The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER
Mr.. Sherman Reports a Bill from
Finance Committee.
ALABAMA FRAUDS DISCUSSED
Mr.. Stewart Denounccs the Recent Bond
Issue Arrangements ts-Approprintion
for Pension office EMPLOYEES Dis.
cnsScd in the House.
By the United Press.

by the United Press,
Washington. Feb. 12.-Thc business
record of the senate today comprised
the passage of all the private pension
bills ON the -twenty-siX in
cumberland some half dozen bills of
a miscellaneous character, including
one appropriating $4,000 for II public
building at PottSVillc, Pa. No prog
ress was made on the postotlice appro-
priation bill, although ii was, oStensi-
bly,, under consideration most of the
day.
The question of election frauds in
Alabama was discussed at much length
by Mr.. Allen (Nebraska) in continue
ton of his speech on Monday, and was
wound up by the presentation of II pro-
test ON the part Of the two Alabama
senators CMorSan and Pugm against
the arraignment of their state under
such circumstances. The recent bond
| issue arrangements We're denounced by
Mr.. Stewart (Nevada), who indulged in
direful predictions as to the future of
the United States under the curse of
gold pooling"
Mr.. Gray Delaware reported ad
VcrSely ON the house joint resolution
| proposing an amendment to the consti
! tuition for the election of Senators by
| direct vote of the people. Mr., Quay
| PennsylVania) reported back from the
| committee ON commerce joint resolu-
! tons introduced by Mr.. Cameron
| PennSylVaniD for the appointment of
| commission of army engineer officers
| to examine as to the bridge To be con-
structed across the Delaware at Phil
adelphia, and to determine whether it
would he an unreasonable obstruction
to the commerce of the river, and di-
recting that until that time the work
of constructing the bridge shall not
be proceeded with.
The joint resolution was passed.
The bill for the free coinage of silver
was reported from the finance commit
tee and placed on the calendar, Mr.
| sherman, Ohio, remarking that it had
only Il bare majority in committee.
House Proceedings.
The bill making appropria tons for
| the legislative. executive and judicial
departments Of the government was
passed by the house this afternoon
after three days consideration. prac-
tically as it came from the committee
| on appropriations 1t carried, as il
came to the house, a total of $21 5,72G;
as it passed the total was $2l, ,S25,91G.
Most of today's session was spent in
| discussing the appropriation for paying
pension Office employees upon an amend
ment offered by Mr. Pickler of South
| Dakota, 10 maintain the present force
! for next year and not authorize the dis
missal of lGJ clerks. This was rejected.
| Upon the amendment agreed to in the
committee of the whole to make clerks
| to members annual instead of seasonal
employees, vote by yeas and nays was
demanded in the house after an hour \
animated and at times disorderly but
always good humOred discussion, and it
was lost. The committee of the whole.
in which no record of the vote is kept,
| twice voted in favor of the amendment
once III to G6 and once l2i to 80. The
vote on the clerks amendment was
nearly on party lines, the Republicans
fayuring 1t and the Democrats oppos-
ing it.
Among the Other business transacted
was the passage Of the two house bills
authorizing the construction of a bridge
over Newark bay between Hudson and
Union counties, New Jersey, and the
restoration to the public Ndomain nf
certain live oak reservations in Mis-
s..sippi and Alabama containing about
5000 acres, which We're originally set
apart for naval purposes. The house at
i.3j adjourned until tomorrow.