The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-12
HARRIS OF TENNESSEE TALKS BACK
AT HIS CONSTITUENTS.
Usual Time. Killing Debate on the Repeal
Bill in senste-BOutelle and Springer
Have Sharp spat Over the Fed
eral Elections Bill
SENATE.

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action of the repeal bill and expressed
contempt for the criticism therin OF
his colleagues in the debate and him
self especially, as to the charges OF
dereliction of duty on their part to
their constituents in opposing repeal.
He begged to inform those exchanges
that the threat contained in their reso.
lutions had no terror for him.
The resolution offered by Senator
Wolcott directing the committee on
finance to report bill embodying the
bimetallic declaration contained in
the voorhees, substitute for the Wilson
repeal bill was taken up and Senator
Wolcott addressed the senate in favor
of its adoption, but more particularly
in his criticism of the presidents letter
to Governor Northern of Georgia,
characterizing it as intrusive and Of
fensive.
Senator Voorhees, said the constant
observation that the pending bill de-
monetized silver was not fact. The
pending bill did not take from a single
dollar Of silver money it's monetary
value. Senator Voorhees, then de-
tended the declaration of the policy of
blmetall1sm contained in the senate
substitute, saying that more had been
accomplished by just such declara.
lions than by positive laws, and he
cited the declaration of independence as
an illustriouS example.
Senator Teller said if the pending
bill became law it was a complete
and utter extinguishment of silver as
standard money all over the world
The resolution went to the calendar,
and the repeal bill being taken up
Senator Cockrell (Mo.) addressed the
senate in opposition to the bill The
discussion having turned to the gen.
eral subject of redemption of silver
certificates a colloquy occurred be-
tween Senators CocErell, Mcpherson,
Vest and Teller as to whether these
certificates were redeemed in gold. To
settle the question Senator Teller Of
fered a resolution (Which was agreed
toy calling for information as TO wheth-
er silver dollars or silver coin GER
lticates had been redeemed In or ex-
changed by the treasury department
for gold or paper which by law or
practice of the government is redeem
able in gold. Without concluding his
speech Senator Cockrell yielded to a
motion for executive session.
Senator Dolph, orr, offered a reso
luton which went over calling upon
the secretary of state for information
whether China had requested an ex.
tension of time for the registration of
Chinese laborers in this country as re-
quired by the act of May 5, 1892, or has
given the United States any assurance
that if the time for such registration is
extended Chinese laborers would re.
glster and take out certificates. The
senate then went into executive ses-
sion after which it adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Mr. Aldrich
Qll.) opened the debate on the election
bill this morning with vigorous de-
Tense of the Republican attempt to
check Democratic frauds in that great
city and put down the Carter Harri-
son ring.
Mr.. Dolliver Qa), one of the Repub-
lican orators of the Northwest, fol-
lowed, saying the repeal of the laws
this bill seeks to wipe out means that
hereafter an American citizen has no
claim upon the nation for the security
of his citizenship. His address was
devoted to the negro question in the
South and Tammanyism in New York,
being the extremes in partisanship.
Mr.. Coombs IN. " supported the
bill, and then came Mr.. Boutelle (Me. J
against the measure as blow at the
fundamental principles underlying
this government. His speech was also
extremely partisan, and in the course
of it he declared on his own response
bility that no more deadly blow at our
institutions can be dealt than by the
denial of. the right of this imperial
government to cross the borders of d
sovereign state Republican applause {.
If such doctrines are to prevail then
the cause for which l and 100000 of
my northern countrymen fought when
the rebellion was put down was not
victorious. Renewed applause]. II
want you to understand" he contin-
ued, "tnat when you rely on the
dough-faces of Massachusetts and the
ballot box suffers of Tainmany Hall
YOU are leaning on broken reed"
fApplause] Mr.. Boutelle, was about
TO read an extract from James Russell
Lowell, which he said described the
dough- face of 1861, enabling him to
throw upon the scene of the house
photograph of dough. face of 1893.
Suddenly Mr.. Springer took excep,
ton against applying the epithet
"dough-face" to a member of the
house.
1T is an epithet" returned Mr.. Bou
telle defiantly, which can be applied
with equal force as well to the gentle
man from Illinois as the great gentle
man from Massachusetts,.
The house held its breath Springers
face grew white with rage. DO l I'M
derstand you say you applied that cpl
tibet to me?" he shouted.
"You understood it as well as you
are capable of understanding any
thing" retorted Boutelle.
II want you to know sir" replied
Mr.. Springer, striking towards his ad-
i'll, 6ra in bio ava that Won