The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-08
TO FIGHT TO A FINISH.
VOORHEES, to Move for a Continuous
Session Of the Senate.


Mr.. Roach of North Dakota Favora
Repeal, But Wants Recognition of
Silver as a Money Metal-Mr. Allen
Talks without Directing to the ABB
senoe of Quorum.
Washington, Oct 7.-Continuous ses-
sions are what now confront the Senate
in the discussion Of the bill to repeal the
silverpurchase clause Of the act of 1890.
Vague intimations Of continuous sessions
have been heard for some time, but this
morning Senator Voorhees, gave definite
notice that, commencing on Wednesday
next, he would ask the Senate TO sit con-
tinuously until vote was reached on the
pending measure and that he would ex-
pect the senators to maintain a quorum
until the end of the present contest was
reached. When the Senate met the Vice
President laid before it telegraphic pc
tition from the Merchants Exchange Of
st. Louis, urging speedy action on the re-
peal bill.
Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado offered reso-
luton, which went over until Monday,
directing the committee on finance TO re-
port the bill for the coinage of gold and
silver in accordance with the policy set
forth in the bill reported by the commit
tee on Aug. 2s, 1s93i being House bill
No l.
Mr.. Harris Of Tennessee offered res
| olution, which was referred, creating
select committee Of five senator's to In
| vestigate the recent building disaster in
| Washington and report whether in equity
or Justice the government should compen-
safe the sufferers therefrom.
VOORHEES, GIVES NOTICE.
The repeal bill was taken up at 1918
o'clock. Mr. Voorhees, rose and said:
Mr. President, ] desire to state this
morning in hearing of the Senate and Of
the country that on Wednesday next,
after the meeting Of the Senate, l shall
ask 1t to continue Gin session until vote
Is taken upon the pending measure; and
/ ! shall ask and expect the senators to
maintain quorum for the transaction
of business until the end of this pro-
tracted struggle Is reached. might say,
but more is not necessary, that give this
notice in order that the senators may
govern themselves accordingly in the
performance Of the duty they owe the
public.
Mr. Roach Of North Dakota then ad-
dressed the Senate. He said he was anx-
| ious for the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act, and should
ask In connection with it some Legislation
recognizing silver as a legal tender money,
and for its continued coinage
ENGLAND UNYIELDNa.
Mr.. Roach said 1t was folly to talk
about an international agreement which
was TO include Great Britain. England
would never agree TO bimetallism in any
| form unless forced TO do so. 1t would be
the rankest kind of folly for those who
| believed in free coinage of silver to accept
any proposition which included in a re-
mote degree the assent of England. He
was not ready to vote for the
even If IL were makeshift. Congress
should call upon all the nations of this
| hemisphere to unite with the United
| Statesland let them say how the money
metals should compare with each other
| and how they should be rated as money.
hey should establish a uniform silver
| coin and provide for its free coinage with
gold. Then, said Mr. Roach, the United
States would fulfill the magnificent des-
tiny, which had been assigned it.
DIDN'T CARE FOR A QUORUM.
Mr.. Allen, pop. Of Nebraska, then OBJ
tanned the floor hardly half dozen sena-
| tors being present. MIR. Stewart was
about 10 suggest the absence Of quorum.
NO" said Mr.. Allen, II don't want
them here"
''They will learn something" replied
Mr.. Stewart
81 will make them hear me, whether
they are in the Senate or not" said Mr.
Allen Then he began his speech, the
first part Of which was devoted to a de-
nunciation Of the act of 1873, which he
characterized as a crime. After LIE had
| been speaking some time, Mr.. Pettigrew,
rep, of South Dakota, suggested the
absence Of q quorum.
But 80 senator's, 10 less than quorum,
responded when the roll was called and
the sergeant-at-arms was directed TO re-
quest the attendance of the absent sena-
tors.
AQUoRUM SECURED.
After a delay Of fifteen minutes, a
quorum was secured and Mr.. Allen pro-
ceeded He entered into a technical dis
cussiou as to the word 'intrinsic," 4" as ap-
piled TO the value of gold and silver. The
masses of the people, he said, had been
misled upon the subject Of the intrinsic
value Of money. Every penny-a-liner had
been employed to deceive and to mislead
the people upon the subject The same
was true as to sound and honest money
when the fact was, there never had been
dollar with full legal tender qualities,
which was not honest and worth as much
as any other dollar.
| A lengthy discussion IOlOWeu DebWeeu
Messrs Allison of Iowa, White of Louis
ana, and others on these points.
ARGUES FOR FREE COINAGE,
Mr.. Allen then made long argument
| In favor of the free coinage Of silver,
| taking the position that the demonetiza-
tion OF silver would result in an increment
Of value and restore the value which had
! been deprecated by legislation.
] Mr. White, dem, Of Louisiana, asked how
! If universal legislation had deprecated
| the value Of silver, its value could be re-
stored by legislation in this country
alone.
Mr. Allen did not admit that there was
/ depreciation in the value of silver in
the comprehensive and broad sense. In
stead, there was merely a disparity be-
tween coined gold and silver bullion
! At O'Clock Mr.. Mcpherson observed
/ that Mr.. Allen was fatigued and moved
/ that the Senate adjourn.
Without concluding his speech, MIR.
Allen yielded, and the Senate adjourned.