The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-03
IN SPITE OF THE VETO
Concluded from First paEe.)

Mr.. Strowd. OF North Carolina, was
the only Popul.st who voted for thu bill
There Were comparatively So few votes
In the negative that 1t was found i'm.
possible TO pair abs.n members in favor
OF the BILL THIS rest of the session, main.
~. was taken up with the argument OF
| lho ccistesited election case OF Mitchell
vs.. Walsh, from the E.ighth New York,
Districs, and voting upon 1t. The re-
port of the majority OF Elections Con.
mittee No. 2, recommending the seating
OF Mitchell CReD), i'm place of Walsh
(Dem.), was agreed to--,7,as, 1872; nays
80. BY this action :he Democratic
strength of thu House was reduced ~
81 and that OF the Republicans Increased
to 249.
Conference reports on the naval APP
preparation bils and bill making appro-
printions for Notifications and coast dc
fences were presentd and The former
agreed to. Tho llt.er was TIN final sc
port OF the confereeS anu provided for
thu expenditure of S7.377.SSS and author
ICED contracts to the anoun. Of $i,l95, orc
The lack of a quorum prevented the
adoption OF THE report and at $40 the
House adjourned.
Senate: An eight hours session OF the
Senate was wound up to-day by thr
passage of n bill to prohibit the igsu.
nnce of interest bearing bonds without
The consent of Congress. All amend
| inents with a motion to postpone were
voted down by majority OF seven and
the bill was passed by like majority
-32 to %.
y speech was made early In the day
by the chairman of the Finance Commit
tee, Mr.. Morrill,. on the Dinglcy Emerg
ency Tariff bill. In his remarks he In.
timated that Democratic Senators were
SO much afraid that the Popullsts were
| going TO get the better of them that
they hurried 10 become Populists them
selves by voting for the free coinage
substitute in the Dngley bill. This sub
stitute he characterized as "leuisln.
| tive whim," Illustrating the old apo
thegm that men are but children of "a
| larger growth
The conference 4eport or thu Indian
App opriation bill las to Indian citizen
ship) was discussed from the close of
Mr. Morrill's sreech until o'clock,
when the morning hour expired, and the
Dill to prohibit the issuance of bonds
without the consent of Congress was
taken up. To that bill an amendment
was offered by Mr.. Aldrich (Rep.. n
ID to add the words unless In case of
emergency 1t is necessary to preserve
the public credit" The bill was advo.
Gated by Senators Brown Rcp., uiah).
and Teller uSep., COLI, and was opposed
by Senators Allison tRep.. Ia) and
chandler (Rep.. n. H). Mr.. Cannon de-
49, ''"t 'He ptdllIR ntuft OF the III
ter-mountain States was for the free
ana unlimited coinage of silver. and
TOOK for It's leader Henry NJ. Teller. of
Colorado, not John Sherman of Ohio.
MI. Allison characterized the risk Of
relapse into the condition which pre-
vailed between 1861 and 1879. ms n most
uhwise and unjust thing, and said thai
no part Of the people Of the United
states could be benefited by such re.
Chnn1lpT n LAD
cratic Senators not 10 vote a want Of
confidence in the President of the United
states and the Secretary of the Treas.
usy, who were men OF their own party
ana OF their own choice. Mr.. Teller sa Id
that he did not believe that the gold
people need have any, or had any fears
OF Mckinley or of his attitude on the
money question. Speeches against the
Dill We're also made by Senators Bur-
rows Rep. Mich) and Palmer (Dem.
I'D. Then the voting began. All the
amendments were voted down. The
Dill was passed, and the Senate at 7:l0
O'Clock adjourned until tomorrow at
II a. m.