The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-02
vooRHEEs's SURPRISE.

vooRHEEs's SURPRISE.
Mr.. Voorhees, now sprung surprise
by asking for vote on the substitute
reported from the finance committee Of
tho senate to the house repeal bill, II
NO further debate was proposed at this
time.
"oh, no." interrupted Mr. Teller,
quickly. II will cay" continued Sena.
tor Voorhees,, shat notices have been
given Of speeches intended next week.
There Is not o senator in this body but
knows that I desire every senator, who,
in good faith, wishes to occupy the
time OF the senate, to have his opportu-
nifty in full, but / cannot take the re.
sponsibility, nor will / attempt TO do
so, of being party to delay, mere de-
lay; and when a vacancy in talk has
been reached / shall want that vacancy
filled by q vote. say it with the pro-
foundest respect Of the desire of every
gentleman to be heard; but situated as
/ am, and with my appreciation OF the
demands Of country cannot be party
to the delay Of a single hour OF wasted
time in this body, and if senators are
not ready to go on at this time with
discusslou,I / trust we are ready to 20
on with vote"
A discussion followed as to the parlia.
mentary procedure to be observed in
the consideration of the subject and
Mr.. Voorhees, asked that the bill re-
ported by the finance committee be sub
stituted for the house bill.
Ho Hhfa NJ HaaI-raII nf ATfa5aFHf ah
iected until there was opportunity for
full discussion.
Mr.. Uockrell read the provisions OF
the two bills, comparing the phrase
ology Of tho house bill, that the repeal
shall not impair the legal tender quail.
ty OF the standard silver dollars hereto
fore coined, With that in the senate
substitute declaring it to be the policy
Of the United States to continue the use
of gold and silver as standard money.
The difference between the two pro-
visions was as great as thai between
the darkness OF midnight and the light
of the MONDAY sun, and he declared
that the provision Of the house bill was
preferable.
Mr.. Allison Gowa) observed that the
repeal clause in no sense affected or i'm
paired the value of the silver dollar
coined, but by inserting the house
proviso it would leave a question of
daubt whether that position Of the
Sherman law stands which requires the
secretary OF the treasury 10 coin this
bullion into dollars.
Mr.. Cockrell continued his remarks
and was followed by Mr.. Aldrich (R II
who twitted the Missouri senator for
failing to stand upon the platform OF
the Democratic party.
cocKREII's SARCASM.
Mr.. Cockrell replied that he knew
when this session begun that the distin-
guished gold monometallists on, the
other side would assume the mastership
and leadership Of the Democratic party;
that the distinguished senator from
Ohio (Mr. sherman) would head the
procession for the express purpose of
bringing the Democratic party back to
the place he left the country In 1878=-a
single gold standard. 1t would be
glorious achievement for the distin-
guished statesman to be able to say
that after the lapse Of twenty years Of
one of the tiercest struggles this world
has ever beheld, he has brought the
dominant party down upon its knees
upon his platform and made them re.
adopt what he established in 1873.
It would be a plume in his
crown. The senator from NRhode
Island, Mr.. Aldrich, need not
be uneasy about his (CockrelD getting
of the platform. That question will
not be determined by the protectionist,
gold monometalltst from Rhode Island;
nor at all. A better and grander and
nobler class will determine that. It's
nice position; it is admirable. He
did not think the world would stand
aghast in wonder and admiration when
they beheld tho scenes transpiring in
the senate; when they beheld the sena-
tor from Rhode Island and the senator
from Ohio, and other distinguished
senators, placing themselves in the
front ranks with plumes upon their
heads, as leaders of the Democratic
party and defenders Of its platform and
its administration, and then turning
somersaults, one right after the other,
after the senator from Ohio to see
which one OF them can first get to the
unconditional repeal Of their own legis-
lation-of their own iniquitous andtn.
famous legislation.