The herald., 1893-08-18
Financial Debate Tagging in
the Senate.
Speeches Withheld Until q More
OppOrtune Time.
A Repeal Bill to Be Reported to the
Senate Soon.
Tho Leo Mantle Case to Be Voted on
Next Monday - Discussion in
the House Becoming Very
Monotonouss
BY the Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE senate
made no progress in the financial dis
cussion today because the majority of
the members apparently believe their
speeches should be withheld until the
paramount issue of the repeal of the
Sherman law ia squarely presented to
the senate. The pressure is becoming
stronger daily on the finance committee
to report some definite proposition on
the Sherman purchasing act, and the
result probably will be that the commit
tee will soon report bill and leave the
decisive battle to be fought out on the
floor of the senate. The majority of
the committee is at this time in favor of
reporting to the senate a bill similar to
the measure now under consideration In
the house. Every indication at this
time points to the improbability of any
repeal by the senate unless it be coupled
with some ouch declaration as made In
the Hill bill or with more positive legis-
lation providing for actual free coinage
at a revised ratio.
When the senate met today numerous
petitions were presented, some for un-
conditional repeal of the Sherman act
and some against it's repeal without
provision for free coinage of silver. One
was presented from the board OF
managers of the National Temperance
society against the proposed six mon ths'
extension of the whiskey tax.
Mcmillan iutroducad a hill f0 nr0vida
for the more extended use OF gold. 1t
amends the statutes by reducing from
$40 to $5 the minimum issue of gold cer-
tifcates for gold and bullion deposits.
A resolution was offered by Kyle and
laid on the table for the present calling
for a report from the treasury depart.
ment as to what national banke hive
diminished and subsequently eniys'ged
their circulation and what nat,unal
banks have outstanding notes in circala-
ton.
A resolution was offered by GalIinger
| (Which went over till tomorrow, calling
for report as to whether the secretary
of the interior and commissioner of pen.
sions had conformed to the provisions
of the existing law in suspending and
dropping pensioners from the pension
rolls.
The Montana senatorial case was
taken up and Pasco addressed the sen.
ate in opposition to the right of Mantle
to take a seate under the governors ap
pointment. Dubois made short argu
ment on the other side of the question
This was followed colloquy between
Senators Mitchell of Oregon and Chai1d
ler OF New Hampshire, the former advo.
eating and the latter opposing the ad-
mission of Mantle.
The discussion was interrupted by an
amendment offered by German to the
national bank circulation bill. Tho
amendment provides that any national
bank desiring to withdraw any part Of
it's circulating notes shall in writing, at
least go days before the time proposed
to withdraw, make application to the
comptroller Of the currency, and that no
such application be approved in whole
or in part by the secretary of the treas
ury. But no more than IS, 900, 900 ma,
tional bank circulation shall be with
drawn within any calendar month.
After short argument by Call against
the right of appointment by the COVER
nor, Hoar, who has charge OF the report,
called for a vote upon the resolution for
the admission Of Mantle.
Objection was made, however, by
Vance, and finally unanimous consent
was given that the vote shall be taken
Monday next at 5 p. m.
After brief executive session the
doors we're reopened and the house joint
resolution for the payment OF mileage to
senators and representatives for the ex-
ira session came up for discussion.
After an hours miscellaneous debate
on the resolution it was passed.
A message was received from the
house announcing the death Of Chapman
of Michigan, whereupon the usual reso-
lutions were offered and agreed to, and
a committee appointed on the part Of
the senate to attend the funeral. As q
further mark Of respect to the memory