Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-14
TIL E POP UN BILL S
All Are Presented in the Senate This
Afternoon.
Objection Made to Their Consfdera-
tiOn and They Go Over-Other
Business Transacted.

| There was but a scattering Of Senators
present today when the Vice President
| called the Senate to order
Mr. German CMd.) was not in his seat
Mr.. Hill On. W was present, but buried
/ himself in a newspaper.
| During the reading Of yesterdays journal
| Mr.. Mills (Tex) asked unanimous consent
that Its further reading be dispensed with,
but Mr.. blanchard Ua.) objected, and the
reading was resumed.
At 12:15 o'clock the reading of the Jour-
nal was concluded. when a messenger from
the House of Representatives was an
nounced. and informed the Senate that the
House had passed the bills placing COAL
iron ore, barbed wire and sugar on the free
| list In which 1t asked the concurrence of
| the Senate.
| Without comment these bills were re-
ceived and laid on the Vice Presidents
table.
| The following bills were passed: Senate
| bill to promote Commodore Louis c. Sar-
| tori retired, to be rear admiral on the re-
tired list and a House hill authorizing SOL
alers home managers to extend outdoor re-
| lief to veterans
| Mr.. Call CF'la-), referring to the resolution
| onered by him few days ago. looking to
the investigation of the Imprisonment of
Americans in Cuba, had read a letter from
|
states that he has been imprisoned in santa
cara, Cuba, for ten months and thanking
senator Call for his action in his behalf and
IN behalf of his fellow sufferers
| Mr. White (Cal) introduced bin for the
| negotiation of a treaty with China. 1t was
referred to the committee on foreign rela-
| tions.
Mr.. Hale's Resolution.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Hale
1Meo Tor the printing Of 5000 copies Of
House bill 1864. known as the sugar trust
'arln DILL Tor the use Of Senators. and
asked for Its present consideration. This
brought Mr.. Vest to his feet with a yehe-
| ment demand TO whether Mr.. Hale In
| title '' ''iis
Mr.. Hale replied placidly, that he simply
reieTred 10 1t by the title by which it
| would be Known hereafter. He did not in
sist, however, upon this title being printed
| in the bill
Mr.. Vest then, respectfully" but fierce
| ly, questioned Mr. Hale's right TO saw what
would be the popular designation of the
| Senate.
Mr.. Cockren objected to the present con-
| sideration of Mr.. Hale's resolution. and
asked TO have it go ever until tomorrow.
Mr.. Mills then moved to lay the resolu-
| tlon on the table, but the Vice President
ruled that objection having been made TO
me consideration Of the resolution, the mo-
| ton OF Mr.. Mills was not I'm order, and thar
the resolution must go over.
| The Popgun Bills.
| Inc Vice President having laid before the
| Senate the first of the House free list bills
to place coal on the free list, Mr. Manderson
| asked 10 have II read In full, and that be-
| ing done, he objected to its second reading
Mr.. Vest showed his willingness TO con-
slider this bill by asking whether il would
| be in order to move, notwithstanding Oh
| Senate To
! it.
The Vice President gave II as his opinion
tbat IL would not be in order but that OBJ
| lection having been made to its further
consideration, it would have TO go over un-
! der the rules
Mr. Vest, without questioning the ruling
OF the chair or Knowing what the rule was
| expressed his desire TO make his motion for
| Immediate consideration.
The other three bills were also laid before
the Senate, and all went through the same
form of being read in full once and having
the second reading objected to by Mr.. Man
cerson.
MIR. Hilrs Amendments.
Mr.. Hill then offered a number Of amend
ments to these bills. One, which was Of
fered to the free iron ore bill, provides that
all provisions of existing law in existence
at the pas sage of this act providing for the
tsxation of incomes are hereby repealed.
This ''sample'' raised a general laugh.
Mr.. ChandlSr ndNlnS asked Tor the con-
sideration of his resolution for the investl-
cation of the Dominion Coal Company of
Nova Scotia, objection was made by Mr.
Gray and Mr.. Berry, and no further attempt
was made to bring IL up.
The Alabama Resolution.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
Mr.. Chandler's resolution TO investigate the
rerent election in Alabama, but Mr.. Pugh
(AlaD explained that he had message from
Senator Morgan announcing that he would
be in Washington yesterday, and as he
would probably arrive today he Pugh)
asked to have the resolution go over until
tomorrow. No objection was raised, and IL
accordingly went over.
The Appropriations Resolution.
On motion of Mr.. Cockrell the Joint reso-
luton TO further extend the appropriations
lntil the oath instant was laid before the
Senate and read second time, the third
reading being objected to by Mr.. Aldrich
"A House bill to authorize the St Louis
Avayelles and Southwestern Railway Com
pany TO bridge the Bayou Des GLASSES and
Atchatalaya river in Louisiana also passed
Mr.. George (Aiiss) sought to call up the
House bill to dispense with proofs of loyalty
in land warrant cases due survivors of the
Mexican war, but such opposition was
n Gnifested and. the difficulty of holding n
quorum present so obvious that at o,1s
O'Clock the Senate adjourn ed.