The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-25
IN THE HOUSE.
The Debate Drawing to II CloSC-The Zig
Four ON Saturday.

Four on Saturday.
WAsuINGroE, d. c., August 24.-The
proceedings in both houses Of Congress
which have been cumulutingin interest
all tho week will reach climax to-
morrow and Saturday. On tho last
named day the ablcsL speakers in the
house will close the silver debate.
Bourke Cochran, Wilson, OF West Nir-
GINA, Thomas B. Reed and Mr.. Bland,
tho sponsor OF the silver dollar, would
either Of them by himself prove great
attraction, but all Of them in combina-
tion with others OF almost equal force
present IN array OF force and ability as
has seldom been displayed in any one
day in Congress. Ex.Speaker Reed in
particular IS expected to outshine all
previous efforts.
Those sanguino statesmen who pre-
diet speedy passage of the Sherman
amendment and an early adjournment
arc not having matters all their own
way. The senate really holds tho key
to the situation.
Some OF tho extreme advocates oi sill,
yer in that body assert that il on re-
consideration the senate persists in re-
fusing seats to the appointed senators
from Montana, Washington and Wyo.
ming they will hold tho senate in SOS.
sion and stave or vote on the silver
question until the legislatures Of those
states hNvo been called together in
special session to fill tho vacancies On
tho house side also there are "doubting
1homascs" who do not see the end Of
the session quite 30 near at hand as
somo OF their colleagues profess to do.
The feature OF the day was tho speech
OF Congressman Pence, Of Colorado.
Tho first speaker to-day was MIR.
Waugh who said he would vote for tho
repeal OF the Sherman law, although he
did not believe it was the cause OF tho
present depression.
Mr.. Somers favored an international
conference that would lead the coun.
tries OF tho earth to the free coinage Of
gold aud silver Mt fixed ratio.
Mr.. Houk announced that hc would
vote for tho Wilson bill. 1t afforded
speedy relief and all questions OF per.
manGnt, financial and tariff legislation
should, he thought, be postponed until
tho regular session.
Mr.. CRruth said tho present wide.
spread disaster was due to the pur-
chasing clause OF tho Sherman act. The
President had discharged his duty.
The responsibility rested now on con.
grcss aud for one. ho did not desire to
shirk that responsibility. llo stood
hero ready, hero audt now, to cast his
vote without restriction, Limitation or
condition for tho repeal OF the purchas.
ing clause.
Mr., Wilson, (Ohio,) would DO glad TO
vote for ratio that would maintain
parity between the two metals. But II
this privilege wCrc denied him, thoro
was but one course loft to him and that
was TO vote for repeal,
Mr.. Ponce said that when he had
como TO Washington lao had expected
to find warm OrnOrand q comfortable
scat In the old McCrcary lun. But he
had been shown tho door; and on in.
Qulry he had discovered that the old
hOstoIry was being run on the European
plan. Laughter llu had been told
that he would receive cheerful vel.
como because Ito had been told that
Mr. McCrcury had In 1891 been ten.
dcrcd u vote Of thanks by q Kentucky
convention for his advocacy Of tho FREQ
coungo OF silver lie lMr Pcuc,l was
allied to Kentucky by marriage, aud hc
had believed tha. ho could rely upon
kCnluckians; but hO had been com.
PEELED TO telegraph to his people
or rather his wiio hnd-thut hn
had been fooled, Laughter aud