The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-06

WASHINGTON, Fob. 5.-ISpeciall-
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Ingalls,, rising
to u personal statement, said that he
had been absent from sessions of the
Senate during the past two weeks, in
which interval action had been taken on
the cloture and on the election bill.
His attitude on both those questions
had been the subject of comment, of
censur; and of animadversion. On the
day of his departure, after consultation
with Mr.. Allison, he had left with Mr..
Casey, who had charge of tho pairs of
tho absentees, note saying: 81 should
vote against the proposed change OF
rules, and should vote for motion to
proceed to consideration of any other
than the election bill, and am paired &C.
cordingly with Senator Allison, who is
at liberty to vote to make o quorum"
lie had been opposed
opposed-to tho adoption of cloture. for
many reasons sufficient and satisfactory
to himself. There were those present
who knew that many months ago, while
occupying the CHAIR in tho absence of
the Vice-Presidcnt, he had resisted
many urgent opportunities and many
strenuous soicitati lions to cooperate in
that dire ction, by methods which h.
then believed and now believed were
revolutionary and subversivc of the
fundamental principles of constitutional
government. He9ad not since seen any
occasion to change Or modify his con
victicns He way n5wsund always had
been in favor of a Just and9mpartial cleo
tion law, directed a ike against force and
fraud, non-partisan and, applicable
equally to ali parts of the nation.
The measure under. considera ton
however. did not, in many of it's details,
receive the sanction of'his Judgment. 1t
appeared to him to he cumbrous, com
plicated, obscure in many of fits provis-
ions, and difficult of application: 1t sub
ordiLated the judiciary to political con-
troll and opened thetreasury to indeflite.
expenditure without requisite suporl,
vision and inviola;ion lin his judgulent)
of the spirit. if not of the letter, OF the
provision of the constitution that de-
clarcd that no money shall be drawn
out Of the TREASURY except. in cQpse-!
quence of appropriations made by law.
In order to guard against the enact
ment of SIch measure into law, in his
absence, and without amendments
which he regarded as essential to pre-
vent dangers not less distinct than thcs
which it was intended to obviatc, he hal
reserved the right to vote Tin his ao-
sence) with these Republicans who ia
vored consideration OF other important
measures unless those notifications
were made He had no arrangement
agreement or understanding, express or
implied, direct or indirect. remote or
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againsl the passage of the election bill:
and III that statement he was convinced
that iir would he confirmed or corrobo--
ated by the Senator from Iowa. lie was
as ready now rs ne had always been to
proceed with its consideration and with
notifications which he had always be-
ll"vcd essential to support it to the end
Mr.. Allison deemed it due to himself
to say that on every occasion, when he
had an opportunity, he had stated dis
tinctly that he had no pair with Mr.
ingalls, on votes respecting the elections
bill.
The pension appropriation bill was
then taken up. oppropriates for pen
sions for the year, Sl33, l73, OS5; for fees
and expenses of examining surgeons,
81, 500, 900; for tho salaries OF eighteen
pension agents, $4,000, and for clerk
hire, SI0o.uoO. The bill was passed.
the Senate then. on lDo,ion of Mr.
Blair. took up the House bill to provide
for the adjustment of the accounts of
laborers, workmen and mechanics aris-
ing under the eight-hour law. Mr..
Blair explained the circumstances which
formed the basis Of the bill, and said it
had been estimated that it would require
$1,000. 900 to pay these claims; but his
own opinion was that i would require a
larger amount. The bill was then laid
aside and n number of others taken from
the calendar and passed, among them
tho Senate bill to establish q marine
board for the advancement of the inter
csts Of tho merchant marine. After
short executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
THE IARNES-EGGLESTON FIGHT.