The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
HOUSE WONT CONCUR
In the Senate Free Silver Coinage Amend
rent to The House Bond Bill.
HALF THE DEMOCRATS WERE AGAINST IT
About Thirty Republicans Also An.
tugonize It-Exnct Vote VIII Re
Known To-Morrow = All Amend.
uents Offered Were 1.Ost-Crisp
Will speak in Favor Of II.

Washington, Feb .)-The
free ship bill to encourage American
shlp-buil1ing was reported back adj
versely from the Committee ON Com
mercc. and was indefinitely postponed
= bill making Jackson's birthday
legal holiday was introduced by Mr.. Ilill
tDem.). OF New York. and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
The resolution declaring Alonzo II.
Stuart. of Iowa, chosen as assistant
door-keeper Of the Senate. and Bernard
IL. Layton, of Ohio, acting assistant
dour-keeper, was taken up and agreed
10.
At the request of Mr.. Daniel the
House bill to Incorporate the National
Society OF the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution was taken from the cnl-
endar ana passed with II few amend
ments by way of Introduction OF the
names Of the ladies Incorporating.
The urgent deficiency bill. carrying
appropriations To the amount Of about
SIX million dollars was passed.
Mr. Teller, having asked to have the
Military Academy bill taken up, Mr..
Sherman suggested that the chairman
OF the Finance Committee, Mr.. Morrill,.
who was not present, desired To have
the House tariff bill with the free coin
age rider taken UP and made the un-
finished business.
Mr.. Call reminded the Senate that he
had had unanimous consent on Tuesday
last that the resolutions I'm relation
to Cuba We're to be taken up after the
deficiency bill, and he asked that that
agreement now be carried
I'his statement appeared to take Sena-
Tors by surprise, no one having any
knowledge OF any such agreement, but
Il reference TO the record confirmed MIR
Calls statement, and MIR. Morgnn's Gu
ban resolution was laid before the Sen
ate.
Just then Mr.. Morrill, came TO his seat
and moved that the House tariff bill
be taken up. The yeas and nays were
demanded on that motion, ana being
taken. the motion was defeated, yeas u,
nays 29.
Mr.. Call having consented to LET tho
Cuban resolution stand over for the
present, the Military Academy appro-
priatlon bill was taken up and Mr.. Tell
er. having charge of II, yielded the
noor to Mr.. Pettigrew Rep1. cf North
Dakota who addressed the Senate on
uhe resolution introduced by him on
Tuesday. directing the foreclosure of
me Government lien of the Union Paci
Tic. He opposed the REORGANIZATION
plan.
The following were taken from the
calendar and passed.:
Senate joint resolution AUTHORIZING tho
Rational Dredging Company to proceed
Win the work of dredging the channel
of Mobile harbor
senate bill for the issue of patents ia
land in Florida
Nr. quay offered resolution, which
was agreed 10, instructing the Finance
.iiiiihittce ',,,it TO inquire respecting the
hlIcseu INVASION of American markets
ana the menace offered to Amerc1n
nldn nutacturlnE Industries by the pro
uucts or oriental cheap labor. and In
usteThihe what is the cause of such
menace, and what means should he
producers. ''1
After a short executive sess;o, M.
senate at $40 adjourned untiI Monday
next i'''u"s
In executive session the Sanat. cor-
hflned the nomination of j. Il. Fulchnr
|" he postmaster at Wayncsboro, On
washington, Feb. l3-Huuso.
ieailS Two weeks of almost continuous
$500, ~ the iiouse this afternoon. in
committee OF the whole bv a yotn of
I"o TO 80, recommended To the Uo,se
proper hoh-concurrence in the Senate
iree coinage amendment to the House
Diii providing additional revenue for
me government the issue of bonds To
proc"cl ana maintain the gold reserve
anu The sale OF Treasury certificates IN
iiiake up temporary deficiencies i'm rcvc-
nue.. as nearly as could be Judged n hout
nan OIL ehe Democratic members voted
against The substitute and the Renub-
iicans In favor Of il was about thirty.
me exact figures VIII be known to-
morrow when the roll will he called for
yea and nay vote on the recomrncn-
daiion In the course of the considcra-
hon of the bill under the five minute
rule. which lasted from 12 to 4 O'Clock.
the following amendments were LOST
Dy votes stated:
by Mr. Long (RepJ. OF Kansas-to
com the product OF the mints Of the
United States only-l1S Al.
i'y Mr. Brumm Rep.). OF Pennsyiva-
nia-Proriding that whenever the ratio
OF the two metals should vary from the
coinage ratio the scigniorage shall be
retained by the Government--S5 to 30
by Mr. Towne (RepD, of Minnesota
committing the United States to the |
free coinage of silver at the ratio of l5Ia |
to whenever Germany and France
open their mints for the purpose-l46 |
to 52
Mr.. Dingley. chairman OF the Com
mittec on Ways and Means announced |
that Tomorrow Mr.. Crisp would speak |
in favor of the Senate amendment. |
Members Of that committee would reply |
and then he should ask n vote upon the |
recommendation of the committee of |
the whole.
In she latitude OF debate still en- |
joyed under. the rules Messrs. Hall and |
Dearmond Dems.), OF Missouri, engag-