The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-06
The Silver Bill Taken nm.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The Senate met at
noon with the Vice President in the chair.
Scores of petitions for and against the
Conger lard bill and the Torrey bank
ruptcy bill, were presented.
The census committee reported back.
without amendment, the apportionment
bill which was placed on the calendar.
The committee on privileges and cleo
tons reported back the credentials of
Frederick 7. Dubois as Senator elect from
Idaho for the term of six years beginning
the 9Th Of March next with the statement
that II Is tle usage Of the Senate tn CON
slder any question that may arise on the
credentials of Senator at a session held
during the term for which the Senator
Gains to be elected and not before. The
committee, therefore, recommended that
Dubois credentials be placed on file and il
was so ordered.
The credentials Of Shoup and Mcconnell
Senators elect from Idado, were reportej
pack with a recommendation that
Mcdonnell be sworn in, Shoup
having already taken his seat THE
oath of office was thereuDon ade
1alnlstered TO Mcconnell. Thereupon the
Senate, at half past u, went into executive
session on motion of Sherman. who said
1t was important to have such session
Immediately.
When the doors reopened the election
blIl YVES then taken up, George resumiug
the floor to continue his speech commenced
last Wednesday. Stewart moved to take
up the Senate bill to provide against con-
tracing the currency. George said he
would yield for that motion.
hoar appeared surprised, and asked
whether ne abandoned the floor.
George said he merely yielded to have
the motion made.
Hoar tried to say something more. but
German insisted that the question was moi
debatable.
Hoar persisted but German seemed re-
solved to allow no discussion of the sinh
lect, and insisted on mis- point of order that
on motion to proceed with the considera-
OF bill debate is not in order.
Hoar-Do L understand the Senator from
Mississippi considers himself at liberty to
Yield to this motion after the arrangement
between him and me.
George-What was that.
Gorman-I insist upon the point of order.
The presiding officer (Alr. Harris) The
point Is well taken.
George-I ask unanimous consent to
make an inquiry of the Senator from Mas
sachusettS.
several Democratic Senators objected.
Inc presiding officer-The chair will en-
terrain no proposition that amounts to. or
TENDS to, debate. The question is, VIII the
Senate proceed to the consideration of the
OH to provide against contraction of the
currency.
a vote was taken by yeas and nays. and
the motion was agreed to-yeas, "a: nays.
~. Jones, OF Nevada. Mcconnell, Shoup.
Stanford Stewart, Teller Washburn ana
Wolcott voted with the Democrats.
The announcement of the result was re-
ceiVed with indications of surprise and
DISAPPOINTMENT on the Republican side of
the chamber. The election bill having heen
thus displaced and the financial bin taken
up the latter was read by the clerk and
Stewart moved to amend il by adding his
free coinage provision. He argued in SIM
port Of his amendment which, he said
would remonatize silver, and place it back
where it had been before it was excluded
from the mlnts OF the United States and
Europe.
Sherman said the sudden and unexpected
change OF scene and the introduction of a
new topic OF debate, should not allow the
revolutionary measure now proposed.
(Stewart's amendmenD to pass without
the serious ana sober attention of every
Senator The fact that there had been an
unexpected DETECTION in the Republican
party would not relieve the minority of this
body from its responsibility if it supported
that measure. He appealed to the sober
sense OF responsibility on the Democratic
side of the chamber against a measure
which he regarded as revolutionary and
dangerous, and the effect of which, if it
should become law, would be more destruc-
tive than that of any measure proposed for
Fears. If the friends of silver had only
patience and would wait until the element
Of time acted on the silver law of last
session, the policy of the United
States government and of the
French government, together with the
use of silver in the South American states.
would lift up silver again to the gold stand
ard, and that would give them gold value
for their silver
Sherman went on to say that the silver
act OF last session, suspending the coinage
silver dollars, tended constantly TO advance
the price of silver bullion. and he had no
doubt that if spectators had not entered