The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-05
SENATE ALONE IN SESSION.
PETER Before the Body With His
Amendment.
He Quotes Senator Gordon as In Favor of
the Farmers Alliance Movement-A
Very Significant Letter From New York
Bankers Read by Vance.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.-The House
jointresolution TO make the 18th of
September, 1898, holiday within the
District of Columbia 1.-THE hundredth
anniversary Of the laying OF the corner
stone of the Capito, of the United States)
was laid before the Senate and passed.
Among the petitions presented for and
against the repeal of the Sherman act
was one by Harris, who described it as
"the stereotyped, printed, Wall street
form of PEI ition."
Gallinger (Rep., N. H. introduced 3
bill supplemental to the pension act of
June 81, 1890, and asked that IL be read
in full and that he be heard briefly in
explanation Of it. The bill was read.
Its most important provision is that,
except in cases to establish fraud, no
pensioner shall be suspended or with
held until after notice OF ninety days
given TO the pensioner and after q full
and impartial investig alton. Gallingers
remarks were addressed particularly to
that feature OF the bill, and at the close
Of his remarks the bill was referred to
the committee on pensions.
Butler offered an amendm emit to the
bill repeating the Sherman act and had
1t referred to the finance com mittee. 1t
provides for the repeal of the ten per
cent. tex on State bank circulation,
provided that such circulation be
secured by coin or approved State or
municipal bonds AT 1910 Allen (Pop.
Neb.,) offered the following resolution;
Whereas it is due that Congress- take
cognizance of the labor organiza ton and
the industrial interests of the nation by
observing this day, comm only called La
Dor Day; therefore be it, resolved, as q
mark of' respect for the labor orgauiza.
tions and industrial interests of the
nation. that the Senate do now adj.
journ."
Voorhees, opposed the resolution and
said: II am in favor of all the iubilees
and holidays for labor; and l think that
the best tribute we can pay labor is to
go on with the business of the Senate
as rapidly as possible to its conclusion.
know OF no other way in which We can
contribute to the interests of labor in
the present situation of affairs" The
ton was rejected-Yeas S;nays
Allensalso offered resolut on (Which
was referred to the finance com mittee)
calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury
for information on the following points:
Whether the Treasury Depar tment has
at any lime redeemed any portion Of
the silver or coin certificates in silver
coin as provided by the act of July Ii,
1890, II 80, when, and what amounts
have thus been redeemed, what amount
in coinage value of the silver bullion
purchased and subject to the coinage in
the discretion of the Secretary of the
Treasury remains uncoined and WHY
such solver bullion has not been coined
and paid cut in accordance with the
provisions of the act and whether any
part OF the paper money redeemed in
gold by the Treasury Department since
March 4, 1873, WAS cancelled on REDEEM o.
ton or In any manner withheld from
general circulation.
Kyle Pop, ), d offered free silver
coinage amendment to the repeal bill
and it was referred to the finance COM
mittee
At ITO p. IA. Cullum (Rep, ILL ad-
dressed the Senate in favor Of bill to
repeal the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act.
Coke, (Texas) was the next speaker.
His speech was based more on the Presi.
dents message than on the repeal bill.
de declared that the people would never
be content until the wrong OF 1879. by
which one half OF the countrys money
was stamped out in order to double the
purchasing power of the other half, was
undOne and reversed.
Coke having drifted on the efforts of
the New York bankers to influence
financial legislation, he was inter- pied
by Vance IN. CO VINO said he had re-
ceived letter this morning bearing ON
that point and, with Coke's permission,
he would read it to the Senate. 1t was
letter received by ]. Fl Foust, OF
Salisbury, N. c., from Il. ID. Shepard s.
Co, bankers of No. Broad street, New
York. The letter declines the offer of
loan and adds: 1.-THE Senators from
your country are not looked upon as
promoters of the general welfare. II
their stand represents the views of your
people on financial matters, it will be
very dlnicult for you to secure any &C.
com mediation from capitalists in this
section, until there Is decided change "
AT the close of Coke's speech tho SEN
ate went into executive session. The
doors were reopened at o. IN. and the
Senate proceeded with the considera-
ton OF the House bill to repeal the pur-
chasing clauses of the Sherman act.
The amendment offered by PETER on
September was called up by that SEN
ator aud read. 1t consists of nine sec
tions fixing standard for both gold and
silver coins. After it was read PETER
intimated his willingness to withhold
his speech until tomorrow. Voorhees,
asked the Kansas Senator whether he
preferred not to go on to. day, and as
PETER protested indiff srence on that
point, Voorhees, thought it right to con-
tinue longer in session to-day.
He would bid, he said, 'Godspeed to