The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-11

WAShiNcIONs JAIL lU.-1n9 Q0DAL6 on
the Senate free coinage substitute for
the House bond bill was opened to-day
by Senator Jones, of Arkansas, in q two
hours speech, which was followed with
close attention by Senators on both
sides ofthe chsmber. Mr.. Jones took
strong ground In favor If the free and
Independent coinage Of silver, contend
ing that 1t was the only method by
which the distress in the country could
be alleviated and the Treasury Depart.
mensr relieved from its present depend
enoe upon the speculative holders of
gold. There was no reply to Mr.. Jones'
argument to-day, but the debate will
be resumed when the Senate meets
again on Monday.
Mr.. Pritchard (Rep N. CO called up
the amendments no had offered to the
revenue bill to increase the duties on
certain kinds of clays, marble, iron ore,
timber, live stock, cereals, fruits, wool
aud coal for the purpose of addressing
the senate thereon Hsfavored the re-
enactment of the Mckinley law and the
free coinage of silver. He denounced
the Southern Democrats for their recre.
ancy to their own section. Their tariff
law o brought unexampled prosperity
to the New England manufacturers and
bankruptcy and ruin tt the farmers and
producers of the South.
When Mr.. Pritchard had finished Mr.,
Hill (Dem., N. Y chided the former
for the inconsistency Of his State
North Carolina. he said, occupied g
peculiar situation in Congress and he
did not see how her people could be
grained. Some time ago the same
legislature in North Carolina had
elected two Senators by the same COM
nination. A few days ago one OF them
(Mr. Bubler) had denounced the Demos
cratic party for being false to It's
pledges of tariff reform. To day the
other end of the combination told the
Senate that he favored the ~re-enact-
ment Of the Mckinley law.
Mr.. White (Dem., CALI made some
remark In favor of amending the rules
OF the Senate 30 as to give the ma.
jority the power to bring she measure
TO o vote whenever 1t saw fit.
Mr.. Morgan, (Dem., Ala.), the for
mer chairman OF the committee on for
eign relations, offered q resolution,
which was referred without-debate,
conveying the congratulations OF Com
gsess 10 President Kruger on the es-
tablishment of the Transvaal republic,
and expressing the hope that, with the
example set by the T%ransvaal repub.
lie, the republic Of Liberia Ind the
colonies of the republic of France, oil
OF South Africa would evensually come
under the sway Of Republican institu-
lions. The Senate adjourned until Mon
day.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-The House
gave ita time to-day to discussion of the
proposed amendments of the rules of the
Fifty -frss Congress, which were pro-
visionally adopted earlier ia the session
to govern this House. Two interesting
discussions relieved the monotony OF the
techoical debate. One WAS precipitated
by Mr.. Walker, OF Massachusetts, chair.
man Of the committee on banking and
currency, who made a fight against the
proposition to drop the committee on
banking and currency from the list of
committees priviledged to report bills
10 the House at any time,
a partisan debate resulted, In which
Mr.. Walker was supported by the Dem
ocrats and q Republican contingent,
which included many free silver men.
The last Congress had added the COM
mittees on banking and currency and
on coinage, weights and measures TO the
privileged list, but the committee on
rules decided not to include them. Mr..
Walker failed to carry his point, the
vote resulting 112 to 100 against his
amendment.
Mr.. Hepburn. of Iowa. Inspired the
second discussion by an amendment to
compel the Speaker 10 recognize D mem
Der when no other member was on the
noor and spoke against the growing
power given By the rules Co the Speaker.
he withdrew his proposition. however,
sfser a speech by Mr.. Bell. of Colorado,
who claimed that 1t would secure for
The Populist members the recognition
OF which, he claimed. they were de-.
prived. The discussion Of the rules Was
not finished when the House adjourned
until tomorrow.