The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-13


were several important phases be bad not
touched on. Morgan gave uotice Of an
amendment to the rspssi bill prepared BY
Representative Turpin, Of bis state. pro-
vidine for the coinage OF silver dollars OF
Sl2x grains, which together with all sill
yer dollars OF like weight and ansness are
to b made legal tender sxosps where
otherwise expressly stipulated. Ths sec
rotary Of the treasury 10 directed 10 pur.
chase silver bullion at . market price 70 b
paid for Ia silver dollars and have IL coined
into silver dollars to IN equal amount with
the gold dollars coined.
Teller then resumed his speech OF last
week. continuing till ss20 when hs excused
himself on the plsa Of an important en-
eaesmsnt and with the understanding
that he could resume tomorrow.
Stewart OF Nevada then resumed the
noor and began another speech. He pro-
ceeded steadily with the exception Of In.
tsrruption for roll calls, being aided by
his clerk, who sat beside him and fre.
quently furnished the senator with ammu.
milton in the way OF Newspaper articles or
books.
The hours dragged wearily along until
$50 when an incident occurred which
demonstrated the helplessness Of the
senate under its present system OF rulos.
Voorhees, arose chatting under the con-
tinued roll oAlls the silver men were fore.
ing to hold the tired sdversaries on the
rack and petulantly demanded OF Frye Of
Maine, who was In the chair, to what ex-
tent the privilege Of calling for quorum
could be abused.
'.In the terms Of the rules" said Frye,
'there is no Limitation and the chair
knows OF no power in the presiding officer
to place limitation"
Voorhees, sank back In his seat and the
roll call brought a unwilling victims into
the chamber. As soon as the announce
ment was made Quay Of Pennsylvania
suggested the absence OF o quorum. He
did il, he said, because the decision OF the
chair put IL absolutely in the power Of any
one senator to block legislation. "The
senate Of the United States," said Frye,
with q gravity that caused tho galleries to
litter, ais tho most dignified legislative
body in tho world. and" he proceeded.
'the trainers of its rules did not suppose
any senator would violate the proprieties
or decencies of the senate"
'The theory of the constitution" said
Quay, disgustedly, "may be ~ stated by
the chair, but our recent experieuce has
shown the senate very differently consti-
tuted." He then withdrew his suggestion,
but Carey Of Wyoming, who evidently de-
sired to show the country exactly how
powerless the senate was, repeated II.
At 9:i5 Dubois blandly suggested that
only II senators were present. Forty-six
senators appeared. Before Stewart pro-
ceeded, Harris OF Tennessee presented an
amendment which he said he would offer
in due time. The amendment provides
First, for the coinage OF all silver bullion
in the treasury representing government
seignorage into full legal tender dollars
at the rate OF 3.000, 900 per month second,
when the seignoraas 10 coined the secrs-
tary OF the treasury shall purchase
each month bullion sufficient to coin
blank dollars and coin the bullion into le.
gal tender dollars; third, all paper notes
or certificates of less denomination than
SO shall be redeemed and not reissued
and national bank notes Of less denomi.
nation than $40 shall be redeemed and na.
tional banks required to substitute notes
Of that denomination; fourth, two and
one-half and five dollar gold pieces shall
no longer be coined, aud when received at
the treasury department shall be recoined
as eagles and double eagles; fifth, holders
of standard silver dollars shall be able to
exchange such dollars on presentation fou
notes Of the same legal tender quality "a
such silver dollars which shall be held foI
their redemption.
The amendment created much interest
it being assumed that II furnished the
first specific compromise proposition
growing out of the continuous session.
Allison wanted to know whether the
omission In the second section OF the
number Of dollars TO bc coined was inten.
tioual. Harris said the amount was loft
blank SO that any senator could have the
opportunity to test the sense Of the sen.
ate. 1t seems that Harris for the demo.
cratic free silver senators and Teller for
the republican silver men had been
circulating this amendment as
q basis for compromise, with
what success cannot be learned
before the amendment was introduced
Harris talked with Secretary Carlisle who
came in short time before. It 10 under
stood Carlisle is not yet satisfied that the
repeal mon would have to oapitulate and
urged them to continue the fight. He ia
willing, however, that the amendment be
introduced In case compromise becomes
the only alternative except defeat. In
this indirect way II would seem the nd.
ministration, 80 far as Carlisle speaks foI
b, showed its first sign Of weakening.
Stewart continued. being interrupted
from time to time by q call for quorum
Several senators were excused on the plss
of illness and fatigue and the quorum d.
minished to the danger line and then dis