Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-05
IN THE SENATE.
Friends Of Silver Seem Disposed to Block
the Wheels Of Legislation.

Washington, Feb. 4-In the Senate, the
resolution heretofore offered By Kyle, for
the investigation OF the charges against
the mail bag section Of the post office de-
partment, was laid before the Senate and
discussed until 2, when it went to the
calendar
Hale moved to proceed to the considera
ton of the urgent deficiency bill. Call
asked to have the reports of the commit
tee on foreign relations made the special
order, and Dubois desired to have his
resolution taken up for the distribution
of appropriation bills among several COM
mittees. Hale's motion to take up the
urgent deficiency bill was voted on by
yeas and nays, and seemed to be made a
test questionable friends of silver voting
against it almost solidly. 1t was defeated
yeas, %; nays, Al.
Dubois moved to proceed to the consid-
Grafton Of his resolution, to make it Gun
finished business A vote was taken on
Dubois motion and it was agreed to
yeas, 40; nays, 81. Dubois, having thus
had his resolution made the regular order,
moved that it be laid aside temporarily
and the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill proceeded with.
Iiaio SdiO Ho tubltp0t the senate nAu
taken its ground adversely and the matter
had better be settled at cncc. The com
mlttee on appropriations was very de
sirous of knowing whether it was to be
subjected to the censure of the Senate for
reporting the appropriation bills. If the
resolutions We're adopted, the appropria-
ton bills already reported ought to be re
ferrcd back to the appropriations commit
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ing that the Senate should now dispose Of
the matter.
1.-THE Senate, - said be, ''has decided to
take up this resolution, dismant,ing the
committee on appropriations. II the SEN
ate is to do that, rs appears indicated by
the two votes just taken, the sooner the
committee on appropriations knows it the
better. l am DESTROYS that the matter
shall be disposed of at once, SO that here
after, the members of the committee on
appropriations shall have more leisure
than they have had heretofore and might
attend to other business.
Dubois-I have no idea that the sena-
tors care to debate this question They
are thoroughly familiar with it. ask
that the vote be taken in accordance with
the wish of the senator from Maine.
Bate moved to proceed to executive
business.
Hill hope that the motion will be
voted down. We may as we'll fight this
matter out now rs any other time.
Bates motion was defeated.
A point of order was made by Aldrich.
that the resolution must go over for one
day, under the rule which makes that
obligatory in cases of proposed amend
cf ho Of
discussed at considerable length
Allison. chairman of the committee on
appropriations, expressed the desire that
the resolution should lie over for day or
two. to give an opportunity to himself
and other senators to present arguments
against it.
German said that the proposed change
was a very serious matter and there were
stong reasons which ought to be presented
to and weighed by the Senate before the
resolution was acted on.
Finally the Vice President ruled
against Aldrich's point of order, and the
discussion proceeded on the merits of Du
bois' proposition
Sherman spoke generally in its favor,
and thought there should ba no feeling
about it on the part of the committee on
appropriations He said that he would
vote tor the last five clauses of the resolu-
tions-those referring the Indian appro-
priation bill to the committee on Indian
affairs, the river and harbor bill to the
committee on commerce, the Qualifications
bill to the committee on coast defences,
the district bill to the committee on the
District of Columbia, and the pension bill
to the committee on pensions
The resolution WAS advocated 10 T,o5 90
as necessary and beneficial change, and
by Blanchard as Il measure of rescue from
the 'monopolistic dominance of the
committee on appropriations; while it
was opposed by Hale, as d revolutionary
movement.
AT 80, the matter went over without
action, the Senate went into executive
session, and adjourned shortly afterward