The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-26
GENERAL AIR OF RELIEF.
Senator's Of All Political Sorts Are
Glad the Struggle Is
Ended.
PuRh Declares That He II a Fill
buster and Is Glad That
He 1s.
Says Cleveland sad Carlisle Thwa1ted
Compromise by Insisting ON UnoOn-
ditisnsl Hspeal-In the House.

WARRINGTON, Oot. 26.-No quoHum WAS
present a. the opening of ths senate this
morning, but the silver men paid 40 attsn-
tion to the fact and did not. o. heretofore.
demand tbs legal number before proceed
Ing to business. There was = general air
of relief that She long struggle WAS over,
extending to even Ihs silver men them
selves.
As soon % The session opened PedeS Of
fersd = resolution directing the committee
on judiciary TO investigate and report
whether the repeal of part Of the aot Of
Feb. %. 1878. by the passage of the act of
July IA, 1890. affected the FREQ coinage Of
E''v.f at the ratio Of sixteen 10 one. or
whether that law was still In force. Re-
ferred to the com mtttee on judiciary.
Sherman reported the house joint rssolu.
tion. thanking ths nations of the world for
their co. operation In the Worlds fair. and
asked immediate consideration Of il. Hoar
thought that the method proposed Was not
suitable. The president of the United
States should make An expressed and cour-
teous acknowledgment to each government
by name. He offered an amendment In
accordance with his idea. The amend
ment was agreed to and the resolutions as
amended we . passed.
The repeal bill was then taken up and
Pugh spoke against II. Referring to the
recent comp omise, Pugh said that the
democ attic senators had united in the spirit
Of Oom ,,romise and concession and selected
An equal number of senators from those
friendly to unconditional repeal, and
those opposed to IL. and with the full
knowledge of President Cleveland and
| Secretary Carlisle that such an ef-
| fort WAS being made to bring the
democratic senators together upon some
&C on Ground that could be enacted into
| law. They accomplished that laudable
un lertakiu9 so far az to agree upon . COM
promise that secured the signature OF every
| dem ocratic senator but six. The fact was
not considered doubtful that the forty
three democratic senators would have
81 nctioned the compromiss had not the pres
ident interposed an objection and demanded
un unconditional repeal at oil hazards.
Pugh was now satisfied that all efforts at
| com; somise failed solely on account OF
Cleveland and his secretary Of the treasury.
He (Puqh) could not got sufficient mum
Der OF senators to join him in
cord his vote against this diabolical
measure and to appeal to the people
to organize their 70 oes for the great
battle Of tho fusu Q. Pugh said that he was
wiling If he had sufficient support, to re-
| 0OfG 10 any anu ail MeHuD W uoloos euo
pending bill. He was proud to be called
a hlibuster In defeating q conspiracy. equal
in the ,uinous consequences OF its success
| to war pestilencs and famine. he would
rather be called . 6libusteH by the conspir-
atots and liokspittlers of the aold kings
than be called . traitor AID faithless Fep-
resentative by the state and people who
| honored him with their trust and con tidence.
As for himself he would do his duty as q
senator IS he understood it and leave the
consequences TO God and his country.
Jones. of Nevada, described the relations
of the workingman to the money system.
He laid at the door of Q defective moneta y
system responsibility for the great mass of
unemployed. and said the highest goal OF
civilization in nation would not be
reached until every man is kept busy. In
conclusion, Jones said:
"rhe Roman republic. Mr. Preeident. did
not lose its Liberties until the senate deRsn-
| Grated into mere inst1ume mt for recording
the vii! Of the chief magistrate. This 10 a
| very different republic from that OF Rome.
| and although we are told that sometimes
history repeats itself. will not believe the
senate OF the United States 10 ever to be-
como q subservient sennte. II. however,
4 there is a ma jority in this senate in favor
of repeal, lot me adnonish those senators
| to pause and reflect that there is no exi-
genoy whatever demanding its passage
| that NO condition requires 1t, and 1t 10 AZ
cellent to have a giants strength, but ty =
Fapnous to use it like giant"
The senate then went into executive ses-
| sion. and At 5:15 .. m. took recess until II
O'Clock tomorrow morning.