The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-13

DAY.
WAsHTNaToN. June l2.-If any prog.
ress was made to day in the Senate in
the direction of final vote on the tariff
olAl 1t must havs been in private con.
sultatlons, such as those which yester.
day removed all distractions from the
pain or the cotton schedule. In the
public open session there was not a stem
OF progress made.
During tho greater part of the day the
seats OF the Senators were mostly va
cant; the chamber presented a deserted
appearance; there were only few list.
less spectators in the galleries: the at
mosPhere was oppressively stitling and
hot and no one made pretense even of
taking the least interest in any OF the
half dozen speeches read TO the Senate.
1t was, on the whole, the most tediously
wearlsome day that has passed since the
tariff bill was taken up in the Senate
ten weeks ago
Before the wool schedule was entered
Hoar reverted to action taken several
weeks ago on the paragraph putting
duty OF 40 per cent. on spec tacles eve
glasses and opera glasses. His motion
TO increase the rate OF duty to 90 per
cent was defeated. Yeas, FL; neys. 81.
The proceedings in the half hour were
OF no general interest Then the tariff
bill was taken up, the wool and the
woolens schedule having been reached
at yesterdays adjournment, the first
paragraph was read, and PETER sent TO
the clerks desk and had read the
amendment he proposed to offer to the
paragta as to wool 1t Is to insert
the provisions Of existing law as to raw
wool except that duties arc reduced 40
per cent.
PETERS amendment was rosd In fnll
and then Hoar had his inning on spec
tacles. Schedule X, "Wooi and manu-
features Of wool" was then taken up.
The paragraph was reported by the Sen
ate nnance committee without amend
ment. But subsequently Jones, on be.
half OF the committee, reported AN
amendm"nr striking out the parArraOb.
so as 10 have those ciAssos If wool IN
cluded in thu FREE list paragraph a. All
WOOL. Ii is .ha5 amend mens -nlcn Is
pending
Mcmillan argued in favor OF duties ON
wool, and gave his assent To Peirer's
amendmenJ to re-ensct the existing
rates with reduction OF 40 per cent.
Sherman gave notice that ne would
address the Senate TO morrow morning
on the wool schedule.
Quay then took the floor AMI delivered
the seventh portion Of the tariff speech
which he began on the 18th OF A pril la. /.
After Quay had occupied the floor
about an hour and half he yielded 10
Hoar, remarking that Mills appeared to
be now in charge OF the bill. asked
unanimous consent TO go back to the
coal paragraph and nave coal placed on
the free list
Mitchell (Ore objected.
II do not think" said Mills, THAT
coal has boon reached yet and besides
that l have nothing to do with the
amendments of the bill and, of course
am not in charge OF it."
II ask unanimous consent" said Quay,
Ito have the. bill laid on the table"
Mills-I object
Quay-Then l will proceed with my
remarks.
Mills-That is all that it amounts to.
Mitchell Gore III move that the bill
be indefinitely postponed and call for
the yeas and nays. The vote was
taken. and the motion was defeated,
yeas, %; nays. 80
The vote was strictly party vote,
the three Populists, Allen, Kyle and
Pefier voting with the Democrats in
the negative
Quay yielded the floor to Pettgrew
Is D., who addressed the Senate,
giving his hearers straight protection
for an hour. When he had concluded
Quay proceeded with his remarks.
Quay was reading his speech in a
low mOnotonous voice, when at 3:15
Hoar remarked with touch of grim
humor that he thought it very import
ant there should be quorum OF Scna-
tors present to listen to it. There were
then not dozen Senators in the cham.
Der. The roll WAS called and As Sana-
tors aEswert d TO their names. Then
Quay yielded the floor courtesously 30
MIR. Power, who read an argument in
favor of protective duties on wool
Harris expressed the nope that tho
Senate would make better progress to-
morrow than IL had done 10 day.
1--WE all hope So said Plat.
81 am glad that we do all hope so"
Harris continued. land I hope now we
all concur in tho effort. 1 move that the
Senate do now ad journ."
And the Senate at d D m. adjourned
until tom orrow at 10 m.
The Day In the House.
WASHINGTON. June l2-Outhwsite
asked unanimous consent for the con-
sideration of q bill in aid OF the national
home for aged and inflrm colored people
in the District of Columb ia Mr. Muir
ray, the colored Repub lican member
from South Carolina, supported the bill.
Amendments by Cannon Qll.l, as
amended by Sayres CTex }, were agreed
| to, providing that institutions should
| not a. any time be o charge upon the
| Treasury o: tho United States, ana max
| ing tho entte expenses OF the home
charge upon the revenues OF the Dis
trict. Tie latter was adopted only after
yea and nay vote ll3 to l07.