Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-04
FIFTY-TOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.
6ENATE

Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of the finance
committee, reported back from that
committee the House bill "to tempo
rarily increase revenue to meet the ex-
penses of the government and to pro-
vide against deficiency" with an
amendment to strike out all after the
enaciing clause and to insert in lieu
thereof the free coinage substitute
adopted by the Senate last Saturday.
He added, loosely, that he felt like
using the words closing the proclama-
tons of the governor of Massachusetts,,
God save the commonwealth" Also
that it was unnecessary for him to say
that he did not favor the action of the
finance committee. but that he would
eudeavor to bring it up tomorrow un'
less it should interfere with an appro-
prjation bill.
The substitute having been read at
the request of Mr.. Quay, Mr.. Quay
moved to recommit the report to the
finance committee with instructions to
report back the original House bill
and the amendment as separate propo-
sitioDs.
81 second the notion" said Mr..
Mitchell
Mr.. Hill suggested that the motion
was not in order during the morning
hour.
"Do l understand the Senator from
New York to object to the motion 2"
Mr. Quay asked.
II suggest the parliamentary in
quiry," Mr.. Hill returned.
The Vice President-The chair sus
tains the point of order of the Senator
from New York.
Il want to know" Mr.. Quay persist
ed, "if the Senator from New York
made the point
1.-The point has been already made
and sustained by the chair" said Mr..
Hill, ''and / decline to discuss it far
Their"
"Then l ask unanimous consent for
my MOTION" said Mr.. Quay. "My re-
quest is" he explained, ito recommit
the report to the finance committee
with instructions to report the original
bill and the amendment as separate
propositions"
"To which," said Mr.. Hill, 81 OH
ject."
Among the numerous bills reported
and placed on the calendar were the
following
Granting pension of 800 a month
to the widow of Gen. Thomas Ewing,
also a pension of 5000 a month to the
widow of the late Walter @ Gresham.
The bill to prevent the dissertation Of
the national flag came up. In reporting
this bill, with an amendment, from the
judiciary committee, Mr.. Hoar said
that, while he had voted in committee
for the report, the more he thought of
it, the more difficulties and objections
there seemed to be in the way of any
legislation on the subject. 1t was
very difficult thing to deal with and he
very much questioned whether it would
not be better to leave it to the good
taste and good sense of private citizens.
Mr.. Turpie introduced joint resolu-
ton to amend the constitution so as to
have U. S. Senators elected by direct
vote of the people of the several States,
ana SAID uDSG u0 WOulu duurtSS tue Sen-
ate upon it next Thursday.
Mr.. Quay offered resolution to re-
commit the House tariff bill, with the
free silver substitute, to the finance COM
mittee with instructions to report them
as separate propositions. and asked for
immediate consideration.
The objection came again from Mr..
Hill and the resolution went over till
tomorrow.
The resolution for an Investigation
of charges against the mail bag section
of the postoffice department. was dis
cussed until 2 o'clock when it went to
the calendar.
Mr.. Hale moved to proceed to the
consideration of the urgent deficiency
bill.
Mr.. Call asked to have the reports Of
the committee on foreign relations
made the special order; while Mr..
Dubois desired to have his resolution
taken up for the distribution of appro-
priation bills among the everal com.
mittees.
Mr.. Hale's motion to take up the
urgent deficiency bill was voted on by
yeas and nays, and seemed to be made
a test questionable friends of silver