The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-29
GARRUL0US SILVERITES.
STILL NO INDICATIONS OF a VOTE
IN THE SENATE.
The Election Law Repeal Bill Under Dis.
cussion in the Notwithstanding
Speaks For the BIZ.


rcadirg Of yesterdays Journal was not
half con pleted in the Senate before Mr..
| Hear called attention. 10 the fact that
| there wss no quorum present. The roll
vas then called, forty-three senators
| al swered Zone more than a Quorum) and
the reading Of the Journal was concluded.
Several petitions from various parts Of
! PeLLsylyania, praying for the free coin
age Of silver were presented by Mr.. Cam
| orbn. The resolution offered yestei day by
| Mr.. Teller calling on the Treasury De-
partment for information as to when, ia
what amounts and under what circum-
stances" interest on the govcrnmeat bonds
| had been anticipated since July 1, 1850,
was laid before the Senate. 1t provoked
some debate, but was finally agreed 10.
The repeal bill was then Cat l2O0 taken
up, and AIR Hoar entered into a long
| statement IN refutatiOn Of a slauder on a
former colleague of his (Alr Hooper,
| Chairman Of the House Banking Commit
| tee twenty years ago, cCncerni: & a sup
rcsed brite from Ernest 5eyd, "a distin-
/ guished French witer on hnance-a
Islander rot only on Mr. Hooper. but ou
/ the AmeTiCGn Congress and the Amer
| iCan people. The discJ ssiOn was carried
| on for nearly an htur by Messrs HoaF,
| Sherman, Kyle, voorhees,, Petugrev and
| Alhson-the drift Of 1t being the ahsurdiiy
| Of supposing that there was any truth
| whatever in the Seyd slander, ana thf'
| tie misquOtatiOn from Mr. Hooper
| 81 ech had been in circulation for the last
| fifteen years without e1pcsure.
| This ircidal.t having been disposed or.
| the Ccnsideration Of the repeal bill was
resumed, and Mr.. PETER addressed VI
| Stlate. lie said that he had addressed
| the Senate twice Oh the Iendirs blll dilu
| amendments and that he wished now 10
| continue the discussion on some OF lh'
! r. jnts brought out IN those two addresses.
| The ALLEGATIONS made in the press and in
| the Serate that the President hah hleI-
fercd with legislation. he Feiferl couId
understand and make allowances Tor.
| Such interference Gf there was any only
! showed the Presidents earnestncsS as a
| citizen as well as an Oilicer-his earnest
/ ness and m. zeal TO accomplish what ne
regarded as not only desirable leslsauoh
| but necessary legislation; and there was
nothing improper In that
When he had spoken about twenty MIN
utes. the absence Of a quorum was called
| TO the attention Of the presiding officer
| bv Mr.. Stewart A momentary attendance
| of forty-six senators was secured by q
call Of the roll and Mr. PETER resumed
| his speech. first mOdestly disclaiming any
| desire Of recalling senators TO the cham
| Der who were properly absent Ifom ll
getting their luncheon or attending 10
| some other matters He sent 70 the
| clerks desk and had read the President
| letter. published I'm this morning. pa
| ners 10 Governor Northen. Of Georgia.
| He remarked Of IT, that while the Pres
! ident represented himself as n friend Of
! bimetallism. he did not explain what ne
meant. If he had suggested some Kind
| Of bimetallism, that would have been
proper subject Of discussion. While IN
slsting that he favored the use OF both
gold and silver, the President made 1t
perfectly plain that he would measure
silver by the gold standard, whereas the
history Of the country had been just the
reverse-measuring gold by the silver
standard. Whenever the administration
was ready TO accept an amendment TO
bring about the restoration Of the old
law dhe free coinage Of gold and silver
the repeal bin would be passed I'm twen-
ty-fve minutes. He did not believe that
any senator would care to say another
word on the subject If only the chairman
Of the Finance Committee would Indicate
his readiness TO accept that compromise
the restoration OF the law Of 1897. Then
senators could meet and shake hands
across the bloody chasm.' pass the bill
and take rest for week or two But
so far as the people Of Kansas were con-
cerned, that was the only compromise
which they either proposed to offer
or accept In the division Of his
argument into various subjects Mr..
PETER reached at $40 what he called
the subject Of PARTIES" Then he paused
and said that, while he was willing TO
go on with his speech this evening and
10 continue till tomorrow morning at
sunrise. he did not wish 10 weary the pa
tience Of the Senate by asking senators to
remain longer than they wished TO. Still.
he was quite ready 20 so ahead now. He
only wished 10 submit the question 10
the Senate.
Knowing as I do, said Mr. Harris. that
there is a large accumulation Of execu-
tive business on hand, l suggest 10 the
Senator from Indiana TO let us so into
executive session at this time.
Mr. Voorhees, assented TO the PROPOSE
tion and the Senate went into executive
session. The doors were re-opened at
5A2 and the Senate adjourned.