The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-06
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Elections Bill Laid On the Shelf and
Financial Measure Taken Up.

Financial Measure Taken Up.
WAsHISGroN Cry, Jan. SIN the Sem
ate 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
tions reported back the credentials of Fred
P. Dubois, senator-elect from Idaho for
the 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 the credentials
of senator at the session held during the
term for which the senator claims to be
elected, and not before. The committee
therefore recommended that Dubois Gre
dentials be placed ON file, and it was so
ordered.
The credentials of Sho.p and Mcconnell,
senators-elect from Idaho, were reported
back with the recommendation that Nc
Connell be sworn in, Shoup having already
taken his seat. The oath of office was
thereupon administered to Mcconnell.
The Senate at 2:30 o'clock went into ex-
ecutive session on motion of Sherman,
who said it was important to have such
session Immediately.
When the doors 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 contracting the cur
rency.
George said he would yield for that
motion.
Hoar appeared surprised, and asked
George whether he abandoned the floor.
George said he merely yielded to have
the motion made.
Hoar tried to say something, but Cor
man insisted that the question was not de-
beatable.
Hoar persisted, but German seemed re-
solved to allow no discussion of the sub
ject, and insisted on his point of order,
that on motion 10 proceed with considera-
tlon OF a bill debate is not in order.
Hoar-Do understand that the senator from
Mississippi considers himself at liberty to yield
to this motion after an arrangement between
him and me?
George-What was that9
Gorman-l insist on the point of order
The Presiding Officer tMr. Harris)-The point
is well taken.
George-I ask unanimous consent to make an
inquiry of the senator from Massachusetts,
Several Democratic senators objected.
The Presiding otiieer-The chair will enter
tain no proposition that amounts to or tends to
debate The question is, win the Senate pro-
coed to consideration of the bill to provide
against contraction OF the currency?
The vote was taken by yeas and nays.
and the motion was agreed to-yeas 81,
nays y. Jones, of Nevada, Mcconnell,
Shoup, Stanford, Stewart, Teller, Wash
burn and Wolcott voted with the Demo-
Gratis.
The announcement of the result was re-
ceived with indications of surprise and dis
appointment on the Republican side of the
chamber.
The elections bill having thus been dis
placed and the financial bill taken up, the
latter was red by the clerk. and Stewart
moved to amend it by adding his rree
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 minis of the United States and
Europe.
Sherman said the sudden and unexpected
change of scene and the introduction of 4
new topic of debate should not allow the
revolutionary measure lON proposed
(Stewart's amendment) 10 pass without
the serious and sober attention of every
senator. The fact that there had been an
unexpected detection of 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 the measure, which
he regarded as revolutionary and danger
Gus, and the effect of which, should
become a law, would be more estructiye
than that of any measure proposed for
years. If the friends of silver had only
patience and would wait until the element
of time acted on the silver law OF last ses-
sion, the policy Of the United States gov
ernment and of the French government.
together with the use of silver in the
South American states. would lift up sill
yer again to the gold standard, and
that would give them gold value for their
silver. Sherman went on 70 say that the
silver act of last session, suspending the
coinage of silver dollars, tended constantly
to advance the price of silver bullion, and
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