The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-19


after the opening Of the days session
the presiding officer (Harris) laid be
fore tho Senate note from Senator
Walthall advising of his resignation of
his scat in the Senate because OF ILL
health. Tho resignation takes effect
on the cath instant.
PETER offered a long preamble and
resolution reciting the notice for the
issue and sale of S per cent. bonds
given by tho Secretary of the Treas
ury, and declaring that, in tho opinion
OF the Senate, the Secretary OF the
Treasury has no lawful authority for
Issuing and selling bonds as proposed
The resolution went over until to-
morrow.
Allen offered re solution on the same
subject, declaring that, in the Judgment
OF the Senate, the Secretary of the
Treasury is not clothed, under existing
law, with any legal authority to issue
and sell the bonds or other interest
bearing obligations of the Government,
and that such bonds or obligations
would be null and void. This resolu.
tion went over until Thursday next,
Allen giving notice that he would ad-
dress the Senate upon it on that day.
The civil service resolution of Call,
was laid before the Senate and post.
poned until Monday.
On motion of German it was ordered
that when the Senate adjourn to-day
the adjournment shall be until MONDAY
next.
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for
an equestrian statute of Major General
John Stark in the city of Manchester,
A. H., was on motion of Gallinger taken
from tho calendar for considerati IN; and
discussion WAS started in when Sher-
man, while eulOgizing the memory of
STRIKE, expressed his doubts as to the
propricty of the general Government
erecting monuments anywhere except
in the District Of Columbia.
The vote on the passing of the bill
resulted, yeas 30, nays l3-one less than
a quorum. The roll was then called
and iifty-two Senators responded, but
before the second vote was begun an
other discussion was started involving
the proposed issue of bonds. It was
started by Morgan, who said that If he
had not been paired he would have
voted against the bill, though with
great reluctance.
The Government" he said, twas
actually too poor at this time to honor
the memory of heroic ancestors. 1t
per cent in order to build monuments,
and that borrowing was what the Gov
eminent was now going to do
Daniel said that he had voted for
the bill, but that he would now vote
against it as he did not believe that
the financial situation Of the country
would justify him, at this particular
iuncture, in following the suggestions
of his own heart AMI the inclination
OF his patriotic desires
Congress had seen fit to curtail the
supply OF money at a time when there
was money famine. The Secretary
OF the Treasury now advised Congress
that there is a deficit in tho Treas
ury, and that deficit, according to the
Secretary's plan, was to be supplied
by recurrence to tho credit of the
country and by the issue of bonds.
And" Daniel added, in reference to
the Wilson tariff bill, according to the
scheme Of taxation which has been pro
POSED, it would seem as if that deficit
was to become, for some years at least,
one or tho institutions of the country,
to be continuously fed by an extension
OF that credit. l would not be war
Ianted in my conscience, at such time,
in adding feathers weight to tho bur-
den Of an afflicted people,
The discussion was continued bv
Mills, Hoar, Proctor and Call in favor
of the bill and by Cockrell and Berry
against it, and finally the bill was
psssed-yeas 49, nays Is.
The unfinished business"-the House
bill to repeal the Federal cleo ton laws
was then taken mp and Vest addressed
the Senate in support Of the bill.
st the close OF Vests speech, at p.
M. tho bill was laid aside, the Senate
proceeded to the consideration Of execu.
tive business, and at 3:15 adjourned till
Monday next.
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.