The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-07

WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 0,-The pro
ceedings in the senate to-day were Of q
character at once interesting and i'm
portant. The junior senator from New
York, Mr.. Hill, made the motion OF
which lie had given notice last Friday
TO proceed to the consideration Of the
bill to repeal tho Sherman silver pur-
chase act; and, in support OF the motion
delivered a carefully prepared speech
in which he declared himself uncondl-
tionally a friend OF free bi.metallic coin
ago. The motion was defeated by near
ly two-thirds maiority-thc vote be-
ing, yeas 23; nays 49. Afterwards the
quarantine bill wastakon up and passed
without q division.
Mr.. Hill, in his speech, said that
when tho Sherman act was passed two
and half years ago, he had been ex-
ceedingly shocked and alarmed, and
that four months before his cleo
lion 10 the senate he had gone
TO the city OF New York and there pub.
licly taken issue agaist the principle OF
tho policy embodied in that law, en-
deavoring to arouse public sentiment
that would demand its repeal So, in
stead Of silence and apathy, there was
now in New York an entire unanimity
in favor OF the repeal Of the Sherman
act. Mr.. Hill quoted from the plat
forms Of the two great national parties
nj Chicago and Minneapolis, both OF
OF which 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
behalf tho immediate, unconditional re-
peal OF tho Sherman law, which repeal
would bring season OF financial calm,
instead OF a wide spread fear OF none
tary panic, The Democratic party, he
said, was pledged TO the repeal OF the
Sherman law and the party should live
UP to its pledges. lie knew that the
interests Of silver miners might be dis.
turbed, but that price would have to be
paid. In closing his speech Mr.. Hill
said that in compliance with numerous
requests made TO him he desired TO
have the bill made special order for
some day that might suit the con-
vonience OF the senate.
Mr.. Gorman-Let us agree that on
Thursday next, or any other day, the
matter may come up.
After good deal OF confusion aud
parliamentary wrangling tho question
was brought TO q direct vote on Mr..
Hills motion to take up the bill to re-
peal the Sherman act, and the motion
was deieated-yeas 2S, nays AZ, as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Brice, Gallery, Davis, Dawes,
Dixon, Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Glib
son, German, Hale. Hawley, Hill, Hoar,
McPherson, Mills, Morrill,, Palmer,
Proctor Sherman, Vest, Wins and
White-23.
=Nays-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Blod-
gott, Call, Carey, Cockrell, Coke, Gull
lon, Daniel, Dolph, Dubers, FELTON,,
George, Gordon, Hansbrough, Harris,
Hunton, lrbey, Jones, OF Nevada; Kyle,
McMillin, Manderson, Mitchell, Morgan,
pasco, PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew, Platt,
Power, Pugh, Ransom, Squire, Stewart,
Stockbrldge. Teller, Turpie, Vance and
Wocott-42.
The following pairs were announced:
NIessrs. Allison and Stanford, Camden
and Paddock, Aldrich and Walthall,
Gray and Butler, Higgins and Sanders,
IisCOck and Jones, Ark, Quay and:Wil.
son, Sawyer and Cameron,
Senator Chandler voted in the aflirma-
tive, forgetting that he was paired with
Mr.. Allen, OF Washington, and with.
drew his vote.
The senate bill for the payment by
tho government OF local taxes on lands
held by Indians in severalty was passed.
The house bill granting additional
quarantine powers and imposing addi-
tional duties upon the marine hospital
service was taken up, the question be-
ing on the substitute reported from tho
senate committee on epidemic diseases.
Tho senate substitute was agreed To-,
and tho bill rs so amended was passed.
HiLooRE AN oBsrRUcrIoNisr.
This was suspension day in the house,
and Mr. Kilgore, Of Texas, early began
fIibusioting motions, his superficial
object being to prevent the conaidera-
ton OF the anti.option bill, but deeper
than this was his antagonism TO the
bankruptcy bill, which public rumor
had put down ON the slate for tho dny.
Many members who woro In favor OF
tho one proposition wero opposed TO
tho other; and thero was q third Sec
tion which, being In favor OF both
propositions, was opposed to othor bills.
After tho long but rather uninterest.
ing fight Mr.. Kilgore found himself In
q hopeless minority and was obliged TO
surrender, aud tho journal against
Which his skirmlsh limo was drawn
was approved. But ho was not
dlShchFtenod, aud whom no found MIR.
Burrows, Of Michigan, load an attack
,agAlnsta war claims bill, he yallanLly
socondcd every move made by that gen.
tlomAn. II was after one o'clock whom
tho ynrioua fiiibuaterng motions OF
EilRoro were disposed OF and tho Jour
nal approved, then Mr.. Bum moved Ia
suspend tho rules and pass a bill appro.
prlAling S92000fortho rolict Of the heirs
oil a. ID. Cheantoau. Mr. Burrows de-
mangod second, and as no quorum
voted, on motion OF Mt, Kilgoro, q call
OF the house was ordered. Tho call
showed tho presonce Of a quorum and
ngain no quorum voted and again q call
ol Tho house was ordered. After some
other roll calls tho house adjournod
without having reached tho auti.optlon
or The bankruptcy bills.