The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-22

| WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Peffer re-.
introduced the bill to provide for a
bureau of loans and asked that 1t lie on
the table for the present. 1t is with
some notifications the same as he in.
troduced In May, 1892. Plat offered
the resolution for a cloture, of which ne
| gave notice last Tuesday, and spoke for
some time upon it.
After number OF short speeches had
been made upon the subject the resolu-
ton then went over till tomorrow,
although it had previously been referred
to the committee on rules. The repeal
bill was then taken up and Gallinger
(Rep., N. 81 gave notice Of an amend
| mont which he intended to offer to 1t
looking to the appointment Of a none
tary commission of three financial ex-
ports from private life Ito be appointed
by the President) three Senators and
three Representatives.
White (Oem. Cal, y took the floor to
argue against the unconditional repeal
| Of the purchasing clause Of the Sher-
man act. After hehai spoken for three
hours and a half White suggested that
II Voorhees, desired to make any motion
he would yield the floor and &c on again
tomorrow, but Voorhees, preferred that
White should continue and White said
that he would do 80, as he was not at
all tired. And 80 he went on with his
| speech and declared that the uncoudi-
tional repeal of the Sherman law meant
the total abolition of silver as a money
| metal and closed with an appeal for
consideration for the silver producing
States. He finished his speech at $50.
having spoken four hours and TWENTY
minutes.
AS there was no one who wished to
speak, Voorhees, said, eff we cannot
| have further debate, then the next
thing is to vote. 1 move to lay on the
table the pending amendment to the
olil' (eefers,) and on that motion 1
ask the yeas and nays"
Jones, OF Arkansas, moved an ad.
| ]ournment, but Withdrew the motion in
| order to allow Butler to move to pro-
coed to executive business.
Voorhees, insisted that his call for
the yeas and nays should be decided
before Buffers motion was put, but the
vice.president decided against him.
Teller suggested the absence of a
quorum, and insisted that the question
should be tested before the vote for the
yeas and nays. The roll was then
called, showing fifty-fve Senators
| present.
A motion to adjourn was then made
by Walcott (Colo.), and was defea ted.
| Buffers motion for an executive SEES.
sion was also defeated.
Keller moved an adjournment, but
Voorhees, objected, and after some fur
ther colloquy he withdrew the motion
to lay Peffer's amendment on the table,
but the flow OF words continued until
1:30 o'clock, when, after brief execu-
| tive session, upon Voorhees, motion,
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
There were not more than one hun
dred members present when the Speak
er's gavel called the House to order to.
day. The journal having been read,
Reed suggeste that the document was
not correst although he thought the
clerk had shown good Judgment in writ.
ing the journal as he had.
The Speaker replied that owing to
the fact that the committee on rules
had been in session this morning he
had not had an opportunity to examine
the Journal but from listening to il
he was of the impression it was not
correct. He took the journal to ex.
anime it, and while he was doing so
Reed and Cultivate had a pleasant
| little passage with vocal foils, which
| disturbed the Speaker in his eXamina-
ton, and he finally sailed both gentle
Anoa w oluoE duu sIhleu lQaG Q6Dat6
was out OF order
| The House proceeded to business
without approving the journal and
Catchings, from the committee on rules,
reported resolution providing that on
September Is the House shall proceed
to the consideration of the Federal
election bill; that debate shall continue
until October 9, at the close of which
day the previous question shall be con
sidered az ordered on the bill in all its
stages and that on October 10th the
various votes shall be taken without
debate or intervening motions.
| CatchiDgs demanded the previous
question and the yeas and nays we're
ordered, resulting yeas, IT'S; nays, 4.
The report OF the committee on rules
was accepted. Yeas, 179; nays, 3.
Rusk (Dem., Md then presented
report from the committee on accounts.
Paynter (Ky.) for himself and Michler
| (Dem., Pa.) presented a minority re-
| port.
| Pending the motion to adjourn the
| Speaker again submitted this mornings
Journal, vote upon which had been post
Poned. The journal, he said, ought not
to put into the mouth of the Speaker
reasons that he had not assigned for his
rulings. The Speaker then presented
his amendments and CATER Reed had
secured their printing in the Record) the
Journal was approved and the house, at
4:45, adjourned. 49, VI
| Reported Train Hoid-up Not True.
| NASHVILLE. Tenn, Sept. 21.--A dis