The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-01
THE SILVER BOND BIIL
To Reach a Vote in the Senate
This Afternoon.
NIGHT SESSIONS IN BOTH HOUSES
In the House Former widowed Pensioner
who Had Remarked, and Is Now Wild
owed a Second Time, Asks That Her PEN
sion be Restored.

owed Second Time, Asks That Her PEN
sion be Restored.
WASHINGTON, Feb THE final vote on
the bond silver bill will be taken in the
senate this afternoon, an agreement to
that effect having been reached yesterday.
This brings to n conclusion debate coy
ering many days.
The agreement came rather uneXpect-
edly at the close of Mr.. Villas speech He
had talked for three hours, and was about
to be followed by Mr.. Bate when Mr.
Chandler precipitated the question of a
final vote by stating that he would ask
unanimous consent for a recess from 4
until 7:3O o'clock. While the senator did
not mention vote, it was well under
stood that the move was to expedite a vote
by disposing of speeches during the even
ing.
Mr.. Harris, of Tennessee, put the voting
proposition in more definite form by ask
ing that the agreement cover recess from
until 1880 p. m, further recess until II
a. m. today, then the five minute rule of
debate to apply except to Mr.. Morrill,, the
venerable head of the finance committee,
and, finally, vote on the bill and all
amendments at . o'clock
Mr. Hill, of New York, would again pre-
vent an argument. He asked for dis
tinct understanding that various parlia-
mentary motions, to postpone lay on the
table, etc, should not be cut off This was
readily conceded by Mr. Harris so long rs
the final vote was at , o'clock This dis
posed of the last remaining objection, and
the presiding officer declared the unani-
nous agreement to be in force Aside
from this the day was given to speeches
on the pending bill
/ At the night session of the senate only
twenty-five senators were present. Mr.
| Pascoe concluded his speech begun during
the afternoon, and there were other briei
speeches. Mr.. Palmer of Illinois gave no.
tice of an amendment to the pending
measure, declaring it to be the policy OF
the United States to maintain the equal
power of gold and silver in the markets
and in the payment of debts, and it directs
the secretary of the treasury to exercise
the discretion vested in him so as in his
judgment to better advance and promote
the policy thus declared. Mr.. Caifrey of
Louisiana spoke in opposition to the silver
amendment, and Mr.. White of California
addressed the senate in its support
The house confined itself to routine
business Most of the session was devoted
to the District of Columbia appropriation
bill. The regular attempt was made to
have all the expenses of the district gov
ernment paid by the district, but the mo-
tion made by Mr.. De Almond of Missouri,
to effect this was ruled out on a point OF
order. The district bill carries S., III, $50,
1858, 429 less than the sum appropriated for
the current fiscal year
1t was expected that A. j. Rosenthal,
who contested Miles Crowley's seat from
the Tenth Texas district, would address
the house in support of his claim, but he
waived the privilege accorded him, and
the resolution of the committee confirming
Mr.. Crowleys title to his seat was adopted
The house discussed pension bills at the
night session. A bill to pension Mrs.
Susan B. Wright met with consider
able opposition from both sides of the
house. Mrs Wright was u former pen
sioner as the widow of James w. Wells, a
New York volunteer Then she married
Wright, and her pension ceased Wright
died in 1894, and the bill is to restore hei
pension as the widow of Wells. After
much filibustering the bill was laid aside
with a favorable recommendation.