The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-01
DEBATE ENDED.
Fate OF Bend Silver Bill Will Be
Settled This Afternoon.
REORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE
VIII Be Pushed by Republicans
Next Week,

WARRINGTON, Feb. 1.-The hnal vote on
the bond silver bill will be taken in the
senate nj Q o'clock today, an agreement to
that effect having been reached yesterday.
This brings TO "A conclusion a debate COW
ering many days.
The agreement came rather ~uncxpect-
eddy ut the close OF Mr.. Villas speech. He
had talked for three hours, aud was about
10 be followed by Mr.. Bate, when Mr..
Chandler precipitated the question of a
final vote by stating that he would ask
unanimous consent for "A recess from 4
until 1880 o'clock. While the senator did
not mention n vote. it was we'll under
stood that the move was TO expedite a vote
by disposing Of speeches during the even
ing.
Mr.. Harris (Tenn.) put the voting prop
osition in more definite form by asking
that the agreement cover a recess from 4
until 1880 last night, n further recess un-
til IL a. III. today, then the ive-minute
rule of debate to apply, except to Mr.. Nor
rill, the venerable head OF the flnance COM
mittee, and, finally, n vote on the bill and
all amendments at 2 o'clock.
For n few minutes it looked as though
Mr.. Hill IN. W would again prevent an
agreement. He asked for a distinct
understanding that various parliament
airy motions TO postpone, lay on the table,
etc, should not be cut off. This was
readily conceded by Mr.. Harris, so long as
the final vote was Mt 2 o'clock. This dis
posed of the last remaining objection, and
the presiding officer declared the unani-
nous agreement TO be in force. Aside
from this, the day was given to speeches
ON the pending bill.
The house confined itself TO routine bust
ness. Most of the session was devoted to
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill. The regular attempt was made to
have all the expenses of the district gov
eminent paid by the district, but the mo-
ton mado by Mr.. Dcarmont (Dem., MOI
TO effect this was ruled out on n point of
order. The district bill carried S5,4l7, 900,
$353, 423 less than the sum appropriated for
the current fiscal year.
1t was expected that A. j. Rosenthal,
who contested Miles Crowlcy's seat from
the Tenth Texas district, would address
the house in support of his claim, but he
waived the privilege accorded him, and
the resolution of the committee, confirm
ing Mr.. Crowley's title to his seat, was
adopted.
Bills were passed to- amend section 1866
of the revised statutes regarding exemp-
lions allowed distillers of fruit brandies so
as to extend the provisions of that section
TO distillers OF brandies from pears, pine
apples, oranges and berries; to authorize
the president to appoint John Il. j. Ryan,
John II. Morris aud Chester Wells as
sistant engineers In the navy, n TO
change the time for holding district and
circuit courts In the eastern district OF
Tennessee.
Reorganization Plans.
The Republican senator's, at their caucus
yesterday, decided upon making an ut.
tempt to complete the reorganization of
the senate and to meet again next Friday
for that purpose.
There was no r~ollcall upon the PROPOSE.
ton, but the motion was put and carried
unanimously by n viva voce vote. The
vote was preceded by quite an animated
discussion, in which some Of the senators
favorable TO tho program for a. complete
change expressed themselves freely.
Among these were Senators Pettigrew.
Chandler, Gallingcr and Wilson, all OF
whom made speeches declaring 1t TO be
the duty OF the Republicans to complete
the work which they had begun when
they organized the committees. There
were some u~nmistakable references to the
senators who are supposed to DO willing to
permit the present Democratic officers to
remain, with limitations Of favoritism TO
some Republican senators.
Senators Platt and Hoar also spoke. the
latter addressing himself TO the general
subject of senate patronage and it's dis.
tribution. While he did not absolutely
oppose the proposed change, Senator Plat
contended that the senate should assume
n higher plane than that of going I'm for
the small spoils of tho party patronage.
IL is understood that, in accordance
with tho motion carried at yesterdays
meeting, at the caucus "a week hence. can
didates for the offices OF secretary and
sergeant-at-arms will he put up and voted
for, and that IL the caucus agrees upon
men for those offices, as IL has already
done upon Senator Frye for president pro
tenn, there will soon thereafter be an effort
to elect tho nominees In the open senate.
The Bayard Case.
Tho question of n censnre OF Ambassado-
Bayard for his two speeches In England
will be again considered by the house com.
mittee on foreign affairs mt a special meet
ing today.
Since Thursdays meeting the Rcpubli.
can members OF the committee have
talked with their party colleagues I'm the
house. and n majority have agreed to sun
port u resolution drawn by Mr.. Cousins
(Ia.) which ccnsurcs the ambassador. II
Is probable that thls rcsolutic- 80"