The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-29

BE Won't Press The Matter, But Says
They Should Be Issued.

Reserve Held to be a Breach of the
Law-Wolcott Shows the White Flag
of Surrender, But Gives the Men
Who Deserted the Silver Cause a
Parting Shot.
Washington, Oct. 2s-The Senate re-
sumed its session at II O'Clock this morn
ing with 81 senators on deck.
The urgency deficiency bill was con
sidered and passed.
The Joint resolution offered by Mr.. Cul-
lom. rep, OF Illinois, on yesterday, trans
ferring the model battle ship ILLINOIS
70 the state Of Illinois as an armory for
the naval militia of that state, at the
close Of the worlds fair, was rassed.
woLcorT's SURRENDER.
The repeal bill was taken up at 11:30
a. m, and Mr. Wolcott then addressed
the Senate. He said in part: ''Yester-
day we voted upon that amendment to
the bill which would give us free coinage.
1t was lost, a great majority of the Senate
voting against it. AL the other amend
ments will meet a like fate. The fight
for silver has failed, because democratic
support and republican encouragement
has been withdrawn. There has been
talk of closure, and senators
across the chamber have leaped into sud
den reputation by advocating it. Mr.
President, even the newest senator here
must have understood perfectly that
closure as applicable to this measure was
an iuposslbmty; that 1t could ind no
foOthoid or abiding place in this chamber
DEPENDED on THE DEMOCRATS.
ever since this measure was first re-
tod q fcrf = hot
If the support IL finds on the other side of
the chamber should be Withdrawn, while
we felt that an lrreparable wrong would
be inflicted upon us by unconditional re-
peal, we should nevertheless cease to OPP
pose q vote. The time has come when we
are left alone. Party exigency and other
controlling motives have led 10 the acqui-
escence by the other side in the inevitable
result. Some Of the criticisms to which
we have been subjected by democratic
senators is misapplied. We have been
told by some of them that our course has
been obstructive and revolutionary.
THE FORCE BILL FIGHT.
''This sounds droll to all of US, who wit
messed the contest over the force bill. Sen
atOrs who are vas uely known now to favor
closure and have denounced US, filed out
solemnly again and again in the cloak
rooms or ensconsed themselves in com
mittee rooms 10 avoid aiding to make a
quorum. That struggle lasted as long as
this and the organization of speakers and
the machinery of the contest were per-
fectly equipped and oiled.
81 do not refer to these force bill DAYS
by way of criticism, but only to empha-
size the TACT that fine distinctions breed
nice differences. l confess we had ex-
perienced the hope that the struggle for
very existence which we have made on
this floor would bring US sympathy and
not denunciatiOn from representative of
a section which, not long ago made an APP
peal on similar grounds and did not make
1t in vain.
TRIBUTE TO PETER.
"Mr. President the Populist party
holds tenets to which / cannot lend my
approval, and many of its doctrines seem
To me to be wild and visionary. l would
infinitely rather stand, however, in the
place of the senate from Kansas than in
that Of the senator who made him the
target for his derision. The senator from
Kansas, at least, swears in the words of no
master
Except as we might be used as an in
strument OF party political success in the
eastern states, we have been, with the
exception of the support of the courageous
senator from Pennsylvania, absolutely
1rlendleSS on this side of the cham Der, and
all talk of sympathy for our section has
been a pretense and a sham. l speak
only for my own state. | am advised that
an adjoining state, Wyoming, desired re-
peal"
When Mr.. Wolcott took his seat the
gaVel of the Vice President was brought
down several times in quick short taps to
subdue the applause in the galleries.
SHERMAN ON SILVER.
Mr. Sherman then rose. He said silver
would be used more and more and ought
TO be, used more and more. The world
was not coming to an end because the
purchase was stopped. Colorado would
develop other resources, and the people of
that state, now frightened out of their
wits because they were about TO lose one
industry, would find ample employment
in the development of their soil and mines
So with all the mining states.t
81 doubt very much,n said Mr. Sher-
man, whether the bill, when it passes,
win meet the expectation of many people.
/ believe it is necessary to superadd 10
this measure other measures more i'm
portant than this. After thinking over it
fully believe it would not be wise to Of
fer any propositions of new character
raising other questions of doubt and dis
pute on this bill.
THE GOLD RESERVE.
cit is absolutely necessary, in my judg-
ment, to have some legislation in respeCt
10 Inc luiu On manu- lOE Iflb main Jeuau(a
of resumption. l believe that the fund
of 00000,000 in gold at this moment is
used contrary TO the provision of the ex-
listing law. Under the law that fund
must remain in the treasury and cannot
be taken for any purpose whatever with
out breach of the Jaw, and yet ] am told
that this fund is now being used to pay
the ordinary current expenses OF the gov
eminent. II ought TO be at once supple
mented by gold.
MIR Teller-How2
Mr. Sherman-By the sale of bonds
Ms. Coclirell-Sell them where
Mr. Sherman-TO our people.
MIR. Nest-Suppose that the use of this
reserve gold, as it is called in the treas
ury should become necessary TO maintain
parity between gold and silver, would not
the Secretary Of the Treasury have the
right 10 use it!
POWER OF THE SECRETARY TO ISSUE COMBS.
Mr.. Sherman say that the law OF
1870, which provided for the fund, has
not been changed by q subseq uent law.
There is no subsequent law that has any
reference 10 IL whatever, except that one
OF loo-. There is another question that has
arisen in regard 10 the construction OF
Ile law by which the Secretary of The
Treasury can sell now any OF the bonds
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