The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-19

be bound by that?
DANIEL AM no. prepared to answer
that question on the minute.
Hill-The Senator can take all the
time he wants.
Daniel said he did not like to commit
himself when there was no such ques-
ton presented to the Senate. He might
not be a very good lawyer, but he was
too good lawyer to answer hastily a
proposition which he was not discussing
and had nothing to do with what he was
discussing.
Hill remarked that If the presiding
officer of the body agreed with him the
Dill would pass in spite of all the OBJ
struction Of the minority. cloud ap-
plause which required tho interposition
OF the Vice President.)
Before order was restored Hill retired
TO the cloak room-a fact which was re
ferred to by Daniel, saying that the
Senator from New York had left the
room with alacrity after the speech in
which he had been beating around the
gooseberry bush with lantern"
Daniel continued after answering
here to legislate and l want to proceed
to legislate in an orderly, straightfor
ward way. do not want you gentle
men Democratic Senators) to lecture
me about breaking up the Democratic
party as long as you stand in the ma
Jority of the party and are willing to
abide by its judgment. Do not insist
that your opponents shall come here at
unusual hours and sit night and day
while those who now claim to be in the
majority will not stay here themselves.
Let us proceed steadily, regularly, con
slider first one amendment and then the
n0rAt.
dltions OF this honorable body, and we
will be much nearer the end than we
will be by having revolutionary utter
ances about changing the rules"
When Daniel closed there was
another roll call and hfty.seven Sena.
tors answered. Mills made fiery speech
In reply to the criticisms upon him by
Hill and Daniel, concluding with the
statement that The responsi bility is
placed on the majority to make rules
and to legislate, snd IL 1T docs not do so,
an Intelligent and indignant public
opinion will hold that majority to &C
count
The Senate then took recess until 10
o'clock tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House tn g morning Wolverton,
from tho committee on judiciary, called
up the Dill amending tho revised
statutes relating to clerks fees, semi
annual returns OF fees by district at
torneys, marshals and clerks, commits
sioners' fees, and to offenders against
tho United States. 1t establishes a
uniform fee for naturalization Of aliens
| by the United States circuit and district
courts and it was passed.
Mr.. Geary, from the committee on
commerce, called up the New York and
New Jersey bridge bill. Geary offered
an amendment providing that the com
pany shall expend not less than $780,
600 within the first year and every year
thereafter not less than 81 900, 900, and
that tho bridge shall be completed within
ten years otherwise this act shall be
null and void.
controversy over the amendment
arose between Geary and Warner
IN. Y.,) in which both gentlemen be-
came quite excited and affairs bordered
upon personal encounter had not the
rules of the House been strongly upheld
Warner offered an amendment slightly
different from the one which was
adopted,as was also Geary' and the bill
was passed without division.
The House then resumed the con-
sideration of the printing bill. Tho
bill was net disposed OF at o'clock
when tho House adjourned.