The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-19
CONGRES SSIONAL,
Silver Wins the Day in the SEN
ate.
BY Southern Associated Press.

ate.
BY Southern Associated Press.
WASHINGTON February 1S.-To.
days session Of the Senate was in.
terestiug from start to finish. Early
IN the day the resolution offered lust
Saturday by Mr.. Stewart, declaring
that there WAS no authority in law
for tho purchase of gold coin in
preference to other coin, was laid
before the Senate, and Mr.. Gray
(Dem. took advantage of it to reply
to the attacks made upon the Presi-
dent of the United States in connec-
tiOn with the contract for the pur-
chase of gold by the issue of 4 per
cent. thirty-year bonds.
MIR. Sherman made O strong or.
Rument to prove that all these bonds
payable in coin must be paid in the
coin of the highest value. No Sec
retnry of the Treasury would dare,
III the face of public opinion, to I'M
dertake to pay bonds for which
the Government had required gold
coln-in anything leas valuable than
that coin.
Tho resolution went over without
action, and the consideration of the
Agricultural Appropriation bill was
resumed.
Tho first amendment that came
up for discussion was one reported
from the Committee on Appropria
tions to strike out of the bill the
item of $l50,000 for irrigation in.
yestigations. Retained.
On motion OF Mr.. Lodge an ap-
preparation of $40, 200 was voted to
aid In the determination of the
Gypsy Moth in Massachusetts.
MIR. Allen moved to insert an
item of 5000, 600 for seeds, materi.
ais, etc., for the drought sufferers
throughout the country, particular
ly in the Northwest.
The amendment was excluded on
q point of order, raised by MIR. Villas
yeas, 2l; nays, %.
The bill was then passed. 1t ap.
proprlates S3, 292. 500.
Mr.. Jones (Dem.), of Arkansas,
at 3:0O p. IN. moved to take up the
bill reported by him on the 18th of
February from the Finance Com
mlttee providing for the issue of
bonds and coinage of silver, aud for
other purposes"
Alr. Hale said that the motion, If
carried, would displace the bank
ruptcy. aud he moved that the Sem
ate adjourn. Mr.. Hale's motion wns
voted on by yeas and nays, and was
reJected-yeas II, nays 36.
AS this vote was regarded, in some
measure, as test on the silver bill,
there was much excitement over the
result. AS soon as 1t was announced
motion to proceed to the consider
alton OF the Indian Approximation
bill was lnterposed by N1r. Call.
a preliminary dispute arose as to
whether MIR. Calls motion took pre-.
cedence over Mr.. Jones', and the
Vice-president held that, under the
rule which gives precedence TO ap.
preparation bills, Mr.. Calls motion
had first to be voted on by yeas and
nays and WAS defeated yeas, 2G;
nays, 80.
The vote was then taken on MIR.
Jones motion to take up the Silver
bill and 1t was carried-yeas. 30:
nays, 27. 1t will be considered to-
IL i " at o'clock.
The Senate at 6;30 y. IN. ad iourn-
ed till tomorrow at noon.
HOUSE. -The House to-day de.
voted four hours to the transaction
OF business under the suspension OF
the rules.
Bills were passed fixing the min
lmum pensions of pensioners of the
Mexican war and Indian wars, from
1872 to 1912, at Sl2 per month;
amending the statutes concerning
the regulation OF steam vessels aud
granting Mount Vernon Barracks,
Ala, to that State for public pur.
poses.
An hour was devoted to the Naval
Appropriation bill, A point of
order was made by Mr.. Sayerg, of
Texas, against the paragraph author
iZing the increase OF the force in
the navy.
The resignation of Representative
Wilson, OF Washington, Senator
elect. was received aud accepted.
The House adjourned ut 5:l5.
CITY on 81. Augustine Arrived.
BY Southern Associated Press.
New YORK, February ia dis