Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-06
His Endeavor to Bring Up the Be
peal Bill Defeated.
HE MAKES A SPEECH ON SILVER.
Quite a Lively Time in the House
Today.
Mr.. KILGORE FILIBUSTERS
Efforts Against the Anti-Option
and Bankruptcy Bills.


SENATE.
Before the routine morning business had beer
concluded Mr.. Hill On. - presented petition
of the business men Of Rochester, n. Y, ire
spective Of party, in favor of the repeal Of the
sherman act. and said that in connection with
the presentation of the petition he desired To
submit to the consideration of the Senate some
remarks on what was known as the silver ques-
ton The Vice President asked whether there
was any objection.
Mr.. sherman COhio) u suggest to the Sena-
tor from New York to allow the ordinary forma
business TO be concluded first; that would prob
ably be better and would be more in accord.
ance with the usage of the Senate.
MIR. Hill (resuming his seat)-There ID no OBJ
lection to that.
The routine business was resumed and con-
Guided
Senate bill to authorize the Homestead and
Pittsburg Bridge Company to constructa bridge
over the Monongahela river from Pittsburg to
Homestead was taken from the calendar and
passed.
Mr. HILL OF sEw YORK.
Mr.. Hill again took the floor, but before be-
ginning his remarks Mr.. Hoar (Masa inquired
to the status Of the bill to repeal the Sherman
act.
Mr.. Hill said he had stated last week that
during the morning hour today he would make
a motion to take up the bill, and he contem-
Pa'eo MAKING snch monon. III was true,
however, That ne had been informed that other
senators desired 10 speak on the subject, and
ne thought he ought not to submit aspeeeh
and then to press the question to q vote. He
should make the motion which he had contem-
plated. but he should ask to have the bill laid
on the table for q few days and then made q
special order. so that other Senators who de-
sired TO speak might have an opportunity to
do 80
Mr.. hoar remarked that making the bill q
special order would not give the measure any
special advantage.
MI Allison (lowa) did not want to interfere
with the regular proceedings, but he hoped
that the Senator from New York would make
such motion, at the conclusion OF his speech,
as would give other Senators an opportunity OF
briefly expressing their views on the important
question.
Mr.. Eyre one. What becomes Of the rule?
The rule Is that any motion made In the morn
ing hour to proceed to the consideration Of q
bill shall be acted on without debate.
me wee fresiaent-Ine senator from New
"''' ''0' N'''e my 'no'i"h-
NIL
Ae nv, anu 0eS"n hiS sP0son
ne saiu mat "nen the sherman act was passed
TWO anu a nail years ago ne QaQ Deen exceed
lnglv shocked and alarmed, and that four
months before his election to the Senate he had
gone to the city Of New York and there publicly
taken issue against the principle of the policy
embodied IN that law, endeavoring to arouse q
public sentiment that would demand its repeal.
So that instead OF silence and apathy there was
aow IN New York an entire unanimity in fav or
OF the repeal OF the Sherman act.
Mr.. Hill quoted from the platforms Of the
two great national parties at Chicago and
Minneapolis. both OF which. he said, demanded
the Use OF both gold and silver as standard
money. 1t was his duty. he said, to the city
and state OF New York to ask in their
OF the sherman law, which repeal would
bring season OF financial calm in
stead OF widespread fear OF monetary
panic. 1t was his higher duty Considering the
state OF opinion IN the senate). with respectful
Difference to his colleagues OF both parties, in
whose hands were wisdom and decision. to ad-
vance and suostsnuate one controlling reason
Tor tine repeal OF the Sherman act, and that was
that Its repeal was a necessary, safe and for
the day. sufncient step toward free blmetallic
coinage
NEW YoRK's INTEREST IN THE QUESTION.
The interest of New York in the gold and
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,. t.,.Un w. 'ne .n..le0.
49,, ,.. ne W. VIC iea. oomhuh'y o,
in'eIe7. Del"een .ne money -melaa sta.es ana
every ever! otner STATE was nAeWlse unden'apie.
aIser Pusena; ne said, coula never prove
men psoiess or oSJest ~ was S.ear 'nA. SILVER
Puieuhe' ne.e tne Poiar oppos,.e Oh free siver
s goihaee. Da. .ney were worse 'nan opposites.
iIsy nere enecu,S coItrares 10 IIee pine,
"a, ,a,iie coinase,"nener tney were mih,eu OF not
Mhat saI,niy reia.ion. ne asked mao the pur.
ehase Oh rh,el 70 i's party "'n gold; or wnat
ear'hN leisuoh nau tae purchase OF goid 70
ts party VIII su'er! TOUT years ago, ae
now that snm haS dHinaIsd - S1SS ooo IN ooe g0id
revival OF tne blano-Aiilson ACT would Keep up
Inc snrinkase. Inc sherman law was under
mining tine power OF the treasury, II not
TO continue the olscharge OF the national
DEBT, nj least 10 meet the parity
opigauon OF tine government, ana was operat-
ing an enormous shrlnkage In the business
'of the country and IN Its total circu-
Ianng medium. Bhght OF enterprise,
the dread OK financial disaster and conse-
quent shrinkase had caused the export OF
gold. What other part OF American currency,
he asked, had been exported! Everthing had
been done during the last nineteen years except
the old and only coupling Of the two metals by
free coinage. When free bimetallic coinage
ceased In 1873 parity ceased. and the gold half
of the worlds money became dislocated from
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