The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-21

nons, SuoJacs 70 the confirmation of the
senate: On this resolution the debate
or tho day proceeded. At all times, dur.
Ing the four hours of the discussion, tho
galleries were besieged by sn eager
crowd, every available seat being occu.
pied, and long lines of people extended
through the corridors to the ysrious
entrances. The patriotic impulses OF
the crowd found vent in the frequent
applause. which the presiding officer
sought vainly to suppress, by threaten.
ing 1t times to clear the galleries.
Inc most notable utterances Of the
cay were those OF Senators Sherman,
Telier, Mills. Lodge. Plat. Turuie,
chandler, White, Csffrey, Cali and
Stewart, representing the three shades
OF political sentiment, and vet In the
main uniform In urging the support of
the Presi1ent, vigorous assertion of
the Monroe doctrine and, II need be, any
action essen al to maintain the national
dignity. Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Teller gave
special warning against the mistaken
Delle1 In England that politics were at
the bottom of the movement.
Mr. Platt asserted that the Americans
were never more in earnest. There
were strong expressions, also, sgainst
the panic In American stocks and secur.
tiles, which the London commercial
houses were seeking to bring about.
throughout the debate there was an
undercurrent Of feeling that, while the
country would not shrink from war, df
10 must come. yet such calamity was
not Imminent.
Shortly before 4 o'clock Mr.. Morgan
unexpectedly withdrew the amend N ents
to the bill, leaving 1t in about its
original form. There was no demand
for roll call, as the sentiment of the
Senate was clearly @ unit, and by loud
viva voce vote the bill was passed
without dissenting vots. This com
pieted the enactment of the measure,
which, with the signature Of the Presi-
aent has the full force and effect of
law.
The passage OF the bill was not, how.
ever, the only exciting event of the day,
for at 1870 o'clock tho Presidents mes
sage, urging the gravity OF the financial
situation, his calling on Congress not to
adjourn until relief WAS afforded was
presented to the Senate. It's reading
was followed with close attention but
the Senators absorbed with the stirring
events OF the debate, were ready to ad-
Journ without immediate consideration
of the message.
House Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-The SESSION
in the House to-day was purely per-
funotory affair. The Speaker was
ready to announce the committees and
the House was ready to adjourn for the
holiday recess; but the fact that the
Senate had not yet acted on the bill for
appointing tho Venezuelan commission
forced the House, after waiting an hour
and half for the Senate to act, to ad-
journ until Tomorrow.
The only business transacted WAS the
passage Of bill for changing the terms
OF United States courts in Iowa and the
presentation Of notice of contes {
against Representative Jones, OF Vir-
ginia, on the ground of fraud.
Congress May Not Take Recess.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 2O.-The
Presidents anti-recess message to-day
took both Houses of Congress By sur
prise. 1t produced number OF CON
ferences Tonight, the result of which
Will probably be s complete change of
plans for q holiday receas, snd the In
auguration of the real work of the ses-
sion two or three weeks in advance of
the time when 1t would have begun blu t
FOR tho message. In the Senate an
effort would be made tomorrow to So
cure the reconsideration OF the adiourn-
ment resolution, and the House will
proceed to business as IL no adjourn
lnent resolution had been adopted.