The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-21

WASHINGTON, OCT. 2U.-Ihe Senate
devoted four hours and half to bust.
ness today and gave the seal of its ap
prevail to the appointments OF Mr. Van
Allen, as ambassador to Rome and Mr..
Kllbreth, as collector of customs, at
New York. During the brief period
that the doors were opened and the
public admitted to the galleries, few
important events occurred.
Chief among them was the introdu NC.
ton OF cloture rule by Voorhees,
practically the same as that reported by
Hill. 1t provides that when any bill or
resolution which occupies the advan-
tageons position of unfinished bust
ness" has been debated for thirty days,
any Senator may at any time make q
motion fixing the time when the final
vote shall be taken; that that motion
shall be put Immediately. and that dur
ing Its tendency, or when the time
fixed for the final vote arrives, no
debate or amendment shall be per-
mitted. The original motion, however,
must have the affirmative vote OF ma
jority of all the Senators entitled to
seats. The resolution lies on the table
and may come up for action to morrow
Upon Voorhees, motion the Senate
went into executive session and re-
NAMED there four and half hours, the
doors being reopened at $40. The
silver pucchase repeal bill was then
taken up and PETER offered an amend
ment to the substitute. 1t proposes the
free coinage OF gold and silver under
the provisions of the act OF 1887 and re-
wives that act
PETER stated the points in which this
differed from that heretofore offered by
him proposing free coinage. and which
had been voted down some time ago
This one now occupies the position OF
being the first that must be voted on d.
He then went on with the speech com
menced by him last Friday
Having referred by name to Voorhees,
and Gordon as Senators who had changed
their action on the silver question
without having changed their opinions
he was called to order for mentioning
Senators by names and was informed
by the Vice-President that the parlia
mentary expression was the senior or
the junior Senator from Indiana. Being
so instructed he made the necessary
change in phrase.
After he had spoken for two hours,
but without nearing the end of his do
cese, PETER at p M. yielded to motion
to take recess till 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, which was agreed to.
IN THE HOUSE.
An urgent deficiency bill calling for
1897, 600 was passed, of which $500, 600
was for the pay of clerks of members of
the House. In the morning hour
Wheeler Gala called up the bill re-
ported from the committee on Terri
tories requiring railroad companies
operating lines through the Cherokee
outlet to locate and maintain stations
at the town sites laid out by the Interior
Department, and it was passed
On bill from the committee on pri-
vate land claims called up by Pendle-
lon, w. Va, the lack OF quorum was
noticed and tellers were appointed. Be
fore quorum appeared, the House hour
expired and the bill went over.
The House went into committee of
the whole on the State union and by
number called up the joint resolution to
remit half the duty on goods exhibited
in the Worlds Fair and sold by exhibit.
tors. Dinghy raised the point of order
that the resolution was not one to raise
revenue and therefore not in order. An
amendment was adopted restricting the
benefits of the resolution to goods sold
subsequent to its knowing effect. Also
one extending it's provisions to tho Cali
fornia Midwinter Exposition.
The committee then rose; joint reso-
luton was reported to the House and
passed. The House again, in committee
of whole, resumed consideration of the
bill 20 regulate and reform tho public
printing.
Pending debate the committee rose
and at Also the House adjourned until
tomorrow st IL o'clock