Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-09-16
fIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-
Business Of a Week in the National
Legislature.
DISCUSSING THE MONEY QUESTION.

DISCUSSING THE MONEY QUESTION.
Floods of Eloquenee for and Against the
Repeal of the Sherman Law-It is BE
lieved Vote WIN Not be Reached Be-
fore October.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Rumors of an
impending and Indispensable compromise
on the bill to repeal the purchasing clauses
of the Sherman ac. were current in the
Hobbies and on the floor of the senate yes
terday. The speech made by Mr.. Walt
hall Dem. Miss.), to whom Mr.. Stewart
had yielded the floor in spirit of accom-
mediation, may have been an indication of
the character and direction Of such COM
promise. He declared himself willing to
cooperate with the chairman of the finance
committee in having speedy action on the
bill, on condition that the declaration of
the bi-metallic policy in Mr.. Voorhees,
substitute be clothed in the forms and
given the force of law.
Then Mr.. Morgan Dem, Ala) init
mated that after some conference with
the chairman of the finance committee he
y
intended to make, to take up his resolu.
ton for the appointment of a joint select
committee ON finance.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Speeches from
Democratic senators in the senate yester-
day on the repeal bill were made by Mr.
Faulkner, of West Virginia, Mr. Tur-
pie OF the state of Indiana, and Mr..
Jones, of Arkansas. All of them were in
e., 1t . h Il Of +.
but coupled with the condition that silver
should be restored to the position which it
occupied prior TO the characterization
WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-THE repeal bill
will continue to be the absorbing topic of
interest before congress this week. Today
in the senate Mr.. Teller may conclude his
speech begun on Saturday last. Notice of
speeches to come have already been given
sufficient to fill in the greater part of the
week, and others are known to be in
the course of preparation. Even if a
compromise shall ultimately be agreed
upon, the final vote will not be taken
earlier than about the first week in Octo-
Der. Some senators are of opinion that
the debate will continue until the middle
of October.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 12-The senior sen
ator from New York broke off yesterday
from his imputed alliance with the ex-
IRENE wing of the silver senator's Mr..
Stewart, of Nevada, offered a resolution
for an inquiry into the fact of senators
being stockholders in national banks. Mr..
Hill opposed the resolution in a strong
speech as being unnecessary, unprece-
dented, and a gross reflection on the sen
ate. The resolution went over.
The session of the house was brief 1t
was expected that a report from the COM
mittee on accounts, announcing the COM
mittees that were entitled to clerks, might
lead to an acrimonious debate, but owing
to the absence of Mr.. Ruck the report was
not brought in.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator Mitch
ell, of Oregon, occupied the attention of
the senate yesterday for three hours in an
elaborate argument against the bill to re-
peal the purchasing clauses of the Sher
man act. After he got through there
sprung up between Senators Teller, of
Colorado, and Hawley, of Connecticut,
quite spirited discussion, into which
fl nally Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, entered
Then, as the hour was late and senators
were weary of the days debate, motion
to proceed to executive business was wei
coined on all sides, and after a short ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned
Again the house held an utterly unim-
portant session. Mr. Morse, of Massa
chusetts, expressed his regard for news
paper men-that regard having been
questioned By a portion of the press. Mr..
Hepburn, of Iowa. vainly endeavored to
secure the passage of a resolution Though
he effected its reference) calling for i'll
formation relative to the transportation of
goods between United States ports over
Canadian territory; and Mr.. Richardson,
of Tennessee, reported (for recommital
only bill having for its purpose reduc-
ton of expenditure in the way of public
printing and building.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14--An effort was
made in the senate yesterday after the re-
peal bill was laid before it, to have day
fixed for closing general debate, but the
result of that effort was not very encour-
aging to the hopes of those who look for
ward to a not distant final disposition of
the bill. The proposition came naturally,
and with due modesty, from the chairman
of the finance committee, who suggested
that general debate should close Sept 80;
that discussion on the substitute and
various amendments should continue till
the following Saturday, and that then
voting should begin. He desired to elicit
the views on that point Of senators on the
other side of the question. Those views
were expressed through Mr. Dubois, of
Idaho, and held out no hope of an agree
ment to having any time fixed. There
upon Mr.. Voorhees, recognized the situa-
ton and withdrew his suggestion, promis-
ing, however, to submit another PROPOSE
tion at some time hereafter. The debate on
repeal bill then proceeded.
The house attempted, notwithstanding d
small attendance, to get down to business
Mr. Talbert, of South Carolina, made the
first effort with a resolution instructing
the committee on banking and currency to
report the McLauren bill for the issue of
sl25, 900, 600 of treasury notes, but this at
tempt was frustrated by an objection from
Mr. Brosus, of Pennsylvania. Then Mr.
Richardson, the chairman of the commit
tee on public printing came in with re-
port on the bill regulating public printing
and binding, and asked for its immediate
consideration Talbert, acting under do,
sire for retaliation. and Kilgore, acting on
general principles, objected, and the bill
was placed upon thecalendar,