The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
ANOTHER AMENDMENT OFFERED IN
THE SENATE TO THE REPEAL BILL.
Senator Hawley Prefers Mention in the
Associated Press Rather Than Senate
Records - Fight on the Federal
Election Law Inaugurated in
the House.
SENATE.

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peal bill providing for the coinage OF
silver bullion now in the treasury and
the monthly purchase thereafter OF
enough silver to coin 900 silver
dollars, which together with all the
silver dollars heretofore coined shall
be legal tender.
Senator Hawley Comm rose to a
question of privilege in the discussion
between himself and Senator Teller of
Colorado, when recently that senator
said he (Hawley) had been absent dur
ing the session. The statement was
corrected in the Congressional Record
but that counted for naught as unless
things were corrected Immediately the
Associated Press in few moments
would have them all over the United
States. He had been absent in fac5
but three days.
The repeal bill was then taken up
and Daniels, IVA J, took the floor in
opposition to the bill. He said he
would attempt to demonstrate, as he
was confident he could, that the
worldwide monetary CONFUSION was
due to three principal causations
First to the enormous increase of debt,
second, to the continuous and unpre-
cedented fall of prices for over quart.
er of a century; third, to contempor-
aneous destruction of bimetallic basis
of credit at the dictation of the Euro
pean money kings. lie said more
money was needed and any repeal of
the Sherman act would have the con-
trary effect, for it would contract cur
rency by some $50, 900, 600 per annum.
He favored sound currency, every
dollar of which should be maintained
at a par with every other dollar, and
that it should consist of gold and
silver and of paper money payable IN
them.
At the conclusion of Senator Daniels
remarks brief executive session was
held and the senate adjourned,
HoUSB.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Open war
began in the house today. Partisan
hostilities were inaugurated over the
the Tucker bill to repeal the existing
federal eleGtion laws. The echo of the
chaplain's prayer had not died away
before there was lively rattling of
musketry all along the line. The Re-
publicans of the committee on cleo
tions, the president and vice president
and members of congress had shown
their hand by forcing the Democrats
to produce quorum to report the bill
to the house. The tactics of the Re-
al m hnnon hnU-
ever, were not known until the house
met. 1t became apparent at the out
set that they would fight the PROPOSE
ton to repeal the existing election law
to the bitter end. General Burrows
(Mich.) had the filibustering move
ment in hand. He declared in justifi-
cation of his course that q measure so
sweeping as the Tucker bill, driving
the national government out of the
state and leaving no one on guard at
the polls to prevent fraud and corrup-
ton in congressional elections, should
have no status in the house until the
Democrats produced their own
quorum. Furthermore the leaders
declare that once it gets into the
arena of debate they will assist its
passage with every expedient known
to parliamentary law.
In the filibustering fight today they
demonstrated their ability to block
the matter and deadlock the house
until a quorum OF Democratic mem
bers was produced. By their actions
and words today it is understood that
they are in desperate earnest and that
the present election laws will only be
repealed after hard fought, exciting
and bitterly contested struggle. They
won first blood today by forcing the
passage ola resolution revoking all the
leaves of absence and summoning the
absentees by telegraph to Washing
ton.
Some of the administration Demo
Gratis, led by Tracey IN. W, knowing
that while the house is in opposition
t. present consideration of this bill or
any other bill in the house which may
complicate the fight in the senate for
unconditional repeal, acted with the
Republicans today. This angered
the silver Democrats in the house, es-
pecially the Southern men, who are
particularly interested in the passage
of the Tucker bill, beyond measure.
1t was claimed tonight that the
president did not countenance the
course on the part of some of his rec
ognized lieutenants in the house. If
this is true they will probably be
promptly called off and the proposition
in future rejecting that Of the ad-
minisuration will show change of
sentiment at the other end of the ave-
nue..
The galleries of he house were pref
ty we'll filled this morning in anticipa-
ton of the preliminary skirmish over
the Tucker bill for repeal of the fed
seral election laws. This bill is destined
when it gets into the arena of debate
to stir partisan rancor to its lowest
depths. The fact that the president is
supposed to be opposed to its consider
alton at this time, has increased the
Interest with which the first passage at
arms was witnessed. The fight began
before the chaplain's voice had died
out, strange to say.
Mr. Burrows, VINO divides with Mr..
Reed the leadership of the Republican
side, surprised the house by beginning
at the Jump a species of covert fill
clustering to prevent the report of the
bill to the house. He was standing in
the center aisle when the chaplain was
praying for peace and harmony, and
as soon as the invocation ceased he