Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1891-01-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.


at noon, With the Vice-President in the chair
Scores OF petitions for and against the Conger
lard bill and the Torrey bankruptcy bill were
presented.
The Census Committee reported back, with.
out amendment, a bill, which was placed on
the calendar.
The Committee on Privileges and Elections
reported back the credentials of Frederick P.
Dubois as Senator-elect from Idaho for a term
of six years, beginning on the 4th of March
next, with a statement that it is the usage of
arise on the credentials of a 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 credentials be placed on file, and it was
so ordered
The credentials of Shoup and Mcconnell
Senators-elect from Idaho were reported back
with the recommendation that Mcconnell be
sworn in, Shoup having already taken his seat
The oath of office was thereupoI administered
to Mcconnell.
into an executive session, on motion of Sher-
man, who said it was important to have such O.
session Immediately,
When the doors reopened, the elections bill
was taken up, George resuming the floor to con-
time his speech commenced last Wednesday
Stewart moved to take up the Senate bill to
provide against contracting the currency.
George said he would yield for that motion.
Hoar appeared surprised, and asked George
whether or not he abandoned the floor.
George said he merely yielded to have the
motion made.
Hoar tried to say something more but Cor
man insisted that the question was not de-
batable.
Hoar persisted, but German seemed resolved
to allow no discussion of the subject and in
sisted on his point of order-that on a mo-
tion TO proceed on the consideration OF q bill
debate is not in order.
Hoar-"Do 1 understand that the Senator from
Mississippi considers himself at liberty to Weld
to this motion after an arrangement between
him and me?''
George -"What was thet?,
Gorman-"1 insist upon my point of order"
The presiding officer (Mr. Harris) said the
point was well taken.
George-I ask unanimous consent to make
ar inquiry of the Senator from Massachusetts
Several Democratic Senators objected
Presiding officer-''The Chair will entertain
no proposition that amounts to or tends TO de-
bate. The question is: Will the Senate proceed
to the consideration of the bill to provide
against the contraction of currency A vote
was taken by yeas and nays, and the motion
agreed to--yeas "a, nays %.
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
side of the chamber the elections bill having
been thus displaced and the financial bill taken
up 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 be-
fore it was excluded from the mints of the
United States and Europe.
Sherman said that the sudden and unex-
pected change of scene and the introduction of
a new topic OF debate should not allow the
revolutionary measure now proposed as stew
arts amendment" TO pass without the serious
and 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
1t 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 effec. of which, if 1t should become
law would be more destructive 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 session, the policy of the United States
Government and of the French Government,
together with the use of silver in South Ameri-
can States, would lift up silver again to the gold
standard, and that would give them gold value
Tor their silver.
Sherman went on to say that the Silver Act of
last session suspending the coinage of silver
dollars tended constantly to advance the price
of silver bullion, and he had no doubt that
If spectators 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 100000 ounces of silver purchased
monthly, it would have been slowly enhanced
until in few years 1t might have reached gold.
price of silver had been forced by the combina-
tion until 1t had gone up to 10, and then, as
more and more silver came upon the market
suddenly the price had fallen TO 100, showing
that the rise and fall had not taken place in the
natural course of business, but as the effect of a
struggle between bulls and bears He sympa-
thized with the views of the President and of
the Secretary of the Treasury and the general
feeling of the Republican Senators that the best
measure of relief would be the purchase of SIP
0J0 900 of silver on the market and the first sec
ton of the bill had made provision for that.
The Finance Committee proposed to take off
that load from the silver market and put it up
at lis market price, and then let the law of last
session take its course.
stewart replied to sherman's argument, and
insisted that it was not silver man, but '.gold
ring" that had tampered with the standard in
demonetizing silver.
Reagan also advocated Stewards amendmen ent.
The Senate then adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 5th.-In the House to-
day HENDERSON, of Iowa, presented conference
report on the urgency deficiency bill. In doing
SO he stated that the Senate had receded
from its amendment relative to the pay of
Senatorial clerks but the House might expect
to meet the same question on the legislative
or the general deficiency bill.
After the passage of few public building
bills the House adjourned.