St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-09
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Hill, Of New York, First Sem
ator to Get in a Bill.
REPEAL OF THE SHERMAN ACT
Opposed by Stewart, Who
Says 1t Will Destroy
SILVER COINAGE FOREVER.
SILVER COINAGE FOREVER.
Minnesota Members Heartily
Approve the Message.
GORMAR AgD RALE'S TILT

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The proceed
ings in the senate today were of great
public interest. In the fist place, the
presidents message was read and list
ened to with marked attention on both
sides of the chamber, not a senator
moving from his position for the quar-
ter of an hour or more which the read
ing occupied. The message was referred
to the committee on finance, and its i'm
mediate printing was ordered.
Then the flood gates of legislation
were thrown wide open, and a current of
bills on financial and other subjects was
admitted. Mr.. Hill, OF New York, was
the first senator to get in bill Tor the
repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act. MIR. Stewart, of Nevada,
followed with two other bills (and
speech) on the same subject. In the
speech he declared himself against the
repeal of the Sherman act, and such
repeal would, he said. destroy silver
coinage forever.
A resolution was offered by Mr.
Lodge, of Massachusetts,, directing the
the repeal of the purchase clause of the
Sherman act, and providing for vote
on the passage of such bill by the 22d of
August, if not sooner reached. This
resolution was supplemented by another
offered by Mr.. Hale, of Maine, fixing
the hour of meeting of the senate from
and after Thursday next at IL a. m.
These resolutions precipitated dis
cussion, in which several of the leading
senators in both sides of the chamber
participated. They went over without
action, and will be laid before the SEN
ate tomorrow. In the course of the
discussion
Hr. Sherman Declared
himself in favor of full and fair de
bate, without limitation or closure, and
Mr.. Teller said that the debate would
not come to aA end in thirty, or even in
sixty days,
The seuate met at noon. Rev. Mr..
Milburn, new chaplain of the senate,
made the opening prayer.
The journal of yesterday was read by
the new secretary of the senate, Mr..
Cox. Credentials of George c. Perkins,
under appointment of the governor of
California, in place of the late Senator
Stanford, were presented and read and
the oath of office vas administered to
the new senator. Recess was then taken
to 1875.
The recess having expired, Mr.. Har-
riS. of the committee to wait upon the
president, reported that the committee
had performed that duty and had been
informed that the president would COM
munlcate with congress Immediately.
ThereupOn Mr.. Pruden, one of the
presidents secretaries, appeared and
delivered the message, which was i'm
mediately read to the senate by Mr..
johnson, its chief clerk.
The Presidents Message
was read and ordered to be printed,
and Immediately referred to the finance
committee. Various petitions for and
against the repeal OF the Sherman act
were presented and referred to the
finance committee. AS soon as the in
PRODUCTION of bills was in order, Mr..
Hill. of New York. introduced bill to
repeal certain sections of the Sherman
act, and it was referred to the finance
committee. That was followed by two
bills introduced by Mr. Stewart. of
Nevada, one to restore the right of coin
age and one (Which ne said was to meet
the existing troubles Immediately to
supply a deficiency in the currency.
The latter directs the secretary of the
treasury to issue silver certificates for
the silver bullion now in the treasury
Of
redeem outstanding certificates and to
issue 500, 900 of per cent bonds.
lie made a
Brief Statement
in explanation of the latter bill, and eX-
pressed the hope that it would be acted
on without delay. Both bills were re
ferred to the finance committee. Many
other bills, financial and otherwise, were
introduced and referred.
Senator Lodge introduced resolutions
for vote in the senate on the repeal of
the silver-purchase act on the 22d.
As soon as it was ended Mr.. Voorhees,,
of Indiana, moved that it be printed and
referred to the committee on finance.
"Retter let it lie on the table," said
Mr.. Stewart. of Nevada. I'VE may want
to make some remarks about it''
"If any senator makes that request" ;"
Voorhees, replied, "of course l Will not
insist on the motion"
''Is tue introduction of bills in order?"
Stewart asked the vice president, but he
got no answer.
Voorhees, suppose that the senator
can address the senate upon the subject
of the message just as we'll after it is
referred as if it were on the table. The
usual course Is to order a message to be
printed and referred to a committee.
Stewart-Very we'll; let it 90.
The messages was thereupon referred
to the committee on finance with orders
that it be printed Immediately.
Dolph, of Oregon, gave notice that he
would. after the morning business, ad-
dress the senate on the subject of
finance. A large number Of petitions
for and against the repeal of the Sher-
man act were presented and referred.
Then 1t was announced that the intro
ductiOn of bills was in order.
The first bill of the session was intro
duced by Hill, of New York, its title
being "to repeal certain sections of the
act of July Il, 1902
1t was referred without reading to the
committee on finance.
The next two bills were introduced