Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-05

their New York associates, will become
the arblters OF American finance and tho
tictators OF our financial policy be-
cause they control the gold which vs
will b. compelled 10 have
sfr. Coke having drifted on 20 the ef-
rsria CT New York bankers to influence
nnabcial legislation, he was interrupted
~ 1tr. Vance. IN. c. who said he had
rec@vcs. a letter this morning bearing on
tp.i 9oat. and with MIR. Coke's permis-
rtsa Se would read II 10 the Senate. i
~xs letter received by /. II. Foust. OF
GSis5ury, n. c.. from L. u. Shepard &
Company. bankers. OF No Broad street
Ncw York The letter declines the onE
ar = loan and adds: THE Senators from
yoir country are not looked upon as pro
moters OF the general welfare. IL their
stand represents the views OF your people
on financial matters, 1t viii be very diili-
cGlt for you to secure any accommodation
from capitalists IN this aection, until
there is a decided change"
At tho close OF Mr. Cokc'S speech. the
Senate went into executive session. The
doors were re-opend at Z. M, and the
Senate proceeded with the consideration
~ the House bill TO repeal the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman act.
The amendment offcrel by Mr.. PETER.
bn the first Of September. was called up
hv that Senator and read. " consists OF
nine sections. fixing standard for both
pold and silver coins. After II was read,
Mr.. PETER inumaied his willingness 10
withhold HIS speech until tomorrow. Mr..
Voorhees, asked the Kansas Senator
whether he preferred not 10 so on to-day:
and as Mr.. PETER professed Indifference
on that point, M. Voorhees, thought II
riGht 20 continue longer In session to-day.
a motion to adjourn was thereupon
made by Mr.. Jones tRep., New, and the
yeas ana nays on the motion were de
mandcd by Mr.. Hale The motion to ad-
;ourn was rejccted-yeas, 20; nays, 81;
as follows:
Ycas-Anen. Bate. Berry, Blackburn.
Butler. Bail, Carey. Coke. Daniel, Du-
hols. 1rby. Jones CArk.), Jones (NevJ.
Mitchell OrcD, Pasco, Pugh. Roach.
shoup. Teller and White (CaL)-20.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, CafTery. Cullum.
Davis. Dolph. Faulkner, Frye. GAllInger
Gibson. German. Gray. Hale, Iioar Hun
ton, Lindsay. Mcpherson. Henderson.
NILS. Palmer PETER, Perkins. Proctor,
Smith. Stockbridse. Turpie, Vest. Villas
Voorhees,. Washburn. and White La.)-3L.
Mr. PETER then took the floor and ex~
e,ained and advocated lis amendment.
t!e said that Il was copied verbatim from
the sections Of the law OF July l3. 1887,
~hen the ratio between gold and silver
sas changed. except that il omitted the
provision as 10 five cent silver coins. lie
,lid that the administration had come to
Congress demanding particular act
The repeal Of the Sherman law. 1t had
suggested no policy which wo lId admit OK
The usual compromise in legislative pro-
el~dlncs The administration mad de-
,randod the pending bin or nothing; and
the people whom he represented had ac-
o.s;.ted the challenge. They proposed TO
E:ve nc quarter. as the administration
crOpOScd 10 give none. "A very large ma
bri,v Of the farmers I'm the Douth were
members Of the Farmers Alliance; and
one Of the cardinal doctrines Of the Al
lance was the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver AT the old ratio. The Alliance
sad supported no candidate for any I'M
nortant office who was not In sympathy
oit0 their views and who did not so
express himself Among the public men
Who had done so was the Senator from
Georgia (GordouD who had written Il
letter &c the Alliance expressing his sym
pathy WIN il and his approval OF It's
doctrines.
Mr. PETER read Mr.. Gordon's letter
stating that he endorsed without reserve
.Ad with undated emphasis, the pohcy
u the Alliance for an increase Of the cir
MS svrnpathies were deeply enlisted in
all the high purposes sought to be ac-
coippIished by the Farmers Alliance.
air. PETER declared that "a repeal OF the
Sherman act. without a provision Tor
.ecoineCe would destroy the two ola
political parties: and that the idea or
tne abandonment o. silver money was
rejected ny an the people
Jr. Gordon said in relation 10 his
- al that | said
~ tut I do rot endorse the Farmers
AaN,rco since ii fell from grace 'That
,cifeN-.. me-" said Senator Pener. OF
some embarrassment. il is not the Farm
ers' Alliance that has fallen from grace;
r. IS the Democratic party For the
people whom he represented he 'spurned
Ne imperial decree" and he gave warn
ne that they were in open rebellion against
II he would bid God speed to the reso~
,tion which was coming and which would
Criye these people from power and re-
,,-,e the government Of the United States
10 the people TO whom II belongs. II
was ne said. free coinage at the present
tatio which the people were asking.
.vVhat do you propose Mr. Palmer
sahed. .,
ITO restore the old law Of 1G TO l." was
the answer. There has been no uiiilculty
uu understanding where our people stahd
where the farmers are. we hdNe
been there all the time"
gym that produce the result you de-
si.~-' Mr.. Palmer further queried.
yes" said MI. Fener-"as 1t did be-
fore"
"Wm it nowT
.Tt will not. Let us try II awhile and
~"
Drifting into a discussion OF the New
r~rk newspapers, he declared that the
hr,olence Of the Metropolitan press was
20 him intolcrable and that the peopie
% the West had no patience WIN II,
az -ecalled a prediction which ne hau
i'd TWO wears ago 10 the effect ina.
tho two cid parties would be brought TO-
r.ther under the leadership OF "roVe'
cleveland--and announced that the pre-
aic.iou had already been fulhlled. lhe|
arc there now" he SAID.
Al this poin: OF the speech there
were not more than dozen senators
tett in the chamber, 3nd among ''es'
~ers many indications of WearlheSS-
Ar Perar showed no sign OF 1t, how
,Vcr and might have gone on indefinite
- hut after n whispered colloquy WIFE
AZ, Cocxrel the Kansas Senator agreed
- LEI the Senate adjourn on cOndlno'
nat he should have half hour to-rnorIU"
L,forc Mr. Stewart takes the MOOR Ihe
Senate fhereupon at 5:D adjourned un-
ri tomorrow at noon.
WASHINGTON. Sept 4.-The HOUSE
.ns not In session to-day.
DlSISFECTANTS DESIRED
III. Dau..or of Fever at Beaufort-1'he
brunswick situation.
Ov telegraph 10 the Dlspatch)