The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-08

(Dem., Md reported from tho commit
tee on naval affairs bill appropriating
$4,000 for the purpose of reclaiming
the United States ship of war Kear.
sarge and her equipments, which was
passed.
Mr.. Morgan, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported a resolution
requesting the President to inform the
Senate, If not inconsistent with public
interest, whether the government of
Great Britain had occupied Blue(ields
or any other place on the Mosquito
reservation in Nicaragua with mill
tary force, and to state the character
and strength of such force and the claim
OF authority on the part OF the British
government 70 so occupy that country
The resolution was agreed to-
Harris then called for vote on his
motion for second reading of the
seiginorage bill. The bill had it's
second reading, and then the Vice.
President asked whether there was any
objection to Harris request to take it
up for consideration.
Sherman said that he would move,
If no one else did, to refor the bill to the
| finance committee. He regarded the bill
as one of the most important ones that
had been before the Senate for years
| 1t proposed the issue of United States
notes, to the amount of SIS, 900, 900, for
| the current expenses of the govern
ment. He regarded it as grave revo-
lutionary proceeding. This issue Of
S55, 100000 would be followed by the
issue of other millions Of paper money,
without any provision behind them for
their redemption.
Palmer (Dem, Ill.) argued in favor OF
10 ,frr -,
He regarded a revenue tariff as essential
to tho country, but the seignorage bill
was one that could await the settlement
of that more important one.
The discussion continued until u.
NJ, when tho VicePre sident laid be-
fore the Senate the unfinished business,
being bill for the purchase of site
for the Government printing office. Call
moved to lay that bill aside and to take
up the bill to change the boundaries Of
the judicial districts of Florida. This
motion was defeated-yeas, %; nays, "a
Harris then moved to proceed to the
consideration of the seignorage bill.
| This motion was agreed to without d.
vision. The bill was therefore before
the Senate in committee of the whole.
Voorhees,, chairman Of the finance
committee, said that IL he had supposed
that the taking up Of their seignorage
bill would result in any delay on the
tariff bill he would be opposed to il.
But after the tariff bill would be re-
ported to the Senate it would go,
he said, to the calandar and would
necessarily remain there at least a
week. That would be requisite in
| order to allow Senators to examine
it and prepare themselves for it's dis
cussion. The seignorage bill could be
taken up and disposed OF before the
discussion of the tariff question was
| reached.
The discussion was interrupted briefly
to allow two messages from the Presi-
d mt to be presented and also to have
| the conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill presented and concur ed
in.
The question was then taken on Mr..
Sherman's motion to refer the seignor-
age bill to the finance committee and
the motion was defeated-yeas 6, nays
so. The bill was read in full! and the
presiding officer (Faulkner) said tho
| bill was in committee of the whole and
open to amendment. Thon, no amend
ment having been offered, he followed
with the announcement that the cues
ton was on the engrossment and third
reading OF the bill, and, that stage being
rapidly passed, he said that the CUES
ton now was, Shall the bill pass?"
| All this had been accomplished so
speedily that the opponents OF the bill
did not seem to realize that their oppor-
tunities had slipped away. Finally
Hoar inquired what had become of an
amendment which Stewart had offered
or proposed to offer. He was informed
that Ste Hart had abandoned the pur.
pose. And, as tho presiding officer put
the question, Shall the bill now pass?"
| Hoar interposed a motion to adjourn,
and called for tho yeas and nays The
| motion was defeated.
Morrill, protested against such an i'm
portant bill being passed in what looked
| like freak Of the Senate There had
been no discussion as to what the effect
Of it's passage would be on the credit of
| the country, both at homo and abroad.
Palmer inquired whether tho bill was
still subject to amend ment, and was in
| formed by the presiding officer that it
| was not.
Allison-Has the bill passed to q
third reading?
The Presiding Oficer-Yes, sir; and
the question now before the Senate is on
the passage of the bill.
Allison-Then | move to reconsider
the vote whereby the bill was engrossed
and read third time.
Cockrell-On that motion ! ask the
yeas and nays
Sherman made final appeal to tho
Senate against hasty action. The course
adopted with this bill was, he said, in
| violation of the rules Of the Senate He
| intimated that he would like moro time
TO present his objections to it. No Sen.
ator, he said, had dreamed tina, the bill
| was TO pass to day
mo matter" said Harris, what
people may nave dreamed or MOL