The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-27
Villas WITHDREW HIS MOTION
Plan Decided Upon by the eau
Gus to Go Through.
The Wisconsin Senator Eulogi1es Glove
land-Uiils Motion to Recede f.om
the Duty on Coal and Iron Receives
hut six Votes The Day In the House.

WASHINGTON, July 26 There was
very noticeable al ice of furry and
excitement in and about the Senate
chamber this morning, as compared
with the scenes of the last three DAYS,
and there was corresponding falling
or In tho nj rber OF specta .c.s in the
galleries.
In the morning hour the conference
report on the tortihcation appropri, ton
bill was presented and agreed TO. The
resolution offered yesterday by Allen,
calling for copies OF correspondents
(telee graphic or otherwise) OF tie Dc
pa, tmene of Justice with railroad CT
hcer' and the Uniteu States district at.
torney OF Chicago duriI the "reL, Mt
industrial troubles" in Chicago, was
taken up and agreed to without oLiec.
ton.
AT p. M. the message from the
House asking further conference on the
tariff bill was laid before the Senate.
and Qusy withdrew The motion maids
by + m yesterday , amend the pend
ing motion of vi as and Gray so as to
put sugar on the free list. AT this time
very few Senators were in their sesvs.
Cay raised the point OF no quorum and
the roll was called. Sixty.one Senators
responded. Then Villas took the floor
and addressed the Senate in two
hours speech delivered off-hand and
with much oratorical eEec:.
He spoke OF Cleveland as The great
first citizen OF tho republic" and as the
representative OF the national honor;
| and he d. clared, with solemnity and We
hemencc, that to assail Grover Glove.
land was to strike at the republic; that
TO insult him was to afront every good
citizen: and that to stab him was to
| sting the heart Of every true American
In conclusion he withdrew his motion of
| Friday to strike out tho additional DIS.
eliminating duty of Is cent q pound on
sugar and favored Gray's motion to in.
slst upon the Senate amendment and y
consent 20 further conference.
Villas was followed by Stewart, who
criticised tho Presidents let. r as an
invasion OF the Legislative powers such
al had cost Charles the First h g head
| AT the close OF the debate the vo. 3
| was taken on Hills motion to recede
from the duty Of 40 cents ton on iron
| ore and on coal AT the suggestion of
Allison the motion was divided so that
the vote shonld first be taken on iron
| ore. The vote resulted Yeas, &; NAYS,
90. Those voting in the affirmative
were Allen, Hansbrough, Hill, Irby,
NJlc, eucT' his InOtlOn IN regard }
coal was lost by the Same vote.
| Then Gallery withdrew his motion in
favor OF modified sugar bounty for
1894. Quay had already withdrawn his
motion to have sugar put on the free
list, and tho only question left was
| Gray's motion to insist and to agree 0
the further conference asked BY the
| House.
As the vote was about to be taken
| Villas motion to recede from the 4 cent
pound discriminating duty on sugar
was renewed by Washburn (Rep. Minn.)
A point OF order was made against IL
it and that point was discussed, without
onclusion being reached, until /, As,
when the Senate adjourned.
In the House
WASHINGTON, July 26.-In the House
the conference report on the fortifca.
tions appropriation bill was presented
by Washington, Dom, Tenn.,) and
agreed TO The bill carries total APP
preparation OF SO, i27, O00 being S4O9, 600
less than it passed the Senate, s2O2, $50
moro than as it passed the House, and
| S2l6,940 more than the bill for the year
ending juno 80, 1894.
At $3.50 o'clock the House adjourned
until tO-mOrr0u