The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-10-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent. }
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 1893.

lut uuConuitioh" iepch w tho Pu
chasing clause OF the Sherman law is
now regarded by unprejudiced people
as dead Issue, because of the confessed
inability to bring the Voorhees, bill to a
vote in the senate. The silver senator's
recognize their power and are now more
exacting as to the compromise amend.
mcnt that they will accept than they
have been at any time since the debate
began, and although the chances favor
the adoption of the compromise there
is a possibility that through their ex-
action nothing will be done, the Voor-
hees bill being merely left on the
calendar TO die. The compromise that
has been endorsed by the largest num-
her Of senator's who would vote for
unconditional repeal, if they could.
provides for the suspension of the
purchase OF silver until all the silver
bullion now in the treasury has been
coined, after which 100000 ounces
per month are to he purchased and
coined until the total of the silver cur
rency reaches 100000, 600; also that
5000, 100000 of bonds shall be at once
issued to increase the gold reserve fund
Of the treasusv. The silver men do not
like the idea of new bond issue, but
that will be insisted upon by the re-
pcalers. 1t is not probable that any
definite action viii be taken until next
week, bu' 50 certain are many senator's
and representatives that next week will
end the long struggle in some way that
they are preparing to visit the Worlds
Fair, it being expected that congress
Will take two weeks recess as soon as
the matter is settled.
Representative Cooper, of Texas, is
responsible for unique proposition for
a settlement of the silver question. He
has introduced bill requesting the
governors of all the states to call gen.
eral election of the people in November
to vote upon the question of free coinage
of silver, the election to be conducted
in the manner of elections to select
members of the legislature and the re-
suit to be officially certified to congress
by the governors. That would show
PROFESSIONALLY what majority of the
people wish congress to do, and the
majority is at least supposed to govern
in this country.
Whether President Cleveland really
intended to slap the senator's who have
refused to do his bidding, in voting for
the repeal bill, when he made that
speech at the Capitol centennial, is
more than your correspondent would
undertake to say positively, but it is
certain that his remarks were SO taken
by tho senator's, and equally certain
that tho slaps have been returned with
more than interest by senators of his
own party. Senator Morgan, while
not once becoming supplementary,
made his meaning plain to all. He
said: mo man in office, however high,
no monopolist invested with power,
however supreme and extensive, no man
Whatever his powers may be can either
exonerate me from the discharge of my
duty to grant the people all of their
constitutional rights nor can any man
crowd me into silence when choose to |
speak. This is an arena in which I |
have the honor to be one of the ambas-
sailors OF sovereign state, VIII ose
suffrages shall not be taken from her
without her consent, and where I have |
got the right of full and free speech. |
And although it may make the ears of
charlatans sore to listen to me although |
my words may burn them like cinders,
vet it is my duty here in the presence
of God and in this august presence, =
i is my duty to the state whose ambas-
,adorial credentials / hold-to stand
here and defend the constitutional |
rights of my constituents as long as, in
my judgment, the defense is appro-
pirate, requisite, and necessary No
body need be astonished at the slug
gishness of the senate, or any part Of it |
nor suppose that because he may think
he ought to have great influence / |
should thereupon subordinate myself
like cricket or mouse and run into
hole to conceal myself The last man
in Alabama, the poorest niger in
Alabama, is entitled to his constitution
al right at my hands as much as the
president of the United States is, and
he will have it if know how to give
It,"
The debate in the house on the bill
for the repeal of the Federal election
laws, which will continue another week
before vote is taken, has been as a
rule unusually tame, instead of exciting
rs it was expected to be. This ia large.