The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-11
IN THE SENATE and HOUSE.
MIR Plumb Wants the Senate to
p Meet at 10 a. m.
The Senate Passes the Bill to Authorize
the Payment OF the Rebate on Tobacco,
hr. George Speaks Against tho EIec-
tion BILL. w. Hathaway Elected
Postmaster of the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1o.-ISpeciall-In
the Senate to-day Mr.. Plumb offered u
resolution for the meeting Of the Senate
daily at 10 IL. M, with recess from $40
TIL 3 and asked for its Immediate con-
sideration.
Mig cockrell asked that it be printed
and Did over, and it was SO ordered.
Onmotion of Mr.. Aldrioh tho House
Dill to authorize the payment of the
drawback or rebate on tobacco, to COR
rcct$an omission in the tariff bill, was
esss up.
= = SaAaE sherman explained how IL was
That he had stated, when she question
hrst came before the people. and stated
very positively and honestly, that the
omission OF the drawback provision from
the enrolled bill was intentional. =
He had opposed in tho conference the
allowance OF the drawback because his
experience was that drawbacks we're
always attended with fraud, and had
preferred to give dealers in tobacco until
tho nrst OF July to get rid OF their old
stock
Inc conference committee had agreed
10 tnat view, and it was subsequently,
(Nhen he was not presently that ntho
drawback provision had been agreed to.
lie thought IL right now, however, that
the bill should pass.
The bill was passed and it now goes
TO the president for his approval
Inc senate then, at 1918, resumed con-
siucrntlon of tho election bill.
Mr.. George, of Mississippi, took tho
iloor against the bill. lie occupied lust
four hours in delivering his speech, all
OF which he read from manuscript.
The floor was then taken by Mr..
Wilson. OF Iowa. p,
MI Hoar, referring to tho notice
which he had given yesterday of .
motion Tor night session to continue
theydcbatc, said that on consultation
with several Senator's he would not
make that motion now.
A4lot of amendments mndo by tho
House to Senate bills for public build
ings were taken no. some agreed to and
others rejected, and on these latter =
conference was asked.
Alc )olph offered resolution, whicl,
| wenG'0Vcr till tomorrow, directing the
committee on privileges and elections
To inquire and report Whe the right
to vote Tor Presidential cleo tors, repre-
Scntativcs IN Congress and executive
and Judicial officers OF State, or mem
hers Of the Legislature thereof, is denied
TO any OF the male inhabitants in any
State. being Il years OF age and citi-
zen of the United States. or in any way
abridged except for participation in re-
beilion or other crime.
Mr.. Allison renewed the suggestion
made by him some days ago for tho re-
printing of the elections bill with the
House pro .i.ions and Senate provisions
III parallel columns. Tho suggestion
gave rise TO 4 discussion as to what tho
Senate bill really was, there having
been already two varying editions of It
printed. FINALLY the difficulty was got
ten over and the order was made, and
the Senate at $40 al journed.
pKocNEniNGs OF TIE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON. Dee. lO.-TSpcoiall-
On motion ot Mr. Henderson, of i'll
inois, j. ". hathaway was elected post
master OF the House
MIR. Mckinley, OF Ohio, stated that he
had been directed by the committee on
ways anu means to report \ resolution
for the distribution of tho Presidents
| annual message, and upon his motion
the House resolved itself into u commit
tee of the whole for its consideration,
Though technically the resolution
should have been reported to the House,
by inadvertence it was reported to the
committee Of the whole.
Mr.. breckenridge, OF Kentucky, made
q point Of order against this procedure,
but Withdrew the point after explaining
| that he did not wish y precedent to be
| founded upon this action.
Hooker, Of Mississippi, Mr.. Mckinley
stated that so much Of tho message as
| referred to the election bill was assigned
| to the select committee on tho election
| OF President. Vice President and mem
bcrs of Congress. Mr.. Hooker there
upon expressed his desire to so amend
the resolution as to send that por ion OF
the message to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Mckinley announced his willing
ness to have the amendment offered, but
! objected To debate, as he was acting by
the courtesy of the chairman OF tho com
| mlttec on Indian affairs, to which COM
mittco tho day had boon assigned. He
therefore moved that the committee rise
This motion was agreed TO and the
House again went into a committee of
the whole on bills reported from the com
nittee on Indian affairs. Only one bill
was passed-ior tho relief of Mission
Indians in California, when tho House
adjourned.