The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-05
FREE coinage PROPOSITION
Mr.. Morrill, Nill Ask the Senate to
Proceed for Its Consideration.
DEFICIENCY BILL SHELvED
Ways and Means Committee Recommend
That the House DO Not Concur in the
senate Substitute Heated Debate
on Questions Of appropriations.

Washington. Feb. 4.--The proposition
to open the mints of the United States
to the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver was presented to the senate to-
day for a second time by the finance
committee This time II comes for
ward as a substitute to the house tariff
bill, just as on q former occasion it
appeared as a substitute to the house
bond bill. The venerable chairman OF
the finance committee, Mr.. Morrill, IRE
publican, Vermont) in making the re-
port said that ne had voted against 1t
in the committee, but would neverthe-
less ask the senate tomorrow to pro-
ceed to it's consideration. And, by way
of comment on the report, he quoted the
formula of the winding up of the procla-
NATION by the governor of Massachu-
sets God save the commonwealth"
A resolution was offered by Quay
tRep.. Pa.) to recOmmit the report to
the finance committee with instruc-
tions to report back the original bill
and the subStitute as separate PROPOSE
tiOns: but that resolution went over
till tomorrow, owing to an objection on
the part of Mr. Hill (Dem.. n. Y.) to its
immediate consideration.
The proposition to amend the rules
OF the senate by distributing the appro-
priation bills among the several COM
mittees having charge of the branch
of the service to which they apply oc-
| cupied the senate during the remain
ded of the days session. BY vote of
25 to A the senate refused to take up
the urgent deficiency bill. and by a
vote of 40 to "a it decided to take up Mr..
Dubois Rep.. Idaho) resolution to
amend the rules.
The resolution was discussed until
$50, when 1t went over without ac-
tion.
House Proceedings.
Immediately upon the opening Of the
session Of the house today Mr.. Ding
ley, Rep., Me.). chairman of the COM
mittee on ways and means, reported
with recommendation that the house
do not concur In the senate substitute
for the bill passed In December
authorizing the issue of bonds to pro-
tect the gold reserve, and to provide
against temporary deficiencies in the
revenue. Mr.. Crisp. Dem., Ga.), stat
ed that the report was not a unanimous
one-that the minority OF the committee
urged the house to accept the senates
free silver coinage substitute.
Mr. Dingley gave notice that at the
close of the consideration Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia appropriation bill he
would ask the house 10 take up the
committees report BY unanimous con-
sent a number of measures were con-
sidered and passed among them a bill
missioners to treat with the Shoshone,
Arapahoe and Bannock Indians i'm wy
oming and Idaho for the surrender of
any rights claimed by them under trea-
ties with the United States to hunt upon
unoccuMed public lands. This bill
grew out of the outbreak at Jacksons
Hole last summer.
The rest of the day until 4.55 o'clock
was spent in further consideration Of
the District of Columbia appropria-
ton. The debate continued upon the
question whether or not public funds
should be appropriated for charitable
purposes to be expended by private and
sectarian institutions. The charge that
the American Protective association
was influencing members to oppose
such appropriations was made and at
times some heat was generated in the
debates. BY it's votes the house, in
committee of the whole. indicated its
purpose to vote no money to strictly
sectarian institutions. and only to such
other private institutions as would so
amend their articles of incorporation
as to permit government inspection and
oversight OF the expenditures of public
funds.
The considerat tion of the bill was com
pleted I'm committee or the whole but
before a vote was taken in the house,
the house adjourned until tomorrow.