The morning call., 1893-08-25
WANTED TO TALK.
PETER Insisted on His
Rights.
ADLAI RULED AGAINST HIM.
And Then Stewart Yielded Gracefully
and the Senator From Kansas
Made His Speech.
ADLAI RULED AGAINST HIM.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The Vice
President announced in the Senate to-day
the appointment of a committee on the
commemoration of the one hundredth an
Diversary of the laying of the cornerstone
| of the Capitol.
Stewart (R.) of Nevada took the floor to
address the Senate; but it was claimed by
PETER (P.) Of Kansas that he was entitled
to the floor, having given notice the day
prior to the day when notice was given
by Stewart. The latter claimed, however,
that it was not fair to deprive him of his
right to address the Senate, inasmuch as
he had been excluded yesterday morning
by PETERS resolution as to the national
| banks.
After some colloquy the Vice President
ruled, having recognized the Senator from
! Nevada, that he was now under the pain
full necessity ofgiving him the floor. This
ruling was not acquiesced in by the Kan
sas Senator, who insisted upon his own
right.
Harris 3D. of Tennessee came to the
defense of the Weep Presidents ruling and
declared that no previous notice of nten-
ton to address the Senate gave theSenator
any sort of right to the floor.
he had recognized the Senator from Ne
vada that Senator was entitled to the floor.
! Stewart, having thus carried his point,
/ offered TO yield the floor if the Senator
from Kansas desired very much to address
the Senate now. The gentleman from
/ Kansas evidently did, for he took the
floor at once. He spoke at great length.
Half a dozen SPECTATORS, he said, rule the
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/ to dissolve the partnership with Wall
| street. Bankers and brokers were the ad-
visers Of the President, and the result of
their advice was the bill to repeal the
/ Sherman act
The morning hour having expired, the
Mantle case was called up. but after some
c0lloquy was postponed until tomorrow,
/ PETER then resumed his speech. declaring
himself in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver al the ratio or 10 TO i
that OF nothing He went on TO argue that
it was the Government mntage that gave
legal tender quality to gold as well as TO
silver. The unconditional repeal of the
Sherman law would mean a gold standard,
and as far as be was concerned the Sher-
man law would never be repealed unless
the law of our fathers was restored TO the
v
for what he called mis- political
aDostacy." and, drifting into discussion
Of his resolution as to the national banks
violating the law in refusing to pay de-
pastors checks in currency. he said he did
not mean to censure the Secretary of
the Treasury or the Comptroller. He
merely wanted AN official statement of the
facts. He believed that in the present
condition of things the New York banks
had done just what they ought to have
done.
Allen addressed the Senate in support of
his amendment to add to the Voorhees, bill
a provision for free coinage at the ratio of
Is 20 L and for the coinage without unnec-
essary delay of the silver bullion now
owned by the Government. He went on
to argue against the unconditional repeal
Of the Sherman law, which, he said, was
the last barrier between the patriotic and
industrial classes of the people and the
gamblers of Lombard street and Wall
street, who would for private gain turn
the world back into the gloom Of the dark
ages, with all their attendant evils and
misery. The Peoples party was not
clamoring for silver because it preferred il
to gold. but because there was not enough
gold in the world to do the worlds work.
The Understanding, useless declaration
about an intended return TO bimetallism
attached to the Finances Committees bill
could not betray them into repeal. They
have it in their power to force better
terms.
At the conclusion of Aliens speech the
Senate adjourned.