Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-03
After Three Days Wasted in Dis
 cussion, Goes Dead.
LEE MANTLE OF MONTANA
Joins the Republican Ranks in the e-Scheme Against
 the President.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The Pacific rail- days discussion in the house 1t was re. committed to the committee on Pacific railroads, at the close of a somewhat ex- citing session ofover six, hours today, by the decisive vote of TT tC 1C6. Several at tempts were made to secure additional time in which to debate the bill, but they were all objected to by friends of the -neas- urs, who, like the opponents, until the decisive vote was taken, were of the opin- ion generally that the bill would pass by a small majority. !.
 The argument that seemed to be most ef- fectve in influencing members to vote agaiast the bill was that advanced by MT. Mcguire, democrat, of California, that it's practical operation would be to relievs the railroads Of the entire amountof the prln- cipal of their debt to the government and require them to pay sum equal to the in :. terest thereon at per cent, calculated for period of fifty years.
 This argument was attacked by MT. Reilly, democrat, of Pennsylvania, in charge of the bill, and MT. Hendricks, democrat, of New York, who insisted that the companies would be obliged to pay the full amount of their inde btedness at the present time with per cent interest. Sew eral amendments were made to the text of the bill, but as the measure was finally dis posed Of adversely their details are with out value.
 After the bill had been reported to the house from the committee of the whole in accordance with a special rule, unsuccess- ful efforts were made by MT. Boatner, dem ocrat, of Louisiana, 10 get his proposed substitute before the house for action, and by Mir. Meikeljohn, republican, of Ne braska, to secure the same standing for his proposed amendment in behalf of the Sioux City, O'Neill and Western railroad. MT. BOatner thereupon moved to recommit the bill without instructions, which, if carried, would be equivalent to killing it. A
 A point of order was made against the motion as not heinz included within the rule, but Speaker Crisp held that 1t was in order. Before it was submitted, however, MT. Turner, democrat, of Georgia, moved to amend by instruciing the committee to report bill directing the secretary of the treasury to accept $75, GOO ,000 from the rail- roads, if rendered within the next six months, in full satisfaction for the govern ment's claim against it. This was re- jected-109 to 142.
 The motion to recommit was then agreed to on division of the house-171 to Sz. The yeas and nays being demanded, they were called with the following result: Yeas 177, nays 106. The announcement of the vote was received with loud applause ||F
 Before proceeding to the considers tiou of the refunding bill the house passed senate bill reviving the grade of lieutenant-generalo of the army for the benefit of Major General Schofield, commanding the army Of the United States.
 Less than fifty members were present when the house met at Il o'clock. The journal of yesterdays proceedings, which contained no mention of the Breckinridge- Heard fracas, was approved.
 ra IN THE SENATE.
 Another addition was made to the ranks of the republican senators today in the per- son of Lee Mantle, elected from the state of Montana. This makes the total number of senators eighty-six aud leaves the po- litical complexion as follows: Democrats, 42; republicans, 39; populists, 5. The senators comprised iu the last named class are Messrs. Allen of Nebraska, Jones of Nevada, Kyle of North Dakota, Peffer of Kansas and Stewart of Nevada.
 There was no discussion today on the question of finance, although the subject cropped out on several occasions. first when Mir. McPherson postponed till Mon- day next calling up his resolution for the discharge of the finance committee from the further consideration of MT. Sherman'e bill to supply deficiency in the revenues; again, when MT. Hale denied newspaper intimation that the republican senators were purposely delaying action on appfo, priation bills and asserted that there were no such purposes, and finally when Mr. Chandler asked MT. German whether he would not offer to the district appropria- tion bill ''the brief, the patriotic amend ment which would provide not revenus, but money, for the current wants of the govern ment." Chandler to wait for one of the general appropriation bills and MT. Chandler agreed to do so, although he said he was thinking of formulating an amendment for the purpose of dissipating s.ail the clouds that lower o'er our houses."
 Little progress was made on the dietrict appropriation bill, but one amendment was reached, to have the final vote upon 1t Monday.
 Mir. Vest, from the committee on public buildings and grounds, reported back building at Chicago, IIi., with an amend. ment in the nature of a substitute aud 1t was placed on the calendar. The subst- tute, instead of appropriating S4, 900 ,00U for the building, authorizes contracts to,b made for portions of the work so that the tinuously and without delay, the limit of cost to be $4, 900, 900.
 4 bill granting to the Gila River, Globe and Northern Railway company ytght-nf- way through the Ban Carlos Indian res the objectioSs in th6 presidents veto of the bill yestigday) was reported by Nr. Stewart and passed. The conference fs. port on the Notifications bill was made by Mir. Call, all .he points in dispute being arranged except as to one of the senate amendments looking to the ordeript of ffty mortars, equal in every respect to the steel guns now contracted, at less than half the present costA
 The conference report was agreed to and A further conference was ordered on ths amendment which had been disagreed to.
 After brief executive session the senate at 4.8O adjourned until Monday
 AN IMPORTANT MEETIN0.
 PARIS, Feb. 2.-Le Memorial Diplcuqt-