Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-21
The Former Still Working in the
Legislative Day Of Tuesday.
SENATOR FEFFER'S FIFTH INSTALLMENT
Of His Speech Against the Repeal
of the Sherman Act.
B USINESS IN THE HOUSE.

of which today's installment was the fifth.
The cloture rule was not taken up, because
this being still the legislative day Of Tues
day lasD there was no morning hour. If
there had been a morning hour the resolu-
tion would have been Qn the regular Or
der of businesS laid before the Senate. 1t
might have been taken up also on motion:
but no such motion was made.
No Attention Paid to the Speaker.
More than the usual listlessness and in
attention prevailed as Mr.. PETER proceed
ed with his discourse. The quorum melted
away; but there was no disposition to no
tice the fact. and consequently no call of
the Senate. There seemed to be, however,
an interchange Of opinions going on among
the Senators who were in the chamber.
Mr.. Voorhees, Qnd) crossed the aisle sep
arating the two hostile camps and took a
seat beside Mr.. Teller Coli, and the two
field marshals were soon engaged in earnest
talk. The other Colorado Senator CMr. VOL
cotO crossed over to the democratic side
and talked with Mr.. Faulkner CW.Va)
The two chief leaders and their lieutenants
were thus. at the same moment, engaged
in negotiations.
Senator'S Butler (s.C) and Stewart CNev)
and Senators Cockrell MOI and Bate
(Tenn), all anti-repealers, were also in ap-
parentiy earnest conversation.
Mr.. Sherman (Ohio) busted himself at his
desk writing, but was soon interrupted by
Mr. Villas (Wis.), who seemed to have some
important business with him.
The Mormon Church Property.
Mr.. PETER. having yielded the floor tenn
porariiy. the House joint resolution for the
restoration Of the personal property of the
Mormon Church in Utah now in the
hands Of a receiver-about $500. 900 in bonds
to the church for charitable uses, was re-
ported back from the judiciary committee
by Mr.. Teller (Col) with an amendment.
The amendment specifies the uses to which
the fund may be applied, as for the pay
ment OF the debts to which the church may
be legally. or equitably, liable; for the re-
lief Of the poor and distressed members of
the church; for the education Of the chill
dren; and for the building and repair of
houses Of worship, but In which the right
fulness of the practice Of polygamy shall
not be inculcated. The amendment was
agreed to, and the joint resolution was
MIR. PETER Resumes.
passed.
Mr.. PETER resumed the floor and went ON
with his speech.
He closed his speech at 1:2O with an ex-
preston of apprehension that perhaps
some Senators might think he had occu-
pied great deal more time in discussing
the question than he should have done.
Senator Jones Contin0es Hia Speech.
Mr.. Jones (Nev) then proceeded to ad-
dress the Senate in continuation Of the
speech begun by him last week.-Mrs. being
the third installment OF 1t.
He said that If he should be asked to ex-
plain what hard times" meant, he would
say that hard times meant falling prices,
meant monetary idleness meant an increas-
ing number of people in insane asylums,
aims houses and prisons: meant an unearn-
ton to the debtor; and meant the discour-
ageI0.n OF all business enterprises and pro-
jectS.
In confirmation of this proposition he
quoted from the report of the British Royal
Commission on gold and silver, in which il
Is asserted that when gold is scarce. and
when commercial activity Is checked by the
resulting fall in prices, the demand for per-
manent Investments increases and the
prices OF such securities rise.
Price," Mr.. Jones said. lis the barom-
eter which measures prosperity. When
prices fall the hope of the producer is taken
away, and all his profit is taken away.
Hence moneyed men will not part with
1t in gilt-edged securities or in banks, SUBJ
ject to their order. So that when money is
rising in value it is practically out Of use,
and refuses to perform the beneficent func-
tions for which 1t was intended"
THE HOUSE.
Representative Weadock (Mich.) moved
that the House now concur In Senate
amendments to House bill 1924, to amend
the law respecting mining claims, which
was agreed to and a conference was order
ed. The Speaker announced Messrs. Wea-
dock, Cockrell and Newlands as conferees
on the part Of the House.
In the consideration morning hour the bill,
to submit the famous McGarrahan claim
to the Rancho Panche Grande to the Court
Of Private Land Claims for investigation
and finding came up as unfinished business.
Yesterday at the expiration of the hour
tellers were endeavoring to find a quorum
and the effort was continued today. There
being no prospect Of success. Mr.. Pendle-
ton withdrew the bill by unanimous con-
sent. Mr.. Culbertson CTex.) called up from the
committee on the judiciary the bill to d.
vide the eastern judicial district Of Texas
into two divisions and fixing the time for
holding court therein.
The bill was passed.
For q Revenue Cutter.
Mr.. Mallory Q'la) called up from the
committee on interstate and foreign COM
merce the bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to build a revenue cutter to
cost $4,000 for use on the New England
coast.
Mr.. Mallory read a letter from Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury Hamln urging
the passage Of the bill.
MIR. McAiiilin said he desired to speak.
not SO much to this particular BILL as to
the general policy which the House should
pursue. Because of extravagant legisla-
ton in the past the government was, now
brought to face a condition of things where
its expenditures were in excess Of its re-
ceipts. To meet this condition 1t was neces-
sary for the officials to draw upon the gold
reserve Of $780, 900, which had been held
for the redemption of the greenbacks.
Members should know that any appropria-
ton now made must be taken out of that
reserve, for there is no other source from
which it may come.
Mr.. Dingley (Me) held that the financial
condition of the government was not due
to increased expenditures. but to the gen
orally depressed state Of affairs in business
circles. Last year and year before the rev.
enues were sufficient for the expenditures
Mr.. Dtngley argued that il was unwtse to
proceed under the present policy, invading
the gold reserve. Congress should provide
means to increase that reserve, and also
money for current expenditures II the
House, had Joined the Senate last wear in
authorizing the issue Of bonds there would
have been, in his opinion. no such financial
reverses as the country has SEEN
MIR. Mallory advocated the passage of the
bill as providing necessary means OF collect
ing and protecting revenue 1t added moth
ing to the force already employed and was
urged by the treasury officials