The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-09-14

the necessity of broad, catholic. Ortho
doX action in regard to finance. If tn
Senate wanted to take the tax Off tn,
State banks, and if that was the Judg
ment OF Congress, as being one Of the
best remedies, let that be done. Ii
Congress wanted to remonetiZe silver
as means of restoring confidence and
giving basis Of credit and redemD
tlon, let that be done If Congress
wanted TO strike silver to death, let
That be done. But, said he, let us hold
the relnS over our own institutions and
our establishments. Let America fur
nish to Americans the proper currency
Tor circulation. Let us not he depend
ent, in regard to our currency, on Great
! britain, Germany or France.
When Morgan resumed his seat, the
clCck showed the hour to be ~ minutes
/ before :. No Senator made a Sign of
desiring to occupy the interval of ten
| minutes, after which it. would bc the
duty of the Vice President to lay the
repeal bill before the Senate as the I'M
finished business. After a short pause,
Voorhees, suggested that the resolution
should go to the calander and the Sen
ate should now proceed with the repeal
blll. That suggestion met with oppo
sion on the part Of Morgan and Harris,
voorhees, moved TO take up the re
peal bill. The motion was agreed to
yeas 81, nays 2l-as follows:
Ieas-Alllson, Blackburn, Brice, CAT.
fiery, Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph,
Faulkner, Frye, Gallngcr, Gibson, Cor.
man, Hale, Ilawley, Higgins, Iloar,
llunton, Lindsay, Mcmillan, McPher.
son, Macpherson, Mitchell, (Oregon,) }
Palmer, Pasco, Pettigrcw, Platt. QUAY,
Hansom. Sherman, Smith, Stockprldgp,
Vest, Villas, Voorhees,, WaShburn and
White UaD D-37.
NayS-AlIen, Bate, Berry, Coke, Du-
bois, llansbrough, Harris, Irby, Jones.
(ArkJ Jones (Nrv) Morgan, PETER,
Perkins, Power, Pugh. Shoup. SVuircs,
Stewart, Teller, WHlthall and WaIcott
ii.
The bill having been laid before the
Senate, inquiry was made by Harris
whether it had been because of the
vote Just taken or because it was the
unfinished business.
"rhe vote will help some" said Noor
hepS
The Vice President ruled that the
bill was before the Senate ry virtue Of
its being unfinished bushes IS as we'll as
by virtue of the vote jlSt taken.
Stewart took the Moor and continued
his speech of yesterday, reSlmlnp it 4,
the point where he had lett off The in
consistency Of the New York papers il
now urging Immediate action Oh the
repeal bill without further debate
while in January, 1891, they had brrat
ed republican, Senators for their posi-
ton on the force hlll aad for ravDrina
clOtErc. This difference Of nOSiLlOn h.
aScrlDed TO the fact thar two wears ag
there was mo money at stake" Will
now the New \ ork papers were obey
ing the mandates Of the money pOWt
and seeking to wrench from the peopl
their rights under the Constitution.
After spending an hour on this sui
Ject Stewart paused for Il rest. and Tel
ler came to his aid by suggesting tn,
absence Of quorum.
The roll was called and majority O.
Senators trooplng in from the cloak
| room, Iiftynine Senators ans Werpd and
Stewart proceeded.
Stewart was still occupying the floor
ana showing no symptom OF bringing
his speech to Il close, when, ut > y. IN.
Voorhees, (hls patience apparently OK
hauStcd) asked him whether nc wished
TO continue his remarks this evening.
The reply was that he hOprU to be
excused, ami Mr.. Voorhees, Said that
with the Senators permission he would
move To proceed to execute business.
he motion WAS agreed to: and after
snort executive session, the Senate.
at > II, adjourned until tomorrow ut
noon.