The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-19
A TEST VOTE.
Thel Jones Silver Bill Will Pass
the Senate.
WAR DECLARED ON THE GYPSY
MOTH IN MASSACHUSETTS,.

Mr.. Reed Advocated an Appropriation of
| 700 for Public Building in Bidde-
ford-Agricultural Appropriation Bill
| Passed the Senate.
Washington, February 1S.-The concur
rent resolutions declaring that there was
no authority of law to buy gold coin In
preference to silver coin for any purpose
whatever, was laid before the Senate and
was discussed at considerable length.
AT p. M the resolution went over with
out action.
The Senate considered the agricultural
appropriation, and the first amend
ment that came up for discussion was
the 0ne reported from the committee on
appropriations ito strike out of the bill
$4,000 for irrigation Investigations. The
item was retained in the bill.
The next amendments of the commit
tee to strike out two items of SIS, 600
each forli vestigating and experiments
with grasses and forage plants, and in
vestigations in relation to agricultural
soils was rejected. and the items we're
retained.
On motion of Mr.. Lodge (Rep. of Mas
sachusetts, an appropriation of $4,000
was voted to aid in the determination Of
the gypsy moth in Massachusetts.
Mr.. A lien (Pop. of Nebraska, moved
to insert an item of $500, 600 for seeds,
materials, ETC., for the drought sufferers
throughout the country, particularly in
| the northwest.
After long discussion, the amend
ment was excluded on point of order,
and the bill was then reported to the
Senate. where the gypsy moth amend
ment was agreed to, yeas 29, nays 81. The
bill then passed. 1t appropriatesS3, 292, $50.
/ Mr.. Jones( Dem. )of Arkansas, moved to
take up the bill reported by him from
the finance committee providing for the
issue of bonds.the coinage of silver, and
other purposes"
Mr.. Hale (Rep. of Maine, said that
thesmotion if carried, would displace the
bankruptcy bill, and he moved that the
Senate adjourn.
Mr.. Hale's motion was .rejected,.17 to
Sc.
AS this wasssregarded in some measure
as test on the silver bill, there was
much excitement over the result. AS
soon as it was announced, motion to
proceed to the consideration of the In
dian appropriation was interposed by
Mr.. Call, Dem. )1of Florida, and parIi-
amentary. dispute arose as to whether Mr..
Calls motion took precedence of Mr..
Jones's. The Vice President held that
| under the rule which gives precedence
to appropriation b.Iss, Mr. Calls motion
was the first toTbe voted on. Mr.. Calls
| motion was defeated, yeas 26, nays 80.
| A vote was then taken on Mr.. Jones's
| motion to take up the silver bill and
carried, 30 to q, the Maine Senators vot-
| ing no.
ate and read by it's title.
Mr.. Jones (Dem.) OF Arkansas, asked
forssome hour tomorrow to be agreed up
on when a vots will be taken on the pas
sage of the bill. Several senators sug-
gested thats.it be taken now. o.. -. - ~. ~.
| Mr.. Frye (Rep.) of Maine indicated
O'Clock tomorrow AZ the time for taking
the vote. Mr. Jones agreed, and as OBJ
jections were heard he suggested 3 O'Clock
| tomorrow.
Mr.. Villas (Dem.) of Wisconsin, OBJ
ject.
Mr.. Butler (Dem. of South Carolina)
Then let us have vote this evening.
US have the vote before we adjourn, if
we have to stay up all night.
Mr.. Hale (Rep. )of Maine-The senators
must see thet it is impossible to get
vote tonight.
MIR. Jones-I recognize that fact, and
will now move that the Senate adjourn.
Tomorrow I will ask the Senate to re-
en- on the dill and amendments.
A general chorus of SENATOR'S That
is right"
Mr.. Jones made the motion, and the
Senate at $50 p. m., adjourned.
THE FATAL STEP.
Secretary Carlisle Has Ordered That
$62, 400, 900 of Bonds Printed.
Washington, February 1s.-Seoretary
Carlisle, Saturday evening, gave orders
to Chief johnson, of the bureau of en-
craving and printing, to proceed at once
with the printing of:the $62. 400, 900 four
per cent bonds on 1874 per cent inter-
est basis, to run thirty years, for delivery
to the Belmont-Morgan syndicate as per
their contingent agreement entered into
ten days ago. This agreement provided
that unless Congress within ten fdays
authorized three per cent gold bond,
the Secretary of the Treasury woud sell
to the syndicate $62, 400, 900 of four per
cent coin bonds on 33-4 per cent inter-
est basis, for which the government
would receive S65, 200, 900 in.gold.
The time expired Saturday, and the
plates from which these bonds will be
printed are nearly finished. Orders for
their preparation were given last week.
The plates will be of an entirely new de-
design. The bonds ordered printed are
registered or coupon, of the following
denominations:
Registered 500, $1,000, $4,000.
Coupon-$5O, $100, $1,000
In tho House.
4: Washington, February IS. - In the
House today, motion to suspend the
rules and pass bill to increase the eff
cheney of the revenue cutter service
establishing a retired list therefor, was.
after discussion, defeated IS to Sc. The
rules were suspended and bills passed
increasing to.$12 per month the mini