The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-04

WASHINGTON, May 3.-There was not
the usual call Of the Senate this morn
ing for the purpose of obtaining quo
rum, the attendance Of Senators being
was present and received condolences
from many OF his associates on his recent
sorrow.
A request from Berry for unanimous
consent to take up bill ON the cal
endar was objected to by Morgan, who
moved that the Senate proceed to the
considers ton of executive business, In
conformity with an order of she Senate
made ten days ago. The moIion was
agreed to, and the Senate at 1888
proceeded to executive business,
The doors were reopened At 12 noon,
and Immediately afterwards the con-
alteration OF the tariff bill was pro-
ceeded with. Allison appealed to
Harris, in charge of the bill, to let the
frs, amendment fixing the time for
the bill to 60 into effect pass over for
the present
Vest said that 30 far as he was con-
cerned he had no objection. Harris said
that the matter was wholly immaterial.
or course the time at which the bill
would go into effect would be fixed later
and, in order to make more progress, he
would consent that the amendment be
passed over Cor future action. Hoar
sarcastically congratulated Harris on
consenting to make progress.
"And the Senator from Tennessee"
Harris resorted "hopes that the SEN
ator from Massachusetts will joia him
in making progress.
over without action and the second
amendment was taken up, being the
insertion In tho first paragraph OF the
words "Or withdra En for consumption"
Quay, who has been entitled to the
floor every day since April IA, (alter-
mating with Dolph) yielded she floor
TO Chandler. After Chandler, Quay
took the floor with another number OF
his serial speech which no began
April IA. A large part of Qusy's
speech consisted of statistical labels
from census and other sources, and of
statements as to the various manufac-
turing industries OF the country; and
some Of these papers he had read either
at the clerks desk or by Senator Gal.
linger.
himself, Mitchell called attent ion to the
1SoohSS Va q wv oh0 hO ROhdlhSQ
humorously that such an interesting
document should be heard by full
Senate. The roll WAS thereupon called
and forty-s six Senators answered to their
names, some forty of them having come
in from the coat rooms as the call was
going on.
Then Quay moved to proceed to the
consideration of executive business.
That motion WAS ejectsd-yeas Is, nays
80. Then Hoar came 70 Quay's relief by
a question TO Voorhees,, chairman OF the
finance committee, as to the estimate
made by him of the increased importa.
tions that would re.ult from the passage
Of the tariff bill.
Voorhees, replied that no more diff
culs time than the present could be
imagined for making any such estimate,
inasmuch as the business of all
countries in the world WAS disturbed
and depressed.
The Senate then, at p. m, ad-
journed until tomorrow at II q. m
Hoar crossing over to the Democratic
side of the cham ber- after adjournment
and plimenting Voorhees, On the
adroit way in which he had evaded q
direct answer to his inquiry.
The executive session Of the Senate
to-day was devoted almost entirely to
routine business. Mr.. Morgan, at whose
instance to-day had been set apart for
the consideration of the Chinese treaty,
said that some Senators who desired to
speak on the treaty were absent. and
he therefore asked that it go over until
next Monday.
This was done. The Florida case
again came up-:he nomination OF
George w. Wilson to be collector of
To- has
that long discussion would ensue, and
it WAS laid aside.