The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-01
SILVER Up
Morgan Wants to Smoke Ont Mr.. llill on
tho Question.

horEnh wants to Smoke Out olr. I'LL OH
tho Question.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 3l.-To
the surprise Of his colleagues, Mr.. Nor.
gan OF Alabama, to-day prccipitated a
silver discussion in tho senate by tho
introduction Of a series OF resolutions
directing the committee on finance to
Inquire into the causes Of depression in
agriculture and business and tho elIcct
OF the silver act OF 1900.
Mr.. Sherman appealed to tho senator
TO allow the committee 10 mako tho in
guiry before tho debate was had, but
Mr.. Morgan said he intended to call tho
resolutions up tomorrow and discuss
them, regardless OF tho feelings OF Pres.
ident Harrison, the Democratic prcsi-
dental nominee or any other person.
Pointed references wcre made by Mr..
Norsan to tho attitude OF presidential
candidates on the question.
Mr.. Morgan's purpose was to avoid
tho operation OF tho rule OF the senate
which woul ! prevent any debate when
Mr.. Stewart makes his motion next
Monday to take up the silver bill lie
seeks an opportunity to record his views
and that OF the other senators upon the
silver question without Limitation OF
debate, which may be achieved through
the discussion OF his resolutions, begin.
ming tomorrow.
Mr.. Hill was present during the dis.
cussion, but took no part in it. lie will
have chance to declare himself to-
morrow when the discussion is re.
sumcd.
During tho discussion Mr.. Morgan
said he wished TO ascertain whether on
either or on both sides OF the chamber
there were senator's who permitted the
shadows OF coming heroes and presi.
dental combatants 10 come between
their duty 10 the people and their votes
ona question OF the highest possible
Importance. 1t did not make any ma
tcrial difference whether Mr.. Harrison
or anybody else was to be the Repub-
lican candidate for the presidency, or
whether Mr.. Cleveland or anybody else
was to bo tho Democratic candidate,
senators should march straight up to
their duty and correct the evil he had
referred to as they know how. Senators
had no right TO shrink from the full dis
cussion OF the situation, or from a free
and manly performance OF their duty.
SO far ds he was concerned, whatever
effect it might have or any political
party, he intended to bring the subject
forward and have it discussed and
voted upoE.
Mr. Sherman said lie hoped that the
senator from Alabama would put in the
form OF bill some proposition which
he desired the senate TO act upon
something that would give relief to the
people OF the United States. In that
way the senate would have something
TO pass upon, and that would be much
better than engaging In the business OF
4 debating school at this period OF the
session.
In the course OF his further remarks,
an allusion by Mr.. Morgan 10 the effect
OF silver legislation OH Democratic rs.
pirants for tho presidential nomination
drew from Mr.. Teller the suggestion,
"And some OH our side" q.
Twill not (Alr Morgan said in reply
to that suggestion) accuse the senator
from Ohio on that poin;, because he has
mado up his mind to die without being
President-much to the regret OF the
people OF the United States. When Tho
senator from Nevada (Alr. Stewart) calls
up his motion next Monday to take his
silver bill from the calendar tho senator
from Ohio will not allow him to say q
word OIL the subject. The rifles forbid
it. We have got to vote 'aye" or mo-
in dumb silence. No senator will be
able TO give his reasons for his vote, but
he will be able to give any reason he
pleases elsewhere and before the pco-
pie. Therefore, do not propose to fur
nish any cover for these gentlemen.
Gentlemen are reckoning entirely out
side OF the horoscope OF probabilities
when they imagine that the people OF
the United States can be deceived any
longer by their lodging the question.
And SO / have brought forward these
resolutions for that purpose. lie asked
;liat the resolutions should 90 over till
tomorrow.
The resolutions were accordingly laid
on the table. and shortly afterwards
two OF tho Republican senator's -Messrs.
Teller and Wolcott--wcre to be seen in
eager conference with Mr.. Morgan, rs il
to assure HIM that he would no. be
without support when his resolutions
came up for discussion.