The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
demand the previous question upon my

demand the previous question upon my
resolution
Mr.. Dalzen asked if it would be in
order to move to refer the whole matter
to the committee on Judiciary. The
speaker stated that it was ana MI. Dali
zell moved 1t bs done.
Pendlng the vote on the question, Mr.
boutelle demanded recognition. eff l
may be permitted" :" he said, "and |
think | may, Notwithstanding the protest |
OF the little knot on the other side," (re- |
ierrlng to the Democrats who were max |
ing derisive noises) II ask that the res
1Iutlon be intelligently read to the
This having been done, the House
agreed to Mr.. Dalzell's motion, yeas,
l54; nays, 81.
Mr. Barrett and Mr.. Boutelle demand |
ed q vote by yeas and nays amidst renew |
ed excitement. "Do you approve of such !
ianguageF" Mr.. Boutelle Indignantly |
inquired and there were numerous re- |
sponses of ''yes.'
All right, then you'll have an oppor-
tun1ty to say so," he retorted. And he
was right, for the roll call was ordered. |
1t resulted yeas, 200; nays, II.
In this vote the Democrats voted solid |
~ for reference and the Republican :,
divided s
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Y A message from the President was laid
OF the board of engineers on the Mo
aragua canal. The House then at 1.40
resumed the debate on the bond silver
bill.
VOTE ON SUBSTITUTE FOR BOND
BILL MONDAY.
Chairman Dingley of the House ways
and means committee, who has charge
of the silver substitute to the bond bill,
said this morning, that the vote on the
pending measure would not be taken be-
fore late Monday afternoon. There was
no desire, he said, to stife debate and 80
many members wished to be heard that
| it would be impossible to accommodate
all Of them in less time. General debate
will proceed today and Saturday, in
committee of the whole, and on Monday
the measure will be considered under the
| five-minute rule.
CAPITAL GLEANIN GS.
Washington, February 7.-The Presi-
dent at half-past four, signed the bill
prohibiting prize fighting in the terri
tories and the Distric of Columbia.
| Senator Vest used to make funny
speeches very frequently, but of late years
they have been rare. His mind has been
occupied too much with the tariff and
silver legislation to allow his humor full
play. Therefore. when it was whispered
around the capitol the other day that he
was roasting Secretary Morton, people
began to crowd into the Senate chamber
| until he had around him such an audi
| has nnf 1to oh To ohoc
serious subjects for long time. Ais
theme was the refusal Of the secretary of
| agriculture to spend the appropriation
made by Congress for the purchase and
distribution of garden seed, but the great
burden of his criticism of the secretary
was because. as Mr.. Vest expressed it,
she could not contain himself within the
limits Of the vegetable kingdom" but
stepped over into the mineral kingdom
| too FREQ qnently. This was an allusi0n to
Mr.. Morton 8 we'll known financial views
and his determined opposition to the
| free coinage of silver, which the Senator
| flom Missouri considers little better than
criminal.
| The gold reserve at the c]nseg of bust
ness today was $44 488, 1856 and the with
darwals for the day at New York were
$3.50, 009.
The Republican caucus this afternoon,
after debate of an hour and half,
settled the question Of reorganization of
the eleutive officers, of the Sente by the
nomination OF full ticket
| A. J. Shaw of the state of Washington.
wa nominated secretary of the Senate;
Maj. Grant, of North Carolina, sergeant at
arms; Alonzo Stewart, of Iowa, acting
assistant door-keeper.
Rev. Mr. Milburn, the blind chaplain,
was named to succeed himself. A num-
Der Of speeches were made on various
candidates, and it developed there was
suoh opposition to ex-Seoretary George
G.. Gorhain. and ex-Sergeant-at-A Arms
Valentine, as would necessarily eliminate
both these gentlemen from the contest
| The fight against Gorham was led by
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts and Mr. Hale
of Maine. Both these Senators expressed
themselves as unwilling to overlook the
attack made by Gorham against Mr.
Blaine in a newspaper of which Gorham
| is said to have been editor.
| Mr.. Gorham was nominated by Mr..
Mitchell and seconded by Messrs. Chand.
ler and Perkins; Mr.. Clayton McMiohael
of Pennsylvania was nominated by Mr..
Lodge and seconded by Mr.. Quay; A.
j. Shaw was nominated by Mr.. Squire
and seconded by Mr.. Dubois. A letter
| signed by ten prominent Republicans of
| Kentucky placed the name Of Mr.. Baker
of that state in nomination. One vote
was oast on the first ballot for Mr..
Bright, the present sergeant at-arms.
The following was the result: