The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-11

the bill will go through as reported. A
vote should be reached upon the Dill as
careful canvass of the Senate shows that that. II
Of IL. and that the vote would be as fol-
lows, supposing all the Senator's to be
:, Yeas-Aldrich. Allison. Brice. caffrey.
Dixon. Dolph, Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger,
H'awSley. Higgins. HUI Hoar aunton.
Henderson, Mills, Mitchell lof Wisconsin,,
Quay. Ransom. Sherman. Smith Squire.
Stockbridge, Turpie, Villas. voorhees,. Wash
burne. White (of louisiana Wilson'S.
Butler, Gail Cameron. Cockrell, Coke,
Colquitt, Daniel. Dubois, George, Hans
9orSgh f HSr io Jones pf
lSins, Pettigrew, Power, Pugh, Roach.
hall, White (of California;
The silver men claim that there are at
least eight Senators in this affirmative list
mise, and that il some measure can be
devised upon which they and these eight
can agree the vote will be reversed. SEN
ators Henderson, Carey and Faulkner
have been especially active in trying to
bring about compromise.
Senator Squire's Amendment.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O.--In the Senate.
purchasing clauses of the silver act de-
veloped no striking features. An unusu-
ally small attendance during the entire
day was noticeable Senator's apparently
outstanding their strength for the contin-
uous session which Senator VOORHEES,, on
Saturday last, gave notice he would ask
tomorrow until vote was reached on
the bill
Mr.. Squire offered an amendment to the
bill TO repeal the purchase clause OF the
silver act. 1t provides that any owner OF
located in the United States, may deposit
1t at any mint in the United States to be
formed into standard dollars of the pres
ent weight and receive coin to the amount
Of the commercial value on the day OF de-
post. The difference between Sucn COM
mercial value and the coin value is to be
retained by the treasury as seigniorage
The amount deposited for coinage Is not
10 exceed Sc 900 per month. The number
OF standard silver dollars coined under this
provision is not to exceed 1OO. OOO, Geo. They
are TO be full legal tender. No certificates
are to be issued TO represent these silver
man act is to be repealed. For the present
the bonds are to be issued to the extent or
5000, 000, 000 are redeemable after five years,
demption of United States notes National
banks are to be entitled to circulation to
the par value Of the bonds deposited by
them.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Allen. last
Saturday, calling for information as to the
borrowing OF money by the government
since 1885. was laid before the Senate,
briefly explained by Mr.. Allen and agreed
to.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Dolph calling on the State department Tor
eminent has requested an extension OF
time for the registration of Chinese labor
ers under the Geary bill, was laid before
the Senate and Mr. Dolph set out to make
e speech upon ii but was cut off by sug-
gestion from Mr.. Sherman that the resolu,
ton referred to executive business and had
to be considered in private session. Mr..
Dolph attempted to argue that the rules
were not applicable I'm this case, but he was
again cut off by the ruling that even a
suggestion that a matter before the Sen
ate involved executive business required
the presiding officer to order the galleries
to be cleared and the doors closed. That
ruling did not at all suit Mr.. Dolph's plan,
which was to have his speech made in open
session and reported, but he had TO yield
The galleries were, accordingly, cleared and
the doors closed. The doors were reopened
at 1l:50 and legislative business was pro-
ceeded with
The silver-purchase repeal bill was taker
UP, and Mr.. Mcpherson addressed the Sen
ate in support of it, He denied the assertion
made. by the opponents of the bill that the
Sherman law had nothing to do with the
business troubles of the country, and, on the
contrary, declared it as his belief-a be-
lief , shared; ne said, by two-5nirds of the
man law was the main cause, the true cause
in fact the only visible cause, operating tC
produce that result.
Mr.. Cockrell, at the close of Mr.. McPher
sons speech, resumed his argument begu.
on yesterday in opposition to the bill. After
he had been speaking for nearly two hour.
Mr.. Allen called attention to the fact tina
only eight Senators were present, and IN,
presiding officer directed that the roll b'
c;filtdc "A quorum responded, and Mr.. Cock
| reil continued his speech. After speaking
another hour he yielded the floor.
The House amendment to the Senate bill
granting settlers on certain lands In Okla
| homa Territory the right to commute thei
homestead entries was laid before the Sen
| ate and concurred in. The bill will now &
| to the executive.
! The House bill repeating the federal cleo
| ton laws, which passed the House to-day
was laid before the Senate. Mr.. Pugh
chairman of the judiciary committee, wa
| in the chair at the time, and was about I,
| refer ii to that committee. Mr.. Hoar sug
gested that the bill should go to the com
| nnittee on privileges and elections.
After short executive session the Sen
| ate. at els, adjourned until tomorrow.