The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-21
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS
CONSUMED MOST or THE TIME OF
YEsTERDAY's SESSION.
A Discussion Over the Nomination Of Mr..
Van Allen for Ambassador to italy-So
Protest Against the Others.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 2o.-The
Senate devoted four hours and a half TO
executive business and gave the seal Of
it's approval to the appointments Of Mr..
Van Allen, as ambassador TO Rome, and
Mr. Kllbreth, as collector Of customs at
New York. During the brief period that
the doors were open and the public ad-
mitted to the galleries, a few important
events occurred. Chief among them was
the introduction of a cloture rule, by Mr.
VOORHEES, the same as that
fathered by Mr.. Hill. 1t provides that
when any bill or resolution, which occu-
pies the advantageous position Of 'un-
finished business" has been debated for
thirty days any senator may, at any
time, make motion fixing the time when
the final vote shall be taken; that that
motion shall be put Immediately; and
that, during It's tendency, or when the
time fixed for the final vote arrives, no de-
bate or amendment shall be permitted.
The original motion, however, must nave
the affirmative vote Of majority OF all
the senators entitled TO seats. The reso-
luton lies on the table and may come up
for action tomorrow.
D4bis Against Railroads.
Mr.. Morgan introduced (by requeso
hin TO facilitate the collection OF the
deb,s of the aided Pacific railroad COM
panies to the government. Referred.
Then. upon Mr.. Voorhees, motion, the
Senate went into executive session, anu
remained there four hours and hall, the
doors being reopened at $40. The SILVER
- Id.
and Mr.. PETER offered an amendment
TO the substitute. 1t proposes free coinage
OF gold and silver under the provisions
Of the act Of 1881 and revives that act
MIR. PETER stated the points In which
this amendment differed from that mere
tofore offered by him proposing free
coina,> and which had been voted down
some time ago. This one bill occupies
the position of being the first that must
be voted ron.
He then went on with the speech COM
menced by him last Friday and con-
tinued I'm instalments on Saturday, Mon
day and Thursday.
Pic.ursfque PETER.
one of Mr.. Peffers picturesque and en-
ergetlc expressions was (speaking Of the
course urged upon the Vice-PresidenO
| Let no Caesar come into this BODY,
| and then there will be no need OF a
| Brutus."
Another was: "Tf we defeat the Holy
or rather unholy alliance of the admins
tration with Wall street, this struggle
will become memorable in history, Tor
| the Senate Of the United States Will
| have shown itself TO be the last refuge
of constitutional liberty"
Having referred by name to Messrs.
! Voorhees, and Gordon. as senator's VINO
had changed their action on the SILVER
| question without having changed their
| opinions. he was called TO order for
| mentioning senators by names, and was
| informed by the Vice-President that the
| parliamentary expression was the Sc
nior or the junior senator from Indiana.
| Being so instructed he made the neces-
| sary change in phraseology
| After he had spoken for two hours, but
| without nearing the end of his dis
course Mr.. PETER. at +. NJ, yielded 20
| a motion to take a recess I'll 10 o CLOCK
tomorrow morning, which was asreeu
to-
The Executive Session.
A oraat deal OF work was done I'm the
| long executive session and the canehdar'
which had been numbered up with numer-
GUS nominations. was very waterway
| 1,erb.aned The interest in the session
iration OF ]. ]. Van Allen 10 be Ambassa-
| dor 10 italy. The other nominations went
| through without a word Of protest the
| most important from a political stand
noint being that OF Mr.. Kilbreth, TO be
| Collector OF Customs at New York, a
nomination which, when IL was made
AUGUST 22d. attracted much attention
among the politicians OF New iorh
State. and against which there was some
oppositlon set up for several weeks. Inc
| rorrination of Van Allen was called uf
nv Mr.. Gray. of the Foreign Relations
| Committee. and a debate was preclpitated
! The discussion was good natured through,
ont. but there was a great deal salu
about dudes" "mugwumps," and such
| things. Mr.. George was the only Dem
ocrat who voiced his opposition, althousH
the roll call shows he was not alohe
among Democrats in his opposition 10
conformation. Mr.. Hill said nothing, con
tenting himself with a simple vote III
the negative Mr. German, 1t IS uhder
stood defended the administration rom
the criticisms cast upon the NOMINATION
h,, the Republicans. Speeches criucls-
a., the wisdom OF the selection OF the
E,xecutive were also made by Messrs'
T,odoe and Teller, while other senators
esnecially those from the silver states
stinnorted the views expressed more at
length by the senator from Colorado
Y &. on van Ale = Confirmation
A motion was made to recommit the
nomination to the Committee on Foreign
Relations, but 1t was promptly tabled
Subsequently the vote on confirmation was
! taken. resulting in SO yeas and Y nays
The prominence given to this nomination
by the press led the Senate to follow a
precedent and place before the pubic the
action of the Senate in detail.
The following is the vote on Mr.. van
Aliens confirmation;
| Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Bate Berry
blackburn. Brice. Butler, Canery' cam
den Cameron, Coke, Davis, Dixon fauiK
ner FRYE. Gibson, German, Gray, his-
gins. Jones Of Arkansas, Jones
Of Nevada, Lindsay, McMlilan ian
Mcpherson. Mills, Morgan Mur
phv Palmer. Pasco, Quay Ransom
Roach Smith. Stewart, Turple' NliaS
VOORHEES,. Walthall, White OF Louisiana
and Wolcott-39. c,,,,oro
Navs-Messrs. Allen, Carey Culioh
Dolnb Dubois. Gallinger. George rams
b,o,,gb Hawley. Hin, irby Kyle Loose
| NfarSarson Martin, PETER, FettisIe"
SHERMAN Stockbridge, Teller Fahce
and Washburn-ZZ c..,,.o,i rri4t
The pairs were: Messrs Cockren VIZ. W.
Auison Cali with Proctor, Goruoh W.
tIsie Harris with Morrill,. Huhton VIZ
p,att Pugh with Hoar White OF Cailor
mia with shoup, Vest with Mi'cne" VI
Oregon.
The Cshinet's Action