The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-14

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-The friends
of thu, tariff bill met an unexpected re-
pulse this afternoon, when by the de-
cisi Ve vote OF 81 yeas to 80 nays the
Sc nate defeated the motion Of Mr.. Nor.
Fill, chairman of the finance committee,
TO take up the tariff bill. The negative
vote which defeated the motion was
given by Democrats, Populisss and four
Republican Senators, viz: Teller, Man
tie, Dubois and Carter. The affirmative
vcte was entirely Republican,, but dts
total of swenty-one is less than hall of
the aggregate Republican strength.
Mr.. Morrill's motion has been anticI-
gated for some days, but it was not
pressed, pending consideration Of the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill.
This measure was disposed of at
o'clock to-day and the struggle to ad
vance other measures began at once.
Mr.. Morrill, was hprriedly summoned
from the faance committee room to
submit his motion. In the meantime
Mr.. Call hsd secured the enforcement of
| On agreement entered into some days
| ago that tho Cuban question should be
| taken up.
| Mr.. Mercill WAS not deferred by the
agreement, however, and pressed mis-
motion to take up the tariff bill. There
Was hurried assembling OF Senators
who remained ct the Capitol, but this
was considerably short OF full vote.
The resals Of the vote left the Cuban
resolutions as the unfinished business,
althouR b rshese have yielded temporarily
| tn thQ Mill aI Nd
preparation bills.
| The argent deficiency bill was passed
to-day. IL carries about s6.0oo,O 600. q
considerable increase over the bill
| passed In the House.
resolution WAS adopted directing
the Pacific rAilroad.committee to make
full ing uisy'into the status OF the Pa-
cifc railroads. In this connection Mr..
Allen criticised the manner of hearing
the interested railroad officials and not
the 6isinterested patrons of the road.
Later In the day Er. ,Pettigyew made
a speech against the "highwaynen and
conscirators" connected with the Pacific
railroads and urged the foreclosure OF
] government liens.
| The adjournment OF the Senate was
until Mo16ay.
House ProeeodinRs.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 1a.-Afser a ten
days debate, the House to-dayby a vote
OF Sc 20 100, in committee of the whole,
rejected the Senate froe coinage amend
ment TO the bond bill, and reported The
bill to the SNouse with recommends
ton TO noE-concur and insist on the
| House bill. The strength developed by
the silver men was disappointing. They
had bsencc oRhdently claiming over 100
votes. Ate. two hours debate .to.mor-
| row tha'fnal vote will lie taken.
Mr.. Dingle3 will close, for the major
lily and Mr. ccisp for tho minority.
Pfopositions were offered during the
lows: To cola the American oliver
| product, for the retention OF the
seignorGge by the Government and to
open the mint6 to the free coinage of
| silver ct the ratio of 1s56 to when
Germany and France should have
agreed upon .n.nilsr action. All were
defeated by lasge me,jori.ies.
The last proposition oGered by AR.
To9'ne, OF Minneso Ia, mustered SO
votes, the highest nu mber OF any.
Mr. Towne he'd stated TO the Hose
That similar propositions would be ssb.
Saitted to the reiehstaig aud the French
pArlialnent ct the pres ent sessions.
The most significant statement tc.
&h.y Cau q Az Vic thOrE tll Oh iAlElm6tlOA
from Mr., Dingley that o bill might BIZ
reported from the ways ind means COM
mittee 10, ,ktng to tine initiation by this
country of g project for another Inter-
national 4 1c0etsry conference, so meet
within q We ar. While Mr. Cingley said
he was sim pig expressing his personal
position In he mattor, 1t was generally
understood. tnnm the manner In which
he said It, tn sd the .suggestion ,had al
rendy mature 1 Unto sWell defnsd,inten.
ton on the eErt of the Republican
leaders Of the House. Although the
galleries were 'throRged to-day, and
there was goo6t deal o. outside interest
manifested in tn sclostng OF the debate.
as evidenced by @'s presence of Senator
Sherman and 9th, ND from the other end
OF the Capitol, the dsbase itself was only
saved from utter I NaAgnstion by q Eesy
Oh. ALBERT T. CfhMADkY.
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