The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-08

strictly party votes The dah...
'a. - nn interesting character and at time.
10y spirited. 1t touched quite erten'
ol'eiy on the treasury situation and tbs
Ismeuies to be applied. Mr.. Dinolev
~ Maine, made a long statement y
.he receipts and expenditures ~ shn,-
& I.ae tne treasury was suffering from
iach Oh revenue and that the first dntv
- 'ne government was to increase the
receipts OF the treasury. Mr. Reed
TOOK similar view of the situat;on
nnich was again controverted bv Mr.
wilson, OF West Virginia. The al
sempts to amend the bill by repeating
the other portions of the surar dnt9
were opposed by Mr.. Wilson. on the
ground that If the bin was loaded down
with amendments it would surely meet
It's doom in the senate.
A bill called up 10y Mr.. Cultivate
hepuibhcan, Ohio, to temporarily re.
wise the rank Of lieutenant-general Of
the army, met with some opposition
from Mr. Gillett. Republican. Masso-
chusetts, but it was passed. The mr.
pose OF the bill is to authorize the pro-
motion Of Major General Schofeld TO
that rank. "
The house then proceeded in COM
mlttee OF the whole, under the special
order to resume consideration of the Pa
ciiic railroad funding bill. An attempt
was made to secure an agreement to
continue general debate until 2 o'clock
but it failed, and the bill was read for
amendment under the five-minute rule.
Mr.. Turner, Democrat, Georgia.
then moved as an amendment to Mr..
Boatner's motion, motion to recon-
NIT with instructions TO report back
bill authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to accept S75, 900, O06, if paid
within six months, in full payment of
the debt due the government from the
Union and Central Pacific roads.
The vote was first taken on the mo-
ton of Mr. Mcguire to exclude from
the operation of the bill the Central
Pacific. 1t was lost on a rising vote
81 to 126.
The motion of Mr.. McRae to pre-
vent the payment of dividends to stock
holders as long as the governments
debt remained undiseharged, was car
ried.
Mr.. Turner's amendment was lost
100 to 142.
The vote on Mr.. Boatner's motion |
to recommit was taken, and on a rising
voto the enormous majority of 197-87
in favor Of it aroused shouts from the
of the bill.
Mr.. Reilly demanded the yeas and
nays. but withdrew it.
The opponents of the measure, how
ever, would not permit the opportunity
10 so by without a record-making vote.
Mr.. Pence and half dozen others
the demand, and the roll was
called, resulting in the recommitment
of the bill-177 to 108.
An attempt was made Monday in the
house to pass an omnibus bill for the
payment of claims for stores and sup
plies confscated from the loyal people
n the South during the war, amount
ng to S718,663. It excited much OPP
position, and especially from Pennsyl-
1ania members interested in the Penn
iylvania war claims, amounting to
100000 and not included, and the
Measure was defeated 95 to 146.
A rule was then adopted for the con-
of the currency bill Tuesday,
and Thursday, after which
he remainder of Monday was devoted
o the agricultural appropriation bill,
which was passed without amendment.
In attempt to reduce the appropriation
or the distribution of seed failed.