The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
What Was Done in Congress
Yesterday.
The Related Tariff Bill Made Its Appear-
anoe In the Senate with Free Silver
Coinage ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for Dispos-
Ing or Appropriated Bills--The House
Rot Likely to Concur In the Senate
Silver Substitute. T~p

WARRINGTON, FEB. 4.--The belSted
tariff bill emerged from the finance CONF
mittee to-day and made its appearance
in the Senate soon after the session.
opened. Chairman Morrill, made the re-Y
port, stating that free silver coinage
amendment had taken the place of the
original bill, and adding. amid laughter.
the closing phrase Of official procedure
in Massachusetts, "And may God save
the Commonwealth"
Mr.. Quay made two attempts to have
the bill recommitted to the committee
with instructions to report back separate
tariff and free silver bills, but was
cut of by parliamentary objections.
hts resolution for recommttment will
come up utder the rules tomorrow.
A sharp contest occurred at Q O'Clock
| between the Senators favorable to ad.
vAncing the appropriation. bills and
those desiring to take up general legis-
lation. The latter element prevailed
| and two test votes and the right OF way
WAS secured by the resolution of Mt
| Dubois, OF Idaho, to reform the method
demonstrating appropriation bills by dis.
tributing them among the several COM
| mittees.
This was strenuously resisted by the
friends OF the appropriation committee.
| who commended that the change WAS
revolutionary and designed to dismantle
the committee. The final vote was not
reached, but 1t was evident from the de-
bate and incidental votes that major
ity favored the change.
The free coinage substitute for the
House tariff bill agreed upon by the
Senate finance committee was sug.
gested by Senator Vest and was agreed
to by majority OF one. Senator Jones,
of Nevada. voting with the Democrats
for the substitute and all the Republic
cans present voting against 1T.
| Senator Wolcott. of Colorado, was the
only Republican absentee and he WAS
recorded as voting against the substi-
tute. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, was
the only Democratic member not
present. and WAS recorded es voting for It.
The substitute agreed to Ia in the
exact words of the silver substitute for
the bond bill. which passed the Senate
on Saturday. 1t provides for the free
coinage OF silver at the ratio of 16 to
/; directs the immediate coinage into
standard silver dollars of the silver
| seigniorage In the Treasury accumu.
lated by the purchases under the Sher.
man act; prohibits the issuance of nj.
tionRl bank notes of q smaller denom-
ination than $40, and directs the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury to redeem green.
backs and Treasury notes in either
gold or silver exclusively at the option
OF the Secretary and to reissue green
backs.
House Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Mr.. Dinpley,
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee, to-day reported hack the Senate
| n q n ba n tint 20 h1
bond bill with the recommend ton that
the House non concur and insist on its
Dill. Mr.. Crisp, representing the
minority. gave notice that the minority
would ask the House to concur. The
report will be cslled upon tomorrow
and the debate will run for two DAYS
with night sessions.
The House spent to-day as 1t did yes.
terdsy. debating series of amendments
offered by Mr.. Hainer (Rep., Neb > to
strike from the District OF Columbia an.
propriasion bill the appropriations for
private and sectarian institutions of
charity in the district 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 debate grew
quite exciting.
The appropriations for six religious
charitable institutions, one Episcopal
and i've Catholic, were stricken out
but the amendments to strike out the
appropriations for Their private insti-
tutions, including the Young Women's
Cnristion Home, the Hope and Help
Mission. etc., were defeated.
After the committee Of the whole re-
ported the bill to the House sepsra he
votes were demanded on ali the
amendments adopted, and they will be
first in order tomorrow.
The United States Government re-