The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-06
A RATHER STORMY Scene
Senator's Harris and Mitchell In
dulge in Epithets.
DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS.
Debate in the House on Currency
and Banking Bill. Mr.. Reeds
Substitute. Republicans
Will Support Any Proper
Measure.
BY Southern Associated Press.


WAsHtNGroN, February 5.-SES-
ATE. The opening of to-day's
session III the Senate was accompa-
MED by n rather stormy scene be-
tween two memb ers Of that body.
Au objection which MIR. utrrls,
tDem.l of Tennessee, made To p re-
quest of MIR. Mitchel's, (Rcp.D of
Oregon, to be allowed to address
the Senate III explanation OF re
port which he proposed to mako was
resented by the Oregon Senator
who. after some little exchange Of
dlscourtesics, INDUCED In the cut.
ting remark that the Tennessee
Senator was capable OF doing un
usual and lndiscreet, and nugeutle
manly things" For this the nugry
reply was made that Mr.. Mitchell's
conduct was "contemptible." There
was some moro storm Indications
after this point, but 81 timely use OF
the gavel by the Vice President
prevented Guy further explosion OF
anger.
The District of Columbia Appro
prialion bill crowded out other mat
tiers. the bill being passed before
adjournment.
At one time the financial question
broke ont IN the shape of au amend
ment offered by Mr.. McLaurin
CDem.), OF Mississippi, looking to
the coinage of tho silver bullion IN
the Treasury to tho amount of tho
seigniorage $50, 900, 0OO), but the
anne ndment 10 which 1t was offered
was decided to he out OF order, aui
MIR. McLaurin's amendment fell
with it.
After the District Appropriation
bill was passed, tho Diplomatic aud
Consular Appropriation was taken
up, not, however, ulsplacing the
Bankruptcy bill as the unfinished
business, and the Senate, mt .l;l5 p.
IN, after a short executive session,
adjourned.
HorsE-The first days debate in
House on the Currency and Bauk
ing bill. with authority to issue low
interest loug time bonds to maintain
the gold reserve, brought out Mr..
Reeds substitute for the measure,
which has been discussed the past
dag or two.
lhe speech in which he presented
the proposition was the principal
feature OF the day. Tie bill is in
brief, that the Secretary Of the
1rcasury be directed to issue 3 per
ceutl certificates OF Indebtedness to
meet deficiencies IN receipts, the
gold reserve to be issued only for
the redemption OF greenhacks.
Ihese certificates, he said, might be
lor two years or less, and it is be.
Ileved redeemed out OF the surplus
receipts. which tha Secretary esti
mates tue III easury will have this
year. This would avoid ali uues-
Mons which hinder the passage OF
the committees bill and meet, he
SAID, the present exigency.
me Republicans, he SAID, were
Wiling To forego any party ndyan-
tage that might be obtained from n
continuance OF present condit. ons
and ION IN tue passage OF meas
ure that would relieve the country.
put 1t must bo such u measure ns
commended itself TO their ideas of
right and Justice and practicablitv.
The b II he offered M q substitute
was ordered to be printed in the
Record.
The debate was participated in by
Messrs. Springer (Deln. J, OF Illinois.
and Peterson Dem J, OF tennessee
IN favor OF the bill. and by Messrs.
W alker (Rep.). OF Massachusetts,
nan, (Dem,), of Missouri; Swanson
(Dem'l OF Virginia; Simpson
lPPopD, OF Kansas; McKeighan
rop.), Of Nebraska, and Pence
SPopD, of Colorado, against it.
Two or three private bills were
passed under requests for unani.
nous consent and number of bills
were reported from committees.
ihe COMMITTEE on Public Lands
reported, and the House passed a
resolution directing the Secretary OF
Interior to suspend the location OF
lands under railroad grant neudino
action by Cong ress.
The House at 4:5O D. IN. adionrr
ed until TO morrow,