Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-17
CONGRESS NO. SO.
Filibustcring in the House Against the
Bland SeigniOrage Bill.

WASHINGTON. ID. C., February To-
SENATE.-As soon as yesterdays Jour-
nal WAS read, Mr.. Pugh Qemocrap, or
Alabama. moved to proceed TO the con-
sideration of executive business. The mo-
ton was withheld, however, to aliow
some routine business 10 be transacteu.
Numerous petitions were presented and re-
ferred. among them one by Mr.. Brice
0emocraO of Ohio. OF $500 citizens of
Cuyahoga county Ohio asking for con-
tinuance of the duty on iron-ore.
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution requesting
the President to communicate all reports,
dispatches and letters from Mr.. Willis. the
present Minister to Hawaii, not heretofore
communicated. and especially the dis
patch communicating letter from Presi-
dent Dole, specifying certain charges
against the conduct OF that officer
Let that resolution go over and be
printed" Mr.. Harris objected. 1T merely
asks" said Mr.. Hoar. for the official
communication Of document which Is In
all the morning papers this morning 81
Withdraw my suggestion" said Mr.. Harris.
The resolution was agreed TO.
Then Mr.. Pughs motion was put and
carried. and the Senate at l2:25 =. NJ,
proceeded to the consideration OF execur
tive business The doors remained closed
until AIS +. NJ. At that hour the Senate
adjourned until Monday.
House of Representative.
Chairman Cummings. of the Naval Com
mittee, reported back Mr.. Boutelle's reso-
luton calling upon the Secretary OF the
Navy for the instructions and orders is
sued to the naval officers at Honolulu 10
obey Commissioner Blount and his au-
called for the orders issued since March
4. 1888. The committee amended so as 20
call for all orders issued since March 4,
1892. After a brief statement from Mr..
BOutelle of the necessity and desirabllity
OF adopting the resolution II was agreed
TO.
Mr.. Blair introduced bill appropriating
$4,000 for the rescue of the armament of
the steamer Kearsage. wrecked recently
on Roncador reef. Caribbean Sea.
Mr.. Bland endeavored to secure unani-
nous consent for dispensing with the call
OF committees, but Mr.. Reed objected,
and the list was called. No reports were
made.
Mr.. Bland moved that the House go into
Committee OF the Whole for the consdera-
ton of the seigniorage bill and that gene
raj debate be closed at o'clock.
Mr.. Cannon Republican. of Illinois.
asked Mr.. Bland If the debate could not
be allowed to so on until tomorrow and
his motion be then made. He said he
asked in good faith, for the reason that he
himself desired 10 make few remarks
on the bill and there were other gen.
tlemen on his side who desired to be
heard.
Mr.. Bland said that he had given notice
OF his intention TO move to close the de-
bate. and the gentleman knew that.
Mr.. Hopkins (Republican), of Illinois,
urged Mr.. Bland to let the debate pro-
ceed under present conditions until II be-
came apparent that all who wanted to
sneak had done so.
Sir. Bland said there had been two days
ilibusterIng against the bill to prevent
its consideration by the committee. which
might have been better used In debate.
He was not willing, he said. to unduly
cut of any member. and would agree 70
any reasonable time for debate. but ne
was not willing TO go on indefinitely. as
at present
Mr. Reed remarked that It seemed 10
him hard that speakers on the RepublI-
can Re. who had made just as much
preservation a. those or, the other side,
who had spoken. should be cut on with
out an opportunity TO express them
selves-that the House shouid nave before
It only the views Of tho gentleman from
Missouri.
Mr. Bland made an Interruption at this
point which caused Mr.. Reed 70 eyclaim:
'.The gentleman from Missouri inToo -