The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-23

afternoon.
Immediately after the preliminary
opening business had been transacted
Senator Gordon Of Georgia recalled a
plank in the last democratic platform
by presenting a measure to suspend for
ninety days the law imposing 10 pei
per cent. tax on state bank issue. He
declared il would give relief to the
country in fifteen days and would make
1t possible to move the immense cot
ton crop in the South. The proposition
was not received with any particular
warmth by the senate, and Mr.. Gordon
asked its reference to the finance com
mittee. and said he would demand re-
port, yea or nay. on the measure al
an early day.
The National Bank Bill.
Mr.. VOORHEES, reported back from the
finance committee the national bank bill
introduced by him yesterday. The bill
he said, had not only the Endorsement
of the committee on finance and the
secretary of the treasury, but a similar
measure had passed the senate unani-
nously last session. He did not by any
manner of means proclaim the measure
as one of entire relief, but he looked up
on it as a measure of relief. It would.
to some extent, help the people. 1t
on the bonds already deposited, and
there was not doubt that it would re-
suit in an increase of from S4O.0OO,O00 to
100000 900, an increase of currency that
would be, at this time. a solace and
comfort to the people in every quarter
of the United States. If there had been
reasons heretofore for the passage of a
like bill those reasons were magnified
now a hundred fold. He sincerely hoped
that, practically without discussion,
the senate would do today, in the case
of the extreme peril of the situation,
what it had done heretofore for an i'm
crease of the circulating medium The
national banks were no favorites of his.
He had not been enamored of them. nor
they of him. But that was no reason
why they should not be used to bring
about a measure of relief, if they were
capable of it. In this instance he be-
heved that they had the power to do
good. and desired to authorize them to
render measure Of relief to the people.
The vice-president asked if there was
objection to the immediate considera-
ton Of the bill.
Mr.. Cockrell-"There is objection, be-
cause there are a number of senators
who desire to be heard on this PROPOSE
ton, and who will have amendments to
offer to give to the masses of the people
the same rights as are conferred on the
national banks, and to put a stop to IA
voritism and proscriptive legislation.
We have just as much money in the
country as we ever had. This bill can
not be considered in the morning hour,
and even if it could be, a bill containing
such principles should not be passed in
the morning hour l shall never give
my vote to any bill that tends to rec
he riO Of ha har lie
to issue and control the paper money of
the country
Mr.. Frye Takes n Hand.
After the Voorhees, bill had gone over
on the objection of Mr.. Cockrell the lat
ter gentleman asked the senate to con-
slider and pass the house joint resolution
for the payment of mileage to senators
and representatives for the present ses-
sion. This gave Mr. Frye Of Maine a
chance, which he availed himself of. of
ridiculing the idea of the public duty
which would postpone relief for the peo-
pie and make haste to provide relief for
senator's and members.
Mr.. Frye was asked whether he OBJ
jected to the consideration of the joint
resolution. He declined to do so, but
Mr.. PETER of Kansas stepped into the
breach with an objection and the joint
resolution went to the calendar.
The Lee-Mantle case, involving the
question of the right of governors of
states 70 appoint senator's, under GER
tain circumstances, was taken up and
Mr.. Hunton of Virginia addressed the
senate briefly I'm support of Mr. Nantes
right TO a seat.
Senator Voorhees, then introduced a
joint resolution extending for six months
the bonded period for whisky in govern
ment warehouses.
Lodge Heard From.
The resolution offered last Tuesday by
Mr.. Lodge. a republican Of Massachu-
sets, directing the committee on finance
to report at once a bill to repeal the pur-
chasing clauses of the Sherman act and a
vote be taken on such repeal on Tuesday,
the 22nd inst, was laid before the sem
ate and Mr.. Lodge made an argument
of advocacy of it. What the people
wanted. he said. was prompt action. He
had no mind for party politics or delay
He asked simply for action. He closed
with the quotation from Mr.. John Quin-
cy Adams. Il would not deliberate,
would act"
A Colorado View.
Mr. wolcott, a republican of Colorado.
replied to Mr.. Lodge. He agreed with
the gentle man from Massachusetts that
this was not a party question. He felt
greatly relived, in view Of some un-
pleasant relations in the senate within
the past few years, that a question had
arisen on which the democratic execu-
tive and the Massachusetts senators
might agree. 1t was most suspicious
aud most significant occasion. 1t was
most delightful foreshadowing of the
days when party rancor should cease
and when all notes of discOrd should be
blended in one harmonious melody
daughter) He believed that the next
thing in order would be for the president
of the United States, who was FORUM
ately untrammeled and unembarrassed
by any previous utterance on the sub
ject, TO frame some election law which
would perhaps meet the views of the
senator from Massachusetts and then
the reconciliation would be complete
Oaughter)
In order, however. that the repeal of
any existing law should bring relief il
would be necessary to show that the law
had inflicted injury. He had yet to hear
a single intelligent man state, on his
conscience, that he believed that the
under which the country now suffered
He had yet to hear a single man of ex-
perience in financial matters or in pub
lie affairs say that the unfortunate
financial crisis through which the coun-
try was passing had anything to do with