Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-05
A Proposition for Financial Joint
Committee.
Mr.. STEWART SPEAKS FOR SILVER.
He Is Impatient at Some Inter.
ruptims Made.
A CALL OF THE SENATE.
THE SENATE.

After some routine business Mr. Voorhees,
Nnd) offered a resolution that on Thursday,
and until further orders, the daily hour Of
meeting shall be IL am. He asked that IL
lie on the table and said that he would call
IL up tomorrow
MIR. Faulkner CIV. va.) gave notice that
he would submit some remarks on the re-
peal bill next Friday.
\ Select Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala) introduced a concur
rent resolution for the appointment of a
joint committee of the two houses-seven
Senators and seven Representatives. These
together are to constitute a joint select
committee on finance. The chairman is to
be chosen by the committee by ballot II
Is to hold Its sessions in the Capitol or in
such other places the majority may
direct, with power to hear witnesses and TO
employ stenographers. Eleven members are
TO constitute quorum to do business
The committee Is to examine into the f.
nancial and monetary condition of the gov
eminent and people of the United States.
The committee is to examine into these
SUBJECTS and to report upon them; the full
or partial decentralization Of legal tender
silver coins, and the ratio which should
be esta blished between them and gold coins.
the revision of laws relating to legal ten
der so as TO prevent unjust disc-imna ton
in the several kinds of money: the repeal
OF the ten per cent tax on the issue of state
banks; the actual causes of the present en-
barrassed condition of the people and of the
national banks and what further legisia-
ton is necessary to prevent national banks
from abusing their powers under the law
The joint committee may appoint sub-com-
mittees OF not less than four members
.nree 10 constitute a quorum, which may
sit In any place in the United States and
take testimony. The resolution was at Mr.
Morgan's request laid on the table to be
called up by him hereafter.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Allen (Neb.) calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for Information as to the redernp-
ton of silver certificates i'm coin was taken
up and referred to the committee on
finance, as was also joint resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Cockreil MOI on August
q for the issue of additional gold certifi-
Gates.
Mr.. PETER Kans) then took the floor
and finished the speech which he had be-
gun yesterday in support of his amendment
for the free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at the parity of is to i.
Mr.. Stewart CNevl addressed the Senate
in opposition to the repeal bill His speech
will be found elsewhere in this issue of
The Star.
Some Interruptions.
At one point in the speech Mr. Hoar, in
his quiet. solemn manner. made an attempt
to correct one of Mr. Stewards statements.
but the latter turned angrily to Mr. Hoar
anu hhiof fAta Nfidi NMr. STEWART
did not want to be interrupted with a lot
of trash
Well said Mr.. Hoar. Il will wait till
the Senator gets through"
How can get through" was the re-
1oinder. IF you will talk?' QaughterD
At another point a similar attempt by
Mr. Aldrich Or. ID was defeated in like
manner, and was characterized as "aggra-
vating.'
Call of the Senate.
When he had been speaking for over an
hour Mr.. Stewart noticed that there were
but few Senators in the chamber. and tina,
these Were paying not the slightest atten-
ton to the speech. These facts seemed to
annoy him, and he stopped and remarked
that the Senate was doing business with
out quorum. Il do not care about that s.
said he, in my own case; but / give notice
that hereafter when other Senators are
speaking and are giving facts and informa.
ton that are SO much needed by gentlemen
I'm the cloak rooms l will insist having
forty-three Senators in their seats"
THE absence of a quorum being suggest
ed said Mr.. Pugh (Ala.). Il move a call o,
the Senate"
The roll was called. ffty-six Senators re-
sponded and Mr.. Stewart went on with his
speech.