Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
SILVER TALK STOPPED
For a Couple of Days While Senator
Sherman Posts Himself a Bit.
SOME IMPORTATION NECESSARY
Before He GetS Loose His Eloquence on the
Fad of the WesternerS.
THE ANTI-OPTION BILL IN HARD LUCK.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Yesterdav'
Senate calendar gave, under the head of
unfinished business" Mr.. Dolph's bill to
provide for the punishment of violations of
treaty rights of aliens. In to-dav's calen-
dar that bill appeared in its regular num-
Der, near the end of the order of business,
having lost its place by the action of the
Senate yesterday in taking up Mr.. Stew
arts bill for the free coinage of gold and
silver This bill now occupies the point
Of vantage" as the unfinished business, and
that position it may occupy for an indefin-
ite period. Mr.. Morgan'S resolution on the
subject of the currency stood at the head of
the subjects taken up under rule s, so that
the question of silver had precedence to-
day over every other subject.
When the routine morning business was
disposed of the calendar was taken up,
under rule s; but Mr. Morgan voluntarily
abandoned his right and consented to have
his resolution laid aside without action.
That having been done, the business on the
calendar was proceeded with in regular
order. under rule s. Among the bills
passed was the following:
To re-classify and prescribe the salaries
Of railway postal clerks. CThe rates fixed
are: First class, not exceeding $500; second
class, not exceeding 81, 900; third class, not
exceeding 81, 200; fourth class, not exceed
ing $, 300; fifth class, not exceeding s., 800;
sixth class, not exceeding $1,000, and
seventh class, not exceeding s., ,S00)
The Silver Bill on Deck Again.
At o'clock the presiding officer (Mr
Paddock announced that the morning hour
had expired, and that the Senate would
now take up the unfinished business, being
the bill to provide tor the free coinage of
gold and silver. As no Senator took the
floor, the presiding officer stated that the
bill was still open for amendment No
amendment being offered, he announced
that the committee of the whole was dis
charged from its further consideration, and
that the bill was now before the Senate.
That statement first attracted the atten-
tion of Mr.. Sherman, who rose and said he
knew of several Senators who desired to ad-
dress the Senate before the matter was
passed upon, but who were not prepared to
do so to-day. He himself desired to speak
on the bill, but he had sent to the Treasury
Department for certain information with
cut which he would not like to proceed.
lie therefore suggested that the bill should
90 over till Tuesday next, unless some
Senator desired to speak to-day.
sherman and Stewart for Ii.
Mr. Stewart suggested that there should |
be unanimous consent given to take the |
bill up from day to day until it was con- |
cluded but an objection to that proposal /
was made by Mr.. Sherman, on the ground |
that there was very sparse attendance of |
Senators
Then" said Mr.. Stewart, 1--WE had bet
ter go on and vote to-day"
Il do not care" said Mr.. Sherman. 81
certainly will not speak to-day After the
way the bill was taken up ii would be Just
in keeping if the vote were taken now.''
That gratuitous 1hrust by the Senator
from Ohio, said Mr.. Teller, with some as
peritv, sis entirely uncalled for "
"The proposition itself is entirely I'M
called for, Fl" was AIr. Sherman'S no less angry
Tetort.
That Is another question:" said Mr..
Teller. 'iThe pettifogging of the Senator
rom Ohio hardly befits the OCCASION No
bodX has pretended that we want to cut off
debate. Ii the Senator from Ohio wants to
debate the bill nobody on our side proposes
to cut of debate. We are willing to do
what is always done in the Senate-that is,
" hen any Senator says that he wishes to de-
bate a subject, TO give him time and oppor-
tunity The suggestion that We take the
vote now was made upon the theory that
nobody wanted to debate the bill -
Postponement for Several Days.
Mr. Sherman-I have said that several
Senators desire to speak upon it, and that 1
desire to do so. But / do not wish to speak
to-day, because 1 am in search of informa-
tiOn which l expect to get by TUESDAY,
There is no ground for the remark that
nobody desired TO speak. 1 have said that
several Senators do. The Senator from
Kansas desires to speak, and he is not pre-
pared now.
The Presiding Oflicer-Do 1 understand
the Senator from Ohio to move to postpone
the bill?
Mr.. Sherman-Yes; till Tuesday, at 2
o'clock.
Mr. Stewart offered two amendments to
the bill, and they were agreed to. They
were TO make the denominations OF the
certificates as provided in the third sect on
from 81 up to 81, 900, and to strike out the
clause carrying an appropriation.
The presiding officer said that the bill
would he considered as still in committee
Of the whole, and asked whether there was
consent that it be laid aside.
The Matter C1inched by Mr. Stewart.
Mr.. Sherman said that that was not neces-
Sarv, as the bill would come up under "un-
finished business
Yes" said Mr.. Allison, ''if no other
bill be taken up in the meantime and take
its place as the unfinished business
In view of the possibility that such a
thing might happen, Mr.. Stewart asked and
obtained unanimous consent that the bill
be taken up as the unfinished business on
Tuesday next at o'clock. That being
definitely arranged there was brief ex.
ecutive session, and then the Senate ad-