Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-07
Calls for an Interesting and at
 Times Exciting Debate.
THE PROPSED AMENDMENTS
Bring 2 Squence Into Demand. Blanf s Proposition Shelved.
 Ar Sher Republican Gain.

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 | y-SHfEeToN, Feb. 6.-Tbe boundary | di >te between Venezuela and GreaI | Britain over the delimitation of the frontier | of British Guiana was the occasion of the | passage of a joint resolution by the house l today recommending the parties to submit | the controversy to arbitration. The joint resolution was reported from the commit | tee on foreign affairs, and was in accord
 ance with the suggestion Of President Cleveland in his last annual message. Billie were introduced to obviate objec- tions 10 the original measures pointed out by the president to pension Richard R. Knight and to grant the tiila Valley Grova and Northern Railroad company right of way through the San Carlos Indian reser- yation in Arizona.
 The currency and banking and gold loan bill was discussed five hours today after o'clock under the five minute rule, when amendments were in order. The principal speech in general debate was made by MT, Brosius, republican, of Pennsylvania, a member of the committee reporting the name of patriotism and duty for united ac- ton to relieve the country from it's present condition.
 The amendments proposed by the com- mittee, with two exceptions, were agreed to after an interesting and at times excit- ing debate, during which there was much confusion on the floor. The committee proposed to strike the section 10 retire all national bank notes of less denomination than Si0 and all silver certificates of higher denomination than BIO, and to require state banks to keep their lawful reserves in gold coin or gold certi tcates. The two proposi- tions were rejected.
 Numerous amendments were proposed by individual members, out of those agreed to only two were of importance. One, offered by MT. Haugen, republican, of Wisconsin, reduced from s69, 900 to SEQ 900 the minimum capital stock or national banks; the other, offered by Mr. Hartman Of Montana, required the payment of half of the customs duties collected to be in gold and half in silver. Mir. Bland's free silver proposition as a substitute for the bill was ruled out of or- der by Chairman Richardson and from that decision MT. Bland appealed. No quorum voted on the question of sustaining the chair and the house adjourned, leaving tue appeal pending for settlement tomorrow. IN THE SENATE. Another acquisition to the strength of the republicans ln the senate was made to- day In the person of Mr. Clark of Wy | oming, who appeared and took the onth of | office. The senate now consists of eighty seven members, of whom forty-t three are democrats, thirty nine republicans and five populists.
 The diplomatic and consular appropria- tion bill was taken up today, and long debate took place upon an amendment re- ported from the committee on appropria- tions for the construction and maintenance by the United States government of tele- graph cable between the United States and Hawaii and appropriating $500, GOO as part of the cost.
 The participants in the debate were Messrs. Hall, Teller, Gray and Platt. The matter went over till tomorrow without action, and with a point of order pending against the amendment of general legislation on an appropriation bill. In the closing minutes of the days ses- sion the senate substil ule for the house
 bill appropriatng s4 ,O00,C0) for the new Chicago postoffice was taken up and agreed to, the bill passed and conference with the house asked for. The substitute
 makes direct appropriation bill and directs the work to be let out in contracts, the aggregate amount of which shall not ex- ceed "A GOO, OO0. At 5:45 the senate ad- journed.
 BUTLER's POOLING BILL. Senator Butler, in charge of the pooling
 bill, has decided to make fight to get that
 measure before the senate for action. He
 believes that the bill should be passed and
 that there are votes enough to pass it If 1t
 is permitted to come to vote. This morn-
 ing he offered resolution that the senate
 take tbis bill up and consider 1t until dis
 posed of immediately after the consular and
 diplomatic and the postoffice appropriation
 bills shall.have been passed. The resolu-
 ton went to the table, and Mir. Butler can
 call it up after these bills have been passed.
 SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
 MONTGOMERY, Feb. 6.-[Special. ]-The
 following opinions were rendered by the
 supreme court today:
 BrickelI, c. J.-Bray < Landrum vs.
 Morris Ely, from Marengo circuit court;
 affirmed.
 state of Alabama, from Montgomery city
 court; affirmed,
 Lum Johnson vs. the state of Alabama,
 from Pike criminal court; reversed and re-
 handed.
 H. E. Blankenship ct al. vs. the state of
 Alabama, from St. Clair circuit court; rec
 versed and remanded.
 Joe Roland vs. the state of Alabama, Rp.
 peal from Dale cireuit court; affirmed.
 Coleman, J.-Sanford Grimes vs. the
 state, of Alabama, from Washington cir- cult court; reversed and remanded.
 Lovett Ii. Ellis vs. the state of Alabama,
 from Jefferson criminal court; affirmed.
 A. L. Porter & Co. ct al. vs. A. Ullman
 ct al. from Talladega city court; reversed and remanded.
 George F. Morrison vs. John H. Nor
 rison, from Cherokee chancery court; re- versed and rendered.
 Haralson, J.-Johu Dent vs. the state of Alabama, from Barbour circuit court; re- versed and remanded.
 D. W. McCarty vs. J. A. Roswald, from Montgomery city court; reversed and rec 
 Charlotte Thompson Rogers vs. John D..
 Brooks. from Montgomery circuit court;
 reversed and remanded.
 Perryman & Co. vs. Fife May Smith and
 John l. Smith, from Jefferson circuit
 court; reversed and rendered.
 HOW ABOUT THlS2 ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 6.-The accounts of J. A. Mason, ex-treasurer sof DeKaib county, do not balance by 5000. He was | treasurer of the county for several years. l Just after his defeat for renomination last fall his house was burned and some of the | county's books were destroyed. Mason'a
 successor says the county should have $15,- O00 more in bank than it has. Mason leclaitns that the county owes him about l, 5000. He says that the vouchers for seyeral thousand dollars were burned. He and his 1 family are well-to- do, and Mason sfacn1 l that if his accounts are wrong he will per sonaiIy make the deficit good. He is amplR l able to do 1t.