The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-07


Baltimore, praying for speedy action
on the silver purchase repeal bill.
Allen offered a resolution, which went
over until to morrow, calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for informa-
ton as to the Government borrowing
money since March, 1875. The resolu.
ton offered on Wednesday by PETER for
the appoin tment of select committee
to inquire>what legislation is necessary
to improve the banking system for the
country was laid before the Senate and
Stewart spoke upon IL. His remarks,
however, were entirely in the direction
OF criticism Of the Treasury Depart
mont for it's non compliance with the
law requiring the monthly purchase of
$500, 600 ounces of silver.
After remarks by PETER, motion
was made by Mcpherson to refer the
resolution to the finance committee.
The motion was advocated by Hill, and
1T was agreed to.
The resolution offered Wednesday bv
Morgan instructing the judiciary com
mittee to inquire as to whether any and
what provisions of the law of 1887 (the
laid before the Senate and was agreed
to without discussion and without divis.
ion.
The silver purchase repeal bill was
then. at 1910, taken up, and Mcpherson
gave notice that he would on Monday
next address the Senate on one or two
points that mas been presented in the
discussion.
blackburn sent to the clerks desl; and
had read the amendments to the repeal
bill which he had given notice of in his
speech on Wednesday. II strikes out
| the Voorhees, amendment to the House
bill and substitute Tor it six additional
sections.
1t authorizes the free coinage of silver
| from United States mints. Tho seignor.
| age is to be the difference between the
market price of the silver and it's
minted value after coinage The seignor.
ago is not to be coined, but it is 30 be
eold for gold (either at home or abroad)
and the gold received for it is to ba held
ready and used only for the purpose Of
maintaining the parity between the two
metals.
| argument against the bill which he
begun on Wednesday. When Call took
his seat Butler rose and addressed tho
chair. There were then about half q
dozen Senators in the chamb Der, and the
fact being called to the attention OF the
presiding officer, a call of the Senate
was ordered and forty-three Senators
responded.
Butler closed his speech by reading
an extract from the farewell address of
Andrew Jackson condemning the system
of the United States banks o. tina. day.
/ What AnGy% Jackson said then was a
solemn truth, then and was equally
true day.
At 4:45 Mr.. Teller took tho floor on
the repeal bill. but before he began his
! speech there was another roll call
which showed the momentary presence
of only forty-one Senators. Then the
! sergeant-at was directed TO re-
quest the attendance Of absent Sena-
| tors and In ~ few minutes the presence
of the necessary forty-three was
| secured.
Teller,s speech was in continuation Of
one that mad been running for some
weeks, resumed at intervals He spoke
| but short time when he yielded tho
| floor for 3 motion TO go in executive
| session. The motion prevailed, end
when tho doors were reoponed, AZ $50,
| che Senate adjourned
IN TIE HOUSE.
Not even the earnest manner of Cum
mings, OF New York, could awaken tho
House from tho lethargy into which it
seems to have fallen. There was no
increase in the attendance to-day, and
tho various speakers amer, of No.
| braska; Hicks, OF Pennsy ivani3; Brook
| shire, Of Indiana; Ray, OF New York:
English. of New Jersey: Baker, OF New
hampshire; Tawney, Of Minnesota;
| Talbot, of South Carolina, and Geissen-
| heimer, OF New Jersey-Teceiyed very
| little attention, though some Of the
arguments advanced were worthy Of
| grave consideration.
Twenty eight Nom bers (including the
| opeaker) were present when tho House
met at II O'clock The purpose OF tho
early meeting was To afford more time
| for discussion. OF those present Button
| sat on the Democratic side of the cham
Der. The call Of mittees for reports
was, at the suggestion of Burrows, dis
pensed with and the Federal election
bill was taken up.
Hainer concluded his speech in opposi.
ton 10 the proposed legislation. He
| criticised tho State election laws in
| vouge in some of the States and asserted
That In North Carolina negro had been
| disfranchised because his wife had
| eloped with 4 white man. The object
Of the law which it was now proposed
| TO repeal was 10 secure free ana fair
elections.
Kicks rep Pal opposed the bin.
by the repeal of the Federal election
| to-day the party would abridge the
rights OF citizens to vote regard less OF
the previous condition of servitude. He
then digressed 10 the silve. question
Brookshire (Dem Ind argued In
favor of the repeal. Whatever might
be the difference among Democrats
urtt I'D