The Portland daily press., 1896-01-24

upon pending questions shall be counted
with the prevailing side. 1t was fair,
ust, sensible and constitutional, said
Mr.. Daerbon. thus to vetoe them.
Mr.. Bailey, democrat ofTexas, asserted
that it was not competent for the House
be declared LEGALLY passed unless it re-
ceived the affirmative votes of at least a
majority of the quorum Of the House.
| He fortified his position by copious
| quotations from leading text writers and
decisions of judicial tribunals upon this
subject.
MIR. Miles, Democrat of Maryland.
offered an amendment providing that the
result of pending proposition shall be
decided by the votes of maJorlty of
those members present.
| The amendment was agreed to after
Mr. Mills amendment had been rejected.
| Mr.. Walker, Republican of Massachu-
setts proposed an amendment giving
members Oldest in the service, the first
right to draw for seats at the beginning
of the session, SO that members upon
whose assistance the Speaker must rely
| for conducting affairs of the House, like
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, whose voices are
perience, should not be relegated to the
| 'Cheeroke strip, I" where they could not
be heard. The amendment was lost.
| Mr.. Crisp, Democrat Of Georgia, moved
to substitute for the code OF rules, the
rules Of the 5srd Congress.
Mr.. Dolliver, Republican Of Iowa,
| made humorous speech, congratulating
the Democrats upon their advance since
the famous scenes in the 51st Congress,
in which they protested against the
counting of quorum by Speaker Reed,
as evinced by their willingness to vote for
| the rules reported today.
Ex-Speaker Crisp made an earnest de-
faV, NJ ttor1 Nf{ n@vr, <,r,r+r ,+
| that time against what they deemed a
| revolutionary proceeding on the part of
Speaker Reed. Mr.. Crisp said these
| troubles occurred before the rules were
adopted.
While the House was without rules
other than those of general parliamentary
practice, the Speaker without any
proceeded to count quorum. 1t was
against this that the Democrats protested.
The substitute Of Mr.. Crisp was rejected
and the rules as reported declared
| adopted.
AT H. 80 the House took recess until
session to stand adjourned until Monday.
Mr.. Howard, Populist OF Alabama, in.
troduced in the House today bill enact
ing national heritage law" " providing
the government shall inherit a percentage
of fortunes Of all persons who die leaving
81, 900. 600 or over. On 81, O00, 600 not more
than one per cent is to 60 to the govern
ment The percentage is increased by the
addition of one per cent for each addi-
tional million up to $50, 600. 600.
Heard at tho Capital.
VIM. U. Upton, ex-judge of the Su-
preme court of Oregon, and second comp
the Hayes administration, died here to-
day. He was native Of New York state.
Minister Delome reosiyed the following
despatch today:
Madrid, January 90.
Col. Molino has defeated in Alfonzo
the bands of Nunez and others. Maceo
was seriously defeated in the route from
Coloma to Pinar Del Rio he had more
than three hundred wounded among
them the leader Bermgudez. He left
Maceo by it's Importance has produced
the best impression here.
(Signed) ELDUAYEN.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
toin bill was consigned By the foreign
reported. The amount OF the eppropria-
tion is not much in excess of that for the
present year. In most cases the increases
are more apparent than real, as they con
sist in substituting the salaries for fees
at offices where the remuneration has
been in fees. The provision is made for
a consulate at Chung King, interior Of
China at salary of $4,000 yeari in view
of the large number of missionaries aud
other Americans living there, whosel ives
are in constant danger.
Fifteen thousand dollars is appropriated
to complete the reports of the interna-
iOnal continental railroad commission,
S400 appropriated to bear expenses the
Brussels convention of 1890 which was
held to devise means for the suppression
ent consulates has increased from $50, 600
to $25. 600.
Copies Of the new banking bill prepared
by Mr. Walker of Massachusetts,, chair
man of the House committee on bank
ing and currency was received to-day from
| ths public printer. Mr.. Walker claims
that under this bill, can be made three
| per cent more on currency than. the gov
ernment is now receiving. That three
hundred million more silver dollars will
| be in actual circulation than at present.
| and that while only 1896, 900, QUO legal ten
der notes fare Epmvidsd. under Git, it
will be matter of as much indifference
what the government pays out, as in the
case of private citizen. 1t provides.
Mr. Walker says, sure gold redemption
with third less gold, than is now visible
in the public treasures, also a sure guar
antee of final payment of every dollar of
paper money, out of the treasury of the
| = nited States and profit to the treasury
| and bankssas we'll. 1t proposes he ex-
plains, to save S., 900, 900 year in inter-
cts and makes solid union of all the
banks in the country as could be had in a
United States national bank, with all the
advantages of such bank and none of
| it's risks and disadvantages. 'The fun
damental purpose of the bill, ~ he adds,
''is to induce banks to resume currency
redemption Of the existing legal tender
notes by making their profits larger for
SO doing.
| EtMr Walker hopes that the great
banking organization of the country,
will furnish the committee with their
advise respecting this or other measures
which it may be desirable report so that
the committee may act in conformity
| with the wishes of the ablest fnanciers,
| to the end that the approval of the latter
may be SO clear and emphatic, that it
cannot be disregarded by Congress.
The House committee on foreign affairs