The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-14
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS-.
LIVELY sPAT BETWEEN SENATOR
VOORHEES, AND SENATOR HALE.
Voorhees, Was Tired Of Hsle's Advice and
Proceeded to Skin Him Hard Hit at
Senator Stewart Of Nevada-Rumors
OF q Silver Compromise.
SENATE.

WAsHINGToN, Sept. SIN the SEN
ate today Senator Wolcott's sugar
bounty resolution, after being adopted |
to include all kinds of sugar, was
adopted.
Senator Faulkner D9m., Va.), ad-
dressed the senate on the repeal bill.
Senator Faulkner annouced his in
tention to vote for the repeal bill,
but in doing so expressed belief in
silver as a money metal and declared
his intention of bringing in an amend.
ment to the present bill providing for
the coinage of $4,000, 900 silver month
ly until the aggregate circulation of
silver of the country shall reach $780,
100000.
Senator Turpie Dem, Ind.), fol-
lowed, and said that as little as he
thought of utility or value of the gold
reserve in the treasury he was 10th to
have it looted by the bandits of the
gold trust. The 800 0O0,0 900 in the
treasury was the cause of constant irri
tation to the gold trust, Itwas deposit.
edindependent of and isolated contrary
t. the traditions of the synicate and
| to its mysterious law of aggregation,
| for the syndicate had long ago said,
"All gold is mine" Senator Turpie in
conclusion said: I'VE are about to
approach an era of commercial liberty
| 20 fAa A,nf ion.
era in which commerce with all ma
tions (save for necessary imports laid
upon it for revenue) will be as free as
the ocean which bears it; a time when
an open market shall greet the export
of all our great staples; when the i'm
measurable increment OF our sales
shall assuredly bring us in return
gold, silver, bills, sterling. We are
drawing nigh to another epoch of un.
exampled grandeur and significance,
the restoration OF the silver dollar.
Decentralization of silver would be
a great reform, but how shall these
compare with the restitution of the
freedom of the ballot The dynasty
of the fraud force is now entering the
valley Of deaths shadow 1t will soon
be dethroned. Free ballot is worth
more than tree coinage. The people
will, so far as public law may serve,
decree liberty in all thing to all men
within the bounds of the republic.
Senator Jones, dem. Ark address
ed the senate at the conclusion of
Senator Turpie's remarks. He did not
believe, he said, the present condition
of the country was brought about by
the Sherman act and it would pass
away without the repeal of that act.
On tie contrary, limited coinage of
silver had acted as a measure Of relief
of the financial stringency. The
stringency was caused by few
wealthy men, and it remained to be
seen whether the representatives of
5000 600 free people would submit to
their incident domination. He stood
ready to repeal the whole of the Sher.
man act but would not in pretended
compliance with the Chicago platform
which demanded the repeal of the en-
tire law vote tc repeal the only good
feature Of the law. leaving its iniquities
in full force. That would be more
cowardy makeshift than the Sherman
law and be as great fraud as was the
action of 1879.
Senator Voorhees, now thought it
time to adjourn, $50 p. III.
Senator Hale (Me) hoped Senator
: Voorhees,, if he could control the sit
uation, would conse mt to an adjourn
ment. The senators had only been in
I session three hours and half The
senator from Indiana after having for
, time at any rate, given up the II
o'clock proposition and also finding
himself loosing two hours, called at
tention 70 the fact that he was cut
down to a very slender thread of time
! to be consumed by speech making. He
: did not say this, he said, in any way
/ to embarass the senator from Indiana
because lie could not see and thought
\ the senators on both sides could see
t the difficulty under which he was
Y laboring. The Republicans had re-
Trained from taking up time by an
swering speeches made on the othel
side with the exception Of the Sher.
man veteran upon that side and tn,
s leader upon the financial measures
and perhaps one or two others on thu
/ Republican side who were in favor o
s repeal. They sat silently in their seat
ready to vote at all times and baC
taken up none of the time Of the ses
sion, and they were now in that atti
tude, ready, willing and DESTROYS o
voting.
Senator Voorhees, sat patiently
during the remarks of Senator Hale
but it was apparent that the sugges
tions of the senator from Main'
: were not received in good feeling
{ He had a most serious expression
= countenance and in thunderous tone
. said 1.-THE zeal of the senator from
u Maine for the repeal Of the Sherman
n act is manifested very early and hi
ia desire to assist the senator form lndi
a ana is deeply appreciated 1t woul'
o be more so, however, If in these 81
q weeks he had been in his seat NOR
4 than week. l desire to say to hin
IL and all concerned that the senate
e from Indiana expects to discharge hi
II duty as he sees it and in way 70