New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-18
THE SENATE WASTING TIME.
NO PROGRESS TOWARD FINANCIAL LEGlS-
LATION
TT WAKES UP FOR TINE. HOWEVER. AND
PAssIS THE MILEAGE REsoLUTloN-Mi'.
Voorhees, PLAN FOR HARMONY"

Voorhees, PLAN FOR HARMONY
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBrSE.1
vvohnqton Aug 1.-THE Senate adhered again
| to-day 10 its avowed policy Of delay and inacuoh'
! adiourning before o'clock after killing ie"
hours In scattering discussion. ana arraisihs W
| consume the next three days in whohy per
functory and obstructive debate on the thresheu-
| out question of admitting the three Senators hoio-
ing certificates Of appointment from the Governors
of Montana Wyoming and Washington the
points of constitutional law and Senatorial prece-
dent involved in these three cases nave a'ieauS
been debated for several weeks. the original resp
luton from the Committee on Privileges ana Elec-
| tons having been taken up for discussion carry III
| the extraordinary session Of March ana April MT
! Vance who represents the minority OF the COM
mtteN opposng the seating of the three appointed
Senators. happens 20 he one OF t'ie hhos' '"
| of the ant-repeal leaders the Democratic side,
and it is not strange perhaps. in view OF 'hs TACT
| that he has found it difficult to set time wheh
| he can conclude the debate" and come 10 vote
| Mr. Hoar gave notice last Monday that he would
ask for a vote to-day but early this afternoon MI.
Vance announced that he would require more ''nhe'
and after various objections on his part 10 any
| limit to debate" it was agreed to postpone the
vote until Monday next at p. m III Is al'osether
unlikely therefore. tfMt the Senate can undertake
any financial legislation whatever until next tues
day ait the earliest: for the election cases. whch
are matters of the highest privilege can De inter
| posed by Mr. Vance any other Democratic sen
| ator who wishes to oppose immediate action o'
| any financial bill.
| Mr. Voorhees, and his National Bank Crcnla-
| tion bill were completely lost in to-days shuine'
The Indiana Senator either changed his NINA again
| or forgot his declaration Of yesterday Tor ne MAJ
| no attempt to call up the measure when ne nav
fondly hoped to pass last Tuesday. and its further
| consideration except by unanimous consent was
| carried over by to-days agreement into the m'u-
| die of next week.
| THE MILEAGE SNAP" PUT THROUGH
| The Senate had one fit Of activity, however. DE-
| fore adjournment Though extremely backward III
| coming to the rescue Of the business ih'e'eS''
| of the country. the members or the ueioeia.N'
| branch" were ready enough to relieve ht'e
| personal financial strngency by voting themselves
| mileage expenses for the present session. 'huer
the law as construed by the Treasury authorizes
| the members Of Congress are entitled 10 no mile
| age at all for this session But the houSe 500"
| after assembling passed a bill making available the
mileage account Of next December In order 10 recon-
| pense both branches for travelling expenses IN
| CURED now, and the Senate to-day ADDED It's APP
| nroyal TO this antcipatory measure without ex-
periepcing any difficulties about arranging limit
| 10 debate" A few Senators followed MT fener'
| of Kansas in protesting by their totes aeaihs'
| giving the country so salient object lesson in
| Conversational insensbility. But Senator Cockreh
who fathered the hypothecatng mileage scheme
| and who has been obstructing the passage OF the
much needed and unobjectionable Bank Circulation
bill, carried a good majority with hiin' anu 'he
mileage snap" went through. Counting TINS
| questionable achievement a creditable days
labor Mr. Cockrell decided TO have the senate
knock off, and thereupon forced an adjournment
| more than two hours before the customary Tune
MR. VOORHEES, BRILLIANT IDE>.
| The Senate Finance Committee held the first OF
its new series of daily sittngs to-day and talked
for while about the repeal of the an'i-repeal phiS
| now before II. No conclusion. OF course WAS
reached 1t s said that Mr.. Voorhees,. who does
not consider a for against repeal "A test OF
any mans opinions the silver question has con-
ceved the brilliant idea Of reporting an uncon-
ditona repeal bill and attaching to II as second
section the currency plank of the Chicago PLATFORM
vote for against the Chicago platform Is as MI
Voorhees, sees, considered in neither Administration
nor anti Administration circles test of opinion
on either the currency the tarif so that the two
sections together will constitute bill which he
thinks any Democrat can support without danger oi
committing himself 10 any theory In particular ii
is rumored indeed. that the Indiana statesman VIII
spring this notable invention in the way Of mar
mony' the Senate tomorrow II the Finance
Committee will support him in it. and push it
through by unanimous consent" thus allowing the
Senate take up other legislation such as his own
Bank Circulation bill, in which. as 1t seems some
test of opinion is possibly involved But whatever
the Finance Committee under Mr.. Noorheess anti
1
almost certain that the Senate will not bring itself
to consider any financial legislation seriously until
after the House votes on the Wilson bill
SOME ENCOURAGEMENT FoR REPEALERs.
| One feature of the situation which affords some
| encouragement to the repealers is the fact that
| some Of the moderate silver men arc now talking
| OF compromises which stop good deal short OF
the Sherman law in their effects Two of these
propositions the coinage Of the silver bullion
! in no 'rreac fast the nfG
, 1t on and the limitation OF purchases to 100000
| ounces, 100000 worth month. Probably
I either of these propositions would be accepted by
the repealers, and by Air Cleveland II they were
convinced they could do better The Sherman
notes have been treated substantially as gold
4 notes secured by the gold reserve. This makes 1t
useless TO hold the silver bullion security,
and makes 1t dead asset on the hands of the
Government until ii is coined
II has been stated at the Treasury Department
that ii would take about five years to complete the
coinage at'the rate of $O.o00,0lO "a year This would
I be considerable infusion OF silver into the
/ circulation and some OF the gold admit that
( moved II definite limit put further pur
chases Of bullion The proposition 10 purchase LOO
600 ounces Of silver month would If adopted
do no serious injury. In the opinion OF the gold men,
en-, price Of silver about c WoSa month DSSn h. or c
600 year. which would be insenincant The pur-
silver would add nearly S,0Do,oD 10 the volume of
SILVER III circulation. Fltncr OF these propositions
would not BE- dangerous II Is thought, II they
not put In force until after the present accumu-
lation of silver is disposed OF. The rapid growth
Of the country and tho demand OF silver for small
change might absorb this amount. while the larger
obligations Of the Government rested upon frm
basis Of gold. Neither OF these plans has yet been
presented the repeal-rs. and neither be
on in the House under the pending special order.
1t Is possible that of them may be tried in the
Senate ii the silver men cannot secure
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MERCHANT MARINE.
. Washington Aug. l7.-Senator Frye of Maine has
introduced a bill which he thinks will advance the
interests Of the merchant marine OF this country
The measure proposes the establishment OF a
marine board to consist OF the chairman Of the