The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-11
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
SENATOR VANCE ON THE SILVER
BILL.
A Lot of Fiilibustering and Foolish
ness in the House.
by United PresS.I

10y Oultcu EICSSs
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1O.-In the
Senate today Mr.. Morgan spoke for
three hours on the silver question, and
closed with an appeal to Senators not to
allow the Senator from OHIO, (Mr. Sher-
man, to thrust his stiletto again into
silver.
He was followed by Mr.. Call, who
also argued against the conference bill.
Mr.. Plumb said that in the particu-
lars which he regarded as essential the
bill was comparatively unobjectionable,
supposlng always that a compromise had
to be made.
Mr.. Vance-It is admitted that the
bill is not what it ought to be. Com
mon sense would dictate then that We
try to make it what it ought to be- Mr.
Vance went on to argue that the bill
would not result in an increase Of the
currency, in AS much as the four or FIVE
millions of treasury notes issued each
month for silver would be presented at
the treasury and exchanged for gold coin
and would then be used for the next
months purchase, and so on.
This suggestion of Mr.. Vance's was
controverted by Mr.. Allison.
The vote was then taken and the con
ference report was agreed to-yeas SO;
nays 26.
WAsHINGToN, D. c., July 1O.-The
Democrat 1-ok up most of the time of
the House his afternoon in fllibuster-
ing speeches.
Mr.. Rogers, Of Arkansas, made a long
speech on the request Of Mr. Enloe OF
Tennessee, that the journal be corrected
SO as to show that he was absent instead
of present ald not voting yesterday.
Mr., Rogers criticised severely the rules
of the House.
HIe quoted from remarks Of Mr.. Nc
klnley, made when the rules were adopt
ed. to the effect that the peopIe were
more interested in what the House did
than in the rules under which it was
done, This, said Mr.. Rogers, was the
old maxim that ''the end justities the
MEANS" L was this principle that led
TO the stealing Of the presidency in 1876
and % the "bIocks Of five" letter.
The journal was then amended as sug.
gested b Mr.. Eoloe.
Mr, ihian, Of Illinois, and Mr.. vii.
liamS, Of Illinois, attempted to make
corrections similar to those Of Mr.. EnIoe
but the Speaker pro TEN (Mr. Barrows)
recognized Mr.. Cannon, Of Illinois, K
move the previous question.
During the discussion that followed, il
appeared that Mr.. Fithian had beer
present during part of the roll call ba
was absent when his name was called
Mr.. Cameron said it was evident the
Democrats did not waat TO transact
business He then cri-ici: ed Republican
members for being absent and permit
ting the Democrats thus to interfere
with the business Of the House.
Mr. McMilin insisted that q gentle
man must be in his seat Whep his name
was called and refuse to vote in order t.
be counted as present and not voting
Mr.. GrosyenOr, of Ohio, said that Tx
Democratic party was the party of OBJ
struction and extolled the House rules
The journal was approved 1O3 to 81
The House then went into committee
Of the whole (Peters Of Kansas, in th
chair on the land grant forfeiture bill
Mr. Hooker, Of Mississippi, argued
against the forfeiture of the land grantee
to aid in the construction Of the Gulf
Ship Island railroad.