New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-15
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
Mr. DANIEL SPEAKS AGAINST REPEAL-Mh'
FAULKNER'S AMENDMENT.

FAUIKNER'S AMENDMENT.
Washington. Sept 1.-THE feature OF to-uay
session of the Senate was the speech by MI Dahie
Dem Val against the passage or the hepea
bill 1t occupied four hours and hve minutes anu
was listened TO throughout with an interest "'N
did not seem TO diminish
Mr. Faulkner Dem, w. Va) offered an amehu
ment to the Repeal act. which was reau "'
ordered printed 1t provides Tor the coias
silver dollars mot less than 3VcVU ihon'W
the present ratio Of I6 to l. out OF the SILVER p
purchased under the Sherman act to De Nsa'
tender Also for the monthly purchase OF sum-
cient bullion for the coinage OF TWO hii'noN
month, in quarters halves ana doiiais' iu
purchase and coinage to cease when the aggresa''
Of $500. 900 is reached. .Ao
The Senate at 1890 resumed consideration Oh ',e
reneaI hill and Mr. Daniel Dem, Va mace an
argument against the bill. He brought to the uis-
cussion OF the subject, he said. profound synpa."s
with every class Of his fenow-citizehs WI"
been smitten with evil financial dispense
He had no denunciaton to make of banks or oa''A
ers-troubled as they were with constic'e o.
contracted currency He sympathized also ueoP''
with merchants and manufacturers, ana ueep,'
with labor which standing idle pegsihs "o ~,
He had however. the comforting thous"' 49,.
acute state of the panic was now over an
o,,houph a depressed condition might long rei"'''
,..aes .ss already in a state OF convaiescehce
alter a brief review of the history Oh pahio',
from 1904 down. he asked whether oeha'o,' '"v 49,
not pause and reflect before they tnre" '"' -,
responsibility of the present panic OH one ". ~.
legislation 1t would be unwise 10 say .i"s ~
SHERMAN law had produced the panic WINE '"0
sto,u, centre Of that panic was no" oNe, =.
,-,ad states Il was important to remember 'la' ~
nod not begun here. II had pesuh III =.
America where there was no SHERMAN CO..
Rad swept over Great Britain goiu-S'd"u ,
country where there was no SHERMAN i"" I'D
,,sh consols payable in gold only ana ha'ins "o
ha
ocur,,ies The panic had swept on 10 Aus''a"",
where there was 20 Sherman law Inc PAM '"0
got 10 Austria. Italy and India ana was now eo"'s
oil over Europe. without the dreaoed P'es :,
.ha sherman law were some Che cohtihuen'
-, cr,ed "stone him, Stone him." as to the Sher-
man law These people were not entirely uisi'-
terested l., 1-,rot,,o
and in the Senate chamber why ne oppos'u Wv
rsnsaI Of the sherman law now. after having OPP
nsad ,,s massage in 1890. His answer was TINS
NJ. ,hare a man who, having patched coat
,,,d throw n away In the dead of winter before
he had got a new one? Was there ma" '.1s
a spayined horse who would cut HIS Ho' -
because he had not Arabian steeu u iiue
,yas there a person living In a thatcned cot'aee'
.Aro,sh which the winds blew and the ram ue
o.aad ,rbo would burn il down in the mast vi
,h winter storms because there was gieaih U!
brightness in the sky? He was not III ,
the Repeal bill; neither was he IN favor Vi S,
hatIess shoeless barefooted anu Ha"'"'
the winter storm III, ,,oosure
The BLAND Allison act-a Democratic "ea
"a h.or renealed by the Sherman law pu' 'i'e
reneaI OF the Sherman law would not res'oie '''
Bland-Allison law 49,. Sherman
He did not doubt that the repeal OF 'i'e ".' ~
,aX would have some beneficial efects Ill many vi
rsc,,ons It would give some immediate ease ~
business and transactions-partially through, ,ie
hurrah which would be made. Coili. ~, a line Of
I'VE hui much In the same manner tnat a'i ~ no
weary and hungry soldiers would revive Oh iVi a
wsrch when they heard the disccurslns OF d pc
,pioic air Will the band was playing tneii 80
would brighten, but when the music ceas ~ 60,
"ouid realize that they still farther OH rom
rest and food He expressed his adnratolai az, an be
snect for the Western Senators VINO opPoseu .a
neal hill He also complimented those LEN artS
,,,bn aid not hermit a President OF their own PssE
w. shake Their faith in a free America ana ,ee
CONSTITUTION (Applause) As TO the fresiueiiIy -,
daniel said that he had supported MN ioSay ~
three campaigns, and expected In many a. uaS u
ha,ta vet Ia hear his coors and to DEFEND MS cause
He should not pay him the tribute OF courier anu
ea,,erer who would say: Behold a brave ana nom
est man who has convictions" But he woIld SNOW
him that an American Senator had also ms con
yictions and was brave and honest enough 10 oe
true to them. applause -, A., rouor faen
COLI who had the floor. suggested that the Sena,e
would not now 10 listen to any other sPecvn
after the remarkable one Just MADE anu NJ
Voorhees, to whom the Suggestion was MADE, com
cided In II and moved that the Senate proceed u
executive business.
After short executive session the Senate, at 5VD
adjourned until tomorrow.