The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-08
IN THE SENATE and HOUSE.
Voorhees, Announces His Plan
for Next Wednesday.
House Tries Holding a Night Session But
Very Few Members We're In Attend
anoe-Federal Election Bill Talked
Throughout tho Day-walcott Intro
duoes a Resolution in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Oct. AT the opening
OF to days session of the Senate VOL.
colt offered the following resolution,
which went over until Monday:
Resolved, That the Senate committee
on finance be directed to report about a
bill for the coinage of gold and silver in
accordance with the policy set forth in
the bill reported by the committee
August %, 1893, being House OF Repre-.
sentatives bill No. (this refers to the
declaratory section OF the Voorhees,
billy.
The silver purchase repeal bill was
then at 1l:15 taken up and Voorhees,,
chairman OF the finance committee,
said: II desire this morning to state in
the hearing of the Senate of the coun-
try, that on Wednesday next, after the
meeting OF the Senate, shall ask 1t 70
continue in session until q vote is taken
on the pending matter, and I shall ask
and expect Senators to maintain QUO.
rum for the transaction of business until
the end is reached Of this protracte d
struggle. l might say more, but more is
not necessary. give this notice in order
that Senators may govern themselves
accordingly in the performance of tho
duty which they owe to the public"
Roach (Rep., N. d. addressed the
Senate in favor of the repeal of tho
Sherman act. He occupied two hours
and half in the delivery of his speech
He was folio" by Allen Pop, Neb)
Allen had not been speaking very long
when the deserted condition of the
chamber moved Pettigrew to call alton
ton to it. The roll was then called and
1T took Is minutes to gather in the
forty-three Senators, which a quorum
requires.
Allen, without plotting his speech,
yielded 10 o motion to adjourn, and the
Senate, at p. IN. , ad journed until Mon
day at Il a. III.
IN THE HOUSE.
Ton Democrats and twelve Republi.
cans were in the chamber when tho
House met at IL today. The Federal
election bill was then taken up.
Everett Dem, Mass did not DENY
the constitutional power of Congress to
pass the laws, but he did not believe
that it had the moral right TO do so. He
wanted to wipe from the statute books
the last relic of sectionalism.
Grosvenor (Ohio) ridiculed the present
position of the Democracy in Congress-,
with rebellion in one wing Of the Cap
itol and decentralization in the other
Oates, in opposing the Federal election
bill. said tho Southern States declared
that the power of those States were the
law abiding citizens incapable (as
should have been charged) OF keeping a
nursery of fraud. He then opposed the
laws On constitutional grounds.
Hepburn (Rep., Ia.) denied that the
,tnt H.
election in the States.
Swanson dem, Va.) entered his
earnest protest against the charge which
Republican speakers had made against
the honesty of the elections Ia the
Southern States.
Weadock Dem, Mich advocated the
repeal bill. Cannon Ql.) spoke in
favor of the laws.
Hunter CDem., ILL., declared that tho
Federal election laws had been enacted
in order to perpetuate the Republican
party in power. Hull (Rep, la sup.
ported the constitutionality of tho ex.
listing Federal election laws. Cousins
(Rep LAY opposed the pending legis.a-
lation.
Fifteen members were present when
at 5:i5 o'clock the House took recess
until o'clock.
There were eight members present
when the House met after recess. Kill
gore, OF Texas, who was acting as
Speaker pro TEN. solemnly called the
House to order, and Grady Dem, N. c. },
after suggesting that there was no
House, spoke in favor of the pending
bill.
He was followed by Dunn (Dem ,NJ.)
in the same line. McCleary (Rep i,
MINI J spoke against the repeal, and
Anderson Dem, w. Va in support OF
it. The House then at 1O:30 adjourned
till ] / o'clock Monday.
PIANOS for cash, pianos on easy pay
ments, old pianos taken in exchange.
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