Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-10-30
NEARING THE END.
A Final Vote Expected Today or To-
morrow at Farthest.

something to say on the repeal meas
ure, before that body, on Saturday.
The galleries of the Senate chamber
were therefore crowded when the
august body was called to order Sat
urday morning. His effort was di.
vided between an excOriation of the
men and measures which have
brought about the present deplorable
condition of affairs and a pathetic
warning for the future.
Mr.. Sherman spoke also, the object
being to advise the senate that he had
concluded not to offer any bond
amendment to the present bill, but to
offer bond resolution at another
time. His position was that the gold
reserve could not be used as it
had been by Secretaries Foster and
Carlisle, but should remain as the
backing for the currency afoat; but it
had been used to pay debts of the
government, and it had gone down
several millions from its original
amount. 1t was subject to the fluctu-
alton under the construction put on
the law providing for its creation, and
ac enob rUoc on unofobIo oDJ ,pco4,c
factory backing for such currency.
He favored the issuance of $200,000,-
900 Of bonds, to be sold for gold, to
be added to this reserve. He dwelt
at considerable length on the propo-
sition.
Mr.. Germans speech was the feature
of the day. He made one or two
startling disclosures. One of them
was that the repeal men did not push
their bill because they were afraid
they could not pass ii and wanted
time for converts TO be made to it.
Another was that if Mr.. Sherman had
at any time been willing there could
have been some sort of compromise
agreed on, but that the Ohio man,
standing stiff and as the leader Of the
Republican side, gave no encourage
ment to the compromise men,
"Tndeed," said Mr.. German, ~if Mr..
Sherman had been mind, the repeal
bill could have been passed to take
effect at present or at future time
with the bond attachment"
This brought Mr.. Sherman to his
feet. He said he had never been ad-
vlsed that a bond feature would be
allowed on bill repeating the Sher-
man law and that, on the contrary, he
had been advised that no bond issue
would be approved Of on the Demo-
cratic side.
Mr.. German said throughout this
whole fight Mr.. Sherman with his Re-
publican backing held the key to the
situation, and that he had practically
forced the present condition of the re-
peal bill. But it was too late to talk
about the matter now. The Sherman
law would be Internationally repeal
ed, and the consequences could not be
foretold.
Mr.. Sherman had said that he did
not know that the repeal would do all
that is promised for it in the way Of
easing up and improving the affairs
of the country.
Mr.. German replied that there was
deficit known TO every one. If
times did not get easier with individ-
uals and with the government the
Democratic party was not to blame.
If the Sherman law was the cause of
individual distress the Democrat party
now in power was trying to remove
such cause. The Republican party
Joined in this, he admitted, and 1t
should receive credit. AS far as gov
ernmental financial distress was con-
cerned this was purely the fault of the
Republican extravaganza in appropri-
ations for all things that has been the
rule with the Republican party.
The speech as whole was scatter
ing. 1t wos thought when he got up
he would let in some light on the rise
and fall of that celebrated effort to
get up compromise, but he declined
to do so, though he intimated that he
W as in possession of some interesting
facts, by stating that he would violate
no confidence. The drift of his talk,
If it could be said to have a drift, was
in the line of indicating the Demo-
Gratis from any charge made or to be
made against them.
Mr. Sherman attempted no reply TO
Mr.. German, and after some struggling
remarks, the voting was resumed.
Mr.. Perkins amendment was reject.
ed and there was very close call on
Mr.. Berry's amendment to revive the
Bland-Allison act.
This was defeated by a margin OF
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