The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-06
TUE DAY IN THE SENATE.
Tho ssi9noraKe Bill Received From the
House and Tabled for While.


WASHINGTON, March 5.-The seignor-
age bill was received from tho House
and was, for the time being, laid on the
table. resolution for change of
Senate rules was offered by Mr.. Allen
Pop, Neb.) and was referred to the
committee on rules 1t makes the duty
OF committee to which bill or reso-
luton or other measure is referred to
report 1t back within thirty days, and,
In case of it's not doing so, the Senator
who introduced 1t is to have the right to
demand its being reported within five
days from the time the demand is made.
resolution was offered by Platt
(Rep., Conn., and agreed to, calling on
the Treasury Department for state
ment as to the repayment OF interest
paid by the Government on State bonds
for the Chickasaw fund, and as to what
States are still in default, as TO princi-
pal, or interest, or what amount. Voor-
hee5, reported from the CONN ittee on
finance compilation OF the coinage
laws OF the Government from 1889 to
1884, witch he spoke of as work of
inestimable value, got up by Mr. Dirfee,
late clerk Of the committee, and asked
that it be printed as public document.
It was so ordered.
Mr.. Cockrell (Dem., Mo- called at
tention to the fact that within q few
days past he had received "cart loads
of letters" from druggists in Missouri
asking him to vote against the tariff
bill because It increased the tax on
alcohol which they described as one of
the necessaries Of life. The petitions
and circulars were so referred to the
finance committee. The Vice-Presi-
dent proceeded, as matter of form, to
take from his table bills thereon and to
have them referred to the appropriate
committees. He had reached the seig-
norage bill and was about TO have it re
ferred to the finance committee when
objection was made by Stewart He
said that he desired the bill to lie on
the table to be called up hereafter.
Everybody knew what the bill was,
and there was no use in referring it to
the finance committee, which had its
entire attention taken up by the tariff
Dill, this was matter which should
precede any consideration of the tariff,
because until the people had money to
buy, the tariff was unimportant He
offered as amendment q bill for the free
coinage of silver.
Objection was made to the second
reading of the seiginorage bill, snd it
went over until tomorrow with the TN
oefSIanolng tnaG the Vice President
would lay it before tho Senate at any
time he pleased.
resolution heretofore offered by
PETER, for a change OF the rules, that
oil executive sessions shall be opened
except in cases where the President of
the United States suggests that the
subject matter Of his communication re
euires secrecy, was laid before the Sen
ate, and after some remarks by PETER
was referred to the committee on rules.
Three private pension bills were
passed, and then the Senate. on motion
OF German. went into executive session.
The doors we're reopened at aI5,
when Morgan offered an amendment to
the tariff bill providing for the appoint
ment of board of tariff revision. 1t
was read and referred to the finance
committee, ana then at $50 the Senate
adjourned