The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-07
RULES ADOPTED IN THE HOUSE.
Stewart Again Wearies the Sem
ate With His Talk.
The Speakers Desk Covered with Bills
just the Moment He Announces They
Are in Order-The House Then Ad-
journed Until saturday-voorhees Per
sisted I'm Calling Up the Wilson Bill.

was laid before that body early this
morning. Voorhees, said that he desired
to make brief statement. After full
and careful consultation with the friends
of the repeal bill on this de of the
chamber, said he, in whose judgment
have been accustomed to confide and
their words 1 cannot disregard. l will
ask that this resolution GO over at the
present, believing that if we occupy
the time of the Senate carefully and
conscientiously we would make as much
speed perhaps as by its adoption until
at least later day.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Morgan for the appointments of joint
select committee on finance was laid
before the Senate by the presiding Off
Ger. Voorhees, suggested that the reso.
luton could not be adopted without its
reference TO the finance committee, and
he moved to proceed with the considera.
tion of the bill to repeal the Sherman
act.
Morgan notified the Senator from In
diana that he could wait for his bill un-
til Q o'clock.
Voorhees,: While that is true the
Senator from Alabama with exceeding
delicacy takes two Senators from the
fioor-the Senator from Nevada,
(Stewart), who wishes to conclude his
speech, and the Senator from Texas,
(Mills), who has given notice OF his in
tention to address the Senate. That is
all wish to say.
Stewart said, I'm an undertone with
a SMILEY On, will pardon him.
Morgan said: will be entirely deli
cate and respectful to every Senator
when he is in order, and 1 am in order
and SpDQtnr riyh tn bo
floor co supersede the resolution which
the Vice.President has laid before the
body. am not guilty OF any indelicacy
in asserting my rights under the rules
of the Senate.
Morgan went on to make long
speech. He had offered the resolution,
he 8. id, from his own conception of the
situation, aud there was no human
being responsible for it but himself.
There was great diversity of opin-
ion, he said, as to what should take
place after the repeal of the Sherman
law, and the object OF his resolution
was to put the N after into the hands OF
joint select committee to determine
what should be done in the event Of the
Senate concurring with the House in
the repeal of the purchasing clause OF
the Sherman act. 1T was necessity
that joint select committee should in
vestigate the matter.
Morgan said he wanted an inves tiga-
ton of the whole question. He wanted
the country TO be informed. He had no
particular pet measure of his own and
was influenced by no partisan considera-
tion.
If the Senate wanted to take the tax
Off the State banks and If that was the
Judgment of Congress as being one OF
no 1ot 10
Congress wanted to demonetize silver as
a means of restoring confidence and was
giving basis of credit and redemption,
let that be done. II Congress wanted
to strike silver to death or to strike
gold to death, let that be done. But
let us hold the reins over our own insti.
tutions.
When Morgan resumed his seat the
clock showed the hour to be 1850. No
Senator made q sign of desiring to oc.
cupy the interval of ten minutes. Then
Voorhees, moved to take up the repeal
bill which was agreed to-yeas 81, nays
FL The bill having been laid before
the Senate an inquiry was made by
Harris whether it had been because Of
the vote just taken, or because of un.
finished business. 1.-THE vote will help
some," said Voorhees,. Stewart then
took the floor and outlined his speech
of yesterday, repeating it at the point
where he had left off. The inconsistency
OF the New York papers in now urging
immediate action on the repeal bill
without further debate, while in July,
1891. they had rather berated Republi
can Senators for their position on the
Force bill and for favoring cloture.
This difference of position he ascribed
to the fact that two years ago there was
mo more at stake" while now the New
York papers were 'obeying the man.
dates of the money powers and seeking
to wrench from the people their rights
under the Constitution. After spend.
ing an hour on the subject he paused,
and Teller came to his aid by suggest
ing absence OF a quorum. The vote was
taken, which showed a majority (fifty.
nine Senators responded), and Stewart
proceeded.
After continuing until o'clock,
when Voorhees, patience exhausted, he
asked Stewart il he wanted to continue
his speech until this evening. Stewart
replied no. Voorhees, then moved that
the Sen ate 90 into executive session.
After short executive business the Son.
ate adjourned until tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
There was small attendance of
members present when the House was
called to order to-day. Immediately
after the formal opening proceedings
consideration was begun OF the new
code Of rules, the pending question be-
ing on the amendment Of Kyle, OF Mis-.
sissippi, striking from the code the
clause making 100 members quorum
in committee OF the whole. Catchings,
member OF the committee on rules, said
that since the recess last Saturday
many members on the Democratic side
had asked the committee on rules to