Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-19
FIFTF-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10, 1898
SENATE.

tQe Coinage tueTcOl lutO stoHudIu Sii'Ci
dollars, of which he is to receive only
the amount corresponding to its com
mercial value. The coinage is not to
exceed four million a month or two
hundred millions in all. The dollars
are to be legal tender and no certificates
are TO be issued.
Mr.. VOORHEES, defended himself from
adverse criticism in the management OF
the bill, he showing the impossibility
under the rules of making greater
haste. He again asked that a day be
fixed for final vote.
Mr.. Dubois, as representative Of the
silver men, objected in bitter speech,
defying Mr.. VOORHEES, to force the issue.
In reply Mr.. Voorhees, said there was
no use of talking Of cloture, as the dis
cussion of that proposition would take
up all the time of this and the next
Congress. He, therefore, gave notice
that tomorrow he would ask the Sen
ate to remain in session longer, perhaps
at night. How long he did not say,
but sufficient to remove the great
ground of complaint on the part Of the
silver men.
In reply to Mr.. Dubois Mr.. Hoar
,,oJo - rr,ooro,. roF,ranoa RI tho Gan
ator from Idaho, aud said that he (Mr.
Hoar) would be found to be consistent
at all times as a good republican.
Turning to Mr. Voorhees,, Mr.. Hoar re-
(erred to the Force bill and uttered
what was taken to be threat. Mr..
Hoar called it bill to provide for hon
est elections, and permit the majority
to rule. He would debate that ques-
ton when it came before the Senate to
the hearts content of the Senator from
Indiana or any other Senator. There
were now So Senators and soon would
be 100. Under such conditions he
thought it necessary that something
should be done to permit the majority
of the Senate to take vote after full
and proper deliberation of any measure.
Mr.. Platt gave notice ola cloture res
olution, which he had read at the
clerks desk.
Mr.. Teller said if the Senator in
charge of the bill would consult him he
would give him list of fifteen Senators
who intended to speak, thirteen Of
whom had not opened their mouths.
The Senator from Indiana could not
say that this was an inconsequential
manner, for he was on record against
that, and had said in the past that the
protection Of silver was more import
ant than anything that could come be-
fore the Senate If he wanted night
sessions Mr.. Teller warned him that
the friends of repeal must be present
too. Friends of silver were neither
frightened nor moved by the public
opinion quoted by Mr. Voorhees, be-
cause the real public opinion of the
country-not the aggregated capital of
national banks-was opposed to the re-
peal of the Sherman act. If public
opinion had got wrong in this or any
other question, Senators should be
guided by their own judgments.
Mr.. Teller said he had also opposed
The bill and in his judgment Of the OPP
ponents of that bill had absolutely
throttled all other legislation, even APP
preparation bills, they would have been
justified. The pending bill, he consid-
cred more dangerous to the rights of
the people than the force bill, for that
was but political measure, while this
struck at our system of finance. This
was q more important matter than any
presented to the people since the war.
Reconstruction and all that attended it
were inconsequential in comparison.
The Senator from Indiana would never
be able to get q day fixed for the vote.
1t would only be taken after the debate
was ended, and night sessions would
not improve the condition Of the bill or
advance it one hour.
After few remarks by Mr.. Stewart,
Mr.. Mills took the floor on the silver
bill.
HOUSE.
After an objection was made to the
resolution offered by Mr.. Flynn call
ing on the Secretary of the War for in
relative to the shooting of
settlers on the Cherokee strip by
United States soldiers, the House re-
sumed the fight over the federal cleo
ton bill, and the yeas and nays were
ordered by Mr.. Burrows old motion to
dispense with the call of committees.
The democrats came within five of
L quorum securing 173 votes, but miss
IS as good as mile, and the filibuster-
ing continued.
A quorum appeared on the call but on
motion to dispense with further pro-
ceedings Mr.. Burrows demanded tell
arg A nilbrllm apneerinp the yeas