Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-27

striking ou. the words, 'sbetwsen Laredo and the Pacific ocean ,'' and the conference was asked on the disagreeing votes.
 MT. Voorhees,, chairman If the finance committee, reported back substitute for the resolution offered last Saturday by MT. Wolcott and referred to that committee. It provides that whenever the president of the United States shall determine that this government shall be repre- sented in any in- ternational oonfere ce be cilled with a view to secure fixiti o the ,elat on b.twes n gold and silver as mohey by means Of q common ratio between the metals with free mintage at such ratio the United States shall. be reI resented at such conference by nine delegates, three to be appointed by the president, three members Of the senate and three members of the house of repre- sentatives-the president to fill any vacan- cies-and appropriating $100, ,0O0 to cover compensation and expenses of delegates and the proportion to be paid by. the United States for the joint expenses of the confer euce.
 Mir. Voorhees, said that it would be offered as an amendment to the sundry civil appro- priation bill, and remarked that the three senators should be appointed before the ad- journment next Monday.
 h the course of the debate on the sugar bounty paragraph Mr. Allison sent to the clerk 's desk and had read @ telegram re- ceived by him from bankers, mercantile concerns, manufacturing concerns and ex-
 
 adoption of the amendment granting por- tion of the sugar bounty. The petitioners say that they and similar establishments h other cities were creditors to the sugar pro- ducers in large amount, being induced to advance money to them trusting in the policy and laws of the United States, and asking for the adoption of the amendment in order to save the sugar growers and others from commercial ruin.
 Mir. Mills made point of order against the amendment as general legislation on an amendment, and Mir. Brice said that if tainly would have done so. He admitted that inc amendment had the approval of the majority Of the committee on appro- priations, but there was strong minority opposed to it, of which he was one.
 The vice-president submitted the point of order to the senate, and the senate voted that amendment out of order-yeas AZ, nays 16, as follows:
 Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen. Allison, Blackburn, Blanchard, Burrows, Butler, Caffsry Call oameran Carey, n:v. ohaaaisa' ni1on' Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gordon, Gray, say, M Lodge, MeMilian, Mandefson, Mantle, Martin, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Merrill, ppetisf, Perkins, Platt, Proctor sQu;Is soaay' Stewart, Walsh, Washburn, White and Wilson of Iowa-49.
 Nays-Messrs. Bate, Berry, Brice, Cock rell, German, Harris, Jopes of Arkansas; McLaurin, Mills, Morgan, Pugh, Teller,
 The detailed vote on the irst clause of the bounty amendment, appropriating $23S, ,2s9 for the sugar produced up to August 2S, 1894, on which bounty had not been paid, was as follows:
 Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Black burn, Blanchard, Caffery, Camden. Cam eron, Carey, Chandler, Clark, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Dixon, Frye, Gallinger, Gordon, Gray, Hawley, Hunton, Kyle, Lindsay. Lodge, McMillan, Manderson, Mantle, Martin, Mitchell of Oregon, Nor Power, Proctor, Pngh, Quay, t Roach S White and Wilson of Washington-4e. , Nays-.Aisssrss Bate, Berry, Rrieesf Eur fosvs, Cockrsfl, Coke. Gormans Hens- brougb, Harris, Hosr, Jones of Arkansas, grew, Teller, Turpie, Vest and Vol cott-20.
 The vote on the second clause, appropri- sting S5 .000, ,000 for the year ending June 30, 1895, was as follows:
 Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich. Allen, Allison, Blackburn, Blanchard, Caffery, Camden, Cameron, Chandler, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Gordon, Gray, Hawley, Hunton, Kyle, Lindsay, McMillan, Manderson, Mantle, Martin, Morgan, Morrill,, Pasco, pIas prost9 w,sh pSgh WasS 3asy burn and White-36.
 Nays-Messrs. Bate, Berry, Brice, Carey, Clark, CockrelI, Coke, Frye, Gall finger, German, Hansbrough, Harris, Hoar, Lodge, McLaurin, Mills, Palmer, Vest, Wilson of Washington and Vol cott-25.
 The senate at D. n. took arecess til p. m., the evening session to be for the passage of bills on the calendar that are uuobjected to.
 NIGHT SESSION.
 In accordance with the arrangement made for the night session a large number of bills were, upon motion of various sem ators, taken from the calendar and passed. Most of them were of local character, and comprised individual relief bills, bridge bills, pension bills and other bills against which no political objection existed. Among them were the following:
 Senate joint resolution authorizing Sec- ond Lieut.. F. o. Rocken back of the Tenth cavalry 10 accept the position of command ant of cadets at the Virginia Military acad- emy at Lexington, Va.
 House bill to grant the Gainesville, McAllister and St. Louis Railroad company the right to build two branch lines, and to grant the right of way therefor through the Indian territory.
 House bill for the relief of the trustees of the Presbyterian church of Bethel Springs, Tenn.
 House bill to authorize the construction of bridge over the Tennessee river at Shelf field, Ala.
 Senate bill to authorize the secretary of the treasury to settle the material account between the United States and tho state Of Florida.
 House bill to authorize the Biloxi and Back Bay Bridge company to construct and maintain a bridge in that part of the bay of Biloxi, 'Mississippi, known as Back bay.
 House bill granting the Mount Vernon barracks military reservation to the state ofAlabama for public uses, and one public building bill for Oakland, Cal, to cost s260. .0o0.