The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-08-11
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Senator MN I.srsd~c~s the First Btii "a
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WASHINGTON. Aug 9-The proceedings
in the Senate yesterday were of great pub
lie interest. In the first place the Presi.
dents message was read and listened to
1 with marked attention on both sides OF the
| chamber, not Senator moving from his
position during the quarter OF an hour or
more which the reading occupied. The
| Finance and its immediate printing or
dered
Then the fioodgate. of legislation were
thrown vide open, aud current OF bills
! on financial and other subjects was sd-
mitted
Mr.. Hill, Of New York. was the first
Senator TO get In a bill for the repeal Of
the purchasing clause OK the Sherman act.
Mr.. Hills bill declares that this repeal is
not to be considered ss an abandonment OF
bimetsllism, but that the policy Of the gov
ernment shsll be the maintenance of gold
end silver ss the standard Of money metal
10 the accomplishment of which The gov
erument shall be steadily and safely d.
rected
Mr.. Stewart. Of Nevada, followed with
two other bills. and speech, on the same
subject. In the speech be declared himself
against the repeal OF the Sherman act. as
such repeal would be said. destroy silver
coinage forever.
A resolution WAS offered by Mr. Lodge.
Of Massachusetts,, directing the Committee
on Finance TO report bill by the &2d OF
August, IL not sooner reached.
This resolution was supplemented by 40.
other offered By Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, fixing
the hour OF meeting OF the Senate
on and after Thursday next. at II a. m
These resolutions precipitated a discus
sion, in which several Of the leading SEN
stors on both sides OF the chamber partici-
psted. They went over without action,
and will be laid before the Senate to-day.
Senator voorhees,, chairman Of the
Finance Committe, announced that the
committee would be convened on Thurs
to take up the great question. The call
was be issued later.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The Presidents
message was awaited by the members Of
the House with great anxiety. listened to
with intense interest and afterwards pri-
vately discussed from various standpoints.
Never in the history of Congress has
such interest been manifested In a state
document As was shown by the House TO
the reading. As the clerk tegan a hush
fell over the House had nearly every MEM
Der followed the words Of the message
With intense attention. Were it not that
local papers and already issued extras con-
tanning the full text OF the message the
situation would have been painful In it's
intensity.
When the reading Of the message WAS
concluded the election case from the ftth
district Of Michigan was taken up and
after two hours debate Richardson. the
Democrat, was seated on his primA facie
title.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The advocates
Of the repeal Of the Sherman bill have had
their hands strengthened by the strong
message Of the President and they are now
at work trying to secure an agreement
with the free silver men by which the
financial question may be considered in the
House without waiting for the formation
Of the committees.
The COMMITTEES appointed by the recent
conference at the Arlington Hotel has
made some progress among the leading
silver men. Representatives Livingston OF
Georgia and Bland Of Missouri are favor
ably disposed toward prompt action, pro-
viding a reasonable time for debate is al
lowed
Immediately after the reading Of the
Presidents message the House advocates
Of the immediate repeal Of the silver pur-
chasing clause Of the Sherman law, a.sem.
blsd in the rooms Of the Committee On
Judiciary for a further discussion OF the
terms Of the proposition to be made TO the
friends Of free co;HaRe Of silver.
It was stated that the gentlemen repre-
senting the free diver side Of the controv-
srsy desired before proceeding further with
negotiations, to present the matter to the
whole body of silver men and learn
whether or not they would support an
agreement to discuss the question and come
TO . vote At date certain. This caucus Of
silver men, IL was said, would Be held TO-
day. Upon this, the anti ti-silver men ad-
iourned to meet again after the result Of
that caucus 10 keowr-
Representative Tracy who led the fight
against frss eoinage In the last House,
was Of opinion that the House should
properly organized before proceeding TO the
discussion OF any question; and unless the
silver men would agree to vote At q GER
tain date, allowing plenty Of time for
everybody to talk, he certainly would not
aerus to enter upon Q discussion.