The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-03
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
5oth Houses Were In Session
Yesterday.
A"e question of Keeping the worIdr,
rair Open ON Sunday Occupies th,
attention of rho Senate-A Large Mum
Der OF Petitions Presented to That
Body Have the Funds Been Misuselo
"A Bull Day in the Mouse

| the Senate to-day against legislation for
closing tho Worlds Fax on Sunday.
Iney came from the States OF Vermont,
New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Nebraska,
Colorado, Missouri and Arkansas. MANY
OF them'were from religious bodies; also
ono from Methodist Church in New
hampshire protesting against further
adverse legislation against the Chinese
In presenting a pesition for legisla-
ton for closing the Worlds Fair on
Sunday, Mr.. Vest described it as ma.
chine petition. 1t had been originally,
he said. addressed to the two Ohio Sena-
tors, and it contained u remarkable res
oluticn. pledging the signers to refuse
henceforth to support for any Office or
position of trust any Senator or member
VINO should vote for tue further aid OF
any kind for tho Worlds Fair except
on the condition named in the memorial.
Whatever might De his vote, h o said,
on the question, he should oe, tuinly nav
no attention to that sort of resolu
ton. lie did no; hold the people who
had sent him the petition responsible
Tor It, II had been obviously prepared
In the city of Washington as sort of
political blackmaii. If that sort of
practice was 10 continue, and if he was
expected to vote for bill which he
might believe unconstitutional, he did
not want to hold Office on any such con-
ditionS.
AS 10 tho closing of the Worlds Fair
on the Sabbath that question was before
tho committee. OF Which he was a mem
Der, and was being cons idcrcd very care
fully. much moro serious question,
however, was as to the expenditures
that had been already made about the
columbian Exposition, among which ne
had noticed that of the five millions
contributed by the city Of Chicago
100000 has been expended for the loca-
ton Of the Exposition in that city. He
hoped that the committee which had
lately visited Chicago had Investigate ted
that question TO see whether that
expenditure was necessary, how it was
| expended and who got the money.
He had e. pressed an opinion, when
the bill was first presented IN the Sen
ate that after eXpending five millions
the city of Chicago would come to Con-
gress and say that it was necessary for
the honor of the entire country that the
Exposition should be worthy of the
people of the United States
The result, he was sorry to say, had
proved that he was correct in his antici-
patton. His vote on the subject should
be governed, not by the question of
whether the exposition was to be closed
or open on this Sabbath day. nor by the
question whether beer was 10 be sold
upon the grounds, but by his Judgment
as to whether the honor Of the country
was involved by the reckless expendi-
ture of money which had, he believed,
taken place.
The bills for public buildings at Selma,
Ala, $50 0u0). and Altoona, Pa. $3.50.
00o) were taken from the calendar and
passed The calendar was then taken
up. Mr.. Call offered L resolution (Which
was laid on tho table for the rresent)
Tor the appointment of special
committee of nine Senators to consider
and report some legislation that will
relieve tho scarcity of money amongst
the farmers in al parts of the coun.
Try, reduce tho rates. of interest and
enable them 70 obtain loans Of money
on the security Of their lands and crops;
also TO inquire and report whet tier it is
not practicable to esta biish some agency.
depository, sub treasury or banking sys.
tenn by which with the aid of the gov
ernment), cooperation with the citizens
money shall be kept in every com
munity within tho reasonable and
of interest. to DO fixed and regulated by
the people of the several communities
under the supervision OF the govern
ment; also to consider and report
whether 1T is not practicable to devise
some system by which tho perpetual
flow of money from all parts of the
country to the centres of commerce and
business shall be limited and restrained
80 as to enable q sufficient supply of
money for the needs OF the people in all
sections Of the country to be kept in
their respective communities.
The Senate az 2. M. proceeded TO
executive business and at AIS ad-
journrd.
In the House Mr.. Moses, Of Georgia,
moved to suspend the rules and pass
The bill to pension the survivors of the
Black Hawk, Cherokee Creek and
Seminole wars. Agreed to- The bill
grants pension CT So per month TO tbs,
beneficiary. Bryan, of Nebraska moved
to suspend tho rules and pass tho free
binding Irvine bill. Burrows Inquired
whether it vas the gentleman's inten-
ton to pass the bill in this way without
having given notice to the minority OF
that Intention. MIR. Bryan replied that
it was his intention to pass the bill. Mr..
Burrows demanded "a second and objected
to Bry ans request that the second be
considered as ordered
Nlessrs. Burrows ard Bryan were ap
pointed tellers. but no Repu hlicans
passed between them. pro or con. After
brief wait, hoTevor, the Democrats
managed to muster q quorum and the
second reading WAS ordered. and tho
bill passed after Il brief debate, in which
Covert, of New York, was found among
Inc opuoncn's OF the bill. Tho vote
stood: Yes lS3, nays ~.