The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-02-03
The House-Friday.

This was private bill day in the
house under the rules, but Mr.. Grout,
of Vermont, in charge of the District
of Columbia appropriation bill, at
tempted to supplant the regular order
with the consideration of that bill.
This Immediately caused renewal OF
the fight over the bill to pay the book
publishing company of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, 1888, 900 for
damages sustained by it during the
war, which had already consumed the
entire time of two private bill days
The friends of the latter measure,
under the leadership of Mr.. Cooper, of
Texas, rallied in opposition to the mo-
ton and defeated it on rising vote
70 to 1919. The roll call developed such
an overwhelming majority in favor OF
the bill the vote being rs to 1853 that
Mr.. Dalzell offered to make terms with
the friends of the bill for the relief OF
the Methodist Book Publishing COM
pany and it was finally arranged that
after debate until o'clock, vote
should be taken directly on the bill.
At o'clock the bill was favorably re-
ported to the house and on the demand
of Mr.. Dalzell, the vote on its passage
was taken by yeas and nays. The bill
was passed. l fSe t seS S7ti The house
In accordance with agreement the
senate convened at 10 a. m. today. By
unanimous consent the routine bust
ness was waived, and Mr.. Stewart, of
Nevada, opened the last days discus
sion of the Teller resolution. The en-
tire day was devoted to the discussion,
during which time many amendments
to modify the resolution We're made
and put to vote, all of which went
down under the formidable silver ma
jority in the senate. When the final
vote was taken the vice president an
nounced that ''the yeas are AZ and the
nays 80, aid the resolution is agreed
to-" The Teller resolution is prac-
teal reafirmation of that of Stanley
Matthews in 1878, and is as follows
'That all the bonds of the United
States issued or authorized to be is
sued, under the said acts of congress
hereinbefore recited, are payable,
principle and interest, at the option
of the government of the United States
in silver dollars or the coin of the
United States, containing 4123 grains
each of standard silver; and that to
restore to its coinage such silver coins
as legal tender in payment of said
bonds, principle and interest, is not in
violation of the public faith nor in
derogation of the rights of the public
creditor"
The vote in detail
Yeas-Messrs Allen, Bacon, Bate,
Berry, Butler, Cannon, Carter, Chand
Ter, Chiffon, Clark, Clay, Cockrell,
Daniel, Gray, Harris, Heitfeld, Jones
ARK. J, Kenny, Kyle, Lindsay, McEn
cry, McLaurin, Mallory, Mantle, Mar
tin, Mills, Mitchell, Money, Morgan.
Murphy, Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus,
Pritchard, Rawlings, Roach, Shoup,
Smith, Stewart, Teller, Tillman, Tur-
pie, Turner, Vest, Warren, White and
Wolcott-47.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Ba-
ker, Burrows, Caffery, Cullom, Davis,
Fairbanks, Foraker, Gallinger, Gear,
Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley,
Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan,
Mason, Morrill,, Nelson, Perkins, Plat
Conn.,, Platt IN. w., Quay, Sewall,
Thurston, Wellington, Wetmore and
Wilson-32.
Turley with Deboe, Faulkner with
Elkins, German with Frye, Jones
New with Proctor, Walthall with
Spooner.
The first named would in each case
have voted with the sustaining the
resolution and against the resolution
and for the amendments.
There was no demonstration on the
announcement, and at p. M, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Allison, the senate ad,
journed until Monday.