The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-16
ACTION AGAIN ON THE BILL.
Some Unnecessary Speech
making Was Made, However.
a Resolution of PETERS on tho Wool
Schedule Stin Pending-Several Re-
publican Amendments Voted Down.
One Comes Near Being Accepted-No
Action Yet on Jones' Amendment.

WASHINGTON, June l5.-rhe Senate
passed to-day from the region of dc.
bate to that Of action on the wool
schedule Of the tariff bill. The talking
continued from 1890 to $3.50, but none
OF the speeches presented anything yerv
new or remarkable except one by Mr..
Proctor, who made good use of his Bible
reading to illustrate his view of tho at
tack made upon the wool industry of
the country. He discovered in the MUIR
der OF Abel, "a keeper of sheep" by
Cain, "a tiller Of the ground" the first
historical mention of hostility to the
sheepindustry, and he predic ted that in
this case, as in that, "a mark would be
set" upon the Democrats and that thew
would BIO forced to cry out my punish.
ment Is greater than can bear"
good many votes were taken upon
amendments offered on tho Republican
side OF the chamber, and. while all Of
these amendments were rejected, one OF
them came very nearly being carried 1t
was an amendment offered by Mr.. PEI.
fer to substitute the Mckinley classic
cation. on wooden goods (reduced so per
cent? and the vote upon it was: Yeas, 3d.;
nays, 35, the whole four Populists voting
in the affirmative.
When the Senate adjourned another
amendment OF Mr. PETER was pending
to put all wooden manufactures on the
free list. No action has been taken on
Jones amendment to strike out tho
House paragraph leaving wool on the
dutiable list, nor in fact has the amend
ment been formally offered A small
deficiency bill for printing expenses and
some other items was passed, and then,
at $50, after short executive session,
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow
at 10 8. M.
The Day In tho House.
WASHINGTON, juno 15.-Prayer was
offered to-day by Rev. r. w. Springer.
son of Representative Springer, recently
appointed post chaplain by President
Cleveland. Again no opportunity was
given fur the consideration of business
under unanimous consent and the com
mlttees we're at once called for reports.
Among the bills reported was one for
a public building at Chicago and ono
authorizing the erection Of !, Govern.
ment printing Office on one of the pub
lie reservations in The city of Washing
ton.
Cultivate reported resolution from
the com mlttee on rules directing the
appropriation bill under the five-minute
rule until $3.50 o'clock, when the pre-.
vious question shall be considered as
ordered on all pending ndments and
on the passage Of the bill.
Mr.. Richardson (Tenn }, rising to q
question of personal privilege, sent to
the clerks desk and had read tho edi-
torial in the Evening News of yester.
daV relating to the charges contained in
Its local column connl citing Richard
sons name with certain transaction
in real estate. At the close of Mr..
Richardson's remarks and explanation,
the mem beers evidenced their apprecia.
ton ty applause, which came from both
sides.
The speaker then declared tho House
In committee Of the whole and the read
ing of the bill was begun in accordance
with the understanding that the agree.
ment for debate previously mado should
be respected. McRae Dem, Ark) was
made given half an hour to oppose the
provisions of the bill directing the
transfer TO the credit OF the Indian
tribes interested upon tho books of the
treasury OF certain paying State
bonds or stocks, and thereupon thew
shall become the property Of the United
States and are to be sold by the Secre-
tary or the treasury.
These are the bonds and stocks in
trust for certain Indian tribes upon
which interest has not been paid, and
which is in controversy, amounting to
something over $4,000 coo. Mr.. McRae
denounced the proposed legislation.
Swanson and Wise opposed the provi-
sion, denouncing it as foul wrong to
the State OF Virginia to take these
bonds and deny settlement of the
claims of the State against the general
Government
He said the United States was in.
debted to Virginia, not only for advances
made for the general defense in the war
OF 1912. but for $4,000 to build tho
very Capitol in which the House was
meeting. Points OF order were made
against the provisions of the bill
quoted, and these were sustained by tho
chair. So these provisions disappeared
from the bill.
A. o'clock the House took a recess
until o'clock, the evening session
being for the consideration OF private
pension bills.
At the evening session pension mat
ters we're discussed and but one bill was
passed. Tho House adjourned at 1890.
BELvA DAN PRACTICE.