Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
SILVER FIGHT GOES ON.
Senator Voorhees, Makes an Elo-
 quent Plea For Repeal.
TARIFF BILL SOON TO BE FRAMED.

MT. Cockren Defends His National Bank
 Bill observation-disclosures Creates 2
 Surprise by Declaring Against Repeal.
 The House Hears Silver Talk.
 WAsHINGroN, Aug. 23-There was gath. cred within the walls of the senate cham Der a larger attendance of senators on the floor and of spectators in the galleries than has been seen for many a day. The Occa- sion was the announcement that the sen ate was to be addressed by Mir. Noorhees of Indiana, chairman of the finance commit tee, in support of the bill reported by him discontinuing the purchase of silver bull lion. The speech occupied l hour and 3j minutes and was listened to from begin ming to end with close and eager attention.
 Both on the floor and in the galleries there was but one attempt made to divert MT. Voorhees from the current of his speech, but he declined absolutely to yield to any interruption. There was also but one manifestation of approval from the galleries, and that was promptly sup pressed and its repetition forbidden by the vice president
 The speech was followed by an argument from Mir. Dubois of Idaho in opposition to the bill as a measure to establish gold monometallisn, and by one from Mir. Pal mer of Illinois in support of the bill and suggesting the difficulty if not impossibil- ity of bimetallism according to the Chicago platform.
 The last hour or two of the days session passed in a discussion of MT. Cockrells s amendment to the bill for the increase of national bank circulation, but no action was taken upon it.
 Senatorial Dialogue. T.. I. discussion between Mir. Cockrell and MT. Cockrell how he proposed to have the treas u-y notes redeemed. Did he propose to in crease the gold reserve in the treasury? There is an abundance of gold there now" Mir Cockrell replied. Who pre- sents greenbacks to be redeemed in goldy' They are presenting all kinds of money to get gold"
 II beg your pardon. People are taking | silver certificates as quickly as they are | taking gold. and they are taking silver | dollars quickly as they are taking gold l dollars. You have not heard of d man, | woman or child demanding or specifying one kind of money in preference to an other unless il was some gold shark or \ shylock in New York"
 ! Then" suggested Mir. Carey, it would be advisable to have such legislation as will protect the government against gold sharks and shylocks."
 'There is no danger" Mir. Cockrell re | piled. They cannot exhaust the gold in | the treasury. They tried to, and they ran it down to Ss9, 9,0Oo, 900, but it has come back"
 Do you know what brings it back" | ''The Sherman law" was Mir. Cock rell's answer; the law that you are now taking somersaults to get repealed. Your friends say that it took gold out of the country
 Now it brings it back, and yet the condi l tions have not changed
 The dialogue between the two senators
 continued for some time on these line.
 without any marked advantage on either
 side. The senate then adjourned. II In the House.
 The interest in the silver debate wa.
 transferred from the house to the senate but the audience in the former parliamcu
 tary body was not entirely disappointed
 although Mir Breckenridge of Kentucky
 who was expected to open the debate, dIt
 not appear Mir. Mallory of Florida wa the first speaker against the uncuuditiona | repeal of the sherman law. Mir. Hopkins of Illinois took the othc side, incidentally charging the Democrat :, with partisanship.
 The new Pupuliet from Nevada (NcN lands) made a good impression in hi , maiden speech, which was vigorous on
 in support of the free coinage of silver. Mir. Byuum of Indiana made shor but decisive argument in favor of the Vii . son bill.
 tI The surprise of the day was the spccc n of Mir. Hepburn ot Iowa, who was cumI
 troller of the treasury under the HarrIsu administration.
 He disagreed with his party colleague q and emphatically declared against the I, s peal of the sherman law. Thu; law. b . contended, had been beneficial in its effect: and it should not be repealed. Mir. Jones of Virginia closed the day l. debate with an argument in favor of b t metallism. At the evening session oth, lspeeches pro and con were delivered
 MT. Ellis of Kentucky spoke in favor (
 free coinage. Mr. Mcllaig of NaryIan spoke against free coinage. Mir. Cooper d Texas attacked the Wilson bill. Mir. Q Forrest of Connecticut said Le was astol f ished at any opposition to the repeal of u
 Sherman law. Mir. Arnold of Nissuu 70 advocated free coinage. Mir. Williams , Mississippi spoke in favor Of free coinas l. Mir. Tracey of New York spoke for repca ,e and then the house adjourned-at H. , p. m.