New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-11
s.n,,. repealing the purchasing clause OF the
called sherman law
WILLIAM sTEINwAY. President
STETSON Secretary.
Mr. COCKRELL TALKS FIVE HOURS.

HE HAS NOT YET FINISHED, HowEVER-NE'
N.purrcoX PLEADS FOR HONEST " JNEN.
WASHINGTON. oct. Ex-senator Squire Eep. Wash)
savs no,ioe to-day Of an amendment to the Silver
Purchase Repeal bill. II proposes the coinage Oh
silver for private owners TO the amount Vi S-'VVV'-
900 a month. not to exceed $loo~oV'V J" '"-'".
owners TO receive in coin only the eo"'"e'e,H'
value Of the bullion on the day OF uepos"' anu w
difference TO be retained by the Government "'
seeniorage. 1t also proposes the issue ~ 80 -.
( per cent bonds TO the amount OF sZVoVoV'VVV TIC
rrooaaa, y, which are TO be used for the redemp-
ton Of United States notes.
There were two speeches delivered OH wv. NJ
peal bill--the first BY Senator Mcpherson 'D''"''
Y + and the second by Senator 'o'hie" "0'"'',
MOI Mr. McPhersons speech was IN supper. Va
the bill lie declared It to be his belief 'wh'eh
was shared he thought. by two-thirds Oh ''e peo-
nj. of the United States who had any OPINION Oh
the subiecO that the Sherman law was tue mann
cause the true cause the only Nlsiuie O'"'e' "
the business troubles OF the country MI N".n
rers speech was in continuation OF the one WIN"
he began Yesterday and directed against 'he
pending bill He rdicued the idea oil 'he H"e'n"
law having had any influence in bringing ABOUT
tho financial panic and attributed it rather 10
the legislation to establish gold monome.ah'sn'
in European countries and in the tnteu state
But as 10 international bimetalsm that IN MS
opinion. was an impossiblity. Il mere ure"''' do
The House. bill to repeal the election laws was
received In the course Of the day
The resolution offered yesterday by MT Dop"
(Rep, Ore). calling on the state Department 'o'
information as whether the Chinese toNerh-
,nent has requested an extension of the time for
the registration Of Chinese laborers under the
Geary bill. was laid before the Senate ana MT
Dolph set out to make speech upon 1t. but was
cut off by Il suggestion from Mr.. sherman t'ep'
Ohio that the resolution referred TO executive
business and had TO be considered IN pr"a'e
session Mr. DOph. attempted to argue mat ''e
rnle was not applicable in this but he was again
cut of BY the ruling that even a suggestion mat
= matter before the senate involved executive
business required the presiding officer TO order the
galleries 10 be cleared and the doors closed lhSt
ruling did not at all suit Mr.. Dolphs Plan when
was 10 have his speech made in open session ana
reportel but he had TO yield. The galleries were
accordingly cleared and the doors closed
In the short executive session the resolution was
passed. 1t in,imated in a short speech made
in urging the passage OF the resolution that
this request had been made The whoie ma'te'
will hereafter be discussed behind closed doors
The doors were reopened at II %. and legislative
business was proceeded with The Silver Purchase
Repeal bill was taken up ana Mr.. Mcfherso'.
Dem. y. j. addressed the Senate in support OF
When Mr. Mcpherson resumed his seat Mr.. stew
art ,Rep New rose and asked whether the
minority had done anything but discuss what
It believed to b. an attempt to perpeirate great
wrong.
Il have made no such accusation" Mr. MoPher-
son replied
"Then" said Mr. Stewart. II have heard enough
~ this lecturing Of the minority ] have heard
enough Of the re-echong Of the SANDERS OF 'he
New-York press. which demanded that the Senate
should vote Arst and debate after"ard. Does the
senator" he continued. wish It 10 30 out That
We have done anything which We nave not inc
right 10 do under the rules?
"I,oes the senator want an answer nowy
NO. never mind. now" said Mr. stewart and he
started on on one Of his speeches about soId anu
silver. and only came to fun stop on houolhs
that Mr. Cockren (~ho was entitled to the noon
was manifesting much impotence.
Mr. CocKren dem. MOI then took mo moor
and resumed the argument whion he hah Des"h
yesterday against the Repeal D!ll
gh. history OF the International monetary con
frrences held in Paris in Isl, and 1871, "heh MI
Euegles Represented the United States, ana "h'h
Senator Sherman was introduced az chairman oil
the Senate Finance Committee, was gon" inio al
great length by Mr. Cockrch. IN order to snow
as ne said that Mr. Sherman was entitled ~ the
credit Of being the author Of the single gold
standard in the United States. Bimetall'sm failed
al that time sir Cockre said. and Mr. Sherman
was the responsible party
Mr. Cockrel spoke for five hours and then. with
out coming ~ an end yielded the floor. lie did
not inpart 10 his speech OF to-day any OF the Ter
vor and earnestness which DISTINGUISHED him yest"r-
dav There was no striding back and forth be-
tween the seats. and his gestlculatlonS were very
quiet In contrast with those OF yest.ruay 'l,A'yI
,iid not show themselves much Interested IN ne
speech the most attentive listener TO II being MI
Cockrells colleague Ia the liouse, Mr. b,',d ,,
t The House amendment to the Senht" blll GIVING
10 certain settlers in oklahoma Territory the rlSh'
to commute their homestead entries vas Ialu , pr
/ fore the senate ana was concurrrd III. 1he OIL
now goes the President
/ After A short executive session the senate al Oh
n m adjourned until tomorrow at II a. III.