The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-08-25
DO|NGS OF CONGRESS.
Peffer of Kansas Addresses the
Senate
ON THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
Beginning of Five Minute Speeches in
the House in the Silver DeSste-
Frauds Who Claim to Favor Bimet-
aIlism, but Who Will Vote for Repeal

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The vice
president announced in the senate
today the appointment of commit
tee on the commemoration OF the one
hundredth anniversary of the laying
of the corner stone of the capital.
Stewart of Nevada took the floor to
address the senate, but is was claimed
by PETER (Pop.) of Kansas that he
was entitled to the floor, having
given notice a day prior to the day
when notice was given by Stewart.
The letter claimed, however, that it
was not fair to deprive him of the
right to address the senate, inasmuch
as he had been excluded yesterday
morning by PETERS resolution as to
national banks. After colloquy the
vice president ruled. Having recog-
nized the senator from Nevada he
was now under the painful necessity
of giving him the floor. This ruling
was not acquiesced in by the Kansas
Senator, who insisted upon his own
right. Harris (Dem.) of Tennessee
came to the defense of the vice presi-
dents ruling by declaring no previous
notice OF intention to address the SEN
ate. The senate gave the senator an
anti-sort of right to the floor.
The vice president finally said that
as he had recognized the senator from
Nevada. that the senator was entitled
to the floor. Stewart having carried
his point offered to yield the floor if
the senator from Kansas desired very
much to address the senate now.
PETER then began his speech. He
held that the trouble had not been
caused by any want of confidence on
the part of the people. but it had
been caused by practical treason on
the part of class which he hoped
would be relieved from any response
bility of stealing from the people.
Abiding to the suggestion made by
the protectionists, fear as to changes
in the tariff had much to do with the
financial panic. He asked what fears
had the farmers, mechanics or clerks
OF the country that the manufacturing
ablishments were in danger from
the present administration He in
sisted that now, and for the last half
dozen years, failures of manufacture
ing adjustments did not come from
any protective tariff policy, but from
want of orders people had no
money to buy goods and orders were
blackened. There is no danger of
free trade unless that fight is forced
on by the people. If it were forced
then every custom house wonld be
razed, and from that time on trade
with all the world would be free. If
Tie ldTHleTS Ol Tue country Dau TO
compete with pauper labor the man.
ufacturers could do it, and they
would have to do it before the fight
ended. What was fair to the farmer
was fair to the manufacturer.
AT 2 P. NJ. the morning hour ex-
pired and the vice president an
nounced the question before the SEN
ate to be a motion to lay on the table
Manderson's motion to reconsider
the vote of yesterday, declaring that
Lee Mantle was not entitled to seat
from the state of Montana. An effort
was made by Manderson to have the
vote postponed until Monday. That
was resisted, however, by Vance
(Dem. of North Carolina, who gave
notice that he would call up the
question at O'Clock tomorrow. PETER
then resumed the floor and continued
his speech.
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