The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-01

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The only in.
cident that marked to days session OF
the Senate or gave any spirit to the
proceedings was speech made by
Chandler on the resolution calling for
information on the subject of the Fair
child commission that has been holding
house. He took the ground that there
were no legal authority for the appoint.
ment OF such q commission and that the
President had assumed the right to ap-
point it in order to reward Democrats
who belonged to the "anti- snapper"
wing of the party.
AS the commission included an OK.
Secretary OF the Treasury, (Fairc hild,)
and ex collector of the port of New
York, (Magone,) and an ex representa-.
Give from Arkansas, (Dunn,) it could
not be pretended that they were inferior
officers of the United States; and as to
all high officers the constitution re
quired their appointment "By and with
the advice and consent of the Senate
No such advice or consent had been
asked The President, Chandler said,
was too much given to disregard the
express provisions OF law to violate the
language Of the constitution? He in.
stanced the case of Blounts appoint
men. to Hawaii, and scoffed at the
Presidents assumption of royal man
ners in designating Blount as my spe.
cial commissioner" in saying His
authority is paramount"
Hill was present during the whole of
Mr. Chambers speech AMI his attention
was called more than once to the "anti-
snapper" points OF it, but he took no
part in the discussion, evidently to
Chambers disapp ointment.
There was the usual delay in securing
a quorum when the journal was read,
but after time forty-three Senators
appeared, exactly a quorum, and tusi-
ness proceeded. The proposed amend
ments to the silver purchase repeal bill
were sent to the clerks desk and read.
The first was by Wolcott and directs
the payment of the tax collected on
cotton under the act of July /, 1862, to
the States concerned. The second was
by Perkins (Rep. CALI and it directs
the opening of the minis to the coinage
OF silver OF proved American production
at the existing ratio, 90 per cent. to be
withheld for minting or signiorage. No
ton that S1O and no bank notes or
Treasury notes of less denomination
than SIS. 1t also provides for com
mission OF five monetary experts.
The silver purchase repeal bill was
taken up at l p. m. and Camden made
an argument. He favored the passage
of the repeal bill and argued that the
United States had to comply with the
reasonable conditions of sound finance
based on the worlds experience. The
repeal of the Sherman act did not
demonetize the silver, all the silver
money now in circulation would be con-
tinued on parity with gold, but the
further purchase of silver bullion would
be suspended While he believed thai
bimetallism was impractical BILE in this
country under existing conditions he
believed that the conditions would 80
change before the end OF the decade
(much sooner, he hoped) than tho free
coinage of silver would not only be re.
stored in this county, but in England
and Europe.
The repeal of the Sherman law. he
said, was the proper place to begin
giving relief to the country; other
financial legislation should follow. He
did not share the apprehension that
another financial legislation, following
not be approved by the Executive. He
had full faith and confidence in the
Presidents wisdom and patriotism
PETER then took the floor and con
tinued the speech against the repeal
bill which he had begun last Thursday.
He spoke until 4:3O when the Senate
adjourned until Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
About fifty members listened to the
chaplain's prayer in the House to-day.
Sayers asked unanimous consent for
the present consideration of joint
resolution extending until June 80,
1894, the time for pleting the work
OF the eleventh census. There was no
objection and the joint resolution was
passed.
There was no result from the call of the
committee and the House resumed the
consideration Of the Federal election
repeal bill, the passage OF which was
advocated by Patterson (Dem. TENN.
He deprecated sectionalism in the dis
cussion, and he criticised the men who
would endeavor to stir up fraternal
strife by bringing up memories of the
war. When the Confederates laid down
their arms and returned home they had
returned submissively. They had re-
turned tor no other purpose that to obey
the laws. The greatest calamity which
had ever occurred to the Southern peo-
pie had been the assassination Of Presi-
dent Lincoln. His policy to rehabitiate
the South had been the correct one.
he then went into history of the
enactment Of the reconstruction meas
ures and traced from those measures
the passage of the Federal election
laws.