The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-13

and weight Of the gold and silver coins
to be coined hereafter and the nature OF
the alloy, and provided the necessary
machinery for the execution OF It's pur-
pose-namely, free coinage Of both gold
and silver. The vote having been an
nounced, Mr.. Voorhees, remarked that the
only other amendment pending TO the
House bill was the amendment reported
from the Finance Committee. What has
become OF all the other amendments that
have been offeredg' Mr.. Butler inquired.
There have been none others offered"
Mr.. Voorhees, replied. There have been
notices Of amendments given"
Mr.. Martin Dem., Kan.,) then address
ed the Senate He expressed the opinion
that the time had come for Democrats
TO get together and arrive at some agree
ment-see whether they could do anything
to relieve the party and the country.
At $50 Mr.. PETER suggested that there
was no quorum present and added that
he desired his colleagues speech TO be
heard. The roll was called. and only
thirty-uine senators -four less than n
quorum) responded. The sergeant-at-arms
was directed TO request the attendance Of
absent senators. in ten minutes more the
lacking four senator's presented Them
selves 0hey were all IN favor OF repeaD,
and the quorum was complete Mr. Stew
art had Inadvertently strayed into the
chamber, but finding out how matters
stood, he made a precipitate retreat to a
cloak room.
Absence OF a quorum was again sug
gested at 1920 and after a quorum had
been secured, Mr.. Stewart read 10 the
Senate a threatening letter which he had
just received. 1t was dated Baltimore
october H. and addressed him as MY
Dear Sir" IL says:
you are now warned not to put your
foot on the toiler's neck, although you
have him down. for there might be some
thing drop between your feet (here there
is rude figure of an exploding bomb
that will surely explode. Take warning.
BY one who knows. Mr.. Joseph c. S.
Blackburn will also take warning. =. s.
This is no Anarchist talk. / am an Amer
lean born"
Mr.. Boar suggested In all courtesy, that
the reading of such letters IN the Senate
could do no good. He had had three such
letters from the West, and so had Mr..
Sherman.
Mr.. Stewart said he would not have
called attention TO the note II It had not
been in harmony with the language Of the
public press Of New York
Mr. Martin-"I suppose that the letters
received by the senator from Massachu-
setts were from people who had recently
gone west from Massachusetts" Il dare
say" Mr.. Hoar quietly remarked. "I
expect that Is the fact" said Mr. Martin:
and then he went on with his speech
one OF his picturesque expressions was
that the crack of the slave-driver's whip
had been transferred from South Carolina
to New York and Boston, where IT came
from lot OF cold-blooded Shylocks
xvh
had found and immOrtalzed. Others Of
them were: II never knew one Of your
great financiers to know enough to last
over night. l never knew one OF them
TO make a prophesy that proved true
except 1t was of the character and kind
now under delberation, where they have
deliberately gone 10 work. and by a bold,
bad, criminal conspiracy brought about
| the conditions OF which they are COM
planning" II do not know anything about
the politics of this paper. / do not know
! that anybody else does. I am told that
IT Is sort OF mugwump-neither fish
nor flesh, nor good smoked herring"
There were calls Of the Senate at lO:45.
/ 80 and 1905. The sergeant-at-arms sent
| out TO coax in enough senators to make
a quorum. In continuation OF his speech,
t Mr. Martin discussed the question OF
national banks, and asserted that the
| wisest and best thing for the Democratic
party TO do would be to wipe out every
yestige Of the national banking system.
And the sooner that was done the better.
What would you substitute for it2'
Mr.. Mcpherson inquired. II would sub
stitute for the national banking cur
! rency' Mr.. Martin replied, gold and
! sllver-the constitutional coin of the
country. 1 would not have the treas
ury converted into junk shop for any
! thing-wheat or cotton, or barley or beer,
and hence / have never favored the pur-
J chase Of silver bullion or issue OF sill
yer certificates. or gold certificates. ]
would go back 10 the Democratic sys-
TEN Of issuing promises to pay-green-
/ backs-as they were issued under the
| administration Of Van Buren,"
Mr.. Martin was about 10 continue his
speech, when Mr.. Harris Dem, Tenn
/ intervened with a parliamentary sugges-
| ton to the effect that a motion should
have been made to dispense with fur
| ther proceedings under one Of the former
| calls. Mr. Faulkner, who was tempo
/ rarily occupying the chair, said that the
/ motion would be made TO appear on the
/ Journal as suggested by the senator
/ from Massachusetts,. ''The senator from
where?" Mr. Harris almost fierceiy asked
/ as he moved toward his chair; and Mr..
/ Faulkner made the necessary correction
| OF his statement.
There was another call OF the Senate
| at 1880, and forty-four senator's an
/ swered After another call OF the Senate
/ at 1:2O Mr.. VOORHEES, said.
"It is obvious. Mr. President, that there
| is 10 be a call OF the Senate every twenty
or thirty minutes, with a notable absence
1 Of certain notabilities opposed TO this bill.
| The object doubtless, is 10 compel the
attendance Of friends of the bill all day,
/ while they are sleeping for night. Now
| give notice that, for every call that is
made for a quorum OF the Senate from
! this time on, l shall insist on the calling
| of the names OF the absentees, and 10
| compel their attendance. If we are 70
sit here all the time subject TO a call
every twenty or thirty minutes, they Isall
| do the same, so far as Ii is In my power
| 10 secure II. .
Hr Martin took his seat at Z. NJ
remarking that he felt pretty Wen TX
/ hausted. and that he hoped TO have an
opportunity OF adding such further re-
marks as his judgment might dictate
Mr. Morgan Dem, Ala.) gave Lotlce ol
an amendment which he would oner {.
the repeal bill, and which, ne saio, hap @
been prepared by his cohetgue III tl'
! House of Representatives, Mr. Iuip pm
The amendment was reaa. II ProS,'iss ',,u..
| for the coinage Of standard slFer ~, uOs''' H,l
| AT the existing ratio, makes mem Sie an a.
ei,,,ar dollars OF equal weight and hne-
rass already coined. legal tender except
n,bers ctherwNe stipulated In the con
tract. directs the purchase OF silver bul'
IAN and its coinage into standard SILVER
| ,r- 90 an equal amount monthly and