The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-02
LET CONGRESS- RESIGN. J
Petition Adopted at Boston to
That Effect.
1t is Presented In the Senate and Gala
Forth Speech From Senator Hoar.
More Work for Gray's Investigatfne
Committee-The Day in the House.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The presenta-
ton, by Senator Lodge. of a printed pe-
tison COPIES Of which had been read by
many Senators) adopted at meeting in
Faneuil Hall and upon Boston Common,
with the heading LET Congress Resign"
was made the text Of short speeoh bv
Hoar in the Senate to-day. He intended
to point out, he said, for the considera.
ton of those gentlemen, the signers of
the petition, that they seemed to be an.
tlrely unconscious of the existence of 8
body OF men called "the American
people,"
These men made demands, as IL few
hundred or few thousand men had
only to get together on some common.
and, after five or ten minutes turbulent
conversation, propose something which
was to take the place at once of the
constitution and laws of the country.
The people OF the country, Hoa- con-
tinued, had considered the question of
the resignation Of public officials. and
had demanded such resignation in a
very much more peremptory manner
than those gentlemen could possibly do
1T. The people had not only demanded
~ ooo hou hAeo tu6 tlm6 IOr 1C. All
Senators and members would resign
their office at the times fixed by the
people.
The petition had been printed and
sent out for signatures under the man
agement of Morrison L. Swift, who hna
obtained considerable notoriesy in con-
nection with the Coxey and similar
movements.
Some additional work for Senator
Gray's sugar Investigating com mittee
has been proposed by Chandler, who
offered resolution instructing that
committee to inquire into the facts con-
nected with the organization and history
OF the Dominion Coal Company, Of Nova
Scotia; whether the company owed its
organization to insurance that the tariff
duty on coal shall be repealed by Con-
gress, and who gave such assurances.
The resolution will come up tomorrow.
The conference report on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill was pre-.
sented and agreed TO, the Senate res
ceding from its Russian thistle million
dollar amendment.
Consideration of the sundry civil
bill was resumed. An amendment.
which was offered by Hunton, author
izlng the Secretary of War to employ,in
connection with the Gettysburg mill
tary park, q representative OF thu armv
OF Northern Virginia (Confederate]
Recognized as we'll informed in it's
history" gave rise to discussion and
was agreed to, and similar amend
ment offered by Bate, relating to the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga national
park, was also, after discussion, agreed
to.
Without disposlng of the bill the
Senate adjourned.
In the House.
WASHINGTON. Aug. I.-Hatch reported
the result Of the conference upon the
Senate amendment to the agricultural
appropriation bill. appropriating 81 COO.
OOo for the extirpation OF the Russian
thistle in the Northwest. The Senate
receded from the amendment. The re-
port was agreed to.
Then the House proceeded to the con-
slderation OF tho contested election case
OF Moore VS. Funston, from the Second
Kansas district. The committee on
election reported In favor of Moore's
claim to the seat. for which Funston
holds the certificate, and which he hiss
occupied since Congress met
The resolutions offered by the minor
lty that Moore was not elected, and that
Funston was, were defeated by party
votes, and then the House adjourned,
postponing until tomorrow the votes
that will unseat Funston and put Moore
in his place.