Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-29
IN SENATE AND HOUSE
The voorhees, Bill Reported as a
Substitute Today
FOR TEE HOUSE WILSON REPEAL BILL
Mr.. Hill Supports the Nevada Sill
ver Senator.
THE NEW HOUSE RULES.

THE NEW HOUSE RULES.
| THE SENATE.
Mr.. Voorhees, Qnd.) chairman Of the
finance committee. reported back the House
bill repeating part Of the Sherman act,
with an amendment in the nature of a
| substitute. He asked that the bill be placed
on the calendar. and he gave notice that he
should ask the Senate to take 1t up and
consider It Immediately after the morning
| business from this time on until final ac-
tion be taken. The substitute. he said.
was exactly the bill heretofore reported
| from the finance committee. He under
stood that notice of an intention to address
the Senate had been given by the Senator
from Ohio CMr. sherman) and he suggested
that their remarks might be made on the
bill which he had Just reported. lie ex,
from the fnance committee was Identical
| with that passed by the House, 30 far as
concerned the repeal Of the purchasing
in the substitute which was not In the
House bill and which, in ,dh his jIagmehn1s. EN-
| Mr.. Teller Objects.
Mr.. Teller (col>-Does the Senator pro-
pose to call UP his bill today?
/ Mr.. Voorhees-If there be q single ob5ec-
ton it must go over under the rules.
Mr.. Teller.-I object.
Mr. Voorhees-Then / have the right to
call up the bill already before the Sc Senate; ate,
before the Senate have sought an oppor-
tunity to express my opinion Ypon IT.
Mr.. Voorhees, shall certainly accommo-
| da fa "a
national bank bill.
Mr.. Teller-That bill is up.
stood that the Senator objects to thus bill
being made q special order today. That
objection lays the bill over TIL tomorrow.
Mr.. Harris CTenn.), member OF the n
nance committee said that the substitute
just reported was majority report IN
sns LII vi ths
endar.
senator Stewards Resolution.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Stewart (Nev.) was then laid before the
Senate. 1t directs the Secretary Of the
Treasury to inform the Senate whether
there is danger of a deficiency in the reve-
nres of the government during the current
year; and, II SO. what Is the probable
amount Of such deficiency, and whether
legislation Is necessary to supply such oe'
ficiency.
The resolution gave rise to q long discus
sion.
Senators Sherman COhio) voorhees, Qnd. \
Mills (Tex.), Mcpherson N. j. ana Hfrri,
(Tenn) opposed the resolution a. eallins
4 for q probleruAtical statement as talcuiateo
n to create needless alarm. or as renecefns on
Il the Secretary OF the Treasury. motion
10 refer the RESOLUTION to the finance COM
nittee was made by Mr.. Eoorhees.
Mr. Hill Makes Some Remarks.
That motion was opposed by Mr.. Hill
New York; who declared that he had al
much confidence in the Secretary OF tne
Treasury as the Senator from Indiana
but he could see no danger to the country
from the adoption Of the resolution. II
contained no manifestation of any lack OF
confidence in the Secretary OF the treas
ury. What harm could there be In asking
information as to what the revenues OF tht
government for the current year would be
) There was no suggestion that the resolu
ton would disturb the interests Of ths
country or that there was anything to bs
covered up. He had not heard 1t suggest
ed except vaguely and indefinitely. thai
the resolution was an attack on any one
He was opposed to the system which he
thought was now to be inaugurated OF tht
referring to committees all resolutions
. calling on the heads of departments fol
information. He took the same position
today which he had taken the other day
ION the resolution offered by Mr.. Peffer)
He had not been consulted by the Senato
from Nevada in regard to the resolution
He knew nothing about 1t.
Certainly there was nothing in it that woul,
| alarm the country. What was the sisua
tion? There seemed to be some dispute a.
to whether Congress was to legisiate CT
the tariff question at this extraordtnsr!
session. There seemed to be no fixed polio!
on the subject. But IL there was to be tarif
were the anticipated revenues Of the gov
ernment. He had such confidence In tn
to believe that whatever suggestions h
might make in relation to the revenue
would probably be adopted by the tw'
! houses of Congress and he lMr. HilD shOult
: be pleased to hear from him.
Mr.. Stewart defended the resolution
There was a rumo-. he said. that there wa!
the treasury had difficulty in paying cur
rent expenses There was a rumor tha
the gold as being be- paid aa sus
that the Senate desired that to be done.
Mr.. Mcpherson IN. J) asked MIR: Stewar
/; whether he did not know that the demo
cratic party was in power in the Senat
and that the responsibility was upon it.
No. Mr.. Stewart replied. do not know
that ! know that the gold party claims
more administration men on the republi
can side Of the chamber than there are OIL
( the democratic side. Uaughter) That
the condition at this extra ordinary session
do not think that the democratic party i
in power at all in this Senate. 1t Is tn
, gold party that claims to be in power.
do not believe that 1t is. That Is not tn
euogy Of the administratio from the re
publican side than from the democrau
! side. II this resolution had been intro
duced by an administration republican
there would have been no objection to i,
Referred to the Finance Committee,
Finally the resolution was referred I
-: the finance committee. yeas. 40: nays, 1,
The Senators voting nay were Messrs
Allen. Call. Dubois. Hansbrough Hill, Irb,
Jones (Nev). Kyle. Lindsay. PETER, Powe.
e shoup. Stewart. Teller. White tCai) an
: Wolcott.
Mr.. Platt (Cenn) said that he was M
r in the room of the judiciary committe
yesterday when the Senator from New Yor
| (Mr. HID was instructed to report "a hi
to repeal the federal election law. He di
q not concur In that report.
r Mr.. Dolph (Ore) introduced bill (whfc
n was referred to the committee on foreir1
I elations) appropriating $5OOOOO to enabi
v the Secretary of the Treasury to enforc
e the Chinese exclusion act, and said that h
e would seek an opportunity Of addressin
G the Senate on the subject
: In Favor of Unconditional Reues,
!, Mr.. Gordon ga addr essed the Senate 4
e favor Of the unconditional repeal Of tn
: purchasing clause Of The Sherman &C
There was. he said. one crumb of comic,
In the present calamities Of the countr,
t They emphasized the damage done by cor
" gressional mistake. In the long jliad {
| financial hoa ~