New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-12
Dr.. Lyons
Tooth Powder
An ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
Used by people of refinement
for over a quarter of a century.
BILL DEFEAIED.
THE HOUSE REJECTS 1T BY sIXTY-siA
MAJORITY.

ITS FRIENDS PREVENTED From sENDIN' -
RACK TO coMMITTEE-No LIKELIHOOD OF
ANY PACIFIC RAILROAD LEG!si-A-
TioN At THIS SESSION.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIsrSE1
Washington Jan 1.-THE Pacific Railroad FUND
ing bill was defeated IN the House OF Representa-
lives this afternoon by vote OF lo2 TO los NE
House, by 4 majority OF sixty-sx, refused 10 ao"
the engrossment and third reading OF the fo"e'S
measure. which was thus consigned 10 parliamen-
tary limbo Mr. Powers tried to extricate himself
from a rather hopeless situation by MOVING ai'e.
the result OF the vote announced that the o''i
be recommitted 10 the Pacific Railroads committee
This Unusual flank movement took both the House
and the Speaker by surprise and the latter decide"
to look up tho parliamentary precedents before de-
termining whether the motion was or was hot III
order There be little question. however 'h''
the funding scheme IL practically dead for ms Sos
sion
The Powers bill failed because Of the opposition
Of the Western and Southern element IN Inc
House those two sections casting an almost soma
vote against the funding measure. Many members
too who might have favored the funding plan un-
der other circumstances gave lukewarn anu per
functory support the Powers bill on the GROUND
that its chances OF passage late in the closing
session OF Congress anything but hopeiui.
The Two steering committees In the Senate hdd
agreed to take up the Powers bill II ii passed the
House Immediately after the pending uhnii'sheu
business che Oklahoma Homestead bid had oeen
disposed Of The decisive defeat OF the fundins
measure in the popular branch has made a change
OF programme necessary in the Senate and IL Is not
likely that any Pacific Railroad legislation VIII no"
be attempted In the upper house in the face OF TO-
DAYS failure AT the otner end OF the capitol
4 full attendance Of members evidence OF the
interest taken in the bill The Speaker stated the
first question 10 be the amendments adopted ID
| ybof. and hoy O.
without division.
The next vote was taken the substitute OIL
fered by Mr. Bell dem. Tex. fixing the rate OF
interest on the bonds be issued at per cent in
stead OF per cent. as provided in the Dill
The substitute d-fedted-yeas. ITO; nays los
The question then reverted 20 the substitute Of
fered by Mr. Harrison Dem. Ala. constituting
the Secretary Of the Treasury the Secretary OF the
Interior and the Attorney-ienerdl commission,
with full powe to settle the debts OF the pohueu
Pacific railroads such terms and in such man
ner as may be agreed the approval OF the
Presiden, being necessary. II unable 10 reacn an
aereerner. with the owners of the roads. the Com
mission 10 recommend to Congress what legislation
WAS deemed necessary to proiec; the interests OF
the C;cvernm m, and to enforce the prompt collec-
| ton Of the deb;
This substitute was also defeasd-yeas. IS; nays
"a
Yeas and navs were also ordered OH the cnGross-
mon, and third reading of the bill. and the vote
resulted: Yeas lO2; nays. l6s, and the bill was de-
| feated.
THE VOTE ~ DETAIL
rhe vote in detail follows:
Yeas Adams M'kc1 Adr'eh. Apsisyp :. h hrnok
Penr Arn9,d R IL Ar%o'' R Ayrr BoD,o@
| brewster Brosius Bull. Ca,derhead Cannon.
Cdtchlngs. Chickering Clarke. cobb. codding; CON
| molly. Coxcn. Crowi,y. Culberson. Curtis nowa).
D o,' Draper. Evans. Fars Fischer. FoOte'
rdn
Ialterman. Hardy Hammer; Hatch. Henderson
iiuIing w va. Hunter. Jenkins. Johnson Ccal),
Krkp,Mrck KE9S Hf u. Leh Ma1 !VT Nv Tn
Mitchell. Morse, Motley Murray. Ode Overstreet,
Patterson Payne. Poole. Powers Quigg, Raney,
Conn sh DS- smith llJ scu,hwicE, Spence
sperry. Stable; G. W Stone: Sulzer. Tai. Thomas.
on Wsom W. Y %oodman and ' Wrshc?
sn rIfh AgdeTs0p H SdISy
Bartlett! 'da5. Ba5.le', 'N "; Besen BelkInap,
| Mo.) Burton (ohio,. Clardy Cockrell Cook (ws),
Sk @ c00P es r.p ceoDsf ' nD2pss
Curtis ,Kanl. Danford, DE Armond DE- Wit Dns-
F PGsssTs RGSr mssS GfF f. Fe ss
Gamble. Gibson Grout. iiager Hainer (Neb). Hall
d MS erms1n ss born 9pknS oward
| Howe Howell. Hubbard. HUFF Hull dowa). Hutch
JOY. KEN Kendall Kefer. Keberg Lacey. I;ati-
%sr Lsansd fser Mews nn"eX Lily
McCleary MINI. Mcclure Mccormick Mcc.reary
Ky) MSCHlOck MsDssTmS9 McEyan Mcas6
| wis.,. Moody Xeiii Sewands: Norhway ogden.
ker, Robertson DAD. Savers Scranton, shafroth.
sni"9 spadm @'hs n s0si
gghenson; s rs,s .Wso stokes STROBE ,Nebl.
Thorn. Towme. Tracey; Treloar; Turner (Gal. Tur-
wans Tye Warh pacfye Hsn HS wy W
Jams, Willis Wilson Gdaho) and Wood-i6s
Immediately on the announcements Of the vote
by Speaker Reed there some applause from
opponents Of the bill The Speaker pronounced
the perfunctory sentence required that the Hous.
declined TO order the engrossrent and third read
| ing OF the mea sure and considerable confusion
| followed. Then several members attempted TO
| make themselves heard, but Mr.. Babcock ,Ren
WIS., managed TO get the floor to request that
| District OF Columbia Day be postponed until next
| Monday
Mr. r., rO 20 ,N lRrp yio wan aci he bill
| said that every member wanted something done
sbo:; The mait e.
| agains this.
lie held that intervening business made the mo-
| ton out OF order Afer desultorv debate
| Speaker Reed disposed Of the matter by saving he
would like until tomorrow to look into the uues-
| ton involved before rendering an opinion
| On motion Of Mr.. curtis Rep. y. ~ the House
| sderation Of the Military Academy Appropriation
bin. He explained that It carried SIs90oo or
Most of the increase vas caused by a provision
TOT ne" buiIdinss \lt"i short consideration. I'm
which iiiie interest was manifested the bill was
| reported to tn" Hous" and passed.
| House bill ext nding The time for the con-
| struction Of the East River Bridge 9TH. Black
| wells Island Bridge until January /. 1902 was
| passed
A House bill better to define the rights Of aliens
| 10 mold real estate IN the Territories was passed
by vote Of 81 10 T. but point OF no quorum wa
| made. and then. OF motion OF Mr.. Loud ,Rcp
| tall. the House at i:l2 o'clock adjourned until
| tomorrow
LARGE SALES of THE STOCKS
| PROGRESS OF THE UNION PACIFIC REORGANlz,