Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-07
HOUSE TARIFF BILL.
N Interesting Amendment Touching Sll-
yer Proposed By Mr.. Morgan.
THE .xri-pRIzE-FIcHr MEASURE
n - Passed by the senate "l'ho"'
Debate or smcndment-iiee
T., a.. roy.c--JohnSon Against
Johnson.


WAsHINGTON, u. 80
et,>-,1.f The matter al the greatest
I'm In the Senate to-day was me
l,.,,.i,io,, % be made Of the reso!uuoh
..., hv Mr.. Quay Tuesday TO recon-
.. ,bo House tariG tnl, with The iree-
...,,,o s,bstltute. TO ih, Finance Com
...,. with instructions 10 report them
hack ss separate propositions. Inc r'so-
tt,on came up after tie routine morning
h.,.,,css and was modified by Mr.. Quay
hg striking out the paragraph as to IN
..,.,ti.,s and Inserting in lieu Of II the
cords "for further consideration
,rr QUAY. also. in order 70 accommodate
..,otor. who desired % proceed with
other business, proposed that the resolu-
,iop u. over un Monday next after the
morning business.
AIR. sherman could not SEQ the necessity
of decay. and proposed immediate action,
llt an objection was interposed by Nj
Un. and Mr.. Quays proposition was
screel to--the resolution going over until
Monday next
Later in the day Mr. Morgan gave no
tico Of am amendment 10 the resolution.
the point Of which is that countries which
will. by law. make United States silver
gun legal-tender money In payment OF
customs ana of goods imported INFO TINS
sluntry. shall have a reduction Of ~
ger cent allowed in United states Gus
IONS dues on such goods. u Imported IN |
United States vessels or in vessels re- |
onging to that country.
ANTI PRIZE FIGHTING BILL.
The Senate passed. without division. de- |
bate. or amendment the bin passed ty he /
House TO prevent prize-Ashuns III u'c
Territories. The text follows.
BE II enacted etc. That any person !
who in any Of the Territories or the Dis
lrict Of Columbia shah voluntarily en- /
gaEe IN pugllistic encounter between /
man and man. or hght between man /
and a bull or any other animal, for /
money or for other thing Of value, or for /
any championship, or upon The result |
Of which any money or anything OF value /
Is bet or wagered or to see which any /
qdmIesi0n-fce is charged. either directly /
or indirectly shall be deem1d guilty Of /
, felony. and mon conviction. shall be .
punished by Imprisonment ~ the peniten-
tiary not less than one nor more than
tive years.
"It is meant by the terms 'pusi'suc en-
counter any voluntary fight by biOWs by
with or without gloves, between two or
more Ucn, for money. or for a p~ize Of
amy character, or for any other thing of
value. or for any championship, or upon
the result OF which any money CT any
thing Of value IS bet or wasered o. &c see
which any adnsssion-fee is charged either
directly or indirectly"
Resolutions Of inquiry in relation 20 the
bOud-bids opened yesterday. and In rcla-
Hon 10 discrimination against American
cattle, meat, and other agricultural pro-
ducts by the governments o. Germany,
France, Belgium, and Denmark. were pre-
scnted. and a speech was made by Mr..
Iurpie IN favor OF n constitutional amend
ment providing that United states sena-
itcrs shall be elected directly 10y the peo-
pie Of the several States Tho remainder
OF the days session was given 10 the
consideration OF the resolution offered by
MIR. Dubois for the distribution OF the
general appropriation bills. The matter
went over without final action. and the
Senate. at i. NJ. adjourned until to-
morrow.
FREE-SfLVER COINAGE
To-day's session OF the House was de-
voted exclusively TO the further consdera-
ton OF the bond bill, and the Senates
iIee-coinsge substitute therefor
The features OF the days proceedings
O.
cam OF North Dakota. against free coin
age and by Mr. Johnson Republican), of
California. in favor OF It. Entirely unlike
ia manner. both held the undivided atten-
ton Of the House Tor an hour on each side
of the question Of the free coinage Of
silver In the course OF the California
members speech there was q manifesto
tion Of the feeling between the factions
Of the party, he remarking with much
emphasis that if there was to be war.
speaking for one OF them, the silver Re
pubiicans were ready at any time.
The debate in favor OF the Senate sub
stItute was opened by Mr.. Wheeler. OF
Alabama, a member OF the Committee on /
Ways and Means who replied 20 Mr..
D.ngloy's speech OF yesterday. lie as
serted that every allegation of Mr. Ding
leys upon which he based his argument
Tor "a gold standard was falacious and
unsupported by facts He took each
statement OF Mr. Dngley's I'm detail and
made a plausible argument in favor of
silver coinage.
Others speakers were Messrs. c. W.
stone Republican,, Of Pennsylvania; Set
TIE Republican). of North Carolina, and
Brewster RepubHcan, OF New York,
against free coinage, and Mr. McRae
Democrat, Of Arkansas, In favor Of IT,
At o'clock the House took recess
until 1880 i. NJ, and will meet again at
1880 Tomorrow morning In continuation /
81 to-day's legislative session, TO continue
The debate on the bill.
10 was understood when the House I
separated this afternoon that general de- !
pate would continue throughout the rest {
oe the week and next Monday. and that 5
The five-mlnute rule should prevail.
The session OF the House tonight drag
red along slowly and without interest
Although the session was to last until
i0.S0 the list of speakers gave out at ]
10 o'clock. and the chairman, Mr. Hen 8
burn Republican), Of Iowa, was forced !
10 declare the House IN recess until 1890 $
tomorrow. There were hardly a score OF I
members present, and several times du- ]
ring the evening there were long pauses {
20 await the appearance Of persons who
desired 60 speak Those who addressed e
the House were Messrs. Arnold Repub- ,
nCan), OF Pennsylvania; Allen utepubli- ]
.am. OF Utah; Danforth Republican,, OF
Ohio: Turner DemocraO, Of Virginia; Y
kirkpatrick Republcan), Of Kansas; DE
witt Oepublicau), Of Ohio, and Neal y
Democrat, Of Arkansas. Z
THE COCkADE CITY.