The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10
FlFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Both Branches in Session Yes.
terday-Little Work Done.


were consumed in the discussion of a
resolution offered yesterday by PETER to
inquire into the refusal of the National
banks of New York, Boston and Phila-
delphia to pay the checks of their de-
positors in currency. The discussion
was unfinished when the morning hour
closed lat Q p. n.y., and under the rules
the resolution went to the calendar,
whence it cannot be taken exec pit by
vote OF the Senate, and 80 that particu
lar resolution will be heard of no more
during the present session.
The remainder of the day was occu-
pied by Teller in speech, most of
which was devoted to the denunciation
OF the newspaper press of the country
especially to the metropolitan part of
it-for It's impudence and mendacity.
He treated President Cleveland's tele-
gram to Wilson, of West Virginia, con-
graduating him and his associates on
the passage of the repeal bill by the
House as an instance of newspaper false
hood and exclaimed with pretended
indignation) that the President of the
United States could never be guilty of
| such gross breach of propriety.
He had not concluded his speech
| when the Senate (at 4:50) adjourned.
| Very few members were in their seats
when the Senate opened, but before
Teller began his speech Stewart called
attention to the absence of quorum.
The roll was called and forty-three
Senators (exactly querum) responded.
Then Teller went on with his speech.
| After he had been speaking for some
time Pugh, although q quorum Of Sena-
tors was present and was listening to
ar uyit nd Dt;@
made question as to there being a
quorum present. He remarked in an
undertone that he lid SO to give the
Senator rest. The presence Of QUO.
rum having been ascertained through
call OF the Senate, Teller resumed
| the floor and continued his remarks on
silver.
AT $50 Teller was still on the floor,
but his voice was getting husky, and
when Voorhees, interrupted him he
| gladly yielded. Voorhees, said that the
Senator from Colorado he know was
suffering from throat cold. He had
now been speaking for nearly two hours,
and II the Senator would yield TO him.
he (Voorhees) would move that the
Senate go into executive session.
The Vice-President announced the
following appointments to committees:
Perkins (Rep., Cal.) civil service and
retrenchment, education and lat or,
naval affairs, Indian depredat lions, select
committee to investigate the condition
of the Potomac river. Quay (Rep.. Pa. J
pensions. Carey (Rep., WYo.) public
buildings and grounds. After an execu
tive session the Senate at 4:50 adjourned
until Monday.
| IN THE HOUSE.
The speaker called very slim house
to order to-day and IL was also very
languid one with no desire TO transa It
business The only action worth men
tion was report from the committee on
elections, by Mr.. Paynter; II resolution
granting the right to Belknap claiming
a seat from the Fifth Michigan district
to file notice of contest against Richard
son, the sitting member
Paynter said that this was the unani-
nous report of the committee and the
resolution was adopted without object.
ion. The speaker then called the com
mittees for reports but the call was un-
productive, and ON motion Of Catchings,
at 1890, the House adjourned until Mon
| day.
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