Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-14
NON CONCURRENCE.
That Is What the house Proposes Re-
gardiDg Free Silver Substitute
VOTE, 100 TO SO IN COMMITTEE.
About Haif the Democrats with the
Majority on the Question-senate
Passes Urgent Deficiency Bill.

age American shipping, was reported Dack
adversely from the Committee on COM
merce, and was indefinitely postponed.
A bill making Jackson's birthday a legal
holiday was introduced by Mr.. Hhl (Dem-
ocraO. Of New York, and referred to the
judiciary Committee.
The resolution declaring Alonzo b.
Stewart, Of Iowa, Doorkeeper and Ber-
nard Taylor, OF Ohio, Assistant Door
keeper, was taken up and agreed to.
At the request Of Mr.. Daniel the House
bill TO incorporate the National Society
of Daughters Of the American Revolution
was taken from the calendar and passed.
with a few amendments In the way OIL
additions to the names Of the lazy cor
porators.
A resolution Of Mr. Allen PopulisD, OF
Nebraska, calling on the Interior De-
partment for a great mass OF lhlorii'a-
ton touching the past history ana pres
ent status of the Union Pacific haiiroau
Company, gave rise to some discussioh'
and WAS eventually modified SO as 10
instruct the Pacific Railroad Committee
"a furnish the information and that com
mittee was also authorized TO examine
the witnesses that come before II under
oath that point BEING insisted on by MI
Morgan. who referred 70 Mr. Huntington
nv name as one whose statements ne de-
sired 10 have made under the sahcuty
of oath. 80, ..,,,,. m
The urgent deficiency bill, carrying ap-
propriations TO the amount OF aDou'
SGOO0,O0O, was passed. A..
Mr.. Teller having asked 10 nave 'no
Niitarv Academy bill taken up, ar.
e,,.,,',,,sn suggested that the chairman Of
he Finance Committee. Mr. Morrill, VINO
a,sa moi present, desired TO have the
House tariff bill. with the free-coinage
rISer taken UP and made the unhnisheo
Mr. can reminded the Senate that he
had obtained unanimous consent on Iues-
dav last that the resolutions IN relatlVh
10 Cuba were 10 be taken up after the
urgent deficiency bill, and he asked 'h@'
that agreement be now carried out
This statement appeared 10 take sena-
tors by surprise. no one having any
collection of any such arrangement ~
~oference 10 the Congressional Record
confirmed Mr.. CalPs statement ana MI
Norgan's Cuban resolution was laid De
fore the Senate. Just then MT MOT
rnl came to his seat, and moved thal inc
House tariff bill be taken up.
TARIFF BILL DEFEATED.
The yeas and nays were demanoeu
on that motion, and, being unNvh' ene
motion was defeated-yeas, a; nays y
as follows: o..,
Clark. Cullom, Frye, Hawiey' hoar'
Mcmillan. Mitchell of oregon, Morrill,
Nelson. Perkins. Pettigrew, Platt, Proc
tor, Quay, Sherman, Squire and war
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate.
Berry. Brice, Butler, Call, Carter chill
ton. Cockrell, Dubois, George, Gormah'
Gray, Hin, Jones OF Nevada Mantle
Morgan, Pasco. Fefer, Pugh. hoach'
smith. Teller, Turpie. Vest, Villas, Voor-
hees, and Walthall-9.
Mr. Call having consented TO let the
Cuban resolution stand over for the pres
ont the Military Academy appropriation
was taken up, and Mr.. Teller (RepuD-
ucan. of Colorado, having charge OF
q Welded the floor 10 Mr. Pettigrew
Republican). of North Dakota, who
addressed the Senate on the resolution
introduced by him on Tuesday directing
the foreclosure OF the government lien on
the Union Pacific railroad. lie opposed
reorganization Of the company.
calendar and passed:
The Joint resolution authorizing the Ma
tonal Dredging Company 10 proceed
with the work OF dredging the chan
mel of Mobile harbor
Senate bill for the issue Of patents
TO land in Florida under an act. of 1872.
Mr.. Quay offered resolution, which
was agreed TO. instructing the Finance
Committee to inquire respecting the al
legged invasion OF American markets ana
the menace offered to American manu-
featuring industries by the products OF
cheap Oriental labor, and TO determine
what is the cause Of such menace ana
what means should be adopted TO pre-
vent injury 10 domestic producers.
After a short executive session, the Sen
ate. at 51O adjourned till Monday
In executive session the Senate con-
fined the nomination OF J. l.. Fulcher to
be postmaster at Waynesboro', Ga.
uouse of Representatives.
After nearly two weeks OF almost con-
inuous debate, the House this afternoon,
In Committee Of the Whole, by a vote OF
100 10 80. recommended 10 the House
nroper non-concurrence in the Senate
free-coinage amendment 10 the House bill
providing additional revenue Tor the gov
ernment. the issue of bonds to protect
and maintain the cold reserve. and the
sale of Treasury certificates to meet tenn
porary deficiencies in revenue.
AS nearly as could be judged. about half
of the Democratic members voted against
the Senate substitute; and the Republi-
can vote i'm favor Of II was about thirty
the exact figures however. will be known
when the roll Is called on the committees
recommendation.
Debate OF the bill under the fve-minute
rule lasted from u to 4 p. Nj. The fol-
lowing amendments were lost by various
votes:
BY Mr Long Republican,, of Kansas,
10 coin the product Of the mines OF the
United States only-llS 10 A.
Bv Mr.. Brumm Republican,, OF Penn
sylvania, providing that whenever the
commercial ratio of the two metals shall
vary from the coinage ratio, the seig-
nloraee shall be retained by the govern
ment-S5 to 49,
By Mr. Towne Republican), of MInneso-
IA committing the United States 10 the
free coinage OF silver at the ratio OF
Is 1-2 10 1, whenever Germany and France
omen their mints for the same purpose
146 to 80.
Mr.. Dingley chairman OF the Committee
on Ways and Means announced that to-
morrow Mr.. Crisp would speak in favor
of concurring in the Senate substitute;
members Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee opposing that action would reply.
and then he would ask vote upon the
recommendation of the Committee Of the
Whole.
PERSONAL CONTROVERSY.
In the latitude OF debate stili enjoyed
under the rules Of the House. Messrs.
Hall and De Almond Oemocrats). OF Mis-
sourl, engaged in a personal controversy,
conducted with considerable bitterness OF
expression-within proper parliamentary