New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11
MR. MORGAN CLEARS THE CHAMBER.
A MONOTONOUS DISCOURSE on THE FINANOu"D
BILI.-.A CONFERENCE on An INDIAN
QUESTION.

QUESTION.
Washington. Jan. 10 Cspcc!al.-The debate on the
Financial BILL and Mr. stewards Free Coihssc aiet'
mcnt 70 it. was continued to-day in the senate In TIE
same lei,urely and pefunctory fashion "a ye''euaS
.ole object of the discussion being to Kill umc wiz,
the least possible effort until early aiJourhnie"'
coud be- reached. Less than dozen oend'or'
left in the chamber when the unfinished business
was taken up and By the time Mr.. Morgan got i''iS
started on the merits OF free coinage uii9 In'"7'0
audience had dviudlcd down - three or four "earl
ing after awhile of original discourse under these ha
torjnr circumstances Mr. Morgan fell back upon some
volumes of The Congressional Record when tic la"
ncd I'D on hi, desk for occasional support ana oa''
opened ono and began read speech dehVeIeu oo'
cral wears ago on a similar topic By Mr.. BECK VI Ne
tuchy When the Alabama Senator's throat go1 uiY "'
went out into the lobby for refreShmcnt tuIhihS W.
the Job of reading temporarily TO Mr. Pasco OF fior'ah
so more udcrous burlesQuc debate has been seen o
some time in the senate, although travestes on puoo
discussion are by means intrequent IN the s'c"''
deliberativc body in the world
Mr. Morgans methods of debate are standing dehoh-
stration, Of the utility and comfort Of "peVio".
question: rule But his Republican colleagues S'e
Of senslby suppres,ng the nuisance OF us proac'cu
eloquence make virturc Of cowsrice ana Simply run
away from f. Mr. Morgan should not be blamed, now
ever for his peculiar exhibition today Inc ilenu'
~ silver having yielded four full days to Mr. German
10 he wasted i'm any way he might see fit. Mr. Morgan
wa, merely following out the Democratic programme
I'm fittcring time away to no use
Mr. Morgan referred. with a high encolnium'
10 "A speech made by the late senator BccR'
in support Of bill introduced by him on
March Is. 1---, tho second section OF "h'h
provided that in all future ISSUES OIL IT aeu'S
Certificate coin certificates should be substituted Tor
gold certificates and for silver certificates lie (Mr
Norgam considered that proposition perfect solvent
of the difficulty Of keeping gold and silver coin IN
perfect balance in the United states and han always
desired Z, 500 the day when ii would be adopted by
Congress: and he expected 10 offer a like amendment
to the pending bin.
Having read cOpiOusly from Mr.. Beck's speech MI
Morgan yielded the floor temporarily, and Mr. Dawes
presented a conference report on the bill u carry
ont I'm part The provision, 81 the act to DIVIDE ue
sioux Indian reservation. and in response to A ques
tion By Mr.. Edmund,. made explanation. lie sau
that tho commission Of which General Crook was tlo
head lad promised the Sioux Indians 10 the COURSE
OF the negotiations use it, influence AT Washington
for the rcdr,>, of certain grievances. The 'omm'-
sion had subsequently met forty representative SIOUX
Indian, from the reservation where the present out
break occurred 70 to II that those outside aSsur
ances were carried ont. The Indian committees u
botu house, were also present, and Dill had Der"
prcpar.d 10 carry ont exactly the assurances as the
Indians understood them. That bill lad passed the
senate in April last, but from difficulties
I'm the other branch Of Congress 1t had
not passed the House III last MONTH and
then II contained duplicate Appropriation OF
100000 The senate had struck out that duplicate
appropriations and hence IN, necessity Of "A confer
cnce \, the bill now stood with that duph-
cat, appropriation struck out 1t carried out TO the
letter not ouy the assurance, Of the Commission, as
the Commission understood them. but also precisely a
tho Indians them,evc, understood them, IN any
matter out Of which the existing disturbances haf
arisen.
Inc conference report agreed to- and Mr.
Morgan resumed the floor TIC financial blll, con
tinUug t. pdd from Mr.. Beck, speech on the pont.
PRINCIPALLY II the characterization of liver. Inc
reading became m0uotOuous that senator's gradually
withdrew om the chamber until there were not halt
dozen left and hey either reading. writing, or
engaged conversation. "A Mr.. Morgan shower
symrfomS Of fatigue. Mr. PascO offered to take his
place and 80 With the reading and the offer was
accepted.
During AN utcrm>Sion Of thi, tedious performance
the Pension Appropriation iii ana bill spproprlatlng
600 900 FOR public building al Providence. Il. l.,
were reported and placed, ON n" calendar.
At O'Clock Mr.. Horx,h who had resumed The read
iug consented To Suggestion coming from Mr
Culom that the whole OF Mr. Becks speech should be
considered read ard Doe rcpuhslcd In " The
Ecrord" and he closed hi -pcch with some remarks
IN effect thai IA" people had pronounced In favor
II the restoration ~ silver money money Of legal
tender value and quality 70 the circulation n the
country and that rho Democratic party could no
longer resist the mand ~ Tie people. The bill was
ipfT ft-iF