The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-28


the most spirited and personal debates Of
the session.
After Mr. Dubois speech in support of
it, Mr.. Mitchell, rep, Of Oregon, made
strong argument against it,
CHANDLER GROWS PERSONAL.
Mr.. Chandler suggested its postpone
mcnt until the time would come to show
whether action upon it was really neces-
sary. If it should appear that the major
ity in favor of the repeal bill would be so
large that it could not be affected by
three additional adverse votes, he would
vote against the resolution; otherwise he
would vote for it. He made a somewhat
acrimonious allusiOn to senators who
had changed their votes on the resolution
to admit the claimant from Montana; and
Mr.. Mitchellof Oregon asked him whether
he referred to the senator from Kansas,
Mr.. PETER. Mr.. Chandler disclaimed any
intention of abiding specifically to any
senator. but said that he had greater re
speCt for the senator from Kansas, who
had changed his vote and given his
reason therefor, than he had for other
senators who had changed their votes and
given no reasons. 1T was plain that the
two senators thus referred to were
Messrs. German and Voorhees,
woLCoTr on THE CHANGES.
Then Mr.. Wolcott broke into the discus
sion, and he also spoke of the sudden and
iueXplicable changes that the vote on the
admission of appointed senators had I'M
dergone. 1t was, he said, "a complete
metamOrphOSis." He then went on to
speak of the repeal bill, and said that if
the senators IN favor of the re
peal bill would support a closure
rule they could have vote on
that rule within reasonable
time and that otherwise senator's should
not be subjected to cruel and unusual
hours. He said that the opponents of the
| bill had information that an arrangement
had already been consummated between
certain senators on the republican and
the democratic sides of the chamber, and
he alluded to Messrs. German and
Aldrich as the two "steerers."
Then the discussion was participated in
| by Messrs. Allen, pOpulist of Nebraska,
| Hill, Gray and Butler.
GoRMAN REPLIES.
Finally Mr. German took the floor and
in measured, deliberate, and somewhat
| angry phrases, replied to Mr.. Wolcotts
insinuations. He went SO far as to make
a remark intimating that the Colorado
senator had obtained his information as
TO steering" by listening at committee
room doors, or receiving reports from
eaVesdrOppers.
Mr. Wocott, when he got the floor at
the close of Mr. Germans remarks, re
| scented the iusinuatiOn, and denied its
| truth
Mr. German said that Mr. Wolcott had
! misunderstood or misrepresented what he
had said, and he repudiated the intima-
tion which Messrs. Chandler and Wolcott
made, that Mr. Voorhees, and himself had
changed their votes on the Montana case
without any reference whatever to the
repeal bill The discussion, with all it's
| personal features was brought TO close
| with some remarks by Mr.. AlJrich.
The Dubois resolution went to the cal
endar.
PAsCO ON SILVER
The repeal bill was taken up. and Mr..
| Pasco addressed the Senate. Mr. Pasco
/ compared the condition of the treasury
/ when President Harrison came into
! power and when President Cleveland sue
| cecded him four years later, the COM
/ palison being, from MIR. Pascos point of
! view, in favor of the democratic adj
| mnistration. The evil point of the
situation lay deeper than the one section
of the unpopular law which the pending
/ bill proposed to repeal He thought
/ these troubles grow out of the
vicious legislation of former years-the
decentralization of silver the pass2ge
| of purchasing laws, the high protective
tariffs and eXtraVagant appropriations.
The value Of the gold and silver dollar
should be equal TO their commercial
value. The duty of congress was to
ascertain the proper ratio between the
two metals. a mistake in fixing this
| ratio would drive out of the country
| either one or the other of the money
| metals He was in favor of the appoint
ment of a commission to ascertain the
Just alto, without discriminating against
either metal.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEGISLATION.
He then proceeded to criticise some of
the speeches made by the republican
senator's, when he was interrupted by Mr.
Platt with the suggestion that the re-
SpOnsibility for legislation had shifted
from the republican side of the chamber
to the democratic side and the minority
had been waiting patiently for the ma
jOrity to propose some scheme for relief
Mr. PascO, in reply, said he hoped that if
the democratic Senate came to any action
it would not have to apologize for
it in the future He was not in
favor of a makeshift. A waiting policy
meant a depreciation in values This
was the time for earnest, vigorous, de-
termined action. II was time that the
United States should take its place as
one Of the leaders of the nations of the
world. 1t had been said THAI methods of
obstruction would be resorted to. in order
to prevent the passage of the bill. He,
for one, was ready to vote whenever the
question was presented to the Senate
AT the conclusion of Mr.. PaSCO's speech
Mr. Wolcott suggested that there was no
/ quorum present, but a roll call brought
the abscntees from the cloak rooms, and
a quorum appeared.
The debate was suspended to allow Mr.
Walthall to secure the passage, with a
slight verbal amendment of a House Joint
resolution authorizing the commissioners
of the Chattanooga national park to use
stone and gravel in said park to build
foundations for monuments.
TELLER TAKES THE FLOOR.
Mr.. Teller then took the floor, and
spoke in quiet, but most impressive
manner. Notwithstanding the oft-re
peatcd declaration that there was delay
on this subject, he declared that he had
been on the floor every day in order tC
find the opportunity to conclude his re
marks of Sept. IL, but no opportunity had
! presented itself. He then declared that
Mr.. Stewards arraignmcnt Of President
Cleveland was not a personal attack. but
was an official criticism of official acts, and
II the doctrine were TO prevail here that d
Senate was not TO CritiCise oficial conduct