Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-10
FlFrY-sEcoNO CONGRESS.
Suspension Of silver Purchases--The Nor
folk and Western Biil.
fRv telegraph o. me Dispatch

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WAsm~GroV, DC. January Q. 9.-SrNATE.-
Az tho close Of routine morning business
the .oiut resolution introduced December
DIST by Mr. Mcpherson authorizing and dl-
rortlnp the Secretary Of the Treasury to
suspend all purchases OF silver bullion
uuicr the act of July #, 1890. was taken
up. and Nr Mcpherson addressed the SEN
atc. takiug for hi9 text which he sent 70
the Clerks do-k aud had read the plank
lu The Democratic national platform de-
upunCIl0 trr Sherman bill ~ cOWardly
ulLoshitt and declaring that such lcgisla-
tiou must Doe repealed.
Mcpherson spoke nearly two aud a half
hours. When he resumed hrs seat Mr.
Alirich gave notice Of a substitute which
hr proposed to Oder to Mr. Mcpherson. s
IOlnt resolution. and me asked unanimous
c1u1cnt-lu order 10 test the sincerity of
the Democratic side of the cham Der, which
hr accused OF incorporating '-tO have .
vote taken on the substitute and the
ORIGINAL measure tomorrow. Objection
came from Mr. Daniel, and the matter
went over indefinitely and without any
agreement.
Mr. AllrIch's substitute proposes 10 au-
thouze the issue Of bonds 10 procure gold
" necessary to maintain tine parity be
tween gold and silver coins and United
Sfntos Treasury notes, aui also provides
for the suspension of the purchase OF sill
yer iull0u on the first OF July, 1874, If be-
fore that time there bee not an lutcrna-
tIoual agreement reached by which gold
aud silver shall be given equal ulntdge
rights at an agreed ratio.
The prospect of the passage of the blil
tO repeal the Sherman net may b0 Judged
from am emphatic declaration by Mr.. Tell
or that those who desired lts repeal might
butt their heads against the wall as much
l sI. lane tIt.f fhat- had nnf cot
the votc In the Senate or the House 20 re-
peal that law that was morally certain
lt could not be repealed before the ith OF
March. and that, IN ms Judgment, It was no
more likely after than before that date.
The discussion of the quarantine bill
rocurrgd ol an amendment offered by Sir.
Wht' limiting lt, operation TO the lst of
january. 1895. no vote was reached on
tho amendment, and the bill IS 90 be taken
up AGAIN tomorrow IN the morning hour
and continued until at least O'Clock.
when the autl-option bill will have the
precedence. unless Mr.. Washburn, who
has II lu charge, shall weld further time To
tho quarantine bill. The McGarrahan bill
also wont over until the morning hour Of
Wednesday. Adjourned.
HOUSE or FErruEsENT4TyEs.
The District If COLUMBIA appropriation
bill was passed tins morning. Then an
hour wa- consumed IN the consideration
Of bul to promoie the efficiency Of the
militia. but there was no determination,
The remainder Of the day was devoted TO
consideration OF the bIll permitting
the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company to enter the District Of
Columbia Ibis was bitterly opposed,
and after three hours struggle,
by permission of both sides, a trnce was
declared and the struggle was postponed
until li.tj tomorrow. If at tnat time
cured to prevent au adjournment until
noon 1t viii ensure the passage of the
Ul. II the House adljurns before noon
the DI~tuct-iav Will be forfeited, and tho
tate of the measure will he problomatical.
The advocates of the measure took the
ground that the city OF Washington was
entitled 10 larger railway facilities, and
iuumated. though they DID not expressly
charge. that the OpposiuO eluanatei from
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
This charge was autasOniEed by ITS Op-
ponents, who based their opposition prlu-
Cuaily ON the ground that II must increase
the grade crossings In the District
Various propositions 10 amend the hlll
were made by Messrs. Bergen and Bu-
Chanan of New Jersey and Atkinson Oi Penn
syiyanla. aud though q good deal of time
was consumed by these gentlemen calling
for teuers, their amendments were lnva-
riably rejected except when some unlm-
portant amendment was accepted by Mr..
Hemphlll. who was in charge of the bill.
The House. at $50 =. NJ. took a recess
without action until ll4j tomorrow, thus
conuuun2 the legislative day, when the
District Committee hopes 10 secure the
passage OF the bill.