The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
FROM The NATIONAL CAPITAL
What Was Done in Congress
Yesterday.
the Deficiency Bill Discussed In tho Sem
aee-messrs. Chandler, Tillman and
Vest oriticise Federal Court Expenses.
~ Mr. Pfeffer's Resolution as to Bond
Saies-silver Bond Bill Debated In the
House-Hoge-Otey Contest.

"~eS OsoS Oohsoots
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-It was ex-
pecsed that the tariff bill would come nm
in the Senate to-day. Mr.. Morrill,,
chairman Of the finance committee, hsy.
ing given notice of motion to that
effect, but the subject was not mem
toned during the day and the entire
session Was given to routine business.
Considerable progress was made on the
deficiency bill and the item of federal
court expenses brought out strong criti.
cisms from Mr.. Chandler, Mr.. Tillmsn
and Mr. Vest against the fee system. 1t
being the university Of Lincoln's
birthday Mr. Hale sought to have the
Dill passed making Lincoln's birthday
anational holiday. There was objection.
however. from Mr. Hawley on the
ground that national holidays were be-
coming too frequent.
Mr. Hill, OF New York, took occasion
to state that he intended to propose
Jackson's birthday as national holi-
Gay. resolution introduced by Mr..
Rfetfer calls on the Secretary OF the
treasury for exhaustive information on
NSSShh oOb0 p6too Blu Oil S6allnQ8 With
syndicates and individuals. The reso-
luton is 80 comprehensive as to cover
every possible phase of negotiation in
the bond issues of the last three wears.
The project OF q memorial bridge
ACROSS the Potomac river connecting
Washington ana the old Arlington prop
erty In virginia WAS discussed at much
length. Mr.. Blanchard {Dem., La.)
urged that the District of Columbia
should pay half the expense, but his
amendment to this effect WAS defeated.
to 81. The bill as finally passed ap-
propriates 100000 for the necessary
surveys.
Mr.. Chandler, In the course of his
remarks on the urgency deficiency bill,
declared that the fee system WAS res.
ponsible for tho growing extravseancs
of federal court officers. He spoke of
conspiracies in Alabama, South Caro-
lima and elsewhere to get up fraudulent
prosecutions to swell fees Of officers.
tThis brought Mr.. Tillmsn (Dem., S.
% to his feet for characteristic
speech. He agreed with Mr. Chandler that
the fee system was wrong. 4 supreme
Court judge had recently pointed out
that court officials were encouraged to
get up fictitious prosecutions. There is
a class OF habitual witnesses in the
South. They do nothing but earn witt
ness fees, going around "bamboozlipu
negroes" and getting whole teams of
negroes to prosecute fictitious cases.
Mr.. Tillman said the thing TO do was
to reform the law.
House Proceedings.
The House spent another dsy in the
discussion OF the silver bond bill. The
feature OF tho day was the speech OF
Mr.. McCleary (Rep., MINI who used to
illustrate his rem arks the charts pre-
viously employed by Mr.. Town, from
his own State, and by them sought to
refute the arguments in favor OF free
silver made by Mr.. Town. Messrs.
Dolliver, (Rep., Iowa.; Brosins, (Rep.,
Ps). and Brunn, (Rsp., Pal, also on.
posed the bill. Messrs. Mcmillan, (Dem.,
Tenn.); Bailey, Dem Tex.); Under,
wood, (Dem., Ala) and Cox, Dem,
Tenn.), spoke in favor of free coinage.
representative Gillett, OF Mas,aohu-
setts, introduced bill providing that
any person who Is party to the trans
mission by telegraph, telephone, mail,
express or otherwise, from one State or
territory to another, of any gambling
Det or representative of such bet on any
race prize tight or other event, shall be
deemed guilty Of miedemeanor,
or imprisonment, and for subseo uent
otfenses by imprisonment only.
The night session of the general de-
bate on the bond bill was more poorly
attended than any Of it's predecessors.
The galleries were almost empty and
there were but seven members on the
floor.
Mr. Bingham rep, Pa.). in opposi-
tion to the Senate FREQ coinage sub.
stitute. predicted another 500, 600 600
bond issue. unless come legislatio was
enacted covering gold redemption of
greenbacks. He favored an increase of |
the national bank circulation, the paw
menI Of customs duties in gold and the |
c. the greenbacks and Treas
ury notes in two per can't bonds.
The only two other speakers. Wood
(Rep., I'll }. and Gardner (Rep, N. ~, !
were against the Senate substitute.
At 0 O'Clock, for want OF more speak.
ers, the House took recess until 1890
to- morrow morning. |,
The Hogs-otey Contest.
WASHINGTON, Feb. is-House com.
pitsee on elections. No. 8, heard argu- |
nen!a to-day In the contested election
case OF Hoge vs.. Otey from the Sixth /
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