The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-27

Soh"'e uouay IN tne ABSENCE of the
Vice President. The attendance was
80 small that before the journal was
read call of the House was demanded.
The call produced quorum and one
more. Dubois offered the following
resolution on which he said he wouid
address the Senate to morrow:
Whereas several sovereign States are
without representation in the Senate
which they are entitled to, therefore
be it
Resolved, That the consideration of
legislation relating to the Federal cleo
tion laws, the tariff and finance matters
which materially affect the partially n-
represented States, be postponed in the
Senate until Monday, January IL. 1904
to enable the States OF Washington
Montana and Wyoming to have the
votes, influence and protection in the
senate which are guaranteed to eyerv
sovereign State by the constitution of
tho United States.
The resolution offered yesterday bv
PETER, calling for information as to the
anticipation Of interest in the public
bonds since 1861, was laid before the
Senate, discussed briefly and then on
motion Of Quay, laid on the table.
The repeal bill was taken up at 1910
and Stewart continued his denunciation
| OF President Cleveland for time. He
yielded the floor to Dubois, who in turn
gave way to Perkins (Rep., Cal J who
made his first speech in tho Senate.
After Perkins camo Stewart again
continuing tho defence Ut the Senate,
as he terms it. 1t soon became neces-
sary to have roll call to secure
| quorum but Stewart was not able to
finish his speech to-day.
MOrran rose IN nprSonol ax0l,..
ton. Alluding to an article from a
New York paper which had been read in
| the Senate reproducing tho Presidents
words at tho capitol at tho centennial
celebration, no said he had not heard
them or read them before to day He
did not constitute that remark as a re-
buke to either house of Congress-.
After reading tho portion Of the
article reputing to himself personal and
political enmity towards Cleveland, he
said: ~ am very happy to state that be.
tween the President and myself there
exists the most cordial personal rela-
tions. They have always existed and /
hope they ever will, for | esteem and
prize him very highly in all personal
respects and in his public career.
think that the history OF Mr.. Cleveland
is q history which illustrates some of
the highest properties OF the American
| character"
Morgan said no felt justified in saving
that in this article the paper played the
part simply of q mischief maker. Voor-
bees had also something to say in re-
lation to the President. He was yerv
glad to hear tho remarks of the Senator
from Alabamsjn regard to the assault
which had been made upon the Presi-
dent for the last two days.
Voorhees, did not think that the re.
marks made by the Senator from Ne
vada yesterday we're just.
The Senate at 6 D. M, after short
executive session, adjourned until to.
morrow at II q. m.
IN THE HOUSE.
bitter partisan debate was antici-
pated in the House to-day, but the at
tendance was unusually small on both
sides of the chamber when the gavel
called the mem bers to order at noon.
Talbert Is. CO. asked consent for the
Immediate consideration Of resolution
requesting the committee on banking
and currency, after the disposal of the
Federal election repeal bill, to report
tho McLaurin bill. Warner (Dem., n.
" objected.
In the second morning hour, tho first
being unproductive OF results, the
House Tin accordance with the special
order) proceeded to the consideration of
the Federal election repeal bill and
Tucker opened the debate. He argued
that the statutes which it was proposed
to repeal were unconstitutional and
that Congress had no right to confer the
power that it had done upon supervisors
of election. The right OF suffrage was
right preserved to the States and
granted specifically in the constitution.
The right of suffrage rested in the
States of the Union. He planted him.
self on the ground that the right of
citizen TO vote was right given to him
not by tho constitution of the United
States nor the Federal Government but
by the right preserved in the State and
recognized by the constitution.
What right, no queried, was the worth
having that was put into the hands OF
| another power? He held that the
elective function and the determining
| function must 60 hand in hand
Milliken (Rep., Me-, asked several
| questions on this point and suggested
that the gentleman from Virginia might
be elected from his State as q represen-
| tative OF his district, but ii his right to
| his seat was challenged the case would
be passad upon by g Federal power.
| Tucker replied that that was provided
for in the constitution. Tucker declared
that IL the original right OF suffrage was
in the State the Federal governments
had no right to come in and claim the
power of counting and canvassing the
vote. The right OF suffrage and the con-
ditions OF suffrage should be left to the
| States. The States should be permitted
| to control their own elections.
|! In reply to 8 question by Henderson