The morning call., 1893-10-07
WILL GET WEARY.
Senators Ready for q
TuSsIe.
TALK OF NIGHT SESSIONS.
But the Republican RepeaIers Are
Hardly Willing to Agree to
Change the Rules.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-The attempt to Sc
cure a night session of the Senate has now
been postponed until next Wednesday. II
VOORHEES, fails in his effort or fails in re-
tanning a quorum the Senate will be ih
better mood for coming to an understand
ing. 1t is understood that some Republl-
can advocates of repeal will decline to
assist their Democratic c0workers to the
extent of sitting up nights with them.
Senator Pugh says the silver men will try
the test, and when il is once begun will see
that the session Is made continuous.
The greater part of the talk of COM
promise is sill on the line OF Faulkners
amendment. with the bond provision
added. There is, however, new PROPOSE
tion looking to continuation of the Sher-
man act for definite time, two or three
years, but the suggestion has not met with
general favor on either side.
In the Senate to-day Blackburn Of
Kentucky substituted an amendment to
the bill repeating the silver purchasing
clause of the act of 1890 1t strikes out the
Voorhees, substitute. leaving the bill as it
passed the House. and then provides for
the free coinage of silver Of American
production. The Secretary of the Treasury
is auth Orzed on the first day Of each
month TO establish the seigniorage to be
charged for the following month, which is
to be the difference between the market
price of silver bullion and its minted value
after coinage This seigniorage is not to
be coined, but it is to be sold by the Sec
retary of the Treasury for gold. to be used
for the purpose of maintaining the parity
of gold and silver.
Allen (Pop.) Of Nebraska offered reso-
luton. which went over, calling for infor-
nation as to whether the Government
since March, 1876, had borrowed any
money.
The resolution heretofore offered by
PETER (Pop) of Kansas for a select
committee to inquire as to what legisla-
ton was necessary to improve the banking
system of the country was then taken. and
Stewart spoke upon it. He confined him.
sell to criticism of the Secretary of the
Treasury for failing to purchase 4.5Oo. 900
ounces Of silver per month. The debate
was continued by PETER, and Mcpherson
D.) of New Jersey moved the ref
erence of the resolution 20 the Committee
on Finance. 1t was SO referred by a vote
of 50 ayes to noes.
The resolution offered some days since
by Morgan (D.) of Alabama instruct
ing the COMMITTEES on Judiciary to
report whether any provision of the
coinage act of 1887 was in force was laid
before he Senate and agreed to without
discussion.
The repeal bill was then taken up, and
Mcpherson CD of New Jersey gave
notice that lie would address the Senate
upon the bill Monday. Call (D.) of Florida
resumed his speech against the bill, which
was begun on Wednesday.
He made lengthy argument in advo-
cacy of the amendment suggested by him
requiring that all silver bullion in the
treasury be coined into dollars. half dol
lars and quarters at the existing ratio of 16
to l. He also looked with favor upon the
amendment proposed by Blackburn. and
lengthy discussion ensued between Dolph
of Oregon and himself as to the effect of
these amendments.
Pugh called attention to the small at
tendance. but on rolIcall a quorum ap-
peared, and then Butler (D.) Of South Car
olina spoke, going into long argument in
favor of the amendment which he SUBJ
mtted some time ago repeating the tax
on State bank circulation. Another roll
call was necessary TO procure quorum.
Teller (R.) OF Colorado then took the
floor on the repeal bill and resumed his
speech in opposition begun some time
ago. Teller said that he believed the evi
dence produced was sufficient to justify
the statement that neither the Secretary
of the Treasury nor the President In
tended to interfere to prevent the dis
turbance that was somewhat apparent as
early as last April II Senators were not
misinformed the President had more than
once declared that the people should have
an object lesson in order to bring about
tie enactment into law OF certain financial
views.
Teller yielded for the executive session,
after which the Senate adjourned. In ex-
ecutive session the nomination of T. j.
Ross as Postmaster at Flagstaff. Ariz, was
confirmed.