Omaha daily bee., 1893-01-10
TO SUSPEND SILVER BUYING
Discussion by the Senate of Mr.. McPher-
sons Resolution to That End.
Mr., ALDRICH WANTED A TEST VOTE TAKEN
lie Doubted the sincerity of the Democrats
In Their Desire for the Repeal of the
sherman Actin the House
Yesterday.


Yesterday.
WAsHINGroN, u. c., Jan. 9.-The senate
was in session today for over five hours.
Half Of the time was spent on McIoherson's,
democrat from New Jersey, joint resolution
authorizing and directing the secretary of
the treasury to suspend all purchases of sill
YER under the sherman act and the other
half on the bill granting additional quaran-
tine powers and imposing additional duties
upon the marine hospital service
Mr.. Mcpherson addressed the senate at
length in support of his Joint rcsolu tion, and
when he resumed his seat, MIR Aldrich, re-
publican, from Rhode Island, gave notice of Il
substitute which he proposed to offer to it,
and he asked unanimous consent-in order to
test the sincerity of the democratic side
of the chamber, which he accused of
''masqucrading' have "A vote on the sub
stitute and the original measure tomorrow.
Objection came from MIR Daniel demo-
crat, from Virginia. and the matter went
over indefinitely and without agreement.
MIR. Aldrch's substitute.
Mr. Aldrich's substitute proposed to au-
thorze the issue of bonds to secure gold, if
necessary. so to maintain the parity between
gold and silver coins and it's treasury notes,
and also provided for the suspension of the
purchase Of silver bullion on the lst of July,
1894, If before that time there be not an
International agreement reached bySwhch
gold and silver shall be given equal mintage
rights at an agreed ratio,
The prospect of the passage of n bill TO
repeal the Sherman act may be judged of
from an emphatic declaration by Mr. Teller,
republican, from Colorado, that those who
1pSipp6 itS ppnnol mipbt butt thpir heads
against the wall as much as they chose, but
they had not got the vote in the senate or
the house TO repeal that law, that 1t was
morally certain that it could not be repealed
before the 4th of March and that, in his
judgment it was no more likely after than
before that date.
The discussion OF the quarantine bill took
place on an amendment offered by Mr..
White, democrat, from louisiana, limiting
it's operation to the lst of January, 1895.
No vote was reached on the amendment, and
the bill is to be taken up again tomorrow in
the morning hour, and continued until at
least . o'clock when the ant-option bill will
! have the precedence, unless Mr. Washburn,
republican, from Minnesota, who has it in
charge shall yield further time to the quar-
antine bill.
! : The McGarrahan bill also went over
! until the morning hour of Wednesday.
SUSPENSION of silver Purchases.
The resolution by Mr.. Mcpherson of
! treasury to suspend all purchases of silver
| bullion under the act of July A. 1890,
was taken up. Mr.. Mcpherson addressed
| the senate in favor of its adoption. He took
| as his text the plank in the last democratic
| platform, denouncing the Sherman act
as cowardly makeshift and declar-
! ing it must be repealed. He said
| it was on the strength of that
| pledge that more than 100 electoral votes
(Which Cleveland would not othelEise have
| received were cast for him. The people de-
| mand to know whether that pledge would be
fulfilled. He made the pledge as the directly
| responsible representatives it was to be as
sumed of the new party which he had done
| so much TO create, and with scalps of the re-
publican statesmen dangling at his belt.
The sherman law, Mr.. Mcpherson contin-
| ued, was mere republican contrivance in
tended to hold the silver producing states of
| the west, when waVering in their allegiance,
firmlyin the republican column The pub
lie interest had been thus sacrificed to parti-
| san advantage
Mr. Mcpherson had not finished his speech
at O'Clock when the quarantine bill was
laid aside temporarily TO allow Mr.. McPher-
son to conclude.
When he had finished his remarks Mr.
Aldrich gave notice of his intention to offel
the substitute mentioned above, ana asked
unanimous consent that vote on the
original measure aud the substitute be taken
tomorrow, but Mr.. Daniel objected and tho
joint resolution went over without action
u,
tine bill was taken up.
! Quarantine and Immigration.
Mr.. Chandler, republican, fror New
I Hampshire, referring to the remarks which
he made last Friday about the Grdiron club
said that he had since been informed that
the club did not, as he had stated, wholly
represent the press of the United States, but
on the contrary out of some l15 corTcSpon
dents IN Washington only thirty or forty
were members of the Gridiron club He
did not think an apology was desired be-
cause he had made no allusion to the clut
that was not complimentary. and, therefore
he had no apology to make.
Mr.. White, democrat, from Louisiana, of
fercd an amendment to the third section
which was agreed to- adding the words, "al
rules and regulations made by the secretary
of the treasury shall operate uniformly and
in no way discriminate against any port OF
place"
Mr.. White also offered an amendment pro
viding that all the provisions of the bill
shall cXpirVon the lst of January, 1895.
Arguments in support of the amendment
We're made by Messrs. White, demo
crat, from louisiana and Palmer
democrat, from Illinois, and against il
by Mcssrs. Harris, democrat, from Ten
nessee, and Chandler, republican, from New
Hampshire, No disposition HAD beer
made of it before adjournment but it was
agreed that after the routine morning bust
/ ness tomorrow the quarantine bill should bt
taken up and continued until 2 o'clock, wheI
the antioption bill should have the right o
way. 1t WAS also agreed that the McGarra
han bill should 90 over until Wednesday il
the morning hour
The senate then adjourned.
In the House.
WAsHISGToN, d. c., Jan 9.-The Distric
of Columbia appropriation bill was passet
this morning. Then an hour was consumed
in the consideration of bill to promote tn
efficiency of the militia, The remainder o
the day was devoted TO the consideration o
n bin permitting the Norfolk 4 Western
Railroad company 10 enter the District o
Columbia, but without the bill being dispose,
of the house adjourned until tomorrow,
THINK II WAS 4 TRAP.
Democrats In the senate Regard with Sus
picion an Amendment by Mr.. Aldrich.
WAsuNGToN, u. G., Jan. 9.--rhere is
strong suspicion ON the part of the demo
cratic senators that the Aldrich amendmen
to the Mcpherson silver purchase suspen
sion resolution, of which Mn Adrch gay