Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-10-12
THE END is NOT YET IN SIGHT.
SILVER MEN FEEL BETTER.
Stewart and woIcott Stir Up the Gold
Bugs.-Increasins Talk of
Compromise.
Eorty-Ninth Day.

favored rrpeal. The statement created n SEN
sation, and Mr.. Dubois declared emphatic
ally that the senators alluded to were not in
favor of unconditional repeal.
Mr.. Kyle then addressed the senate In op-
position TO the repeal bill. He reviewed the
financial history OF the country and de-
nounced the attempt to enlarge the power OF
the national banks as dangerous to the best
Interests of the country. The banks now had
1T in their power to increase or diminish the
volume OF currency and experience had dem
.onstrated that the power was used to promote
selfish designs. Referring to the sherman
act, Mr.. Kyle believed that 1t had no part in
producing the recent panic and that its re-
peal would have no effect In the way OF caus-
had finished, Mir. Mcmillan, of Michigan,
spoke in favor Of repeal. He was followed by
Mr. Daiph on the same side
HousE.--Dcbale the elections bill in the
House was very one-slded. The four sp eeches
by Dinsmorc of Arkansas, benson of Ala
bama Copper Of Florida, and Clark of Mis-
souri,, were all from tho Democratic stand
point
The attendance in the House is rapidly fall
Ing OF, many members having gone to Chi
cago-
Fiftieth Day
SENATE.-Mr. Dubois introduced = bill en-
ablirg the states of California, Colorado,
Montana and Idaho to support state schools
of mines.
MIR. Morgan offered an amendment to
. House bill No. {the Wilson bilD declaring
the act of January is, 1887, to be in force.
Mr.. Dolph took the floor and continued his
speech IN support of the repeal bill. He
quoted from the message of President Cleve-
land of 1855 urging the discontinuance of the
purchase and coinage of silver under the
Bland Allison act. Mr.. Do.ph characterized
of silver than he was able to offer, and said
he read 1t for the purpose OF showing that
Democrats who advocated the retention of
the Sherman act are not in accord with their
party leaders.
Mr.. Teller asked Mr.. Dolph If he had any
reasou to suppose that the President hal
taken any steps looking 10 securing the help
of other nations In the interest Of silver. Mr..
DOlph replied that he was not acquainted
with the Plans Of the administration, but had
no reason to suppose the President was not
now as formerly friendly to the project for
an international agreement. He could not
doubt Mr.. Clcveland's good faith when he
states that he desires such arrangement
Many believe the repeal Of the Sherman act
would hasten an agreement with other ma,
tions, and II was possible Mr.. Cleveland
might entertain these Views.
Mr. Palmer took the same view, and while
disclniming any authority to represent the
President regarded IT Al essential that the
United States should determine its own policy
with reference to silver before inviting other
nations to confer upon the matter.
The Brussels monetary conference was
brought into the discussion and Mr.. Allison
of Iowa, who was one of the delegates to that
gates favored the utilization of gold and sill
yer, they were not ready to adopt the coinage
of silver In their own countries. He denied
that the conference adjourned without action
1t had adjourned for the reasons which he
had stated In his remarks somo days since,
and Europen countries now expected that the
conference would reconvene Mr.. Allison
from the thirtieth Of May until November, for
reasons which he had not understood. In
stead of European governments not being in
terested In the question, there was not an
European government which was not watch
ing every step, every movement taken In this
country. Those countries were hoping that
this country would get them out Of th,ir d!-
lemma by this country losing Its gold and
taking the whole burden of silver upon itself
Mr.. Power of Montana then addressed the
Senate in opposition to the BILL
Mr.. Power said the tenet of the silver faith
to which its advocates clung was Free coin
age at the ratio of 16 to !" or at least such
legislation on what basis rs would restore
silver to its former place with gold as the
money of the constitution. That was the
shibboleth Of the friends OF silver, and on
that they put themselves upon the country
Mr.. Palmer of Illinois then addressed the
Senate and deplored the impotence Of the
Senate to govern itself and get vote on the
repeal bill.
HousE.-Debate on the elections bill was
\ continued by Mr. Kyle Of Mississippi and Mr..
De Forest of Connecticut in Its favor and Mr..
Northway Of Ohio and Mr.. Bowers Of Califor-
MA In opposition. ~
Fitty-First Day.
SENATE.-The repeal bill was taken up and
Mr.. Butler Of South Carolina, addressed the
Senate. He argued In favor of the rights OF
the minority. This was not government OF
majorities. It was government OF written
law to which the majority was as amenable as
the minority, and to which the president and
his cabinet were as amenable as the huhblest
citizen. "The Senate is not body where
some political boss or political hustler can
Il. -xvhf ff, r fndfDnanfly
''aud compel the minority to conform to the
wishes of a mere numerical majority" Mr..
Butler argued in favor of some compromise
measure.
Mr., Blackburn, of Kentucky, then addressed
the Senate in opposition 10 the bill. He did
not want to sec the country go upon single
standard. II, however, he was forced TO an
election Lctween the two metals for standard
he would prefer silver. Mr.. Washburne be-
lieyed that the repeal OF the Sherman law
was the first step towards real bimetnllism.
'This is the first time on record" !" said Mr.
Blackburn, when decapitatiOn OF the patient
was recommended as a cure 1t seems to be
the policy to kill the patient and leave bis
body unburied, and trust to God Almighty to
revive It," Mr.. Blackburn argued In favor
of compromise. He had but one condition to
impose upon q compromise, and that was to
unlock the doors of the mints to the silver
metal. In conclusion, Mr.. Blackburn de-
Tended the administration against the intima-
ton that 1t was party to the conspiracy
that had brought the recent troubles upon the
country.
Mr.. Call spoke in opposition to the bill, but
before he had concluded the Senate went Into
executive session and soon adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Martin of Indiana secured
the adoption of resolution calling upon the
secretary of the interior for information as to
the number OF pensions allowed and rejected
since March 4, 1893.
The elections debate was resumed by Mr..
Compton of Maryland in support of the
measure. Mr.. Sweet of Idaho denounced Mr.
Cleveland for his course on the silver ques.
ton. He affirmed that Andrew johnson had
been impeached for acts less odious than the
refusal Of the administration to execute the
Sherman purchase law and the Geary exclu.
. sion act. He claimed that Mr.. Cleveland
imagined himself n dictator. Mr.. Lane o1
Illinois maintained that armed men at the
polls should be withdrawn now and forever.
George Washington Murray, the colored Re
publican from South Carolina, was the last
speaker Of the day. He read his speech and
was given more than the usual attention. He
\ spoke against the bill.
Just befor, the House adjourned Chairman
Mitch of the committee reporting the bill, In
spduced a substitute which strikes out the
seStton Of the revised statutes empowering
tbXmilitary to keep peace at the polls, and
repeallng all laws regarding the appointment