The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-15
IN CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
Looking Out for Coxcy's Army-No Bust
ness Transacted In the House.

oehosofS Prosene az tne opening OF To-
days proceedings in the Senate was the
venerable but always active and atten.
tive Senator from Vermont, whose s4th
birthday is to day. Mr.. Morrill, was
congratulated by several Senators. Hill,
OF New York, Walsh, of Georgia, and
Gibson, Of Maryland, crossed over from
| the Democratic to the Republican side
of the chamber to present their congrat-
ulations, and at the same time Senator
| WALSH was introduced to Senators Nor
rill and Sherman.
Subsequently Mr.. Morrill, gave notice
that on Wednesday next he would ad.
dress the Senate on the tariff and the
income tax, and Turpie gave like no
tioe-his speech to follow Morrills.
| The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Quay, to give hearing in the
| Senate chamber next Saturday to a
committee Of the Workingmen's Asso-
citation Of the United States in opposi-
ton to the tariff bill, was laid before
| the Senate.
Mr. GallinSer (Rep, N. H. offered a
substitute for the resolution (Which
| Quay accspted) providing for q recess
until p. N. to hear committee of the
working mems organization Of the
| United States on tho tariff bill.
MIR. Harris disclaimed the ability to
control any vote in the Senate except
his own, and he was not sure that he
| could always control that. He sug-
gested that the memorial or resolution
referred to might be laid before the
| Sena'e in the ordinary way, but the
| idea OF mass meeting Assem- bling in
the Senate chamber struck him as novel
q mi
resolution on the table. This motion
was agreed to by vote Of "a too.
The further urgent deficiency bill
was taken mp and after some more
discussion as to the censorship of apers
prepared by special agents OF tho census
bureau, the bill was passed with mapy
amendments. Tho bill, as passed by
the House, appropriated about 81 PAS, 600
ard the amendments of the Senate in
creases that amouat to Sl,7S5,O 900
! The tariff bill was taken up at D. N.
AVID Mr.. Quay addressed the Senate in
| opposition to it Quay's speech com
prised very yoluminouS statistical
tables extracted from tn ! census reports.
giving details as 10 the capital invested,
worhmcn employed, and wages paid, in
various branches al manufacturers
These tables were read at full length,
by Gsllinger (Rep., y. Ii CHER read.
ing occupied more than two bours. Be-
fore tho reading was finished the floor
was given temporarily TO Pcfror pop,
Kas }, who offered q preamble which
went over till Monday
1t recites that there exists dis
position on the part of members, citi-
zens individually and in organized
bodies to visit tne city OF Washington
for the purpose Of personally presenting
their views to Congress with respect 10
pending and prospective measures of
legislation, and that many of such per.
sons aud bodies arc now on their wav ,o
Washington. 1t therefore provides for
select committee of nine Senators-to
be known as the committee on com
munication-to receive all written or
printed communications from such ci,i-
zcns or bodies, and also to hear them
orally, and to report fully to the Senate
from time to time.
The sergeantatarms is to set aside
and furnish convenient room in tina
Capitol CIR oJher Governments buildinp
for the use of the committee
Iloar gave notice that when the raso-
luton would como up no would move to
refer it to the committee on finance.
Mr. Quay had not finished his speech
az 5 p. m, the time Of tho day debate,
when the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of executive business. and
then ad iourned 1T $40 D m until Mon.
day.
No Quorum in the House.
After prayer at tho beginning of tho
session OF tina House to-day tho clerk
began the reading of tho journal OF
yesterdays proceedings. Reed inter
ruptcd to suggest that the first bust.
ness before the House was the question
OF approving the journal OF Thursdays
proceedings The Speaker thought the
first thing ia order w&s the reading of
the journal, in accordance with tho
first rule, which provides therefore.
Mr.. Bynum Gnd } stated that until
the journal was read the House could
not tell what was the pending question,
if any. The object of the rules was to
give the information to tho House.
Reed said, in answer 10 Bynum, that
the journsl was not kept primarily TO
inform the members of the House O,
the proceedings Of tho body The
House took cognizance of it's acts
through the personal knowled dye of its
officers. They, OF course, kept them
selves informed OF the condition OF
business and were able to state what
it is.
The Speaker decided that the reaiipg
of the journal was the business before
tie House and directed the clerk TO
complete it This being done, Bouteile
objected to approval, and Dockery moved
thatit be approved and asked the pre-
vious question on his motion On this
the yeas and nays were taken. The
vote resulted: Yeas, 142; nays, O.
Boutelle made the point OF no quorum
and Outhwaite (Dem., Ohio), moved
that the House adjourn. This was
agreed to AMI at l2:35 tho Speaker an