The Red Cloud chief., 1894-03-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
BANDS seignioragc Measure Passed b.
the House.


the House.
WASHINGTON, Fen. 2o.-The deadlock
In the house was broken Wednesday
after two weeks of continuous flibuster-
ing against the Bland seigniorage bill.
and no sooner had the quorum been pro-
cured than the house managers brought
in a special order to crush the filibuster-
ing and bring the bill to a direct vote
after two hours of additional debate.
When 1t came to adopting the special
order, Messrs. Bowers, Lucas, Pickler
(Rep), and Dunn DEM again joining
the silent host and the quorum was lost,
only lT6 members responding.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The senate
held a two-hours session Wednesday, the
whole of which was given to a speech by
Senator Frye in opposition to President
Cleveland's Hawaiian policy.
WASHINGTON, Mar III 1. - The long
struggle in the house over the Bland bill
for the coinage of the silver seigniorage
and the silver bullion in the treasury was
ended Thursday by passing the bill by a
vote of l67 to 100, a majority in favor of
the bill OF 81. The special order to bring
the bill to a vote was adopted by a bare
quorum Immediately after the house con-
vened. This broke the opposition of the
hlibusterers and they were unable TO do
anything further to place an obstacle i'm
the way of the bill. All the amendments
offered to the measure by its enemies
were defeated. The bill as passed was
in the nature of a substitute for the orig
inal text of the measure. The changes
do not affect the material features of the
bill.
The changes in the substitute simply
make specific the fact the seigniorage is
to be coined and that this bill shall not
effect the redemption Of the treasury
notes under the existing law.
An analysis of the vote by which the
bill passed shows that al Democrats.
ID Republicans and 3 Populists. total
1861 voted for it and 10 Republicans and
so Democrats total 1901 voted against it.
The bill for the rescue of the armament
of the wrecked Kearsarge passed just
before adjournment. The Joy-O'Neil
contested election case will be taken up
next.
WASHINGTON, March IA contro-
versy which seemed imminent in the
senate Thursday owing to Mr.. voorhees,
resolution proposing that Mr.. Mills Of
Texas be temporarily assigned to the
committee of finance in the absence of
Senator Vance was disputed by the
withdrawal of the resolution at the re-
quest of the Senator from Texas.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The house
Friday entered upon the consideration of
appropriation bills. The fertilization
bill footing up something over s., 900. 900
passed and then the pension appropriate
ions came up. This bill usually leads to
considerable display of political feeling
and Friday was no exception. Meredith
and Funk almost came to blows but
were parted by friends.
WASHINGTON, March 3.--In the house
today two private bills were passed
by unanimous consent, one ON motion
of MI. Richardson (Tenn.) to pen
sion Fanny Norman and the other
on motion of Mr.. Curtis Kan to pension
Andrew Franklin, n captain in Captain
Armstrong S company in the war of 1919.
'hpiil.N'ioN, -fldICu O.-lIe ueDdIc
on the pension appropriation bills con-
tinued all day in the house Monday and
at times considerable spirit was mani
tested. The principal speakers were
Messrs. Dolliver, Hepburn, Enloe and
Cannon. Hepburn Qa.) declared the late
Confederate states contributed not even
81 to the payment of pensions. OF the
$3.50, 900 900 internal revenue tax, the
south paid less than 5000, 900; of the
Sl'7, 900 900 custom receipts, the south
paid but $4,000, 900; of the miscellaneous
receipts, less than 81 900, OOO. $50 that"
said he, addressing the southern men,
beers, 'you contribute less than $l5, OOO,-
900 to the evenues of the government.
How do you get that back, 5000, 900 re-
turns as sugar bounty; So ZOO. 900 in pen
sions, and 81, OOO, 900 as a deficit in pos
tai receipts. You, therefore, receive
back $1,000, 600 more than You contrib
ute. You contribute not a cent to north
ern pensions. What difference does it
make to you what we do with our
money!" Republican %applause.]
WASHINGTON, March 5.--The senate
held a short session Monday and but
little business of importance was trans
acted. A brief fight was precipitated by
the intention expressed by the vice presi-
dent to refer the Bland seigniorage bill
to the finance committee. Stewart New
opposed this disposition of the bill and
asked that it be allowed to lie on the
table subject to being called at any time.
This was finally ordered. Mr.. Stewart
at the same time offered a free silver
amendment to the bill. The only other
event Of interest was the Offering by
Morgan (Ala.) of a resolution looking to
the appointment of IA tariff commission,
WASHINGTON, March GA somewhat
amusing episode enlivened the senate
proceedings Tuesday in~augurated by
Senator Berry's personal explanation. A
New York newspaper has included him
in a group of portraits of nine Democratic
senators whom it charged with being
"obstructionists" to the tariff bill. Mr..
Berry denied he had ever been anything
but an earnest advocate of the bill, and