The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-02
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ALMOST CAUGHT MAPPING
LudicrOus Incident Growing Out of
Hills Anxiety to Straddle Silver.
Didn't Have Time to Leave the Senate When
the Word Vote" Was Used, and Sat and
Squirmed Until the Scare Was Over.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. June 1.-Senstor David b.
Hill smiled o CHASTITY smile in the Senate
this afternoon. There Is almost q feeling
of pity taking the place of the general
amusement which has hitherto been felt
by the Senators and the politicians in
Washington at the continuous embarrass-
ments of Mr.. Hill on the silver question.
To-day he again became the object of
amusement for all his colleagues. Fully
Con vinoed that there was no danger of q
vote coming so suddenly that he could not
escape, he had seated himself very CON-
fOrtably. and was listening with a we'll
feigned air of intelligent comprehension to
the speeches of the various financial au-
thorities on either side of the question.
Mr.. AldTich arose during the afternoon
and expressed the desire. in view of the
coming absence OF so many Republican
Senators at the Minneapolis convention,
that no vote be taken on free coinage be-
fore June ID This was acceded to. and
Mr.. Hill, who had already become alarmed
at the word vote" felt easier when it was
agreed on both sides that this fixing of the
limit did not necessarily imply q
vote on that date. Mr.. Aldricb. continuing.
said: Not only will we not vote on
will not vote before the 21st (the date of
the Democratic national convention at
Chicago.l Indeed. think that we will not
get to vote before the 25th or 26th." he
This brought Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama. to his feet. His entire purpose in
advocating the silver question at all has
been to force the various Democratic pres
idential possibilities and candidates to
Hence % when % Mr. % S Aiarioh s'' i1diTsoay adnsssGI
suggested that q. Democratic Presi-
dent might be nominated at Chicago
before a vote was reached in the Senate.
MIR. Morgan hotly retOrted: II can assure
shortly after tho 14th. and / give notice
that shall use every effort in my power to
force vote on this question before the 2lst
of June"
in his seat aud looked with dreadful sig
niticance at the Senator from New York.
Mr. Hill caught his glance. He turned
toward Senator Stewart and, knowing that
every eye was upon him on the
Senator Morgan's illusions were perfectly
understood. he smiled q CHASTITY smile ut
Mr.. stewart, at which gentle litter ran
around the Senate chamber, while the
less courteous Qalleriesl burst into laugh.
1t reminded one of the CHASTITY smile
which plays about the face of the subject
for the gallOws just before the moose is
adjusted-a smile of resignation to fate.
The agreement to postpone the vote on
thO oittC Viii WdS oIIlNCu ~ dlttE hIs
Sherman had closed his two days argu-
ment against the bill. which his last words
characterized as "a frlghtful demon to be
resisted and opposed" He spoke for an
hour to-day With the Same force and
earnestness that he had displayed yester-
day, but without having so large or atten.
tive audience as he then had, although Mr.
Hill did him the honor of being close
listener. He was followed by Mr.. Stewart.
who had not half o dozen listeners on bis
AID "A nf the N N nm har md y-b for
addressed himself almost exclusively to an
audience of Democratic Senators.
There were two interesting incidents in
the morning hour. The first was the intro
duction of the new Senator from Virginia.
General Hinton. to whom the presiding z
officer. Mr. Manderson. administered the
oath of office. aud who. after the usual
congratulations from Senators on both
pied until recently by Mr.. Mills, where he
sound his desk covered with beautiful
roses. The other incident was one which
had the effect of getting the first direct
vote from Senator Hill on financial ques-
tion. An apparently innocent House bill
to regulate the manner in which property
shall be sold under decrees of United
States courts had been taken from
the calendar. and was about TO
be passed without question. when
Mr.. Teller offered an amendment requiring 9
ofhcials to receive legal-tender money in
satisfaction of Judgments. Mr. Sherman
was prompt to notice. as an effect of the
amendment, that it might be IA violation
of possible conditions In notes or mortgages
that the debt should be paid in gold. He
therefore. objected to the consideration OF
such an important bill under the tive
minute rule. but Mr.. Morgan moved to pro.
ceed to it's consideration, Notwithstanding
the objection, and it was on tn at mo tion
that Mr.. Hill voted with the free-s,lyeI
men. Mr.. Hinton also gave his first sen
atorial vote in the same line. Mr.. Stewart
took the floor to reply to Mr.. sherman
but yielded to q motion to adjourn.
Equalizing Free-Delivery Offices.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-Another day was
devoted by the House to discussion of ths
free e-postaI-deliv system, aud no prog.
ress WAS made with the postoffice appropri
alton bill. except the adoption of an amend.
ment offered by Mr.. Lsnham. of Texas by
request of Mr.. Grain, of Texas. providing
that no part of the $40. 450. 900 appropriated
for free delivery should be disbursed so az
to establish additional free-delivery Office,
in any congregational district where there
may be one or more efree-delivery offices al.
ready in operation. nor should free-deliv
cry facilities be increased in said office.
until every congressional district in which
there may be n place possessing tho neccs
sary qualifications all have been supplied
with at least one free-delivery office. Pend
ing further discussion on the measure ths