The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-19
VOL!s-NEN sLRILS NO 293.

I NcIAurin, Mantle. Morgan, Pener Per-
| kins, Pettigrew, Pugh, Squire, stewart,
| Teller, Turple, voorhees,, Walsh anu
| White-a0.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Brce, Camden,
| Chandler. Davis, Dixon. Frye. Gallnger'
George, Gibson. Gray. Hale, Hawley' HILL
Hoar, Mcmillan, Mcpherson. Manderson'
Mitchell CWis). Palmer, Pasco Platt,
Proctor, Quay, Ransom and Vilas-H.
(Wis). Palmer. Pasco, Platt, PROCTOR
Quay, Ransom and Vilas-H.
The following pairs were announced;
Messrs. Mills and Sherman, Wolcott ana
Murphy. Coke and Dolph. Vest and wash
burn. Shoup and Smith Faulkner and
Higgins, Roach and German, lrby ana
Morrill,, Cockren and Cullom, Blanchard
and Burrows. Lodge and Martin
The bill was then laid before the SEN
ate and read by it's title.
wRANGLE OVER THB TINE.
Mr.. Jones Ark) asked for some hour
tomorrow 10 be agreed upon when the
vote should be taken on the passage or
the bill. Several senators suggested that
It be taken now. Mr.. Frye indicated !
O'Clock tomorrow as the time for taking
the vote.
Mr.. jones agreed to that but an objec-
ton was heard, and he suggested :
O'Clock tomorrow.
The Vice President: Is there objection
70 that proposition?
Mr.. Villas: i object
Mr.. Butler: Then let Us have vote
this afternoon.
Mr. George: Let US have a vote be-
fore we adjourn If we have TO stay up
all night.
AIR. Hale: Senators must see that IL
Is impossible TO get vote tonight.
Mr.. Jones: | recognize that fact, and
Will now move that the Senate adjourn.
Tomorrow / will ask the Senate 10 re-
main in session until the final vote Is
taken on the bin and amendment.
A general chorus Of senator's: THAT is
right"
Mr.. Jones therefore made the motion,
and the Senate, at $50 Z. NJ, adjourned
til tomorrow at noon.
The Jones bill provides as follows:
"That from and after ;he passage Of
this act the Secretary of the Treasury
is hereby authorized and directed to re-
ceive at any United States mint, from any
citizen of TIE United States. silver bull
lion. of standard fineness. and coin the
same into silver dollars Of four hundred
and twelve and one-half grains each.
The seignorage on the said bullion shall
belong to the United States, and shall
be the difference between the coinage
TIE bullion i'm New York on the day the
deposit is made. and all expenditures for
coinage done under the provisions Of
this act shall be paid out of said seig
nOrdge; ana the Secretary Of the Treas
ury shall deliver to the depOsitors of such
bullion standard silver dollars equal In
amount TO the price thereof. as aforesaid;
ana when the said coins herein provided
for shall be received into tine Treasury
q
manner now provided for by law"
The House.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1S.-The House
to-day devoted four hours TO the transac-
tion of business under the suspension OF
the rules. during which time three meas
ures were passed, and two defeated.
Those passed were bills fixing the mini
mum pension Of pensioners of the Mex
lean war and the Indian wars from l&i2
to 1872 at $l2 per month; amending the
statutes concerning the regulation OF
steam vessels, and granting the Mount
Vernon barracks (AlabamD TO that State
for public purposes.
The measures defeated were TO create
retired list for the revenue cutter ser
vice, and granting 10 the Altamonte Wa
ter Company the right to construct dams
across the st. Louis and COlquet rivers
in Minnesota.
An hour was devoted to the naval ap-
preparation bii. A point Of order was
made by Mr.. Sayers, OF Texas, against
the paragraph authorizing an increase in
the enlisted force of the navy. Mr..
O'NeiH. of Massachusetts,. chairman OF
the committee, reserved his decision until
tomorrow.
The resignation of Representative WI
son. of Washington. senator-elect, was
received and accepted.
An effort was made to fix the hour OF
of meeting tomorrow at II o'clock, but
no quorum could be induced TO vote upon
the propositin. so it was withdrawn. ana
the House at 5:l5 adjourned till noon to-
morrow.
Several efforts were made. unavaiingly
to get unanimous consent for the passage
Of private bills,