The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23
SENATORS ARE TALKING.
FACTS, ARGUMENTS. REASONS.
No Danger that the Repeal Biii VIII BE.
come a Law for "a While Yet
House Preparing for
Buslursa,
yhlrty-fourth Day.

60 per month, and authorizes in addition the
purchase OF l,a500oO ounces per month,
though this amount purchased is not To be
coined until the bullion now In the treasury Il
coined unless, In the opinion Of the secretary
of the treasury, the business demands of the
country require IL. After all the bullion now
IN the treasury Is coined, the amendment
provides that $1,000, coo Of silver shall be
purchased and coined every mouth until the
aggregate silver circulation OF the country
shall reach sSUO.OuO 900 All silver dollars
thus eo!ned and heretofore coined are 10 be
legal tender,
When the routine morning business Was
concluded, Mt. Stewart Nevada moved to
take mp his resolution 70. committee to In
ycstisatc whether senators were Interested In
national banks
Mt voorhees, counter mol.on 10 proceed 10
the consideration nt the repeal bill was agreed
To ON viva voce vote, which WAS quite unan-
lmous aud Mr Stewart sat down.
Mr Daniel uf Virginia addressed the sen
ate for fng, hng.h ia opposition To the repeal
~ The sherman law Mir, Daniels address
was very brilliant effort and held the Rtten.
uon Of the senate aud The people who rrop dcd
the galleries lie disrrrvst the assertion
That thr Sherman ,.w was responsible for the
PAM" Tie hnnkcrs were interested in see
Ing he Sherman law repealed so that new
bonds might be issued on which they could
base currency. lie went on to show the In
tcresi which England had ia destroying sil
Yer 9s money, quoting IN that connection Mr
GlGiistoues speech the subject The
Norsemrn who Invaded England many cen
turics g.-n brd sailed under the Raven fias'
1rt had uoastcd that they were "thr rayager-
Of the world The present financial coudi-
lion showed that the breed Of the "rtyagers
Of the world was not extinct and that the
Raven Gag" was still flying There were
certain characteristic, OF the English people
that made them the ccpu0mlc foes OF the
people Of the United States. Great Britain
was creditor nation The lnItcd Statcs
was q debtor nation. II was TO the interest OF
Great Britain 10 make silver low and 10
make gold dear. The annual product Of gold
for The I nited stEte5 vas about une-hnN Of
W. Silver product white thc gold product OF
Australia was about twice It, silver product
aud England was striking at silver In order 10
crush out The silver Interests Of the United
States and build up The gold interests Of Aus
traIla
Hor-r-The Democrats being prepared to
Introduce Bill 10 repeal the laws providing
for federal supervisors Of elections, the Re
pGblicans, led by Mir Burrows, began the
light to-day 10 prevent such action. They
refused TO vote on all motions, but the Demo
crats finally adopted resolution reyoking ali
lesyes ut absence and ordering members back
g the House, 50 that the Democratic majority
may he strong enough to cope with tho Re
publican minority. No other business wa.
dOuu
rhrty-nnh Day.
SENATE-Mr CulIom presented a petition
from pensioners Of llliuol. that they be pro-
tectcd from detectives who "yisit the homes Of
pensioners, and, with the hasest hypocrisy
aud faEuiUg deception. seek 10 lind some
u'er to furnish the pension office to deprive
the old veterans Of thci PENSIONS Mir
MauIersou sutm!ied rcso,ullon which
went oyer until tomorrow asking FOR infor-
nation uf the Interior department as to the
abolition or consolidation OF land offices In
N.It- far at
suggestion Of d licrcnt senators
Nr Lindsay. Of Kentucky. who succeeded
NJ Carlisle spoke IN favor N repeal, aud de-
Tended Nr Carlsic's record He was fol-
lowed by Mr Higgins. uf Delaware. on the
same side,
Iloy-E.-1he Republicans refused TO vote
Ia order to prevent the bringing In of the
elections repeal Nm, and no business was
doue, Al . o'clock euloplcs were delivered
upon the late Representative tbipman. Of
Michigan
rhirty-sI1th Dny.
SENATE The repeal Uul was taken
Gp and Mr.. Nuurhcc= asked the Senate to
agree to close debate upon the bill on the
l1th inst aud that amendments he debated
until The goth. unier tue dyc-mluutc rule,
when a vote should be taken upon all amend
mcnt, and upon the bill- lie asked the sil-
yer men 90 Indicate some time ht which they
would have concluded their arguments
the opponents N repeal A. Mr. Allison.
who was cai.t'ri 90 The floor WIS anxious TO
proceed he would simply say that there had
been uo flel8y lu this debate There has not
been speech made for the purpose Of delay
The senate had not reached point where IL
Fa> lalr t0 tJik about fixing Tine for a vote.
De therefore objected 10 The request Alr
Nouruer- did not press hi- motion nni Air .
Allison proceeded lu speak Iu favor Of repeal .
.Ig favored coming all the -iiger Ia the treas ]
HH
'uIlt NOT continue Tie NIFcha-e OF silver I
without seriously cndaugeuug the standard .
established In 1873 and bringing thls uutlun,
With all is oppUrtuU.tic-, wealth. labor and .
TO the silver standard
A. this pplnt Mr. Allison was Questioned .
lhuut The recent monetary conference at .
brusse'- Of which he was member. He .
aid the Brussels conference had made more .
progress res pectlng the solution Of the silver .
question ibnn wa made NJ all prior confer
,nrcs. II the United States would undertake
.hg policy OF Ga-turinT silver by nu iuterua- I
Ilunal sftaus cement Il would be accomplished
within a reasonable time The parity lie.
tween the two metals would be restored and
silver would practically be rehabilated. That
was the solution Of the question
A. the close Of Mr. Alll-pu's speech n
number OF euloEie- wsrt delivered upon thc
life and character OF Tie late senator stan
ford.
Hou,E-l In the House the deadlock over
the Fucker hul couilHued aud no business
VA, done
ThIrty-scyenth Diy.
SESArK-At tho opening of the senate to-
dag Mr.. stewart submitted an amendment to
the repeal ulll authorizing the President TO
Invite The governors Of tbr Western republics
OF Mexico, Central and South America, flnyu
and snu Domingo TO Join the United stales
ia conference 10 be held iu Washington
within four months from the passage Of the
III. a.
Ner coin (which snail be dollar Of not more
than 'i,j rs grains nor less than 3J9 gi grains
OF pure siycrl- to be Issued by each govern
mont. TO he legal tender In all commercial
transactions between the citizens Df all the
American states The amendment il an in
novAtiOr us TO the character of the confer
encc. II provides the sending Of delegates
shall be binding upon the government when
sent them. When he common coin is agreed
upon eash government present at the confer
ehcc shall open it, miuts 10 the unlimited
coinage OF silver bullion,
The resolution offered by Mr PETER. dl-
rcctlng The Interstate commerce committee
20 report whether legislation 0, necessary to
prevent The interruption of Interstate trains
by lawlc-s persons, Wa tHkeu up. Mr.. Peier
thought II pity that governors Of states had
not offered a bounty for tr0in robbers scalps
and Mr. Huar was hurtlHcd hr. Vest and
others thought thnt the federal government
should not interfere in such matters. With
out action the senate adjourned to attend
the ceremonies communicating the lOOth au-
nivcrsary of the laying Of the corner-stonc Of
the capitol.
Thiriy-eighth Dny.
sENArE-After the Senate met the repeal
bill was taken up and Mr.. voorhees, sought to
obtain an agreement as TO when 4 vote should
be taken. After sensational denuncation
Of the New York bankers aud defiance to the
press that has been crticl.lng hls actions and
questioning his motives, he demanded that
the minority senators name a date for "a final
vote, and MIR. Dubois OF Idaho met the de-
mand by = positive declaration that the anti
repeal men would oppose the passage of the
repeal bill by ayailIng themselves Of every
advantage afforded them under the rules.
Voorhees, retallatcd by giving notice he