The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
DEATH BLOW TO
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
Given a Black Eyein the
Senate.
OLEO BILL TAKEN UP.
1t Was Laid Aside in Order to Pass
Many House Bills.
ANOTHER FlLIBUsTER TRIED.
Minority Leader Retaliated for Mr..
Cannon's Action Of the Day Be-
fore by Insisting on a Quo
rum to Consider the
Civil Sundry
Measure.
ANOTHER FlLIBUsTER TRIED.
(By Associated Press.)

(By ASSOclateu freSS)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-At the con-
clusion of the morning hour in the SEN
ate to-day. when the unfinished business
the shipping bill, was laid before the
body, Mr. Spooner, of Wisconsin, moved
to proceed to the consideration OF the
oleomargarine bill: BY practlcails
unanimous vote, only two Senators Vot-
ing in the negative, the motion prevailed.
Thus the subsidy bill was displaced as
| the unfinished business and the oleomar-
| garine bill was placed in that order.
After little over an hours consideration
| OF the measure it was laid aside in order
| that unobjected bills on the calendar
| might be considered.
! Nearly three hundred bills, including
! 197 private pension bills, We're passed dur
| ing the day.
! On motion of Mr.. Allison, the Senate
| decided to consider until 1 o'clock unob-
;ected bills on the calendar. Under that
| order the following bills We're passed:
| Authorizing the Carolina Northern Rail
| road Company to construct bridge
| across the Lumber River, at Lumberton,
| Robson county, n. C.
| To amend the acts for the protection
| of birds and the preservation of game
| and fish, and for the prevention of thes-
! sale during certain closed seasons in the
| District of Columbia.
| Permitting the transportation by steam
| vessels of gasoline and other products
| of petroleum, when carried by automo
| biles.
A BLACK EYE.
| Mr.. Hale, of Maine, appealed to Mr..
| Proctor 'tin view of the almost unanimous
| vote by which the oleomarSerine bill was
| taken up, to permit vote to be taken
! upon the measure Immediately.
| Half a dozen Democrats were on their!
| feet at once. Mr.. Berry, gaining recoSni-
! ton, said: II want to say to the Senator
| from Maine that the almost unanimous
| vote to take UP the bill was not because
| the Senate is unanimously in favor of
| it; but is was in order to get rid of, set
! aside and give black eye to the ship
| subsidy bill
| A joint resolution ratifying an agree
| ment between Tennessee and Virginia, as
| to the boundary between the two States,
! was passed.
| Mr.. Proctor, of Vermont, chairman Of
| the Committee on Agriculture, from
| which the oleomarSerine bill was re-
! ported, made statement as to the bill.
I Without completing the bill it was laid
| aside for the purpose of taking up unob-
| jected House bills.
| BILLS PASSED
| Among the bills passed were the fol-
| lowing:
| To incorporate the National Society OF
| United Daughters of 1872; to pay 5000 to
| the trustees of IIolston Seminary, at
| New Market, Tenn, for the occupation OF
| their property by United States troops
| during the Civil War; to pay $4,000 to the
| trustees OF CarSon-Newman College. at
! Messy Creek, Tenn, for damages done
| the institution by United States troops
| during the Civil War; TO enable the Presi-
! - I,
| and navy to assist in military instruction
| in schools; authorizing the construction
| of a bridge by the Mobile and West Ala
| bama Railroad Company across the War
| rior River between the counties of Walker
| and Jefferson, Alabama; authorizing the
| Mobile and West Alabama Railroad Com
! pany to construct bridge across the
| Tombigbee River between the counties of
! Marengo and Choctaw, in Alabama; au-
/ thorizing the directors of the census to
! make payments for information concern
] ing cotton gins.
| One hundred and ninety-seven private
| pension bills were passed, among them
| being bills giving pensions of $50 Il month
| to the widows of General DuBarry, -Ad-
| miral Crosby, Colonel Liscumb, Admiral
| Picking and Commissary-Genera Pen
| rose.
| At5:S5 the Senate, without further bust
| ness, adjourned.
III the House.
(By Associated Press)
| WASHINGTON, Teb. 16.-1n retaliation
| against the action of Mr.. Cannon. chair
| man of the Appropriation Committee, in
! tilibustering against the passage of prI-
| yate claims, Mr.. Richardson. the minor
| ity leader, to-day attempted to block the
| consideration of the sundry civil appro-
I priation bill until a quorum was pro-
/ duced.
.'The gentleman from Illinois yester-
/! day." said he. insisted upon a quorum
| to pass an 1880 claim L think we should
have quorum to-day to pass a measure
carrying 100000, ,000.'
1.-The gentleman may make himself re-
! sponsible for an extra session. OBJ
served Mr. Cannon, in reply, as the
| Speaker directed a call of the House.
Two hundred and one members aD-
| peared, all voting for Mr.. Cannon's mo-
| ton, and the House went into Committee
/ of the Whole and resumed the considera-
| ton of the sundry civil bill.
| The House made little progress with
the bill. The major portion of the time
was spent in debating a proposition Of
! fered by Mr.. Hill, of connecticut. to
strike out the appropriation of 100000
for the free transportation of silver coin.
It was Decentralization.
/ At o'clock public business was sus-
pended to allow the members to pay
tribute to the memory Of the late Repre-
sentative Hofecker. Of Delaware.
+. | At $50, as a further mark of respect,
the House adjourned.
PR0HIRIT0RY DHTY.