The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-13

nry,r,a1,f AT SEQ O'Clock having held the
floor for exactly three hours.
SENATOR uhV1EG FOB REPEAL.
Mr. Havley. rep. Of Connecticut, de-
clared himself FOR the pending bill, first,
last. and always But there was one
general statement which had been tier
ated and reiterated until he was tired Of.
il. and that was that there was somebody
who believed iu the total destruction OF
one-half Of the currency of the world.
His friend from Oregon had talked about
the disappearance-the permanent dlsuse
of silver. There was not a senator in
the cham Der who believed that. II was
a terrible misstatement It was
sOphistical statement. II was
false statement Everybody knew that
silver had been used these thousands Of
years with gold; ana it would continue
10 be so used, and of that all senators
were in favor. Everybody knew that. al
though England was the champion mono
metallist nation, the people of that coun-
try carried more silver money in their
pockets than the people Of the United
States did. All senators expected to con
tiuue the use of silver money, literally as
far as it could be done without reCognIz-
ing silver monometallism. They intended
TO continue the average amount OF silver
money
oREGoSIAN CONUNDRUMs.
MIR Mitcheu-Do YOU think that legis-
lation in regard to silver is necessary in
order to carry out those views
Mr. Hawley-Yes
Nj Mite 5ii-Thea Why DO you want
the Sherman law repealed!
Mr. Hawlev-I want IL repealed. That
is all We started out with a determine
ton 10 repeal it; but if YOU take to patch
ing il. or to add devices or sChema IS TO it,
you simply kill the proposition. That IS
all won want IN do a thing do and
do nothing else.
Mr.. HawIey's remarks brought him
into controversy with Messrs. Mitchell,
Teller and Stewart. much of which was
merely a personal dispute and was with
out result.
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.
An important conference of democratic
senators was held this afternoon upon the
future of the silver debate. There were
present Messrs. German, voorhees,,
Faulkner. Gray. and several Of the other
leading senators and friends of the admin
istratiOn measure. The results of that
meeting will probably manifest them
selves in the Senate tomorrow.
The main point to which the senators
are said to have addressed themselves
was the possibility OF bringing the silver
question 10 a vote. A canvass was made
of the names of those who intended
speaking on the subject, and this dis
closed the fact that the limit of legiti-
mate debate would not be exhausted
until this week had ended, and possibly
not until one or two days of the next had
been consumed. 1t was agreed that,
after that, speech making would be
equivalent 10 hlibustering, and that every
speech made would be for the certain
purpose of consuming time and pOStpon-
ing the day for final action.
THERE Is THE RUB.
How to prevent tins, is the |
question senators DESTROYS of secur- /
ing a vote are seeking to an
swer. Closure is impossible, for as on c /
of the members of this conference said, /
cloture had no more chance of passing the /
Senate than would measure for the re- /
pudiation of the national debt. The mere /
attempt, it was argued, would be hailed /
with delight by those opposing repeal be /
cause it would give them an opportunity |
TO talk on something else and thereby
consume more time The vote win be .
reached, if reached at all, by the test of .
physical endurance: and with that end .
in view the test will be made as soon as I
possible Early next week a motion /
will be made, unless it is made sooner, to I
take effect on certain day, providing for
night sessions; and these sessions will be /
made continuous, so that a quorum of the !
Senate will be required every hour of the /
tNELALN ~lUuI. III tUlS way. GOulltu WIN 4
the powerful influence of the business in |
terests of the country now demanding re- I
peal, the repealers think they can force /
the silver men to come to terms and con- /
sent to the taking of a vote 1t looks very /
much as il this programme would be in |
augurated next week. -
LEGISLATION IN THE HOUSE.
The probable action of the House in /
taking up the bill for the repeal of the |
federal election laws also came in for its /
share of discussion, and various opinions /
as to the effect of such action by the !
House were expressed. A division of SEN /
timent as to this policy was expressed |
Some Of the committee thought it cx- |
tremely unwise to plunge theHouse into a /
bitter partisan discussion lust at this time /
when the republicans of the Senate were /
working with the democrats for the re-
peal law, for which purpose |
alone the President had called |
the congress together. Others met this |
line OF argument with the statement /
that senator's were not to be deferred |
from doing what they conceived to be /
their duty in this matter by any agita-
tiOn that might arise in the other body |
Still II was suggested by some that final |
action might at least be postponed, even /
if no further harm come from it. and
nothing would be lost by the democrats
refraining in this matter until after the |
repeal Of the Sherman act had become an !
accomplished fact.
DIVERSITY OF OPINION.
On the other hand, there were sena-
tors who urged that il was imperative
for the good of the party that his tiu |
should be taken now and disposed of 1t
was pointed out that the campaign in
Virginia had begun. and congress had !
been in session now for six weeks without |
a single pledge made to the people having
been redeemed. 1t was important that
something should be done that would
have a quoting effect in Virginia,
and it was said that this pledge was one
upon which the party was united, and
there was no reason why the bill should |
not be passed speedily without any acri-
monious debate. The general opinion is
that nothing will be put in the way of
congress doing as it thinks best in acting
upon the bill, which will be reported
Thursday.
DIRECT SOUTHERN TRADE.
Col. Avery reports that all the south
ern and western senators indOrse direct
trade between the south and Europe
They are going to make formal applica-
ton to the President to have all our con-
suls III Europe instructed to give special
attention to this enterprise, and hope TO
succeed