Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
THE SILVER BILLS
Efforts in tho Senate to Repeal the
Purch $50 Act.
DEMOCRATS FEAR lLDRlCa'S MOVE.
They Think His substitute u Trap and So
Have u Postpo ed-The Quarantine
BIZ Also does Over-House
without a Quorum

They Think His substitute Trap and So
Have ~ Postpo led-Thc Quarantine
BIZ Also does over-House
without a Quorum.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l0.-The senate
was In session yesterday for over five
hours. Half of the time was spent on
McPherson's joint resolution authoriz-
ing and directing the secretary of the
treasury to suspend all purchases Of sill
yer under the Sherman act, and the
other half on the bill granting addi-
tional quarantine powers and imposing
additional duties upon the marine hos
pital service Mr. Mcpherson addressed
the senate at length in support Of his
joint resolution, and when he resumed
his seat Mr.. Aldrich gave notice OF a
substitute, which he prop sed to offer
10 IL, and asked unanimous consent--in
order 10 test the sincerity of the demo
cratic side OF the chamber which he ac-
cused Of "masquerading"- have vote
taken on the substitute and the original
measure to-day. Objection came from
MIR. Daniel and the matter went over
Indefinitely and without any agreement
Mr. Aldrich's substitute proposed to
authorize the issue of bonds TO procure
gold II necessary to maintain the parity
between gold and silver coin aud its
treasury notes, and also provided for
the suspension of the purchase of silver
bullion on July 1, 1904, II before that
time there be not an international
agreement reached by which gold and
. a hul ha F,f.v ,..itN en-
rights at an agreed ratio. The pros
pect of the passage of bill to repeal
the Sherman act may be judged of from
an emphatic declaration by Mr. Teller
that those who desired its repeal might
butt their heads against the wall as
much as they choose, but that they had
not got the vote in the senate or the
house to repeal that law; that II was
morally certain that 1t could not be re-
pealed before March 4 and that, in his
Judgment, IL was no more likely after
than before that date.
The discussion OF the quarantine bill
took place on an amendment offered by
Mr.. White, limiting its operation to the
LIST of January, 1895 No vote was
reached on the amendment and the bill
is to be taken up again tomorrow in
the morning hour and continue until at
least o'clock, when the anticipation
bill will have the precedence, unless
Mr.. Washburn, who has IL in charge,
shall yield further time to the quaran-
tine bill. The McGarraghan bill also
went over till the morning hour oil
Wednesday.
The senate then adjourned
THE HOUSE.
In the house the District OF ColumbiI
appropriation bill was passed. Their
an hour was consumed In the consider
alton of bill to promote the efficiency
Of the militia. But there was no deter
mination. The remainder Of the day
was devoted to the consideral ion of {
bill permitting the Norfolk e. Western
Railroad Co. to enter the district o
Columbia This was bitterly opposed
and after n three hours struggle, bl
permission Of both sides, n truce wa
declared and the struggle was post
poned by recess until HAS to-day
If at that time sufficient number o
members can b. secured to prevent AT
adjournment till noon It will insure tn,
passage of the bill. II the house ad
iourns before noon the district day will
be forfeited and the fate of the measur,
will be problematical.
DEMOCRATS SUSPICIOUS.
There is "a strong suspicion on tn,
part of the democratic senators that tn,
Aldrich amendment to the Mcpherson
silver purchase suspension resolution
of which Mr. Aldrich made notice yes
terday, was a carefully planned trap
At any rate they decided TO take II,
chances and so Mr.. Daniel objected b
MIR Aldrich's request that it be vote'
upon to-day at = o'clock, his purpos
being to give his party friends an op
portunity 10 scan the amendment yer,
carefully. Mr. Aldrich says tina
his purpose was 10 give tn,
democratic senators chance u
show that sthey meant what they sal,
on the floor in debate lie Is not dis
appointed in failing TO secure an agree
ment for u vote upon the amendment
and feels that he has served his pur
pose from a party point of view in SOW
: ing discord among the democratic mem
, bers. As he was observed 10 be in con
sultation with Mr.. Allison and othe
leading republican senators before hi
move IL Is assumed that his piece o
strategy met with the approval of hi
party colleagues; at any rate the demo
cratic senators regard the amendmen
and request as n party move.