The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-27

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i've senators responded, less than O
quorum.
A stay Of proceedings was necessary
until members strolled in one by one ia
. sufficient number to constitute q
quorum.
Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, then pre-.
sented resolutions adopted at mass
meeting held at Cleveland, Ohio, favor
ing an investigation TO ascertain
whether senators are interested in ma
donal banks, railroads and other special
interests favored or fostered by legisla-
tion. He expressed the hope that the
investigation would be had and that
the rumor SO prevalent might bo set at
rect that national bank stock had any
thing to do with the demonstration Of
silver.
Mr.. Dubois (Rep., 1daho) created a
sensation by Offering the following res
olution, which went over until to-
morrow:
"WHEREAs, several sovereign states are
without full representation in the
senate to which they are entitled, there
fore belt,
"Resolped, That the consideration OF
legislation relating to the federal elec.
tlon laws, tariff and finance matters
which materially affect. the partially
unrepresented states be postponed in
the senate until Monday, January 10,
1894, to enable the states Of Washing
ton, Montana and Wyoming to have the
votes, influence and protection in the
senate which are guaranteed to each
sovereign state by the constitution Of
the United States"
The resolution was laid on the table
yeas 81, nays 10.
The repeal bill was then taken up,
and MI. Perkins began to epeak against
the measure.
He said: ~ am sincere believer in
the use and coinage Of both gold and
silver and I do not think 1t wise states
manship to disparage either by the
agency Of a force bill
"If We commit this country to the
gold standard alone We inevitably in
crease the burdens of the mass OF our
people, aud uniustly enrich q select
number or class Of investors at the gen.
eral expense.
Repeal the Sherman act purchasing
clause and declare by legislative enact
ment the unfaltering purpose Of the
United States to adjust and maintain
its currency system upon the double
standard with equality between the two
units Of value and their multiples, then
open the mints to the coinage of silver
OF proved American production Give
our manufacturing and producing in
terests the assurance that the tariff shall
not be altered in disregard Of their un-
reasonable claims, or otherwise than
with due regard for the greatest good
to the greatest number and your con-
tempiated repeal Of the Objectionable
clause Of the Sherman act will have q
new force and meaning from Maine to
California"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Perkins
speech Mr.. Stewart resumed the floor.
He read from a paper an article on the
Presidents alleged rebuke to the sen.
ate.
Mr.. Palmer Dem. Ills.) asked wheth-
crit was consistent with the proper re-
lations between the senate and the
President to read in the senate grave
charges against the executive for which
he (Mr. Stewart) would not be respons.
ible.
Mr.. Stewart said 1t was consistent for
for him as a senator to defend the sem
ate when the press said the President
was rebuking the senate and calling
senators criminals. "Let his friends
deny that he has used patronage to con-
troll Liquidation" said Mr.. Stewart. "Let
them make it clear how the sentiment
of Congress has been changed, and how
an overwhelming majority in favor Of
free coinage in Congress has been
changed to a gold monometallist ma.
iority."