanta when they rememb Der the royal well
| come given to William j, sherman. the man
who laid the city In ashesf'