St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
POOR FRlSBIE HQAR.
His Pet Measure, the Force
Bill, Thrown RuthleSsly
Aside.
It Was Crowded Out to Make
Room for M ere Interest
ing Matter.
Secretary Noble SCOTS at the
Story of Starving In
dianS.
Bold Criticism by Army Off
GERS Of Col. Forsythe'S
Sudden Removal.


dent in the chair. and with a fuller at
tendance of members than on any other
day at the same hour, since the session
began. The galleries were also we'll
filed with spectators. The journal of
Friday last was read, and was in the
briefest possible character, consisting
of only one short sentence. Scores of
petitions for and against the Conger
lard bill we're presented, and for and
against the Torrey bankruptcy bill. Mr..
Hale, from the census committee, re-
ported back without amendment the ap-
portionment bill (Which was placed on
the calendar and stated that majority
and minority reports would be pre-
sented in few days. Mr.. Hoar, from
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions, reported back the credentials Of
Frederick p. Dubois, as senator-elect
from the state of Idaho. for the term of
six years, beginning on the 4th OF March
next, with statement that it Is the
usage of the senate to consider any
question that may arise on the creden-
tialS of a senator at q session held dur
ing the term for which the senator
claims to be elected, ana not before, and
that no reason appears to the commit
tee for departure from such usage in
the present case. The committee,
therefore recommended that
Var. Dubois Credentials
be placed on file and it was so ordered.
Mr.. Hoar also reported back the Gre
dentials of Messrs. Shoup and McCon-
nell, senators-elect from Idaho, with a
hot 1n1o m.
sttute sufficient certificate of the eX
ecutive of the state and with recon-
mendation that Mr.. Mcconnell be sworn
in (Mr. Shoup having already taken his
seat.) The oath of office was thereup-
on administered by the vice president
to Mr.. Mcconnell, who was escorted to
the clerks desk by Mr.. Mitchell.
Thereupon the senate. at II, 80
went into executive session., OH the
motion of Mr.. Sherman, who said that
it was important to have such session
Immediately.
The doors were re-Opened at 80
The elections bill was then taken
Up-Mr. George resuming the floor to
continue the speech commenced by
him last Wednesday. Mr.. Stewart
moved to take up the senate bill to pro-
vide against contraction OF theicurrency.
L.
motion. Mr.. HOar appeared to be taken
by surprise, and asked MI. George,
with feeling of misplaced confidence,
whether that senator abandoned the
floor. Mr.. George said that he did not
intend to do that, but that he merely
wanted to have the motion made. lie
would claim the floor if the motion did
not prevail. While Mr.. George was
saying this he was being prompted and
encouraged by the Democratic senators
In his neighbOrhoOd.
Mr. Hoar-I wish to submit 10 the senator
from Mississippi whether in his judgment
after the arrangement which we have made
Mr.. Gorman-I make the point OF order
that the question is not debatable.
The presiding officer (Mr. Harris in
the chair informed Mr.. Hoar that the
question which he suggested was not
presented. When it was presented the
chair would deal with 1.-THE meant as
to the right of the senator from Missis-
sippi to occupy the floor at another time
on the elections bill.
Mr. Hoar-That is not the question that
was suggesting / was asking the senator
from Mississippi whether
Mr.. German seemed resolved TO allow
no discussion of the subject and insisted
on his point of order that on motion
to proceed to the consideration of bill
debate is not in order.
Mr.. Hoar-Do understand that the senator
from Mississippi considers himself at liberty
10 yield to this motion after the arrangement
between him and me?
Mr. George-What was that?
Mr.. Gorman-I insist upon the point Of
The Presiding oGicer-The point is well
taken.
Mr.. George-I ask unanimous consent to
rNf fnd.u frny,
chusetts.
Several Democratic senators-oh, no. 1
object
The Presiding Officer-The chair will en-
tertaiu no proposition that amounts to or
tends TO debate The question is: Will the
senate proceed to the consideration of the
bill TO provide against the contraction Of the
currency?
The vote was taken by yeas and nays
and the motion was agreed t0-yeaS "a,
nays 90. The announcement of the re-
suit was received with indications Of
surprise and disappointment on the Re-
publican side of the chamber, but with
no corresponding signs Of undue Ella
tion OH the Democratic side. The cleo
tions bill having been thus displaced
and the financial bill taken up in It's
stead, the latter bill was read by the
clerk, and Mr.. Stewart moved to amend
it by adding his free coinage provision.
He argued in support OF the amend
ment, which, ne 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.
The TRANSFORMATION Scene.
Mr.. Sherman said that the sudden and
unexpected change of scene and the in
PRODUCTION of a new topic of debate
should not allow the revolutionary
measure how proposed (Mr. Stewards
amendment) to pass without the serious
and sober attention of every senator.
The fact that there had been an uneX-
pected 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 measure which he regarded as
revolutionary and dangerous, and the
effect of which Gf it should become law
would be more destructive than that of
any measure that had been proposed for
years. If the friends of silver had only
patience and would wait until the ele-
ment 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
standard, and that would give them gold
value for their silver. He did not be-
lieve, from what he knew now, that the