The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-09-28
THE TUG OF WAR
IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE OVER
THE SILVER QUESTION.

Repeal Bill to q vote-The Opposition
Accept tho GaRe OF II attic.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.-After the
routine of the morning Senator Squire,
Republican, of Washington, gave no
tice of substitute which he intended
to offer tor the bill to repeal the Silver
Purchase Act, and it was read in full.
1t provides that the owners of silver
bullion may deposit it at any mint to
pe turned into standard silver of the
present weight and fineness for his
benefit. lie Is to be paid, however, on.
ly such number of standard silver
dollars as may equal the commercial
value OF the silver bullion. The differ.
ence between the nominal and the
coined silver of the silver bullion il to
be retained by the Government as seig-
alorage. The coinage of silver dollars
not to exceed 100000 p month ana
the total not to exceed 2OO,rIOWO
They are to be tull legal tender, ana uu
silver certificates are to be issued
A resolution to pay Mr.. Beck With
$2,OOO Tor his time and expenses in
prosecuting his claim for / seat in the
senate under appointment from the
Governor of Wyoming was tnh"n from
the Calendar and agreed to. Also q
like resolution to pay Mr.. Manti" from
Montana, and to pay Mr.. Allen, Of the
State of Washington, - ,5pU racN
AT 1880 the bill 10 REPEAT the silver
furchase Act was taken up, and Srna-
Tor VOORHEES, mau" II statement t. the
Senate. He SAID that in the discharge
or the duties entrusted 60 hlm he had
TO beg the indulgence Of the Spuntp
while he made few remarks. lie
thought that it would not be mi&Sprnt
time to instruct the public mind some
what In reference to the organization
OF the Senate, what it was that gov
erned 1t, what could and what could
not be done. In doing SO he addressed
himself to the great body OF Intelligent
public opinion us we'll Is, in certain
quarters, to dense and OpaII" drgrc"
VI ignorance, IN som" respects innocent
ana IN others malicious. On thr tn of
| March, 1IS.|, the Senate OF the nitri
States had convened or cudpavurr,i 10
aconvene Qor there were but eight mrm
&pers presently in the cIty Of New y urk
Where was no quorum until the IL Ii OF
April. Shortly afterwards Il system OF
rules mad been reported 10y Il committee
ana adopted by the Senate. As a mat
Ter OF curiosity rs well as OF rnlIght.
ment he would read the eighth rulr.
adopted on the 10th of April:
wv hen question is before the SEN
ate no motion shall be received, cXvpUl
Tor an amendment, for the previous
qnestion, :or poStponing the main
question or 20 adjourn"
ne S"ld that no doubt the rule would
De a surprise to men inside of the chain
Der as we'll as to men outside of il.
Inc ninth rule was: "'Hhe previous
question having been moved and sec
onded, the question from the Chair
small De, shall the main question be
puC, etc, etc. Those two provisions
had governed tie Senate for seventeen
years, so that there had been a previous
quesCloh III the Senate for seventeen
years as thcr, was now III The .Iorisv
III nad been borrowed from the cid En-
gllsh system Of closing debate. IT hau
been tried fully and entirely. and in
ioo", WINE 1houiaS Jefferson was Pres
ldent OF the nited states, it had been
uellDerately abandoned, and never used
III lhe senate TO close dictate from that
hourto the present. y substitute for
III was adopted in 1905, that when Il
queSIloh Is before the Sem" emo motion
shall De r"c"lVrd except for amend |
tllen,, lor pos PnnIhg or for motion
~ auJour'', ttr, thereby dropping the
TieslouS question: and all relation to it.
1 ~ tnere was any motion by which de.
t paCe couin ne forced to Il conclusion In
th t,1e EHenale' 1t was not written down i'll
Che laW or rules.
o,ir; iiG laa peeh arralgned by public
W opiuioil tn lor nov terminating the debate
on Cile lePeal OH. AS wCll might he be
"tfialsi'eu "fth lor not terminating the tides
~ uio ocean or the blowing of the
,,ba"; e'' "liiuS. IL" WlSheu TO en-
pnasiHo lhe TACT thata closure rule
p Unce pIeval!tu IN the Senate and ha
Ueei, oeiloerately abandoned, and that
its -, "p",luoilinS nnuS II lhe senate had placed
etv s1po' tho nllcilt on IN" sense OF propri-
tbSs' ,mI ,,ii pa'tiollSin and the regard for
ann pt,e pT the tnnat; imIeteSv OF every Senator
taintv that No Srnntmr t", ,.,i MlS'i ~ .it GER
=" "',y ahysa .,'nI a. no SENATOR would be found
~ "utra "utSo .ne p"'irhce OF the Senate or
nnbiic idKf dKtv '''e p"o'c business or the
P1Slrc Fnr MR.. onJS. o,,
tim of thincSs hSiuS ,1VaIii NI ?tatS thA' condl,
to the nrnenSf tia'o 10y. VHlH'Su. rom 'oo"
ceedsd rn%ar raI,r' ,.,1e I ''le senate had pro
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