The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-13

nantly.
From Tennessee" apologetically said the
Joined in the laughter which the incident
provoked among the Senators.
There was another cali of tie Senate at
ten minutes to / o'clock, and forty-four Sen
ators responding. Mr.. Martin resumed his
speech. After the lapse of exactly thirty
firing of suggesting the absence Of o quo
rum simply said: Call the ROLL When
the result was announced, forty-threa Sen
and said: MIR. President, it is evident
that there is to be a call of the Senate
every fifteen or twenty, or at most thirty,
minutes, with the notable absence of GER
tain notabilities who are opposed to this
bill, the object doubtless being TO compel
an attendance on the part of the friends
of the bill all day while they are sleeping
for tonight. Now / give notice that on
every call for a quorum OF the Senate from
TINS time on, l shall INSIST on ha Az , InS
their attendance. If we are TO sit here all
the time, subject to call every fifteen
minutes, they shall do the same as far as
1t is in my power TO SECURE 1t.
Voorhees, THREAT UNHEEDED.
Mr. Voorhees, statement apparently had
no terror for the opponents of repeal, and
at 1:5O Mr.. Jones of Nevada, called atten-
ton to the lack of quorum. The Sen
ators from, the silver States did not an
swer to their names A quorum was Sc
cured, nevertheless, and Mr.. Martin pro-
ceeded with his speech. There was an,
other call of the Senate at 2:25 p. m, and
forty-flve Senators responded. Mr.. Martin
declared his belief that If the question OF
unconditional repeal of the sherman act
were submitted to the people of the United
States there would be majority or mill
lions against it. He apologized for having
allowed himself to be diverted from the
logical order of his argument for an hour
or SO, ana said he would now return 10 IL,
and proceed in a quiet, orderly and method
ical way for the next ten hours. Laugh
ter)
Another call of the Senate was had at
3:05 o'clock. Forty-eight Senators answered,
and Mr. Martin continued. AT 400 p m. Mr..
Martin said he would close his speech for the
present, with the hope that he might continue
the discussion at some future time, as there
were many important phases or the QueS-
ton to which he had not alluded
Mr. Morgan gave notice of an amend
ment to the repeal bill prepared, he said,
The amendment provides for the coinage
of silver dollars of 1922 grains, when, To-
gether with all silver dollars of like weight
and fineness, are made legal tender, except
where otherwise expressly stipulated. The
Secretary of the Treasury Is directed 10
purchase silver bullion at the market price,
to be paid for in silver dollars, and to have
it coined into silver standard dollars TO an
equal amount monthly and yearly with the
gold dollars coined MT Morgan saio tnat
the only provision of the amendment Whlcn
did not have his approval was that ex-
cepting the legal tender quality III cases
where otherwise stipulated.
Mr. Teller then took the hoor, ana re-
sumed his speech against the Dill began
last week At $40 Mr.. Teller said he had
DESTROYS of keeping, and, If agreeable TO
the Senate, he would now yield the floor,
with the understanding that he could re-
sumo tomorrow. To this there was no op-
lection, and Mr.. Stewart was recognized.
Before he proceeded, however, Mr.. DUBOIS
suggested the absence OF quorum out frs Inc me
sponded. Mr.. Stewart then proceeded with
his speech.
Stewart to call attention to the lack or a
quorum there being but two Senators on
the Democratic side and not more than
six on the Republican side. When the roll
was called forty-two Senator's one less
than a quorum, answered. The repeal
forces were about to carry out the pro-
in the day, of having the names of the alb
sentees read preparatory to compelling
their attendance but several Senator'S APP
peared Immediately after the Vice Presi-
dent announced the result of the call, and
Mr.. Faulkner did not press request he had
made that the names of the absentees be
reported 3d.. =. 10, ,,,t oxnrassea bic regret
at the lack of conception on the part OF the
administration Senators as to what bi-
metallism and how TO maintain the
parity of the two metals, when Mr.. Shoup
interposed with the usual suggestion of the
lack of a quorum. The presence of forty
three Senators was temporarily secured
through the instrumentality of the lately
much invoked roll CALL and Mr.. Stewart
resumed his speech. He asked to have read
a newspaper article, because it had some
thing of the American spirit about it. 1T
Mr. Stewart, because it is not fashionable
to be American. Naughter) That is all
English. doncher know" Oaughter) Mr..
Stewart spoke from Senator Colquitts seat,
the first in the front row on the Demo-
cratic side. Beside him sat his clerk who,
every now and then, furnished the Senator
with an admOnition in the way Of news
paper articles or books.
COMPROMISE PROPOSITION.
At GAS Mr.. Dubois blandly suggested that
only seventeen Senator's were present. For
ty-six Senators appeared. Before Mr. Stew
art proceeded Mr. Harris presented
amendment which he said he would offer
in due time. The amendment provided,
first for the coinage of all the silver bull
lion in the treasury, epreSenting the gov
ernment's seigniorage into full legal-tender
dollars at the rate of three million month;
second, when this seigniorage shall have
been coined, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall purchase, each month, bullion suff1-
cient to coin blank dollars, and to coin the
bullion into le8al-tender dollars; third, that
all paper notes or certificates of less de-
nomination than $40 shall be redeemed and
not reissued. and that national bank notes
of less denomination than $40 shau be re-
deemed and the national banks required to
substitute notes Of that denomination;
fourth, that the two-and-a-half and five-do-
but when received at the Treasury shall be
recoined as eagles and double eagles; fifth,
that the holders or standard silver dollars
shall be able to exchange such dollars on
presentation, for notes of the same legal
tender qualities as such silver dollars, which
shall be held for their redemption.
This amendment created much interest, 1t
being naturally assumed that It furnished
perhaps, the first concrete and specific COM
promise proposition growing out of the
continuous session. Mr.. Allison remarked
that the amendment, coming from such a
DISTINGUISHED member of the finance COM
mittee, was extremely significant. He
wanted TO know whether not the omiS-
sion in the second section of the amend
ment as to the number of dollars to be
replied, enphatically. that it was not. The
amount had been left blank in order that
he CIr. Allison) any other Senator
might have opportunity to test the sense
Of the Senate. ~ Is
1t seems that MIR. Harris, for the Dem
Ter, for the Republican silver men, have
been circulating this amendment as a
basis for compromise, with what success
cannot be learned. Just before the amend
ment was introduced Mr. Harris talked
with Secretary Carlisle, who came to the
Capitol an hour ago, and has since been
corferring with the Democratic repeal
leaders in the appropriation committee
room. Messrs. German, Gray, Faulkner
Camden, Cockrell and Ransom were pres
ent 1t is understood that Secretary Car
isle was not yet satisfied that the repeal
men would have to capitulate, and urged
them to continue the fight. He VeS will
ing, however, that the amendment should
be introduced in case a compromise should
become the only alternative except defeat
administration, so far as Mr.. Carlisle
speaks for it, showed the first sign OF
weakening.
WITHOUT A QUORUM