Evening journal., 1896-02-05
SILVER IN THE SENATE
Free Coinage Amendment to the
Tariff Bill.
HOUSE INSISTS ON ITS BOND BILL

The Ways and Means Committee Reports
It's Noncurrence In the scnate's silver
Substitute-Animnted Debate over the
district Of Columbia Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, Fob. The tariff bill
emerged from the finance committee and
made its appearance in the senate soon
after the session opened. Chairman Nor
rill made the report. stating that free
silver coinage amendment had taken the
place of the original bill. and adding amid
laughter the closing phrase of official pro
cedure of Massachusetts,, "And may God
save the commonwealth.
AIR. Quay made two attempts to have
the bill recommitted TO tho committee
with instructions to report back separate
tariff and free silver bills but was cut of
by parliamentary objections His resolu-
ton for recOmmitment will come up un-
der the rules this afternoon.
A sharp contest occurred between the
senators favorable to advancing the ap-
Precipitation bills and those desireing TO
take up general legislation.
The lnttcr element prevailed in two test
votes, ana the right of way was secured
by the resolution Of Air Dubois OF Idaho
to reform tho method Of considering ap-
preparation bills by distributing them
among the several committees. This was
strenuously resisted by the friends of the
appropriation committee who contended
that the change was revolutionary and de-
signed TO dismantle the committee. The
final vote was not reached, but it was evil
dent from the debate and incidental votes
that majority favored the change.
Among the bills introduced in the SEN
ate were the following;
BY Mr.. Frye-To provide for the pun
ishment of offenses committed at sea with
in the jurisdiction of the United States
and outside the jurisdiction of any state.
lt provides a fine of 81 600 and imprison-
ment for a year for riot or tho resistance
of the commands OF the master of a vessel
and "a fine OF s. 600 and ipmrisonment for
five yoars for mutiny.
BY Mr.. Hansbrough-A bill to create
national art commission consisting Of five
persons eminently distinguished in litera-
ture and fine arts, whose duty 1t shall be
TO examine all works of art offered for sale
and donation TO the United States and TO
examine annually the government art col
lections in the capitol and congressional
library.
BY Mr.. Pettigrew-To empower the in
terstate commission to control sleeping
cars.
Proceedings In the House.
Mr.. Dingley, chairman Of the ways and
means reported back the senate free coin
age substitute for the house bond bill
with the recommendation that the house
nonoonour and insist on its bill.
Mr.. Crisp, representing the minority,
gave notice that the minority would ask
the house to concur. The report will be
called up this afternoon, and the debate
will run for two days with a night ses-
sion.
The house spent the session debating
series OF amendments offered by Mr.. Hahn
er (Rep.) of Nebraska to strike from the
District Of Columbia appropriations bill
the appropriations for private and sec
tartan institutions OF charity in the dis
trict and place the money proposed to be
appropriated for them at the disposal of
the board OF children's guardians.
Much feeling was engendered, and at
times the debate grew quite exciting. The
appropriations for six religious charitable
institutions-one Episcopal and five Cath
olic-wcre stricken out, but the amend
monts to strike out the appropriations for
other institutions, including the Young
Women's Christian Association home, the
Hope and Help Missions etc., were de-
feated. After the committee Of the whole
reported the bill to tho house separate
votes were demanded ON all the amend
ments adopted. and they will be FIRST in
order today.
No programme has been arranged yet
for tho consideration of the Bayard reso-
luton by the house. Chairman Hit Of
the foreign affairs committee will call it
up after the bond bill has been disposed
of unless there Is an effort to bring for
ward an appropriation bill, in which event
the resolution will be permitted to wait so
that It may not be heard from until next
week. Mr.. Hit will make a speech upon
the resolution, but it can be safely pre-
dictod that he will not make any personal
attack upon Mr.. Bayard, as some of his
colleagues are contemplating. Several
Republican members Of the committee
will make speeches, and Messrs. Dinsmore
McCreary, Money and other Democrats
are preparing TO defend the ambassador
A table showing the military force OF
the United States by states and territories
is given in communication transmitted
to the house by Assistant Secretary of War
| Doe. According 10 this table, the aRgre-
| gate organized strength Of the militia is
112, $40, while the number Of men avail
able for military duty (unorganized) is
| 1O.l40.Q5S.