The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-03
A DULL DAYS D0INGS.
NO PROGRESS BEING MADE IN sTL-
TER LEGISLATION.
4 Call Of the Senate Lively Speeches In
che House For the Repeal Of the Fed
eral Election Laws-Negro Question.

e.nafors this morning was called 10 the
attention Of the Vice-Presidont by Mr..
yrf,ott ana there was thereupon call
~ the Senate, to which after some lit
lie delay) the requisite number Of sena-
-forty-three-re Morning bu-
slness was then proceeded with.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Teller
last Saturday. calling for information as
10 the purchase Of silver bullion Ia Sep
tember. 1885. was laid before the Senate
and agreed 60. The silver purchase repeal
bnl came up. and Mr. Kyle took the
door against It. MIR. Kyle read his ar
gment. By actual count there were three
Democratic senators and eight Repub
Ncan senator's i'm their seats part Of the
time. and the galleries were almost empty.
al last the deserted condition OF the SEN
ate chamber appealed 20 the sympathies Of
Mr.. kyle's colleague Pcttigrew) and the
result vas that by the instrumentality Of
call the temporary presence Of forty-sX
senator's was secured and the speech
proceeded with Mr.. Kyle took the ground
that the Sherman law was not I'm any way
responsible for the business troubles Of
the country: and that consequently, its
repeal could have no such effect az the
friends OF repeal claimed that II would
have. He appealed TO senators from the
South and from the West 70 stand for the
protection Of their own states, because
their prosperity was linked with silver
and the other States Let them, ne SAID,
make that defence in manly ana cou-
rare0us manner-n0t in the spirit OF
. o..tioYaUsm or of hostility TO Eastern
interests. hut I'm the spirit Of equal
rlehts 10 all and special privileges 70
uoue."
lie contended that as between gold and
silver. silver was the more stable mea-
sure OF commodities; that it was folly
10 friter away time with an international
monetary conference; that the hope OF
the United States was in looking forward
towards a Pan-American alliance; ana
that the present contest, one OF people
llrdened with debt was fast sinking
90 the European level, against the ag-
rrossions OF moneyed corporations.
Mr. Mcmillan Rep) made an argu-
meut in favor Of the zeal bill. lie said
that the argument that the United States
fhOuld continue the purchase OF silver
for the sake Of the silver mining ana
kindred Industries could not stand. Sill
Yer Lad declined I'm value Tor the same
rfson that iron had The result Of clos
iIg the silver mines had been TO start
work IN the gold mines. Whatever might
be the evils Of a scarcity OF money the
evils Of an Over-abundanCe Of money
we're stln greater. There were many re-
forms which might he suggested in order
10 make banking more ser1iceabie TO the
people. but by far the greatest part Of the
Journey towards a sound monetary sys-
tenn would have been taken when Con-
g1tss should do these three things:
First. Provide for "a currency, every
part OF which shall always be maintained
at mar with the worlds money.
Second Provide for a currency, every
ing reserves distributed throughout the
country fin accordance with local busi-
ness necessities; and
Third. Provide n ready means OF con-
verting securities into cash and cash into
securities according to the need for more
expanded or a more contracted currency.
II these things we're accomplished the
quantity OF money might well be left to
natural business causes.
Mr. Teller then took the floor 10 con-
tlnue his speech. begun last week. but
he yielded the floor TO Mr. Doiph. who
cNTlet sed his belief that the cause for the
present business disturbance in the coun-
try was the fear of hostile tariff leglsla-
ton. After talking fer some time, Mr..
Iolph got into @ Wordy controversy with
Mr.. Teller and Mr. Stewart on the Ques-
ton Of free cO,rage, I'm The cour5e of which
he gsserted that the advocates Of free
Cci'Gge did not want a silver dollar that
was worth dollar i'm gold. They wanted
"a nfty-siN cent dolar-a cheap dollar;
the cheaper the better
I'm further argument Mr.. D1ph declared
that IL the Republican Tarty at Minneapo-
DIS had adopted in It's platform a free
OIurge plank. the party would have been
dead and buried and damned beyond the
hope Of resurrection. and Mr.. Teller
r1lutered with the inquiry whether the
Iary could Dee any worse on than II now
was.
81 the close of Mr. Doiphs remarks
thr repeal bin went over until tomorrow.
he House bin extending the time for
concluding the work of the eleventh CEN
Gus from December "a. 1893 TO June 80
lNi and authorizing the Commissioner Of
Labor TO perform the duties OF supern-
t-nd'nt OF censure, was taken up and
passed
At $3.50 the Senate proceeded to execu-
tive business. and at $40 adjourned untl
tomorrow az III A. NJ
House Proceedings.
Tho attendance in the House this morn
rs was small' and the Speaker directed
the clerk 60 cali committees for reports.
hut none were submitted.
The debate on the Federal election re-
peal bin was resumed and the House was
addressed by Mr.. Dinsmore Dem., Ark)
in support OF the n.es sure He denounced
ue election laws as improper. unauthor-
izel unjust, unwise and wr11g They
stood as an obstruction TO the CARRYING
ult OF the wishes Of the people. He eN-
HGCd 20 see the Pledges Of the Demo
aic rarity. on this question. redeemed.
Such a course was vital 10 the interests
f ihe government ard the happiness OF
ne people. The peIle had thrust the
h.mocratic party Into power IN order 10
enable 10 10 repeal those laws which had
seen pat into force boy the Republicans.
h was the duty OF the Democratic party
'' fertM the laws permitting Federal IN
'If'uce 40 State elections. and that
ly would be faithfully performed.
"r benson Dem.. Ala.) followed I'm a
speech Of similar tenor. I'm which he
..'Anced the Federal election laws. Re
Nie go the war he created n laugh
,F iae sentence: You were successful,
D' sou ga not whip u.s. we wore our
'.trs out trying TO whip YOU"
preceding 20 a review OF the recon-
sHuction measures. he asserted that when
... Anelo-saNon race came into connict
"'h any other race than the Teutonic,
AnEIo-Saxon race must prevail When
gre Aneio-saXon and Toutouic races came
t' conflict war would be the result. |
4it ana not deny that there had been
'iD.aNOna of the Federal election laws
't Ne South, but no law had ever been
'.lld That had not been violated in /
.' north as well as IN the South. Men
. 'n tne North could not tell men from /
'"' Houih mat you have the beam IN /