The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-13

" -NshINHI ION, Zee. l2.-CuilO.a indi-
Gated desire to address the Senate ON
the DILL to repeal the Federal cleo lions
law, but as the Hawaiian resolution
off yesterday by Hoar, and reso-
luton offered yesterday by PETER had
precedence in the morning hour, unan-
imous consent was given that those res
olutions should remain on the table and
should DO presented at later hour to-
day or tom orrow.
Cullom thereupon addressed the SEN
ate. He said no Senator would fail TO
perceive that the discussion brought
Senators back to the identical question
which his friends in the South had at
tempted to settle at Fort Sumpter in
1861 and which reached a final cattle
ment in 1865. 1t was idle, he sai1. for
Congress to sit supinely down, con,ensed
with the false theory that the seats n d
full control of the franchise.
Ihat was policy fundamentally
| wrong and indefensible and was in line
with the arguments once used in iusti-
fication for the disruption of tho union,
national government which had not
the power within itself to protect It's
own membership and to have some con-
water
and could not very long endure. II the
existing Federal election laws we're i'm
perfect or worked injustice they should
be amended or modified, but not swept
from the statute books.
An uncompiimentary reference to
New York State politics and then
Judge Maynard brought about a sharp
colloquy between Cullom and Hill,
which was renewed later when Cullom
again brought New York Sta;e politics
and the tariff into his speech Cullom
was advised by Hill not to lie awake at
night from any anxiety as to whether
the Democratic party proposed to carry
out its platform on the question Of
tariii II can assure the Senator"
Hill continued, that the party does in
tend to carry it out faithfully, honestly
and impartially."
Cullom, in conclusion OF 4 general
arraignment Of the Democratic policy,
said that in addition to tariff demand,
the election laws, the protective tariff
the American flag and the pension
policy, the National banking system
was to be also torn down. What, in
Gods name. Cullom asked, would be
lett In the United States worth living
LOT, II after the other cyclones had
done their worst, the country was to be
| put once again, at the mercy Of a multi
tude OF State banking systems, as was
prior to the war of tho rebellion
He entertained the serious thinking
mon OF the Democracy to call halt in
the wild campaign Of error, and to cause
their reckless followers to keep their
hands from despoiltng the work which
had stood the test Of time and which
bore the stamp of value.
| At the close OF Culloms speech (acI:5O)
the presiding officer laid the Hoar-
Hawaiian resolution before the Senate
out, at the suggestion OF Henderson, it
went over till tomorrow.
BEFORE that action was taken. however,
Hoar said that suggestion had been
made TO him by the Senator from Della
ware Gray to let tho resolution b. re-
lerred to the committee on foreign re-
lations Hoar had no objection TO the
| resolution taking that course, as it was
quite possible that the Presidents
answer TO the resolution already agreed
to, would bring the answer to the pend
| ing resolution.
Stewart then addressed the Senate
In favor Of the repeal of the Federal
election laws. a futile attempt was
then made to dispose OF some business
on the calendar, but no quorum could
be obtained and the Senate proceeded
to executive business and at $3.50 ad-
| Joui ueu tllA 10 morrow.
The Day In the House
The conferees on the New York and
Now Jersey bridge bill reported disa-
g.eement ana another conference was
ordered Bailey (rex) reported from
the Judiciary com mittee his substi tute
for the Oates bankruptcy bill Meyer
(La:,) from the committee on naval
affairs, called up the concurrent resolu-
ton for the appointment OF special
committee to investigate and consider
the personnel of the Navy, and asked
that the House go into a committee OF
'ne whole Tor It's consideration, which
was done.
After q brief discussion. Meyer moved
that the committee rise and report the
resolution favorably 10 the House. The
committee divided ON the question and
kilgore made the point OF no quorum
and asked for tellers. Thoy were ap
| pointed, but the NJ morning hour expired
| before The vote was com p.eted, and the
| committee rose.
Wheeler (Ala. J, charm an OF the CON
mittee on Territories, called up the bill
for the admission of Utah and asked the
first reading OF the bill be dis pensed
with. Tracy (N " objected and the
bill was read the first time.
The advocates OF the bill were Kill
gore and RAwlns, OF Utah. It's oppo-
nents were Morse, OF Massac husetts,
and Harter, OF Ohio Harter closed
his remarks at $50 and the House i'm.
mediately adjourned.
An unsavory Kind of witness.
New YORK, Dec l2-Under cross
examination today Mloiier. the tness