The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-06
IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
Only Executive Business Trans
acted by the Upper Chamber.
murray Is. c. Made Speech Agains. tho
Repeal of the Federal Ele elton Laws
The Secretary of Agriculture In Di-
rect Line Of Succession to the Presi-
dency-Money Replies to the Insinua-
lions Against His State

lative session of the Senate this morn
ing lasted only fifteen minutes, then
the Senate in accordance with previous
agreement, proceeded to the consider.
alton Of executive business.
The only thing done in open session
was notice given by Hill that he would
move an amendment to the rules so
that when on vote by yeas and nays
Senator announced his pair and does
not vote, the fact should be entered on
the journal and the Senator should be
counted as present for the purpose of
making quorum.
At 5:55 the doors were reopened and
the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Interest in the debate on the Federal
election bill does not increase and empty
benches on both sides of the chamber
are the rule and not the exception at
no time to day were there more than
100 members. The speeches wore made
by Murray (Rep., S. CD and Haines
(Rep., Neb y in the negatives; and by
Russell (Dem Ga.,) and Money (Dem.,
Miss.,) in the affirmative.
The fact having become known that
the Democrats would hold caucus to
discuss the propriety OF passing the bill
before the Senate had agreed to the
Wilson Voorhees, bill may have had
something to do with the listlessness
manifested.
communication from the Secretary of
the Treasury Ia response to a resolution
calling for information as to WHY the
Sherman act was not enforced during
July and August and it was referred
Storer (Rep., Ohio,) from the commit
tee on commerce, reported bill to
amend the inter. state commerce law and
1t was put on the calendar. In the sec.
ond morning hour Oates, from the COM
mittee on the judiciary, called up a bill
repeating so much of the revised statutes
as to require proof of loyalty during the
late war Of the rebellion as q pre-. req vi
site to being restored or admitted to the
pension roll of any persons who other
wise would be entitled, and dispensing
with proof of loyalty in any application
Tor bounty land. Burrows warned Oates
that the bill could not be passed in tb @
morning hour and Oates withdrew it,
On motion of Oates bill was passed
disqualifYing judges, justices or com
missioners Of the United States from
sitting as courts in the hearing Of cases
In which they are interested. On
motion of Oates the bill was passed
placing the Secretary of Agriculture in
the line of Presidential succession.
oates also called up the bill authorizing
the receiver Of the Jesus Christ Church
Of Latter Day Saints to restore to that
church certain personal property be-
longing to 1T, to be used for charitable
purposes. Passed.
The House then resumed the consid-
GRAFTON of the Federal election repeal
bill, and Murray Is. CD concluded his
speech In favor OF the retention Of the
laws upon the statute books. He criti-
c1sed the election methods of the State of
South Carolina and declared that the
presence of Federal supervisors at the
polls was necessary to secure fair and
free elections. Their presence prevented
the evasion of the violation law. This
was the most odious and diabolical bill
that had been reported to the House for
thirty years. 1t had been conceived in
sin and brought forth in iniuui,y. He
appealed to his Republican friends not
to vote for it. He appealed to his friends
from the North not to vote for this legiti-
mate but unholy offspring of State SOW
erignty. He hoped that the laws would
be defeated. He ridiculed the charge of
negro uOm1nat1On.
he asked the men Of his race to take
the vote on this measure and scan it
carefully and regard every man who
voted for it as his enemy. But he did
not despair. The vengeance of God
would sooner or later overtake the men
who passed this bill. but he believed
there were men in the House and Senate
who would prevent its passage.
Russell (Dem., CAL was the next
speaker, and his argument was in favor
OF repeal. He would wipe from the
statute books all these election laws.
1t was said that they were back mum
Der. They we're not. They were a
living issue just as much as they had
been passed and struck down the hber-
ties OF people. The Democratic party
was bound to succeed in this struggle.
The laws were infamous and must be
repealed.
Money (Miss.) resented the reflections
made upon his State in the minority re.
port, denominating those reflections as
Infamous and iniquitious. There was
no ground for the accusations made
against her and he declared her cleo
tions were fairly conducted.
Haines (Rep, Ohio.l opposed the
measure. The House then at 5:35 ad-
journed till tomorrow at IL o'clock.
There were not m ore than twenty mem
bers present at adjournment.
Mrs. Mary Nevins Blaine-BuIl Injured.
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