Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-30
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. August 30, 1893.
SENATE.

After the routine morning business,
the bill for the repeal of the Sherman
act was taken up, and Mr.. Sherman
proceeded to address the Senate. He
said that if the repeal of the purchasing
clauses ofthe act of July, 1890 were the
only reason for the extraordinary ses-
sion, it would seem to him insufficient.
1t was. however, justified by the exist
ing financial stringency.
Mr.. Sherman said the democratic
party was now charged with q great
responsibility and he warned them that
if they attempted to alter the existing
tariff laws they would plunge the coun-
try into deeper distress than now ex-
ist. Taking it for granted that the
Sherman law would be repealed, what
of the future? Mr.. Sherman while not
the advisor of the democratic party said
he was entitled to give his opinion as
an American citizen. First of all We
must preserve intact the purity OF ali
our money. 1t might be necessary
to issue our securities to secure gold to
maintain this purity, the only way by
which we can summarily secure gold.
The balance of trade may be against us
again next year and if such a condition
should arise the Secretary of the Treas
ury ought to have the authority to
make the deficit good. All parties
have heretofore given the secretaries
this authority. On one thing he said
Congress and the people agreed, and
that was that both gold and silver
should be continued in use as money.
Monometallism pure and simple had
never gained a foothold in the United
States. If Senator's wanted cheap
money, and an advance in prices, free
coinage of silver was the way to do it,
but they should not cali it bimetallism.
Senator Stewart at the conclusion Of
Mr.. Sherman's speech said he would
give the "true history" of demonetiza-
ton next Tuesday.
Mr.. Teller followed Mr.. Voorhees,,
first giving notice that he would to-
morrow ask the Senate to set aside the
pending bank bill in favor of House bill
No. 1.-The Wilson repeal bill-as re-
ported TO the Senate.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Talbot asked unanimous consent
to introduce bill repeating the statutes
authorizing the appointment of mar
shals and supervisors Of election.
Mr. Dingley objected.
Mr.. Breckenridge from the committee
on appropriations, reported the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill (Which APP
propriates $3O0,OOO) and it was passed
The items are: S25,O 900 for bank note
paper; 100000 for re-coinage of sub
sidiary coins and 5000 for clerks to
Representatives.
Mr.. Bowers asked consent for the i'm
mediate consideration of resolution
calling on the Attorney General for in
formation as to whether any action
has been taken in the cases
now pending in which the Southern
Pacific r. Il. Co., has begun action to
dispossess settlers on the public lands.
Mr.. Bynum objected.
The House then resumed the con-
sideration of the new code of rules, with
the understanding that the general de-
bate should close at > o'clock.
Mr.. Hopkins spoke in favor of an
amendment which he proposed to offer
at suitable time, having in view the
prevention of !libustering.
Dir. Kilgore criticized the rules of
the 5lst Congress. That Congress had
assembled with the declaration that it
intended to do business; and it had
done business. Its first action had
been to clothe the Speaker with auto
cratic power, and the Speaker had not
been unwilling to accept the crown.
Like Caesar he had not thrice refused
the crown. That Congress had done
business, and the people had heard of
it, and had returned large democratic
majority to the next House. The gen.
tleman from Maine (Mr. Reed) had
said that the Supreme Court had vindi-
Gated him. But there was tribunal
higher than the Supreme Court, higher
than Congress, and that was the tri-
bunal of the people; and that tribunal
had not indicated the gentleman or
his Congress.
Mr.. Grosvenor defended the Reed
ruling of the 5lst Congress.
Mr.. Holman addressed the House in
opposition to the rule making one hum
dred members quorum in committee
of the whole. The time for general
debate has been extended until three
o'clock,
MARRIED.
In Washington, D. c., on Tuesday August
29th, 1893, by Rev. Hugh Johnston, d. D.,