The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-27
in THE SENATE and HOUSE.
Teller and Stewart Still Keep
on With Their Speeches.
Squire Addresses tho Senate Upon the
Amendment offered by Him-He Saws
He Will Submit to tho Pleasure of the
majority-BankruptcvL Laws and Print
Ing Rules Occupy the Attention of tn .
House.

House,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-After the
presentation of few belated petitions
In FAVOR OF free and unrestricted coinage
of silver. Teller suggested the absence
OF quorum. The roll was called and
only thirty-six Senators (seven less than
aquorum) answered.
At 11:15 fortyhve Senators had re.
sponded to their names and business
was proceeded with. The silver pur-
chase repeal bill was taken up and the
vice president stated the question to be
on the amendment to 1T offered by
Peffer'reviving the free coinage act Of
1887. "e' ~
Teller addressed the Senate in con-
tinuasion of his speech begun some
time ago. Teller occupied the floor
until gao when, without finishing his
speech, no yielded the floor to Squire
lRep.. Wash.) Squire addressed the
Senate In advocacy Of the amendment
OF which he gave notice October 10.
This amendment proposed to allow the
owners OF silver bullion to have it
coined into standard silver dollars at
the present rate of 16 to /, receiving
standard silver dollars for it to the
amount OF the commercial value of the
bullion, the difference to be retained as
reserve fund by the Treasury.
In closing his speech, Squire said that
II 1t were the pleasure of the majority
in the Senate to postpone all positive
legislation or action on those PROPOSE.
tions to further day, contending itself
simply with repeal of the Sherman act,
he would bow to it.
n ny hnr
many times continued speech. In the
course of it's delivery he Welded the
floor to Frye, who reported back from
the committee on commerce the House
joint resolution for the reporting, mark
ing and removal of derelicts in the North
Atlantic ocean by international agree
ment and the House bill appropriating
SITS, 600 for a steam revenue cutter Of
the first class for use on the New Eng
land coast. They were explained briefly
by Frye and were passed.
Stewart continued for some time
longer, deolaiming against England and
as he showed no sign Of cominr to an
emu, voorhees,, who had been exercising
his patience for over an hour, asked him
whether he would yield for recess.
Stewart consented with the remark
that he would not be able to conclude
to night, and so at 5:45 this evening the
Senate took recess until III o'clock to-
| morrow morning.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House met at IL o'clock TODAY
and prayer was offered by Rev. Mr..
Smithson, who invoked support and
consolation for the fImily OF the late
Rev. Sami. w. Haddaway, chaplain of
the House, who died this morning.
Richardson (Dem., Tenn introduced
resolution expressing the sorrow of
the House at the death of it's chaplain
and moved that the Speaker appoint
committee to attend the funeral. The
resolution was unanimously agreed to
and the Chair appointed as the com
mittee Compton, Richardson (Tenn,)
Dingley, Kyle, Cockrell, Curtis IN. Y.,j
and Cobb (Ala.)
Richardson, (Tenn.,) chairman of
com mittee on printing, offered Joint
resolution providing that after the be-
ginning Of the regular session OF Fifty
third Congress, that is after the first
Monday In December, all engrossed an
enrolled bills and joint resolutions
should be printed, instead OF being
written.
This method. Richardson explained,
would obviate to great extent the
likelihood of errors creeping into the en-
crossed bills. The resolution was
agreed to.
AT the expiration OF the morning hour
the House resolved itself into q COM
mittee OF the whole upon the bank
ruptcy bill. and devoted the remainder
OF the days session until 4:45 to it's dis
cussion. Bortney, of Louisiana, adyo-
Gated the bill Kyle opposed 1t, and
Warner, Of New York, and Brosiuz, of
Pennsylvania, favored it.