The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-09
FLOOD GATES OPENED.
Torrent Of Speech Already Let
Loose in the Senate.
MIR. HALES ATTEMPT TO LENGTH
EN- THE DAILY SESSIONS.

Them of the Glory of Whatever May
Be Done-Senator Teller Scouts the
Idea of Action This Month as Contem-
plated in the Resolutions of Messrs.
Hale and Lodge,
Washington, August Sin the Senate
today, after the Preside nts message was
read, it was after some discussion, re-
ferred to the committee on finance with
orders that it be printed Immediately. A
large number of petitions for and against
the repeal of the Sherman act were pre-
sented and referred. The first bill OF
the session was introduced by Mr.. Hill
of New York. Its title was ''To repeal
certain sections of the act Of July IA,
1890" 1t was referred without reading
to the committee on finance. The next
two bills were introduced by Mr.. Stew
art of Nevada, their titles being "To re-
store the right of coinage" and ''To sup
ply the deficiency in the currency" The
latter bill was read in full. 1t directs
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
silver certificates equal in amount to the
silver bullion in the treasury purchased
under the act of July ID, 1890, in excess
of the amount necessary at its coming
value, to redeem the treasury notes is
sued under that act and to use the same
to provide for any deficiency in the reve-
nues of the government, the surplus OF
such certificates to be used in the pur-
chase of four per cent bonds at the mar
| L 800 mr. a
MUM. Mr.. Stewards bills were referred
to the committee on finance.
Mr.. Hale offered resolution fixing the
hour of the daily meeting of the Senate
after tomorrow at II a. m. He said the
President very aptly and in no uncertain
tone had given business to the Senate
and to the House to attend to. He had
quoted the maxim ''He gives twice who
gives quickly.' Mr.. Hale offered his
resolution to strengthen the Presidents
hanas by increasing the length of the
working day and thus decreasing the
number of days that must elapse before
the adoption of the legislation which
the President recommended. There was
no great business interest of the country
that did not demand, as the President
had demanded, swift legislation. II the
Senate was to vote on this important
posed by Mr.. Lodge, which proposition
he thought two-thirds of the Republican
senators would favor, ten o'clock might
be better hour to meet, and he was
willing to modify his resolution accord
ingly. He did not propose to have a
vote taken on it now, but would move
it's referenceto the committee on finance
The chairman of that committee, Mr..
Voorhees,, could get his committee to-
gether tomorrow and could report to-
morrow a joint resolution
repeating the purchase clauses
of the Sherman act. The Senate could
get to work upon it Thursday and set it
self seriously to the business OF the
country. The President had made
perfunctory allusion to the tariff. There
was not a senator present who did not
know that the Democratic party would
no more dare to attack the tariff question
than sane man would dare graspa wire
charged with electricity. Congress was
in session for the sole purpose of attack
ing the financial question. The Republi-
can senators wanted Mr.. Voohees to re-
port bill in accordance with the patrl-
otic suggestions of the President SO the
Senate could go to work Thursday
morning. Such measure could only be
passed by the Senate sitting days, nights
and Sundays.
Mr.. German resented Mr.. Hale's re-
marks as being made to gain partizan
advantage. The Senate dare not, he
said. disposed Of such a question in
haste. Senators on both sides were
divided in opinion as to the proper
remedy to be applied. He trusted all
the senators would rise above mere par
tizanship and would settle the question
in the interests of the country.
Mr.. Hale-s'My proposition is a seri-
Gus one. II there is any one thing in
the Presidents message he brings out in
an unuoubted and not uncertain tone it
is an appealing cry for immediate action.
The Senator from Maryland will not be
able, by taunting us with seeking party
power, to deter this side of the chamber
from standing up to the President. No
taunt on that side will prevent Republi-
can Senators from upholding the hands
of patriotic Senators on the Democratic
side at every stage of the controversy"
Mr.. Voorhees, said: "The finance COM
mittee will be convened Thursday to
take up this great question far away
from the speeches of cheap demagoguery
we have been listening to. The Senator
from Maine forgets that every curse OF
the Sherman act comes home to roost on
that side OF the chamber, anu HoI on
this. Not single vote on our 81, side ". was
given for that miserable act. The idea
of the Senator from Maine appealing to
me to make haste to undo an infamy and
fraud he himself voted to fasten on this
country is about the most refreshing:
thing have witnessed in thirty years OF
public life.' Laughter and hand clap
ping on the floor and in the galleries.
Mr.. Sherman said he believed the Sen, !,
ate ought to meet the question presented
by the President with moderation, delib-
Grafton. candor and fairness. His friends
on the other side were responsible for
the Sherman act. Every provision Of it
was wise aud just, except the purchas-
ing clauses for the repeal of which he
would vote with pleasure. He favored
the broadcast discussion of the matter.
Mr.. Teller denied that Mr.. Hale spoke
for the whole Republican party or all
the Republican senator's. The ciamor
for the repeal of the Sherman act did not
come from the productive agencies of
county but from the money centres. Dis
cussion would not be closed the 22nd OF
August for a question of so much I'M