Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-06
IN CONGRESS TODAY.
The Senate and House Are Both in
Session.
MR. MORGAN'O FINANCE COMMITTEE.
He Speaks at Length on His Reso.
luton of Yesterday.
DISCUSSING HOUSE RULES.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
BY Mr.. Cullom Qll.): To repeal oil acts
providing for the creation or maintenance
of the sinking fund.
report from the committee on privi-
leges and elections, allowing to the claim
| ants for seats from Montana, Washington
and Wyoming (under appointment from the
governors) 1880 each, was made and re-
| ferred to the committee on contingent ex-
penses.
The IL O'Clock Resolution Laid Over.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
voorhees, Qndo for the daily meeting Of
| the Senate at II a. m was laid before the
Senate by the Vice President
Mr. Voorhees, said that he desired to
| make q brief statement After full and
careful consultation with the friends Of the
repeal bill on this side Of the chamber said
he. in whose judgment I have been accus-
TONED to confide and whose wishes can
not disregard. I will ask that this resolu-
ton go over for the present. believing that
| II we occupy the time OF the Senate care
fully and conscientiously we will make as
much speed. perhaps, as BY its adoption.
until at least q later day.
Mr.M0rgan's Joint Finance Committee
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Morgan LAla.). for the appointment of q
Joint select committee on finance, was next
| laid before the Senate By the presiding OH
Ger.
Mr. voorhees, suggested that the resoau-
ton could not be adopted without its refer
ence to the finance committee, and he
| moved to proceed with the consideration of
| the bill to repeal the Sherman act
Mr.. Sherman notified the Senator nom
| 3 o'clock.
Mr: voorhees-.'whne tina. u true tn.
/ q f(wV SRNvyH A lAIe
cacy, takes two Senators from the floor
| the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Stewart
| who wishes to conclude his speech, and the
Senator from Texas CMr. Mills). who has
| given notice OF his intention to address the
Senate. That is all that wish to say"
Senator Stewart Qn an undertone snd
with smile)-Oh. will pardon him.
M Mr.. MorganI! will be entirely delicate
Is In order; and am in order now, and no
senator has right to the floor to supersede
the resolution which the Vice President has
laid before the body. 1 am not guilty Of
any indelicacy in trying to assert my rights
| under the rules Of the Senate. The Senator
| from Indiana has given notice Of a motion
10 rerer this resolution to the finance COM
fnittee, but do not expect that the Senate
VIII refer to the finance committee a meas
ure which has for its purpose to supplant
the powers Of that committee II this pro-
posed joint select committee were not ex-
pressly intended to supersede the functions
or the finance committee In both houses
that would be nostrum to cure a particu-
| lar part Of a complaint which the peonIe
| Of the United States recognized as hsin1 q
very serious one and presenting q great
| many different aspects.
| There was great diversity of opinion as
to what should take place after the reneal
OF the Sherman act. and the OBJ
1ect OF his resolution was to put
the matter in the hands of a
JOINT select committee to determine
what should be done in the event OF the
Senate's concurring with the House In the
repeal OF the purchasing clause Of the
sherman act. Would anybody undertake
10 say that there was no necessity for fur
ther legislation after the Sherman act was
repealed? No one had suggested as vet that
that particular remedy was going to relieve
the country Of all the great evils that it
was experiencing, and had been exper-
iencing for the last two months, or for the
last year. o
Therefore 1t was necessary not only to
ineet ni Pupnc expectation. but to perform the
outy oeVolvlng on Senator's to take a broad
ana general view of all the difficulties sug-
gested IN relation to the financial and mon
etary situation of the United States. It
was necessary that joint committee should
Investigate. fully and completely. the whole
subject: and when 1t understands II. should
bring forward one bill or several bills for
the purpose OF rectifying the trouble
A Medley of Legislation.
Mr. Morgan went on to quote the various
statutory provisions as to legal tender
AiAoiiSy' anu uecidTeO tnat there never had
been such medley Of legislation as now
stood on the statute book in reference to
legal tenders. 1t was a crude, i'll digested.
elaborate, almost impossible to be under
stood system. Ought that not he asked,
to be remedied? Ought not every kind of
money used in the United States Except,
perhaps, the minor coins Of nickel and cop
peri be legal tender for the payment Of
debts?
That was an important subject and one
which Congress could not forbear to act
on, without tmpeaching the wisdom, If not
the integrity Of its action on the financial
question. He demanded it as a democrat,
and he demanded it as Senator. If there
were any party ties standing in the way
he would throw them aside and act as an
honest and free man, representing an hon.
est and free people.
The Repeal Bill Up.
Mr. Morgan closed his speech at 1:50. Mr..
Voorhees, then moved to take up the repeal
bill. Objection to that motion was made by
Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Harris and others as be-
ing an unfair way Of displacing the resolu-
ton. After some colloquy the vote was
taken on Mr.. Voorhees, motion, and 1t was
agreed to-yeas. 81; nays. q. The repeal
bill was taken up.
THE HOUSE.