The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-03
IN THE SENATE And HOUSE.
a $4,000 Public Building for
Staunton, Va.
The Election Diil Taken up and Read In
the Schatc--Whcelcr, of Alabama, Says
the1 sriE Bill isa Nuility-Thc Copy
right i'll Called up Tor Consideration,
But 40 Action Taken.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ., Special i
Among various communications and
petitions presented and referred were
numerous petitions for amendment of
the tariff bill by providing u rebate on
tobacco, and tho annual report OF the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Amongst the bills introduced and re-
ferrcd were two free coinage bills by
Teller and Plumb; ono by Daniel to
allow Il rebate or drawback on tobacco
and snuff held in stock january list.
1921, and one by Ingalls,, authorizing
the Secretary of Agriculture to dis
tribute seed To the citizens of Kansas
and Nebraska who have suffered from
draught during the prose mt year.
The calendar was then taken up and
several bills passed, among them the
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for a
public building at Staunton, Va.
lloaI moved to proceed to considera-
ton the House bill to amend and TO
supplement- tho election laws of the
United States. and to provide for more
efficient enforcement of such laws.
German demanded yeas and nays on
that motion which, on strict party
vote. resulted yeas, II: nays. 30.
Tho election bill WAS taken up and
the clerk began to read
Mr. l!oar suggested that. instead of
tho original House bill being read, g
substitute reported ny the Senate COM
mittcc on privileges and elections be
. read. Several Democratic Senators eX-
pressed their dissent to that proposition,
and Mr.. Harris said. "No, no; let the
original House bin be read 9
che clerk proceeded with the reading
Of the original House Lii.
The reading went On monotonousiy
and 10 empty chairs up to > o'clock,
when, unicr the rules OF Tho Senate.
unfinished business from last session
camc up. hcing the House bill providing
for tho adjustment CT accounts OF
| lahorcrs. worismen ard III chanics
arising under the eight-hour law.
| Mr.. l!oar moved to proceed with the
| consideration of the election law, and
! MIR. Gorn.cn rose TO argue against tina
motion.
| Mr.. Hear raised Il point that his
motion was not dcbatablc, and the
opposition to it, however. went On.
Butler inquired What the effect OF
iloar's motion iii agreed toy would he on
!
officer said the effect Of IL would be To
bring the election bill before the Senate.
and unfinished business" would not be
taken up at any time afterwards, except
by vote OF tho Senate.
Morgan. Harris, blackburn. Spooner
and Blair Joined in the argument the
Democratic contention being that, if
now displaced, thc.cight-hour bill would
be practically defeated. and the Rccub-
leans asserting that this need not be
SO except because or unreasonable de-
lay of the election bill. Democratic
Senators took exception 10 phrases
unreasonable delay
FINALLY Hoar's, motion to proceed with
the election bill was agreed to by Il
strict party vote: yeas. 30: nays 80
The clerk resumed the reading OF the
bill NJ page 81. and hal proceeded as fan
as page 80. (wholc number OF pages
covered by House bin being 7G), whon
Hour suggested for the convenience OF
Senators that the reading OF the remain
der OF the House bill be dispersed with
and that the Senate substitute be read
debate not to bo entered on this aftcN
noon.
There being no objection. the course
was followed and the clerk began tho
reading Of the Senate substitute. which
covers tifty-cight printed pages. I'll;
reading of the bill was finished III 1850
and the Senate then adjourned.