The evening times., 1896-02-05
DISTRICT BILL DEFEATED
Vote on the Passage Was Yeas,
I35;; Nays, I43.
MOTION MADE TO RECOMMIT
Crisp Resorts to DihtOry Motions ana
Succeeds In PrOtructing the Final
Vote on Recon- for the
German Orphan Asylum Restored.
Board of Qua rdians Gets the Rest.

The fifth day of the debate in the House
on the District Appropriation bill was begun
with the reservation of yea and nay yotrs
on motions and amendments which pre-
vailed in Committee of the Whole.
The motion To strike out the appropria-
tion for the German Orphan Asylum was
disagreed to without division.
AIR. MIiner's amendment 10 remit all
secturian Institutions to the supervision of
the Board of Chiidrcn's Guardians and ap-
propriating $42.4O0 for the purpose OF
taking care of the additional children cotn-
ing directly or indirectly under its control
was agreed to-SS yeas, 81 nays.
The amendment striking out the sum OF
81 800 for the Church Orphanage Asso-
citation or st. Johns Parish was agreed to-
80 yeas. Al nays.
The motion eliminating the appropriation
for st. Anns Infant Asylum was agreed to
by viva voce vote. Similar action was
taken in regard to the House OF the Good
Shepherd.
The remaining amendments were then
agreed to In their entirety.
DISTRICT BILL DEFEATED.
The yeas ard nays were ordered nn he
final pa ssage of the bill and the clerk called
the roll.
A. Mr.. Dalzell, Mr.. Payne and other
pr"nin,nt Republicans voted against the
bill the Democrats greeted the announce
mcnt with applause.
Tn vctc ON the passage OF the bill was
as follows: Yeas. l35: nays, 143.
At tn. conclusion of the roll call there
wa; an almost unprecedented number uf
changes Of votes, the ma jority being from
| ay' Ia no.
The announcement of the vote was greeted
| with prolonged applause.
| Mr.. Grosvcnor moved to reconsider with
the purpose Of re-committing the bill.
| MIR. Crisp moved to lay that motion on
| the table.
| This motion was lost, II yeas: 14S M IS.
The yeas and nays were ordered on tins
proposition and the clerk began calling
/ the roll.
on the passage OF the District bill the
| Democrats voted solidiy. against it.
| Among the prominent Republicans yo'-
| ing with them were the following Mcssr>.
| Hancock. chairman OF the District Com
mjtiec: Baker Of New Hampshire, Chick
| ering, Curtis Of New York, Daniels. GroS-
| venor, Hardy ,Heatwole. Henderson, Hooker
| Johnson of California. Keifer, Long.
| MaHOnv. Overstrcct. DaZcl Payne, Poole.
| Quigg, Sherman. spalding, Tawncy, Upder-
| GRAFT ard Warner.
| CRIsP's DILATORY MOTIONS.
| Mr.. Crisps motion to table Mr.. Grosve-
nor's motion for reconsideration, with the
view to re-committal, was defeated, So
yeas; 1872 nays.
Mr.. Crisp then demanded the yeas and
nays, but meeting with refusal, secured
| telcrs on the yeas and nays, the vote re-
| sulting in victory for Crisp, and the clerk
| began calling the roll on the motion TO re-
| consider the vote Dy which the bill was re-
| fused passage.
| Tli,. vote on the motion OF Mr.. GroSvc'
nor to reconsider the vote 10y which The
| District bill was defeated, resulted. SO
| yeas; so nays.
| Mr.. rosvenor then moved to recoTmit
the bill to the Committee on Appropriations,
| with Instructions to re-cxaminc and report
anew section under the heading of ''for
charities"
| In reply To a question from Mr.. poCkery.
| the Speaker said it wouid not toe admisS1
| bile to alter any other features of the bill
| except that specified by the motion.
After the previous question had been or
dered on Mr.. Grosvenor's proposition. Mr..
| Crisp raised the point of order that thirty
minutes debate was then in order.
| A discussion followed on the point Of
order.
| The District appropriation bill was
| finally resubnitted to the Appropriation
Committee. with Instructions TO re-exam-
inc and refraine the section relating to
charities.