The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-31
TOUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS
What Was Done In Congress
Yesterday.
The Urgency Deficiency Bill Reported to
tho senate-It Exceeds the House Bill
1,6o9,66a-Animated Discussion ON
Taking the Vote on the Silver Bond
BnI-Bilis Passed by the House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.--The urgency,
deficiency bill was to-day reported to
the Senate from the committee on ap-
preparations, being the FIRST of the ap-
proprietion bills to be reported to the
Senate this session. II increases the
total appropriation for deficiencies over
the amount appropriated by the House
bill to the extent OF 81. sos. 1854. the total
being S5,93o,e67. The principal items
OF increase are: S4so.O00 for the new
Congressional library building; SAL, IDA
60 pay judgments of the court of claims;
S2s9,7s9 to pay expenses of United
States courts. tits estimated that the
S4sg 600 added by the committee for the
library will complete the building. The
bill Is alao amended So as to provide for
the payment to Hon. nj. W. Ransom,
minister to Mexico, $4,000. being the
anountof salary due for July and Au-
gust, 1895, for which he received no paw
owing to tho irregularity of his appoins.
men..
During the day the resolution direo.-
ing the Secretary of Agriculture to ex-
eoute the law relative to seed distribu-
tion was taken up, and Mr.. George
(Dem., Miss spoke in defence of the
course of the Secretary.
Mr.. Gallinger (Rep, N. b and Mr..
Allen pop, Neb.) supported the reso-
luton, which gave way at Q O'Clock to
the silver bond bill, and Mr.. Gall (Dem.,
Fla continued his speech begun yes
terday.
Mr.. Mitchell lRep.. Ore. } followed in
support OF the silver substitute. He
and other Senators favoring the
measure had bsen attacked in the
Metropolitan press Of ''misrepresent-
Ing" their constituents for, IL was
asserted, California WAS In favor of the
gold standard. Mr.. Perkins contro-
verified this assertion. The last Repub.
licsn platform of California had plank
declaring for the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver. The people of Cali
iornia had made up their minds on this
subject and knowing this universal feel
Ing in his State the Senator said he
would cast his vote for the silver
amendment. thus executing the in
structtons given him. even though his
personal views inclined to more con-
servative course.
very animated debate closed the
Senate session late this afternoon, over
the question Of taking the vote on the
pending silver bond bill. It had been
expected throughout the day that Mr.
Jones, OF Arkansas, In charge of the
measure. would hold the Senate in seq
sion until vote was forced. He had
given notice OF this purpose, and Sena
tors were prepared for II. But at4:15
when Mr.. Villas secured the floor for q
speech. he yielded for q motion to go
into executive session, Mr.. Jones said
he felt satisfied that vote could be
taken in the near future. This led to
much discussion, after which the SEN
ate went into executive session. and
then took recess until to- morrow with.
out any exact understanding as to the
vote.
House Proceedings.
The House to-day WAS in session two
hours. Mr.. Mcclellan, of New York, a
son OF Con. George B. Mcclellan, made
the point OF no quorum against bill TO
amend the dependent pension act of
1890, providing that in the oonsidera ton
OF widows claims evidence establishing
the unexplained absence of the soldier
for seven years should be deemed suffl-
cient proof of death.
The bill was passed, however, as were
bills to incorporate the national society
OF the Daughters of the Revolution; to
grant to the city OF Omaha the use of
the Omaha military reservation; to re-
organize the customs collection distric {
OF Alaska; to open forest reservations in
Colorado for she location of mining
claims, and to confirm certain cash en-
tries Of offered lands.
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