The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-26

In the House Yesterday.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 25.-The Senate
met today at IL o'clock with an I'M
usually small attendance. The resolu-
ton offered last Saturday by Stewart as
to the co ordinate departments of the
government was laid before the Senate
and he began to address the Senate ON
she resolution, and in the course of his
speech took occasion to reflect upon the
Presidents ability and lack of conf
dence in the Congressman.
AT o'clock the Vice-President an
nounced the unfinished business, the
repeal bill. but Stewart asked the per-
mission to go on. which he was allowed
to do. After talking more than two
hours and q half Stewart paused and
said he would now like to yield the
floor to the Senator from Penn sylvania,
(Cameron) but he would go on with his
speech whenever tho Senate would let
him, he had not got to the main point
Of it yet.
Cameron thed took the floor and ad-
dressed the Senate in opposition to the
bill. He was followed by Bate, who
addressed the Senate in opposition to
the bill. Bate began his speech by
referring to one of the senten tious sem
fences used by Cleveland a few years
ago, adapting it to the situatio to day
and asserting that the country was now
confronted with both theory and
condition which were barring the way
to great and pressing reform. Mr..
Bate concluded with brilliant apps
trophe to gold and silver.
At the close of Bates speech G D. n.y.
Stewart resumed the floor, and after
his two hours rest went on with his
remarks in the same vein that marked
his utterances earlier in the day. Voor-
hees interposed with n motion for ex-
ecutive business, remarking that the
agreement for seven hours session
daily contemplated given a short time
to that business. Tho Senate at 5:45
adjourned until to II GROW at IL a. m
IN THE HOUSE.
Very few mem bers were present when
the House came to order this II orning
a roll call would not have been re-
Sponded to by moro than half hundred
representatives Several leaves Of alb.
sence were granted.
The House procee ded to the consider
| alton OF the report of the committee on
accounts, granting tho committee on
naval affairs an additional clerk Only
l6s votes we're recorded no quorum,
and on molten Of Cummings, of New
York. call OF the House was ordered.S
A quorum was thus obtained and the
report was agreed to.
Hudson Pop, kan.) asked consent
for the immediate consideration OF
resolution for the appointment of
committee OF five members to inyesti-
gate the recent killing OF settlers on the
Cherokee strip by United States troops,
and appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
pose of the investigation. Dockery OBJ.
jected and the resolution was referred
The printing bill was then taken up.
Meickeljohn (Rep., Neb.) offered an
amendment providing that the public
printer shall pay no greater price than
so cents per hour for time work to
printers and book binders lin the bill
the limit is fixed at 40 cents per hour.)
The amendment was lost, as was also
another fixing tho limit at as cents.
Morse then took advantage OF the lati.
tude allowed in the committee of the
whole House to make some derogatory
remarks on the present conduct Of the
pension bureau. Without disposing of
the bill the House at 4:2O adjourned.
TO MEET the unusual condition of
money matters the Hobbie Music Com
pany will offer special inducements to
reliable parties on pianos and organs
Therefore do no hesitate but call at
once and examine their large stock, at
SO Salem avenue.
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