The Meeker herald., 1893-10-21
NOW COMES The TUG OF WAR.
A SIMPLE TEST OF ENDURANCE.
senator voorhees, and tho Other Wall
Street Agents In the senate Be-
GIN the struggle to Throt-
tie the Minority.

pflLt NEuh.
senator Squire OF Washington proposed an
other amendment TO the silver bill under con-
alteration in the Senate. Like his other prop
o.ition IL strikes out all after the enacting
clause and suggests an entirely new scheme,
similar to that of Senator Cameron. Mr..
Ull Of New York presented petition, signed,
he said By 900 merchants and manufactur-
ers Of New York, not broker or a banker
among them, asking for the unconditional re-
peal Of the Sherman law.
The repeal bill was then taken up, and Mr..
Mcpherson OF New Jersey addressed the SEN
ate In favor OF the bill. He expressed be-
lief, shared in, he said, By two-thirds of the
people OF the country who had any opinion
upon such subjects, that the Sherman law was
the true and in fact the only cause operating
10 produce the recent panic. At the passage
OF the law, and in fact every day since its
passage, 1t has been iittlngly characterized by
our own people and by the best financial
minds Of other countries as abhorrent TO
apa9esr 'H2ten T1AilvGe fn' monoma. would
Promptly repeal the Sherman law. give the
nstiOn n chance TO get back 10 Der norma!
condition, restore confidence In she ability OF
the government TO maintain ~ financial pol
ICY help the crippled bank, to resume, light
again the fires In our furnaces, and start
anew the wheels In oUr factories. Then let
Congress pause and reflect
Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri then resumed his
argument begun yesterday In opposition to
the bill. He started with the statement that
any International agreement with European
governments was now impossible. "lnterna-
tlonl blmctallism is mere DREAM he de-
clared. I'VE might just as well seek an inter
national language. International blmetalllsm
was prevented when the language of the
world was confused at the tower of Babel
"DO | understand asked MIR. Hawley,
that the senator from Missouri claims the
nations of the world generally are opposed to
International agreement
II 49,. not, n1f IL
all the international conferences replied
Mr.. Cockrell (which was willing to give up
II. monetary system for any other that was
proposed
Mr. Cockrell produced statistics to show
the depreciation of silver was not due to over
production of that metal. On the contrary
the depreciation had been caused by legi-la-
tlon closing the minis against silver. In sub
sanitation Of this statement Mr.. Cockrell,
apparently with great satisfaction, read from
q speech Of Senator Sherman, made in April,
1876. In which that senator said 1t was not so
much the fall OF silver, but the rise of gold
Mr. Cockrell, without concluding his speech,
yielded the floor.
The House amendment TO the House bill
granting settlers on certain lands 10 Okla
bona right TO continue In their homestead
entrie. was concurred in. The bill will now
go to the President.
HoUsg,-There WAS large attendance OF
member. and visitors in anticipation OF vote
being taken on the Tucker bill.
Mr. McRac called up the bill which passed
both houses in the last Congress for the re-
lief OF settlers on the timber and stone lands
under the act of 1873. and It was passed.
Senate bill to extend the time for payment
of homesteaders In certain Indian lands un-
der the act OF 1891 was taken up and after
some explanations by Mr.. Flynn of Okla
hon s and Mr.. Simpson OF Kansas, passed.
The special order being the Tucker bil, II
came to q vote and the pending amendments
by Messrs. Lacey and Burrows were voted
down One by Fitch WAS withdrawn. The
Democrats having a clear quorum present, the
Republicans did not -at'snr' fa,H Sbte. Tne
Democrats admitted that the bill was defec-
tive in that It failed TO repeal statute 5,22s,
which infcrentially permits troops at the polls,
but the modification could not be made under
the order and will have to be made In the
senate
The bill was passed. ayes 200, nays l0l, a
strict party vote. When the Speaker an
nounced the vote the Democrats broke into a
cheer, and then, at 2:45, the House ad-
journed.
fity-seventh Day.
sENATE.-When the Senate met only twelve
senators were present to hear the chaplain
prayer opening n legislative day which may
continue for more than one calendar day.
The repeal bill was taken up at IL As a. IN,
and Mr.. Cockrell, although quite hoarse, re-
Monday. Mr. Cockrell said 10 opponents Of
the repeal bill that he stood to-day and would
stand throughout the struggle ready and
anxious TO pass the pending bill with amend
ments. Mr.. Cockrell, At 2:l0 O'Clock, yielded
the floor to Mr. Smith Democrat, New Jersey
who addressed the Senate in favor OF repeal.
He was followed by Mr.. Irby OF South Caro-
lima who opposed repeal
The joint resolution permitting the state
OF Wisconsin to place statue OF Pere Mar
Quettc In statuary hall of the national capitol
was passed.
Mr. Cockrell then resumed his speech on
the repeal bill. At 5:l5 Mr. Cockrell com
pleted his long speech. His voice WAS nearly
gone and he could only shake his head In re-
Spouse to the inquiry OF the vice president as
10 whether he had completed his remarks.
After some routine business Mr.. Allen of
Nebraska took the floor to continue his
speech
Mr. Allen was still speaking when, at Cos
O'Clock, Mr.. Dubois (Republican, Idaho) rose
and Mr. Allen, yielding TO him, he observed
that it was O'clock the hour when the SEN
ate usually adjourned. He asked Mr.. Voor-
hees whether he WAS going to make that mo-
ton this evening
al feel It TO be my highest duty" said Mr..
evening, but on the contrary to AK the SEN
ate TO stay together In continuous session un-
I'll the pending motion is disposed Of"
Mr.. Dubois then gave Mr.. voorhees, warn
Ing that he was commencing losing tight
and that the silver men would require a
quorum. Mr. voorhees, replied at great
length. He suggested to Mr.. Dubois the
wisdom of the saying: ''Let not him that
girdeth on his armor boast as he that putteth
II of" 1--WE will see who falls In this trans
action before we are done" said Mr. Voor-
hoes. ~ feel my feet are on = rock, and
there shall stand and vindicate a great and
mighty principle. But before l say word
upon that subject will ask the senator from
Idaho whether he will fx day to vote" Mr..
Dubois avoided the question. Mr.. Voorhees,
then proceeded to lament the fact that the
Senate could not govern itself, and stated
that he should In future favor new rule to
stop tilibustering. He said that he had moth
ing to do with compromises.
Mr.. Harris OF Tennessee, after referring to
the courteous treatment all senators had re-
ceived at the hands Of Mr.. voorhees,, re-
marked tina. II he were the veriest Of marti-
nets he would have been powerless to secure
action. He said that he would never vote for
unconditional repeal but he would remain in
his seat and answer TO the roll call.
Mr.. Butler Of South Carolina denounced In