The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-09
STRICT PARTY LINES.
How Action May Be Delayed in
the Senate.
Beginning of Row That May De-
feat the Objects of the
Extra Session.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. The Senate,
after the morning routine. took a recess
till II: :45 to await the arrival of the Presi-
dents message.
On reconvening the message was read.
Seldom in the history of the Senate has
message been listened to with such close
attention. Every Senator seemed on the
nervous strain not to lose word.
AS soon as it was ended Voorhees, moved
that it be printed and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance. The message was
thereupon SO referred. with orders that it
be printed Immediately.
Lodge introduced resolutions for vote
on the repeal of the slver-purchase law
on the ODD inst.
Doph of Oregon gave notice that he
would. after the morning business. ad-
dress the Senate on the subject of finance.
A large number of petitions for and
against the repeal of the Sherman act
were presented and referred, and then it
was announced that the introduction of
bills was in order,
The first bill of the session was intro
duced by Hill of New York Its little was
"a bill to repeal certain sections of the act
OF July IA, 1890" 1t was referred without
reading to the Committee on Finance.
The next two bills were introduced by
Stewart of Nevada. Their titles we're:
ITO restore the right of coinage" and ''To
supply the deficiency in currency" The
latter bill was read in full. 1t directs the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue silver
certificates equal in amount to the silver
bullion in the treasury purchased under
the act Of July IA, 1890. in excess of the
amount necessary. at its coinage value. to
redeem the treasury otes issued under that
act and to use the same to provide for any
deficiency in the revenues Of the Govern
ment, the surplus of such Gel tficates to be
used in the purchase of 4 per cent bonds at
their market price, not exceeding II per
cent premium. Stewart said that he de-
sired to call the attention of the Finance
Committee to the latter bill. Its prr-
pose was to give immediate relief. His
bill provided. he said, for the issuing of
500, 100000 of treasury notes to pay for
bonds to be deposited b. the banks as
security for notes These notes could be
afterward retired with the bonds. That
would give about $50. 10000 increase of
currency and would afford immediate
relief. The Senate should not delay action
when the country was in such a state of
panic. 1t would be unpatriotic for any
man to get up discussion now. but the
silver men did not believe that they could
allow the Sherman act to be repealed.
because they believe that would be the end
of silver coinage forever. They could
not agree to that, but they did not want TO
be put in the position OF contending
against what was absolutely necessary at
the present time. He was in favor of
any temporary measure that would give
relief, and in the meantime the discussion
on the whole financial question could go
on. at .he close of Stewards remarks his
bills were referred TO the Committee on
Finance.
Hale of Maine offered a resolution fixing
the hourfor the daily meeting of the Sem
ate after tomorrow at II o'clock. He said
the President had very aptly and in no
uncertain tone given business to the SEN
ate and House to attend to and had quoted
the maxim, He gives twice who gives