Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-09


the prestding ofYicer (Mr Gailinger. New
HampshIre). and Mr.. Hoar went on with
his speech. The latter occupied the floor
for two and . half hours.
Mr.. Quay then took the floor and dee
livered the sixth part OF MS speecn
against the tariff bill. He retained the
floor until 4:40,s when he yielded for Q
motion to proceed to executive business.
The presiding officer laid before the
Senate the credentials OF John Patton.
Jr.. appointed as senator from Michigan
In place OF the late Senator Stockbrfdge,
and they were read and laid on the
table.
The Senate then proceeded to the consfd-
Grafton Of executive business, ana. AZ
$40. adjourned until ii O'CLOCK to-mor-
row.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Kilgore. OF Texas. promptly shut
out everything else by demanding the
regular order and after the call OF COM
mittees the House resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole for further con-
sideration of the bill TO purchase site
for the erection of a government printing
Office.
Mr.. Bryan moved to amend the bill by
inserting a provision that the site Tor
the building shall be selected from pubic
ground by committee appointed ior
that purpose.
on motion OF Mr.. Holman. MT. Bryan's
amendment was changed so as 10 make
the Cnmmitee on Public buildings ana
Grounds n Commission TO select a site
for the printing office on ground owned
by the United States. and as thus amend
ed Mr.. Bryan's amendment. on DIVISION
of the committee, received W arnrma'ive
votes and 46 negative. Teiiers were de-
manded by Mr.. Bankhead ana the vote
through them resulted-ayes' ii' nays
80.
The result OF the vote on the Bryan
amendment caused much confusion on
the floor. Mr.. Bankhead desiring to aban-
don further consideration OF the bill, and
various members having amendments to
the remaining text of the bill. Numer-
Gus suggestions and motions were made.
interspersed with points OF order. Finally.
in order to get the bill before the House
and relieve the confusion into which II
had been plunged, Mr.. Bankhead moved
that the remainder of the bill-the
amendment Of Bryan's having been to
the first section-be read, and each Sec
ton as read stricken out.
The committee then rose, the Dill was
reported to the House, and 1t was re-
cOfnnltttu 10 tDt ,DiluIiAtSc Oh UNIV
Buildings and Grounds in accordance
with the resolution of Mr.. Holman, in
structing the committee TO prepare bill
for the erection Of printing-ofiice on
land owned by the United States.
on motion of Mr.. Cummings, chairman
OF the Committee on Naval Affairs the
House went into Committee OF the Whole
on the naval appropriation bill for the
year ending June 80, 1895. AS reported.
the bill carries an appropriation OF s25.-
$50, 96G, on estimates by the Navy De-
partment of s2795l,279. The appropria-
tions for the current year amounted to
$22. .i0iO6i.
Objection was made by Mr.. Reed 70
dispensing with the first reading of the
bill, as requested by Mr.. Cummings. and
its forty-five printed pages were dinned
into the ears of the two or three score
members who remained in their seats the
hour that was consumed in the reading.
Mr.. Cummings briefly reviewed the pro-
visions of the bill, and explained the
reasons which moved the committee 10
make the appropriations recommended.
In the course of this statement Mr..
Reed interrupted to ask why the COM
mittee did not appropriate outright the
$i5O.co0 for three torpedo-boats. instead OF
authorizing the Secretary Of the Navy
to use the appropriation of that amount
made in 1859 for a dynamite cruiser for
that purpose.
''if we are to have these figures over
and over, II would be well" said Mr..
Reed, "to be mfddling honest in our
bookkeeping" He objected to that form
of appropriation which made the money
count when appropriated by Republican
Congress and not count when appropriated
hy "a Democratic Congress He said the
fiscal statement showed that the total
amount appropriated was s25. .2S9. .S66. when
as a matter of fact. the amount was
half a million greater At $40 O'Clock
the committee rose. and the House ad-
jOurned.