New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-09
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washington, Aug. S.-lHe temper In Whlcn the
Presidents financial message was received to-day
BY the Senate would seem to leave little doubt
that the remedial legislation which the Admins
tration sensibly suggests be secured from this
Congress only after such harassing delays as will
almost IL not quite, deprive it of its expected
benefit The Democratic leaders in the Senate
have in fact many personal and political debts
to pay TO their former allies in the frce-conage
combination which controlled the Senate all
through the last Administration that they could
scarcely have been expected to enter with any
great degree of vigor enthusiasm upon the Ad-
ministration's present programme and the opening
skirmish to-day in the Senate, scarcely half an
hour after the reading of the Presidents mes
sage revealed only too plainly the halting and
halfhearted character of the response which is TO
be made by the Democratic leaders in the de-
Lucrative branch to the Administrations demand
for the immediate repeal Of the bullion pur-
chase law
GORMAN AND VOORHEES, FOR DELAY.
He gives twice who gives quickly, urgel the
President in his appeal for speedy relief t. the
business interests of the country. But the first
words of Senators German and VOORHEES,. the Ad-
mnistrations nominal spokesman, uttered to-day
on the floor of the Senate, weie for delay anu
deliberation and inacton, with that 'studious OBJ
LEGISLATION in the slow-going Senate which
only promise definite action after weeks anu
months of tedious and, for the most part, wasted
effort That two Republican Senators should have
the hardihood TO suggest some sensible and prac-
teal means of reaching the legislative enl desired
by the President and the country seemed 70 both
Mr.. German and Mr.. Voorhees, an insidious assault
on the privileges of the Democratic majority or
the Senate, and the advances madc were repeilcd
with so mnch heat by both these leaders that n
doubt could b. left in the minds of those who
listened that the remedial legislation which the
Senate is to offer to the country may have any
other possible merits or dement's, but WI GER
tainly not be speedy
Mr. Teller was not slow to catch the drift of
the speeches coming from his former free-coinage
allies now parading aS converts 10 repeal" and
with more confident tope than he has ventured
TO assume for many weeks closed the exchange OF
views on the Prcsidcurs patriotic suggestions with
the cheering statement that he knew something
about legislative methods in the Senate, and that
il wonld be more than thirty days or sixty days
or any other number of days one might choose
before the present Silver Purchase act would be
stricken from the statutes.
SENATOR LODGES RESOLUTION.
What led up TO this plain and unmi>takable
disclosure of the purpose of the old frce-c"InaSe
combination in the Senate 10 delay ana thwart IL
possible, the Clevel md programmr OF legislation
was the Offering of resolution by senator Lodge
instructing the Finance Committee 10 bring in
a repeal bill, and fixing Angus, - as the day
on which fna, vote OH that measure woui'
be taken. Mr.. Lodge, of course, oeihg ~"
Senator. laid him.clf open to the charge OF VI
olatng some of the most venerated pfcceueh's
Of the "dcliberative branch" by his direct and
mo
maxims of Senatorial etiquette prescribes that
for the first ycr OF his term, at least ne"
Spnator should he seen and not heard bu' De-
sides ignoring this unwrittcn restriction upo"
political youth and tenderness, the MaSsac"use.',
Senator aggravated his offence by seeking 10 a"o'
on-hand the timc-honorcl privilege oil unilhi'"
legislative obstruction, which goes in the Senite
under the cuChcmistic name OF debate w
wander that when the resolution he sent ~ tne
desk was read there was chorus o. "o''
stricken dissent and disapprobation from VI.
Democratic leaders, with whom the Nhcs' -
aunlimted debate sanctioned by the senate
rules. ranks almost on lcvei WIN ''e "'o''
sacred guarantees of the Constitution.
Mr. Iodoe being stranger III the Senate anu
com;,, from a body where political power IL
.orr,od IN some reasonable extent with pon'icai
responsibility should he pardoned, perhaps' i''
an f.r nist,kino the temper of the Democratic
maio,itv in the Senate as to think 'hat Ill
cr;s;s 80 grave as the present 1t would agree 10
abandon flo dangerous and irrational theory VI
,eoisla,;or nv unanimous consent and return
TO practicable and comnion-sehsc parliamentary
methods Az the speeches oil MessrS' "o''h"'''
Voorhees, Teller and other senators i,a'e ''",'
Senatorial precedent, and especially Den'o0'"''0
n,oo0dan, i not 10 he set aside Tor the mere
purpose of helping the business pi'c'"''s u ~"
country ont OF their present emo'i'''o'
;rdoad ,y.s II made at all evident that' shou'"
a h. a choice between maintaining the oeha'o'i''
privilege Of free and unlimited ueoa'c ""'
inu the financial legislation deina'u" =.
country and the President, 'ne - ~,
programme might not, after all '''
the board.
rur urxrFIr OF UNLIMITED obsih''''
NJ, rodce Is however. entitled TO the thahks Vi
the country for his bold, sensible an" aa;h,o
dstence on form Of closure as t'ie o".S ra,1;rc
mesns NJ securing the relief sought In the ca'''s
of the nrcsent extraordinary session oil Oo"s
His resolution goes to the very "e''s D.
Noblem before Congress. The HOUSE. VI '.h
sentatives can and undoubtedly VIII pass
peasonable promptness substantially '"e .,
urged by the President. Without solie ..,,,,
closure the Senate, even with maj'r," and
supporting the Administration, Is 'ic" "" Ioft
foot, and the accomplishment OF reP'ai -
dependent on the convenience or goou ha.u'o
its pronounced and implacable foes. MI "o'm
won the greatest political victory OF NIB oa lin,
two years ago in the defeat of the Eiec'io"' "
By skilfxl and mastery exercise oi '',e po"
Of obstruction granted by the senate r"'es. ,as
knows the possibilities Of delay which the run
ener to those who care to take advantage y"
them and his evident determination TO give 'ne
fsee-coinage Senators the full benefit OF the
present system Of unlimited obstruction is nothing
uore than notice given of the proposed aianaoh-