The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-01
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Speeches by Various Senators-The
Vote in Detail.

When the senate at IL o'clock this
morning entered upon the thirteenth
week of the present extraordinary ses-
sion a roll-can showed the presence of
| fifty-two senator's When the considera-
ton of the bill to repeal the purchasing
! clause of the Sherman act was resumed
Mr.. Hunton of Virginia in few words
defined his position.
Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania made
statement as to his position on and
views opposing the repeal bill.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama then ad-
dressed the senate The situation in the
| senate seemed TO him to be very lam
entable one, one which he could speak
of only with pain and which he could
contemplate only with serious appre-
hension for the future welfare of the
country. Mr.. Morgan said the passage
of the bill would be an irrevocable sur
render to the demands Of the most cor
rupt insolvent and overbearing corr
porations Mr. Morgan then read slowly
and with great emphasis these sentences
from Mr.. Germans speech of Saturday:
We We're compelled TO take the
terms offered by the senator from Ohio.
He held the key of the situation. You
have dictated the terms to US"
Il thank Almighty God" said Mr.
Morgan impressively, that the senator
from Ohio has never had the power to
dictate terms TO me as a democrat. He
may have dictated terms to the presi-
dent to the committee, to the minority
OF the democrats on this side, but he
cannot dictate to me-"
Agaih quoting from Mr.. Gorman's
speech, Mr.. Morgan read a sentence
as to Mr.. Sherman laying down the
conditions.
''He laying down a condition to dem
ocracy," said Mr.. Morgan, contemptu-
ously. What is the democratic party
worth TO itself. to the country or to
posterity, when the senator from Ohio
has the key to the situation and can
lay down conditions 10 ii? What is your
majority here worth addressing the
democratic senators), thus trifled with,
thus deceived, thus overrun and finally
/ handed over to the tender mercies of
the senator from Ohio?"
Mr.. Morgan said he had signed the
proposed compromise, and had done so
IN order to have peace and harmony in
the democratic party. Commit sui
cloe' sald MI Morgan, with much Bit
terness, because you can't get a chance
to live on fair and even terms with your
friends and neighbors."
Vest and COckreII.
Mr.. Vest followed Mr.. Morgan. He
expressed sympathy with the people of
the silver states and said no car or
kaiser would desolate an insurrectionary
province as congress was about to des-
olate the silver states of the West He
argued that the seigniorage in the treas
ury should be coined and ridiculed the
business method which would allow this
vast sum Of s530OOOOO to lie idle in the
treasury and then sell bonds to secure
gold.
Mr.. Coekrell of Missouri argued that
at the last election the tariff question
and not the financial question had been
pressed to the front and the demo-
cratic party secured a victory. Lead
ing democrats had expected that If
there was to be an extra session IL would
be called to reform the tariff. But now
that the election was over, tariff was
lost sight of and the senior senator from
New York (Mr. HID was beheld pitch
ing to the front headlong on the finan-
cial question. The lion at one end Of
the avenue and the tiger at the other
| Qacing Mr.. HID were coming tOget her
in a fond embrace. Qaughter)
Mr.. Cockrell reviewed the history of
the repeal bill in the house and senate
showing that 1t was reported to the SEN
ate by two democrats. Messrs. Voorhees,
and Mcpherson, and four republicans
Messrs. Allison, Aldrich, Morrill, and
Sherman non-partisan measure. the
partisanship all being on the republican
side
The bill was to pass, said Mr.. Cocl<reIl
It had been taken out Of the hands of
| democracy and republican senators had
to be consulted, but nothing could he
done and the republican party would be
Infinitely more responsible for uncondi-
tional repeal than would the democratic
party.
Undoubtedly" acquiesced Mr.. Hale
GLORIOUS victory for the senator
from Ohio" said Mr.. Cocxren. latter
twenty years bringing a democratic ad-
ministraton back to his law of 1879
Mr.. Cockrell closed with the statement
that II the repeal of the Sherman law
failed to restore prosperity the repub-
lcan party must bear the responsibility.
Mr.. Carey of Wyoming defended his
position on the repeal bill. Mr. Carey
said he should vote for unconditional
repeal although he favored a compro-
mise.
woIcotrs Quotation.
Senator wolcott replied to Senator
Carey's references to himself saying they
were petty and mean and dismissing
the question with the quotation that
''It is a waste of lather to shave an
ass"
Carey responded by saying that VOL
colt left Colorado last fall 10 avoid tax
ing part in the campaign and read a
magazine article charging that the sena-
tors from Colorado and Nevada had
traded their votes on the force bill for
votes for free coinage. Senators Harris
and Teller both asserted that statement
was false and Mr.. Teller declared that
Mr.. Carey knew Ii TO be false. Mr..
Washburn explained how he had
chanced to undertake a few weeks since