The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-12
ERA OF TALK IN THE SENATE.
NO AGREEMENT MADE ron TAKING a
yo1E IN TIE REPEAL BILL.

voIE IN TIE REPEAL BILL.
The Comedy Reruu by the Silver Senators OF
Talking Against Time May Kun for =
Fortnight Louger-Senntor Hin Comes TO
the Re.cue OF lIis Fellow Senators, whose
Inteerity was Attacked by = Resolution
orered by Senator Stewart OF Nevada.
WARRINGTON Sept. 11.-There is no truth In
the report that the silver and anti-silver men
in the Senate have agreed upon a time Tor TAX
Ing the vote on the bill to repeal the Sherman
act. nor is it likely that any such agreement
has been seriously proposed. The situation
remains as 1t has been for the past fortnight.
Tho silver Senators are talking and nobody Is
listening The comedy that was begun when
tho long winded friends Of silver opened their
programme OF talking against time still has
the boards. and will run for some time
yet. Just how long no one seems
to know. The height OF absurdity In this truly
Senatorial performance was reached on Thurs
day. when Senator Teller. with the assistance
of repeated roll calls. forced his fellow Sena-
tors to remain on duty while his colleague.
Senator Stewart. filled the air with the sound
OF his voice. On Friday the farce ran almost
into tragedy when Senators Hale and Voorhees,
locked horns. but on Saturday the old pro-
gramme was proceeded with. and Senator
Teller occupied the day in singing the same
old song that Mr.. Stewart had sung during
three days OF the same week.
To-day another act OF last weeks comedy
was played. with Senator Teller again In the
title role and Senator Pugh OF Alaba ma as his
leading man. Both OF these Senators argued
In favor OF free coinage. and both charged
Cleveland with being an out-and-out gold
monometalist There was also a curtain
4, do 90 IN, ahap ~
Q serio- comic piece in one act, entitled An
attack upon the integrity OF his fellow Sen
ators." In this act Senator Stewart was the
star performer while Senator Hill was the
hero who came to the rescue OF his virtuous
colleagues Mr.. Stewart thinks 1t Is Just as
proper that the United States Senator who
holds bank stock should be criticised for vot-
ing on the pending legislation In tho interest
OF the banks as are Senators who are
owners OF silver mines and who champion
the cause OF free coinage. Senator Hill was as
eloquent to-day In defence OF the personal
rights OF Senators as he was In assisting Sem
stor Potter week or two ago in his alleged
attack upon the banks. Mr.. Hill succeeded in
choking off Mr. Stewards resolution for the
present. but the Nevada Senator said he would
call 1t up tomorrow and make things very
lively for somebody. Much Importance has
been attached to something Senator Hill said
to-day in opposing the Stewart resolution. He
Ia reported to have said that Senator who
owns bank stock has as much right to vote
upon financial legislation as has the Senator
Interested in coal mines to vote upon the aues-
ton OF the tariff. This allusion Is generally
supposed to refer to Senator German. who is
the owner OF coal lands in West Virginia, and
with whom Senator Hill had a rather lively
spat recently when advocating the passage Of
the PETER resolution to investigate the alleged
violation OF the law on the part OF the national
banks.
According to the indications to-day there 10
little hope that a vote upon the Repeal bill
will be reached In the Senate for a fortnight at
least, and probably not for . much longer
time. The silver Senators may know that they
will be outvoted when the test comes. but
they do not intend to allow that circumstance
to deprive them Of their right to discuss the
question fully. as they are now proceeding to
DO. They have many long speeches yet to be
delivered. and after that there will be proposed
amendments to discuss and dispose OF. all OF
which will require much time. and while 1t is
now practically certain that no open ilibuster-
Of business viii be resorted to. the senate will
rot be hurried in taking ayots The silver
claimed all along. namely. that the financial
panic was and Is not due in any respect to the
~
tors think that the evidences Of fast returning
confidence ample proof OF the absolute fall
sity OF tho charges against the Sherman law.
and they are anxious to have tho debate con-
tinue long enough for the people to become
convinced. by the full return OF business
prosperity. that the purchases Of silver under
the Sherma an act were in no way the cause Of
the business depression.
Senators on both sides OF the chamber are
much interested N the deliberations a nd prob
able outcome OF the Convention of hard money
men that wi meet In this city tomorrow to
give expression to their hostility to the Sher-
man act and to urge the necessity Of It's imme-
tiate repeal. Arrangements had been made
Tor the entertainment OF about fifteen hundred
delegates. but 1t is now calculated that the at
tendance Will be much less than this. as q
largo number OF organizations intending to be
present have. since the passage OF the Repeal
bill by the House. notified the committee that
they have changed their plans. because of the
genera feeling that tho repeal OF tho Sherman
act ID already assured. II tho delegates who
do come to the Convention should happen to
visit the Senate cha mber and witness the daily
performances by that small and select COM
pany OF actors. they may come to the conclu-
sion that the passage Of the Repeal bill at an
early day Is not so certain as they had been led
TO think.
While tho Senate remains in session and
does nothing but talk. the House does not
even do this. but adlourns over three days.
because the leaders claim that there is moth
Ing for 1t to do. and even IL there was. that 1t
would be better to keep their chairs empty. as
g standing rebuke to the dlatory Senators.
Tho House could easily flnn work for its idle
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