The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-10
TIE REPEAL BILL.
Lively Discussion in the Senate again
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. g. Harris, o
Tennessee, replied in caustic terms to
the resolution of the Memphis mer-
chaDts' exchange in taking himself and
He believed if the whole people of the
state (Tennessee) were appealed to they
might possibly repudiate the authority
of the exchanges to represent them upon
this subject. With the utmost respect
and with no feeling OF resentment. he
begged to inform those exchanges that
the threat contained in their resolutions
had no terror for him.
Walcott, of Colorado, spoke on the
resolution, directing the committee on
Finance to report bill embodying the
declaration of the policy contained in
Voorhees, substitute. Walcott severely
criticised the letter of Cleveland to Gov
ernor Northern, of Georgia, which he
characterized as one of the most remark
ably pronunciamentos of this genera
ton; also the extraordinary activity
of the administration III forcing its
views on Congress, and condemned
the act of the secretary of the treasury in
not purchasing the amount OF silver re-
quired by law. WalcoJt said within the
last few days the worst apprehensions OF
the friends OF silver as TO the position of
the executive had been realized. The
president while congress was in extra
ordinary session, had informed the coun-
try that he was astonished at the opposi-
ton of the senate to a measure which he
had advocated in his message. Such an
utterance was intrusive and offensive said
Walcott, and uniting in respect to the
relations which should exist between the
legislative and xecutive departments of
the government, and it deserves the pro-
test and rebuke of every man who values
the perpetuity of Republican institutions.
81 appeal to the senator from Indiana, -
Walcott said, s'who in his heart, / know,
opposes the abandonment OF silver as a
standard; who holds the key to the
whole situation in his hands, and
whose single word of approval
would bring US relief and save the country
from the crnel burden of monometallism
to stand with the people OF his own coun-
try and his own flag and against this pro-
posed surrender to British interests. The
only hope for silver is by an amendment
to the present bill. There is no hope for
an independent measure, even if it should
pass Congress. -
Voorhees, said the constant observation
that the pending bill demonetized silver
was not fact. The pending bill did not
take from single dollar of silver money
its monetary value. Voorhees, then de-
tended the declaration of the policy Of BIZ
metallism contained in the Senate substi-
tute. When the Sherman law no longer
dlsgraced the statute books, he was ready
to act promptly and with all the energy
and force he could command to carry out
the declaration made.
The resolution went to the calendar,
and the repeal bill being taken up,
Cockrell, (Democrat) of Missouri, ad-
dressed the Senate in opposition to the
bill. Cockrell declared his belief that
Senator Sherman introduced the bill
during the last Congress for the repeal of
the Sherman act for the purpose of in
huencing the pction OF the Brussels con-
ference then in session. AtanY rate, the
introduction Of the bill was pushed for
that purpose. He criticised the action OF
the secretary of the treasury in redeem
ing in gold the silver certificates. He
was surprised the Democratic secretary
OF the treasury pursued the same course
The discussion having turned to the gem
eral subject of the redemption of silver
certificates, to settle the question, Teller
offered a resolution, which was agreed
to, calling for information as to whether
silver dollars or silver coin certificates
had been redeemed in or exchanged by
the treasury department for gold or paper
which by the law or the practice of the
government are redeemable in gold.
Without concluding his speech, Cock
reil yielded for an executive session.
Dolph, Republican, of Oregon, offered
resolution (which went over calling
upon the secretary of state for informa-
ton as to whether China had requested an
extension OF time Tor the registration of
Chinese laborers in this country, as re-
quired by the act of May 5, 1882, or given
the United States any assurance, if time
for such registration should be extended,
the Chinese laborers would register and
take out certificates. Dolph said subse-
quently he understood there had been no
such request or assurance.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.