Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-08-16
THE FIGHT BEGUN.
The Senate INDUCES In an Un-
ssemly wrangle.
The FURRY Was PreciPItstSd by senator
Lodges Resolution Instructing the n
nance Committec TO Report a Bm
to repeal tho sherman Act.


to Repeal tho sherman Act.
WASHINGTON, Aug. a.-Contrarv TO
all expectations, the first sensational
sl0rmish over financial legislation
arose. not in the house. but in ths
usually staid and proSaic senate.
The furry in the senate was pre-
cipitated at this point by a resolution
offered by senator Lodge instructing
the finance committee 10 report imme-
diately bill for the repeal OF the
sherman act, and providing that vote
should be reached on August %. Vehe-
ment objection was made bv Mr..
voorhees,, the chairman OF the finance
committee. and by other democrats. as
well as by the silver men. In fact.
there was such a fusilade OF objections
as 10 make IL apparent that the secret
process of organization against the
administration, which has been going
on among democratic senator's, has
reached formidable proportions
Immediately afterward Senator Hale.
OF Maine, offered resolution that the
senate meet at IL "a. m, and urged in
its support that this would give the
senate more time every day for the con-
sideration of this important subject.
and permits ample debate while allow
ing time for thorough discussion.
The evident desire on the part OF two
republican senators from New England
TO forward the repeal of the Sherman
act, and abandon partisanship to sun
port such repeal on the ground of
patriotism, fired the democratic soul OF
senator Gormon, of Maryland. That
willy chieftain of his party. attributing
10 Messrs Lodge and Hale some one of
the subterranean motives designed To
gain PARTISAN advantage with which
he Is SO eNpertly familiar, proceeded at
once TO taunt the republican minority
OF the senate with seeking to make
political capital out of the financial
situation
i can not allow the remarks of tho
gentleman ftom Maine to pass without
notice, said Mr.. German This con-
gress has been assembled because of
the emergency that has arisen. one
that not only appeals TO the country,
but 70 the whole world. The president
has said, and said well, in his message
that the remedy to be applied. tho
consideration of the means that are
needed for relief, are above and beyond
party"
Senator German then stated that he
was not astonished at the resolution
urging haste in the repeal of the Sher-
man law, and stated that a desire for
partisan advantage was the motive for
such movements. Small politics, he
said, suggested the introduction of the
resolution referred to, and he asserted
with emphasis that no immediate con-
sideration could avail He closed these
remarks by stating that he deprecated
the introduction of politics into the
question and had hoped for "a broad
gauge discussion
The chairman of the finance commit.
tee, Mr.. Voorhees,. who has been chat.
ing under what he seemed to consider
the impertinent attempt of the new
member of the senate from Massachu.
sets Mr. Lodge, TO hasten the DELHI
erations of the committee, made a pas
sionate reply TO Mr.. Hale. Among
other choice epithets used 20 charac-
terize Alr. llale's remarks were Char
lantanery and dcmagogism.
Ihls I'M turn caused Senator Sherman
20 speak. The venerable senator from
Ohio commanded the most respectful
attention. He spoke with such calm
and quiet dcliberation as if he were
debating to typewriter instead of adj
dressing a body OF men on edge with ex-
element, and apparently unconscious
OF the fact that every word which fell
from his lips would be read by the
entire nation. The force with which
Mr.. sherman concisely stated. as ne
has stated before in an authorized in
terview. that the so-called sherman
Act was i'm reality COMPROMISE de-
signed 20 prevent the greater evil OF
the passage of free coinage bill,
was marked by rare clearness and sim.
plicity OF dictiou
He deprecated he said. the introduc-
ton of politics into the question. lie
then stated that he did not care o. be
held entirely responsible for the Sher-
man law. The democrats. he said,
aligned themselves with the free coin
age men. and he advocated the passage
of the Sherman law in order 20 save
the country from free coinage.