The record-union., 1896-02-13

lowed, arguing that no necessity ex-
listed now, whatever may have been the
case at any previous time, for the pass
age of the bond bill
Brosius (Rep.) of Pennsylvania op
posed the Senate substitute. 1t was
because he believed that free coinage
of silver would depreciate the value of
the money of the United States that he
was opposed to it,
Bailey Dem.) of Texas preferred sta
bility and parity, but if it became a
question of one without the other, he
said he preferred stability to parity.
McCleary of Minnesota said that for
himself he would accept the challenge
that something must be done for silver,
and were he a delegate to the National
Convention, he would vote against a
plank in the platform declaring for the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16
to /.
At the conclusion of McCleary's
speech, which occupied an hour and a
half, the House took a recess until 8
o'clock.
Members of the House who continued
the debate on the bond free coinage at
the evening session tonight, addressed
an audience of their associates, in
Guiding the presiding officer Payne) of
just five. The last session of the debate
was attended by the smallest represen-
tation Of the membership of the House
of the week
At 9 o'clock a recess was taken until
| 1870 tomorrow morning.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb 12AThe birth
I al 4
| of February, would have been added
| to the list of American holidays so far
as the action of the Senate could do SO
had it not been for single objection.
A bill for that purpose, which had been
| introduced some time ago by Hans
! brough (Rep.) of North Dakota, was
! to-day reported by him from the Com
mittee on Library, and just as the Sem
ate was on the eve of adjournment it
occurred to Hale (Rep.) of Maine that
it would be fitting and graceful thing
to pass the bill to-day, and he asked
unanimous consent to have it done.
Hill (Dem.) of New York had contem-
plated offering an amendment to the
bill adding Jackson'S birthday (the Sth
of january also to the list of national
holidays, but under the peculiar cir
cumstances he said he would withhold
such amendment and offer it as sep
arate proposition. Then Hawley (Rep)
of Connecticut interposed an objection
on the ground that there was danger of
running to an extreme on this question,
| like some countries where there were
SO many saints days that the people
were seriously deprived of opportunities
| for working.
A resolution was offered by Vest
| (Dem.) of Missouri, and agreed to, call
ing on the Secretary of Agriculture for
a statement as to recent changes or
dered by him in the quarantine lines
established in relation to the transpor-
tation of cattle from Texas and other
| Southwestern States, and as to the rea-
sons therefor.
A resolution was offered by PETER
| (Pop.) of Kansas and went over until
tomorrow for the appointment of a
select committee of five Senators to
| inquire into and report on all the facts
and circumstances connected with the
sales of United States bonds by the
! Secretary. of Treasury in 1894, 1898 and
1896.
A resolution was offered by Allen
| (Pop.) of Nebraska, calling on the Sec
retary of the Interior for a large mass
Of details in relation to the Union Pa
| cific, the Sioux City and Pacific, and
the Kansas Pacific Railroad Companies.
Wolcott (Rep) of Colorado suggested
to Allen that his resolution called for
statments which the Secretary of the
Interior could not possibly supply
| such as the names of stockholders and
bondhoIders and the amounts of stock
and bonds held by them.
! The resolution went over.
Hansbrough (Rep.) of North Dakota
then reported from the Library Com
mittee his bill to make the 18th OF
February Lincoln's birthday a ma
tiona1 holiday. and it was placed on the
/ calendar.
The bill passed by the Senate some
weeks ago for a memorial bridge across
the Potomac, but which had been sus-
pended by a motion to reconsider, was
on motion of Daniel Qem.) of Vir-
ginia, taken up, and the passage of the
bill reconsidered.
The amendment offered by Blanchard
! Dem.) of Louisiana, requiring half OF
the cost of the bridge to be paid by the
District of Columbia, was rejected
yeas s. nays 54-and the bill was
] =
passed.
It directs the Secretary of War to
construct a memorial bridge from the
observatory grounds across the Potomac
River to the Arlington estate and it ap-
propriates 100000 for the necessary
surveys.
The urgent deficiency bill was ther
taken up.
The amendment for the appointment
of expert money counters in the treas
ury was the first question reached. II
was agreed to without further discus
sion. and without division. The com
mittee amendment appropriating $3.50
800 for fees and expenses of United
states Marshals and deputies provoked
a discussion, in which the whole fee
system was denounced as not only ar
outrage. but a standing disgrace K
Congress. for allowing it to exist. Tht
Indian Territory was particularly spe
Gifted as the very worst judicial dis
trict in respect to arrests being made
for the mere sake of fees.
The bill went over without final ac-
tion.
A bill for the admission of Arizona a.
a State was introduced by Carter (Rep.
of Montana and referred.
Hale (Rep.) of Maine asked unani.
NOUS consent to have taken up anC
passed the bill reported to-day for tn,
observance of the 18th of February
Nincoln's birthday as a national holi
day.
Hill CDem.) of New York said that h,
had intended to propose an amendmen
| +o the hill. but he would not do so now