Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-06
And Falling Sound the Force
Bills Death Knell.
The Finance Bill Replaces It on
the Senate Calendar.
A Veritable Thunderbolt Strikes the
Republican Camp.
Eight Republican Senators Vote to Side
track the Elections Bill-Its Advo-
Gates Dismayed.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The senate met
at noon today, 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 house appor-
tionment bill, which was placed on the
calendar.
The committee on privileges and elec-
tions reported back the credentials of
Frederick P. Dubois, as senator-elect
from Idaho, for a term of six years,
beginning the 4th of March, next, with
the statement that it is the usage of the
senate to consider any question that may
arise on credentials of senator, at
session held during the term for which
the senator claims to be elected, and not
before. The committee therefore rec
commended that his credentials be
placed on file, and it was so ordered.
The credentials of Shoup and Nc
Connell, also senators-elect from Idaho,
were reported back with the recommen
dation that Mcconnell be sworn in
(Shoup having already taken his seat.)
The oath OF Office was thereupon ad-
ministered to Mcconnell. Thereupon
the senate, at IL 80, went into execu-
tive session, on motion of Sherman, who
said it was important to have such ses-
sion Immediately.
STEWART SCORES THE GOLD RING.
Stewart replied to Sherman's argu-
ment, and insisted that it was not sill
yer, but "gold ring" that had tam
pered with the standard, in demonetiZ-
ing silver.
Reagan also advocated Stewards
amendment, Adjourned.
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.
When the doors were reopened, the
elections bill was taken up, George
resuming the floor to continue his speech
commenced last Wednesday.
Stewart moved to take up the senate
bill to provide against the contraction
of the currency.
George said he would yield for that
motion.
1OdT dppcdIcC suIPiicCu dAu aShCu
George whether he 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
not debatable.
Hoar presisted, but German seemed
resolved to allow no discussion OF the
subject, and insisted on his point of order,
chat on motion to proceed on consider
alton of bill, debate is not in order.
Hoar-Do 1 understand that the SEN
ator 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 (Mr. Harris
The point is we'll taken.
George ask unanimous consent to
make inquiry OF the senator from Mas
sachusetts.
Several Democratic senators objected.
The presiding officer-The chair will
entertain no proposition that amounts
to or tends to debate. The question is
viii the senate proceed to consideration
of the bill to provide against the con-
traction of the currency?
THE REPUBLICANS SURPRISED.
A vote was taken by yeas and nays,
and the motion agreed to-yeas, "a;
nays, 20.
Jones Of Nevada, Mcconnell, Shoup,
Stanford, Stewart, Teller, Washburn and
Wolcott voted yea with the Democrats.
The announcement of the result was
received with indications of surprise and
disappointment on the Republican eide
of the chamber.
The elections bill having been thus
displaced and the financial bill taken
ND, the latter was read by the clerk, and
Stewart moved to amend it by adding
his free coinage provision. He argued
in support of the amendment, which. he
said, would remonetiZe silver and place
it back where it had been before it was
excluded from the mints of the United
States and Europe.
SHERMAN IS THUNDERsTRUCK.
Sherman said the sudden and unex-
pected change of scene and the intro
duction OF new topic OF debate, should
not allow the revolutionary measure
now proposed (Stewarts amendment to
pass without the serious and sober at
tention OF every senator. The TACT that
there had been an unexpected detection
in the Republican party would not re-
lieve the minority OF this body from it's
responsibility if it supported that meas
ure. He appealed to the sober sense Of
responsibility on the Democratic side OF
the chamber to array itself against this
measure, which he regarded as revolu-
tionary and dangerous, and the effect of
which, ii it should become law, would
be more destructive than that of any
measure proposed for years. Ii 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 govern
ment and of the French government,
together with the use of silver in the
South American states, would lift up
silver again to the gold standard, and
that would give them a gold value for
their silver.
Sherman went ON to say that the sill
yer act of the last session, suspending
the coinage of silver dollars, tended con-
stantlv to advance the price OF silver
bullion, and he had no doubt that if
speculators had not entered the arena,
and if the ordinary course of business
had been allowed to deal with the mass
OF silver, and to have 4,500,O 900 ounces of
silver purchased monthly, the, price
4.