The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-12-23
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WARRINGTON Dec. 22.-There was
less than q quorum. of senator's present
when the d ys pr, ceed ngs uegun.
Mr. Chsndler,of New Hampshire, from
the committee on i'm n grafton. reported
back with amend M ents a bll to suspend
and prohibit imm grafton for one year.
from the 1st of March, 1898, and give
uotice that h w uld ak he seuste. on
the fret day of re ossr srmDllu4, T. take up
the bil for considcra 'lnn and action.
Mr. Hill, If Nc~ York, a men ber Of
the commuJe on lmm grafton, said th.t
he had not c3I Cured IN ;ht report H
thought thai bill 90 Id ne frame q that
would meet the vless tGe country bet
| ter then the reported; aud he re
served the right at some future time, u
| submit mluOri y rtp 'rt.
The Nj Gar ahau oil was then taken
up. and MIR Hutton, of Virginia, Con
ii ued his argument in favor Of it, pa.
sage over the Presidents veto. The ii l.
he said, bad passed the senate wilnoul
single vote being recorded against 1t;
and it had passed the house under a ~,
pension of the rules with seven votes
more than the nect s-ary Two thirds 1t
was fair u assume that 1t had received
full consideration the juniciary con
mittee of the senate (Which had rep .rted
y and in the honse committee on mines
and mining, md the only IF CT Of the
oil Gf it should become aw) was 10
turn McGaIraban back 20 the l., ginning
of the controversy to file his application
before a United States court, and to es
tsbli>h, step by step. his right To the
property AS to the Presidents reason
for vetoing the bill, Mr. Hunton referr' q
to the Presidents admission that he was
at the time immer,, d In business and had
no time or opportunity TO make himself
familiar with the Case. Ii the President
had known the history Of the Case as he
(Mr Hunton) had tried TO tell it to the
senate, he would not have hesitated u
moment to sign the bill
Mr Teller, Of Colorado, asked unsni
nous consent to have Il day fixed Jan
nary II next) for taking the vote o.
lection was made by Mr. Morrill,, Of Yer
mont, and the bill went over, without
action, retaining is position Of precei
ence in the morning hour
The anti option bill was then taken up
at2 m and M. p fer, Of Kansas,
continued his speech begun Yesterday, In
favor of it. He described dealing IN
futures as now carried on at the prpnuct
exchanges, as gambling for high stakes
having the protection IF the law thrown
about it, the customs of society approx
ing it and plaudits greeting til, winners,
: while other species of gambling were
denounced by law and attended with
, penalties The gambling spirit, he con
tinued, was rife in the country. The
onpoci.pn,, hpIptr hiIntpi
Z that prevailing moral malady, which
was rapidly making Its way into every
I department OF society Whole columns
q Of metropolitan PERIODICALS were
! taken up with stock exchang'
4 reports; men were sent thousand mile
to report prlze fi4hts and Christians rea'
the sickening recitals in the mnrnlng be
fore attending divine services; games I
: ball were teitgraphed To th"usAn'
newspapers; respectable gentiemr0 gam
bed on horse races; p ,triouc c'tlzen
staked wagers on eiectIous; and even tn
church was tainted with the debauchin
D. vice Speculation in options and fut urt
:, % was only one Of many symptoms Of dl'
), ease that was deeply seated IN the ne
r tional character What was most needle
. was 10 get rid If those evil agencies,
% quicken the punlic conscience, to e
IL more honor in politics and more Justi'
d in laws.
c. At the conclusion OF Mr.. reffer
70 speech Mr. Washburn, Of Minnesota. r
=, marked that be would like very much
CT have the senate agree to some time aft
l. the holidays, when the vote might
In taken.
T. Mr.. Harris. of Tennessee, said tn
- the senate was too thin to make al
= such agreement but he thought that tt
senator from Minnesota, might rest
sured that at some reasonable early q
in January an agreement would
X. reached rs to the time for taking t
nI vote after senators had had an oppc
Q tunity of giving their views on the que
Its tion
a Mr.. Washburn remarked that the
~, had passed the house last June by
I'd overwhelming majority, and that 1t
very evident that there was pronounc
ma jority of senate in favor OF 1t. In
/ opinion pine tenths of the people OF