The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-16

WASHINGTON. March 15.-A resolution
was offered by Gellinger (Rep., N. H.
and laid over temporarily, calling on
the Secretary OF the Treasury and
Secretary of the Interior for the names
OF all clerks appointed, promoted, re-
duced or dismissed in their respec tive
departments since March 4, 1898. with
the State to which each is credited.
At 1890 the Bland seiginorage bill
was taken up and Carey (Rep., Wyo.)
continued his speech begun yesterday
against it He characterized the bill
az the worst blow aimed at silver since
the decentralization OF silver in 1873.
The next speech on the subject WAS
made by Dnbois rep, Idaho). He
said he took no com fort in voting for
the bill. 1t was not the kind of silver
legislation that suited him. He should
like to vote for free coinage measure.
The next speaker was Mitchell (Rep
Ore) He said that he should vote for
the bill, not because he believed it won't
so far as it ought to go in the interest
of silver as money metal, but because
it was move on the legislative checker
board in the right direction.
Palmer opposed the bill, and quoted
liewit.s statement that Is proposed to
coin vacuum. 1t was, indeed, he said.
u vacuum; for it was admitted that if
the whole mass of silver purchased
under the act of 1890 were put on the
market to day 1t would bring many
millions less than the amount necessary
to discharge the Treasury notes issued
for its purchase.
Pettigrew (Rep, S. d. had just be-
gun an argument in favor of the bill
when Harris rose, and, in his i'm Impressive
tones, said: Mr.. President, the hour of
is registered by that clock (pointing
TO the clock over the main doorway,
and at that hour the unanimous agree
ment by the Senate is that the final
vote shall BIO taken on the passage of
this bill l ask for that vote"
Davis (Rep MINI asked that Petit.
grew should be allowed 10 finish his
speech,
Harris object If I were to yield
to the Senator from South Dakota |
would feel bound TO yield to other
Senators. yield to nobody daughter
Kyle Pop, s. D4}-asked that Petit
grew might bs allowed to have ell his
speech printed in tbs Record.
1T is unusual" said Harris, "but l
will not object"
The presiding officer, Villas dem.
Wis declared tho question TO be "Shall
the bill pas,?" The vote was tahen
and the bill was passed. Yeas, "A;
nays. 81, as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bate. Barry, Blackburn,
blanchard, Butler, Call, Cockrell, Coke,
Co:quitt, Daniel, Dubois. Faulkner,
George, Gordon, Hansbrough, Harris.
Hunton, Irby, Jones, of Arkansas; Kyle.
i MpI ~
Mitchell. of Oregon; Morgan, Pasco,
PETER, Perkins, Pettigre~, Power,
Pugh, Quay, Ransom. Roach, Shoup,
Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Vest, Voorhees,,
White, Wolco.t-44
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Brice, CAT
fiery, Cary. Chandler. Cullom, Davis,
Dolph. Frye, Gallinger, Gibson Cor.
man, Hule. Hawley. Higgins. Lodge,
McMillin, MCPHERSON, Henderson,
Mitchell, of Wisconsin; NJ drill, Murphy,
Palmer. Piatt, Proctor, Smith, Stock
bridge. Villas. Washburn, Wilson-3l.
When the result was announced there
was hand clapping in the crowded
galleries, which breach of order was
TT buked by the presiding officer. Then
the spectators began to desert the
galleries, and thu Senate resumed is
air OF quiet languor and responsibility
A JSihs iSoOAuIiOh ACiOtOlOI0 lHUFO-
duced by Harris (Dem., Tenn for the
appointment OF 8 commission, to be
composed Of the Secretary of tho Treas
ury, Secretary OF War and tho Attorney.
General, for The settlement OF the
claims snd counter claims between the
United States Government and the
State of Tennessee, assigned of the
transfer of railroads, was taken up and
passed.
Teller gave notice that no would try
to get the McGarrahan bill up for action
next Monday.
After snort executive session tho
doors were reopened at 500 and legis-
lstive business was resumed and con-
tinued until 4:10, when Tho Senate ad
journed until Monday.
The seignorage bill cannot reach the
President before Monday az it was not
signed by tho presiding officer OF the
two houses at the Tina of adjournment
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Arguments Made In Favor of AbolishinC
the bureau of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey.
WASHINGTON, March 10. Up to. tho
hour of 1880 the time Of tho House was
spent in endeavors TO secure tho con.
sidera.ion Of bills by unanimous con.
aent Onlv ono hill OOt throuph ond