Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-27
SILVER RESOLUTION.
II Is Introduced In the Senate BY Mr..
Allen, Of Nebraska
RESTORATION OF Free COINAGE.
Withdrawal from Secretary of Tre"-
sury of Power 10 Issue Bonds, Etc.
neutrality-suspicious. Bill Passes
the House.
the House..

WASHINGTON. March 26.-None OF the
matters that came up before the senate
to-day were Of much public INTEREST OF
Importance. One third OF the time was
ccEsumed over a joint resolution APP
pointing Berna l.. Green successor 10
General Casey in the matter OF the con-
strrction OF the new library ouiidihs
In Washington: nearly as much time
on an amendment 10 the legislative apro-
priation bill allowing third clerk 10
the Senate Committee on PENSIONS anu
all the rest Of the time on motion
made by Mr.. Sherman TO strike OUT OF
the legislative bill all the sections in re-
lstion TO the compensation OF Uni'ed
States District attorneys, clerks ana mar
shals. This latter subject was not DIS
posed of when the Senate adjourned
The Joint resolution reported yesterday
by Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, authorizing benjamin
Harrison 10 accept certain medals pre-
scented to him by the Government OF
Brazil and Spain during his term OF
service as President of the United States
was taken up and passed.
Mr. Allen PopulisD, OF Nebraska,
offered a resolution as follows;
Resolved, That Congress should, by
appropriate legislation and without
further delay, restore silver 10 free ana
unlimited coinage at the ratio OF sixteen
parts of standard silver TO one part OF
gold. and should by appropriate legis-
lation withdraw from the Secretary OF
the Treasury any power he may now have
to issue bonds or other interest
bearing obligations of the United States
until the necessity therefor should be
declared by Congress; and that Congress
should not adjourn until these things have
been accomplished
The resolution was laid on the table
for the present.
AT 500 the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House spent most of to-day's SEES
sion in discussing in Committee of the
Whole the motion offered by Mr.. Hanley,
OF Indiana member of the Committee on
Naval Affairs. 10 amend the naval APP
preparation bill for the year ending June
80. 1897. by providing for the construction
of six bsttleshps. instead of four, as
recommended by the committee. The mo-
tIon was supported by Messrs. Henley,
johnson, OF California, and Cummings, of
New 1Ork, ana oppOrcu ny AcsSiS.
Hulick, of Ohio; Robinson, Of Pennsyl-
vania, and Boutelle. Of Maine. The mo-
ton was lost--32 to 1Si.
Without further amendment the bill
was reported 10 the House. and passed
exactly as recommended by the COM
mittee being the first appropriation bill
of the session TO pass without amendment.
Among the morning miscellaneous busi-
ness transacted was the passage of two
or three private bills; the presentation Of
q concurrent resolution by Mr.. Heatwole,
of Minnesota authorizing the appoint
ment by the President of "A banking and
currency commission. TO consist OF nine
citizens 10 act with the Comptroller Of
the Currency, and 10 report their recon-
mendations and conclusions TO Congress,
which was referred to the Committee on
Banking and Currency; and the preselta-
ton of the report of the Congressional
Commission on the opening of the Chicka-
manga National Park by Mr.. Grosvenor
Mr.. Cannon reported the sundry civil
appropriation bill for the year ending
June 30, 1897, and gave notice that he
would ask the House 10 consider 1t to-
morrow.
At $40 the House adjourned.