The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-04
SENATOR HUNTON INDIGNANT.
Took offense at a Story Pub.
Iished in the Washington Post.
He Made Personal Explanation In the
Senate Yesterday-Not Interested in
Any Coal or Iron Orc Mines or In Any
Railroad That Transports Coal or Iron
Ore-The Day In the Hou.e.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. SIN the
Senate to-day Mr.. Hunton (Dem., Vs.),
rising to personal explanation, re-
ferred to statement published in this
mornings Washington Post to the
effect that Mr.. Mills (Dem., Texas) in
an amendment which he had intended
to offer yesterday to Mr.. Chambers
resolution flor an investigation into the
history OF the Dominion Coal Company,
was aiming only at Democrats and that
he named among them his colleague
(Mr. DanieD and himself. He asked
Mr.. Mills If he had referred to his COL
league and himself.
~ did not make any such remarks"
Mr.. Mills replied. "The statement WAS
wholly unauthorized. I never opened
my mouth on the subject. I never
dreamed of the Senator or his colleague
in connection with my amendment. 1t
had never entered my mind that either
OF them was capable Of a dishonorable
act
II was CERTAIN" said Mr.. Huntcn,
that the Senator from Texas would re-
ply to the interrogatory as he has done.
= NOoAAO ASW w COY buob dIA aOL L6E-
ested in any coal or iron ore mines, or
in any railroad that transports coal or
iron ore."
II never supposed that" Mr.. Mills
added, and there the matter ended.
The last OF the appropria ton bills,
the general deficiency, passed the Sem
ate today and will now go to q confer
ence in which the disagreeing votes of
two houses will be reconsidered and ad-
justed. Seven out of the fourteen ap-
preparation bills have already become
law through the signature of tho Presi-
dent.
The House bill to subject national
bank notes and United States Treasury
notes to State taxation was allowed to
be taken up in the Senate to day on the
assurance by Mr.. George. who had re-
ported 1T from the judiciary, that it
would not occupy more than fifteen min
utes. After twice that length of time
had been spent upon it attention was
called by Mr.. Hale to the fact that the
silver Populist Senator from Nevada,
Stewart, was about to make speech
upon 1t and probably to offer his free
coinage bill as an amendment to it and
Hale remarked that the bill could not
be disposed of in fifteen hours or in If
teen days. Stewart laughingly admitted
the correctness Of Hale's remarks and
the effort to pass the bill was given up
for the day, the deficiency bill taking
its place and going through to its final
passage about 6:20 p. m.
The House bills Of the admission of
the Territories of New Mexico and
Arizona as States were reported from
the committee on Territories and arc
now on the calendar. from which they
may be taken at any time and passed.
After short executive session the
Senate adjourned until noon tomorrow.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The House
was in session five hours this afternoon
and the net result WAS the passage of a
bill directing the payment of $1,000 to
Representative Heard, OF Missouri, for
legal services to tho old settlers or
Western Cherokee Indians out of their
funds in the Treasury, and OF bill pro-
viding for the payment of about $40, 900
of per cent. District Of Colum bia green.
back certificates.
Mr.. Blair (Rep.) introduced Joint
resolution directing an investigation by
the department Of labor into the lynch
ing of the past ten years, the cause
thereof, ETC., which was referred to the
ommittee on labor.
The House voted to adjourn over from
to-day until Monday. At s oclosk,
under the rules, the IL ouse took recess
until o'clock. The evening session
was devoted to the consideration of
private pension bills.
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