Show congressional senate WASU washington INGTON feb 17 the sundry civil bill occupied the senate most of the time today the amendment discussed yesterday tho the effect of which is to ron continue tinne in effect the law for federal supervisors of election carried by a party vote the question as to the issue ofa of 3 per cent bonds to maintain the old reserve e was precipitated on the senate in a an 11 amendment by sherman stewart raised arant a point of against it it was overruled ru I 1 e ed appealed and the appeal laid antho on the table lable 26 to 18 the merits of the amend ment luent was dis discussed cassed for the remainder of the da day in ta the ae course of its discussion stewart said ithac that there was no necessity to sell fjell bonds and buy coin there was plenty in the treasury there was over ODO in silver coin and bullion in the trea treasury and OW in gold thus thiis making byer over of co jold 3 rl 0 what might be converted into cc coin in if if s silver liver was rood good money for the people it U was good for everybody and there was p plenty lenty OHL of it mills moved to strike out the a v fole e or provision ana leave the bonds red redeemable mab e at the pleasure of the government sherman thou thought it not notrie wise to venture on the mills motion now lie ile did not believe any considerable amount of three per cent bonds would ever be issued at the same time the contingency fa should bo ie provided for the power to issue would be he thought enable the secretary of the treasury to maintain there serve without issuing them thern teller opposed the amendment which be said came to tho the senate because the banker bankers and broketa of new york desired that the government might mi Z issue securities on which they might lank bank voorhees supported the amendment without disposing di posing of it the senate adjourned jour ned house in the house today the senate bill passed extending to the north pacific ocean t the he provision provisions of the statute for the protection of fur seals after two or three bits of display of temper by different members member as a relic of yesterdays ter days warfa rethe pen pension al on bill was taken up and tho the consideration completed grout desired to reply to of alabama remarks of yesterday about the pensioners stationed at the telephone lie ile grout bad had ascertained that this man was a democrat among the cawes who recommended him for the place waa was that of judge grasham Grf sham the man was ai distant adjudicating officer iio ile drew the pension bension for total deafness of the tie right ear gu but t as the telephone was at the desk of another officer lie occasionally put his left ear to it laughter the committee then rose and reported the bill to the house louse after a scene of confusion during which the speaker appealed to the members to conform to the rules of the house the bill passed the postoffice post office a appropriation bill was taken up the III amendment neny n ent i was as agreed to increasing the apar appropriation for D payment a n ent of salaries of posto zo lice t clerks and a without b t disposing of the tile bill the committee committe erose rose and the house adjourned |