The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
FIFTY,THIRD CONGRESS.
LINDSAY OF KENTUCKY DEFENDS
CLEVELAND AND DEMOCRACY,
Filibustering in the House Over the Federal
Election Law-Reed Handles the Re-
publicans With Martial Precision.
Eulogies to Logan Chapman.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, Sept, 15.-When the
senate met this morning consideration
of the repeal bill was resumed. Sena-
tor Lindsay Dem, Ky.) addressed the
senate in favor of repeal. In begin
ming his speech Senator Lindsay called
attention to the fact that the bill now
under consideration contains not
word looking to the discontinuance of
silver coinage under existing laws, and
that it leaves unimpaired the provis-
ions of the act of 1890 for coinage of
silver. He quoted from the speech of
Senatar Vance, in which that senator
said if the Democratic party should
pass this bill it would constitute itself
a legitimate successor of the Republi-
can party, and said the gravity of the
charge against the executive and Dem.
ocratic senators supporting the bill
could not be overlooked. He would
like to know when and where the
Democratic party committed itself to
the purchase and storing of silver bull
lion in order to protect and encourage
the mining Industries in the silver
producing states, nor had the Demo-
cratic party any part in the enact
ment of the Sherman law. 1t has been
constantly denounced by Democrats
as the product of a political intrigue
whereby the representatives Of the sill
yer producing states were induced to
abandonlthe cause of silver coinage to
accept market for silver bullion and
assist in the enactment of the Nc
Kinley tariff law. Replying to Senator
Pugh's recent speech he said he had
read the presidents message in vain to
find the evidence upon which the
senator rests his belief that the presi.
dent does not intend to keep faith
with the party and the people
At the conclusion OF Senator Lind
says speech, Senator Morgan (Ala)
defended the consistency of his argu-
ments against the conference report of
1890 with his position now against the
repeal of the Sherman act.
Senator Higgins (Del.) then pro-
ceeded to address the senate in favor
of the repeal of the Sherman law.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-When the
speaker dropped his gavel this morn .
ing in the house Mr.. Boatner, LA J,
rose to a question of personal priv
lege and denied the statement printed
here that yesterday in the fight over
the bill repeating the federal election
laws he allied himself along with other
administration Democrats" with the
Republicans. The battle over the
Tucker bill was then resumed.
Mr.. Burrows sought to raise point
of order by claiming the pending ques
ton motion to dispense with the call
of committees for reports, but the
speaker promptly overruled him on
the ground that the motion fell with
the expiration Of yesterdays session.
The speaker then instructed the
clerk to call the committees for reports
whereupon Mr.. Burrows renewed his
motion to dispense with the call. Roll
call was ordered and filibustering be-
gan Reed marched up and down the
aisles of the Republican minority,
shaking his head, and as IL In obedi-
ence to instructions of their leader
the Republicans refrained from voting.
Tracy and about half a dozen admin
istration Democrats led to the cloak
room to avoid answering to their
names. The vote resulted yeas nays
| 146, no quorum.
Roll call developed a gain of 40
votes for the Democratic column,
leaving them within 81 of quorum.
There being no quorum, call of the
house was ordered. The call of the
house developed the presence of 237
members and upon the speakers an
nouncement of the fact filibustering
came to an abrupt close by special
order setting aside today from the
hour of o'clock for eulogies upon
the life and character of
the late Logan Chapman of
Michigan. Those who paid tribute
to the character, virtue and worth of
their deceased colleague were Wead-
ock, Burrows and German OF Michi-
gan, Carruth of Kentucky, McMillin
Of Tennessee, Dearmond of Missouri,
Curtis OF New, York and Black Of
Illinois.