The morning call., 1893-10-29
VOORHEES, WANTS EVERYTHING

|
ate convened this morning there were fifty
two Senators present.
| The currency deficiency bill was taken
up and passed, also Cullom's joint reso-
luton transferring the models of battle
ships at the Worlds Fair to the State Of
| Illinois for the armory Of the naval MI
| lita.
The repeal bill was then taken up and
| WOlcott addressed the Senate in opposi-
ton.
He was followed by Sherman. who
spoke of the depleted condition of the
treasury and the invasion of the gold re-
serve. which he said was reduced to $780,
100000. To rectify this the Secretary OF
the Treasury should be authorized to issue
bonds. He considered it unwise to offer
such an amendment to the present bill. but
he had read a proposition for the sale of
800, 1000 8 per cent bonds as the method
he would suggest for relief
Sherman was followed by German. who
contended that when Congress met the
Democratic party was bopelesSly divided
on the silver question, as were the Repub-
licaDs There was not majority in favor
Of unconditional repeal, he asserted, for
many Of those who would vote that way
wanted some other measure passed in place
of the Sherman law.
Stewart then spoke few minutes, when
| Shoup of Idaho took the floor and read a
short speech, predicting that disaster
would follow repeal.
At the end of Shoup's speech Stewart
offered substitute foI Perkins amend
ment. which was practically to the same
| effect, but differently worded. The substi-
tute was lost-29 to 80. Perkins amend
| ment was lost-30 to Al.
Berry of Arkansas offered the Bland
Allison law as a proviso to the repeal bill.
Berry said the Bland Allison act ought to
be a measure which the Democrats could
agree uron. He spoke. he said. for the
| silver Democrats of the South, whose peo-
pie demanded something for silver The
victory Of the Northern Democrats over
the Southern Democrats was obtained un-
der the leadership of the Senator from
| Ohio (Sherman).
| voorhees, said many policies had been
| proposed as amendments to the bill which
would under different circumstances meet
mis- approval. He was charged with the
great responsibility of passing the bill uD-
| incumbered, and insisted that legislation
would not end with the passage of this
bill he would oppose the issue of bonds
at this time. He would also oppose But
ler's State bank tax repeal. He was for
it as a separate bill, but not as an amend
ment to this bill. When Secretary Carlisle.
great lawyer, told him he had the aU-
thority to Issue bonds he believed 1t. The
Senator from Ohio was right in some Of
his positions. Provisions ought to be made
| for bonds for a shorter date aud lower
interest.
Berry's amendment for the restoration
of the Bland-Allison law was rejected by
a vote of SO ayes to 81 noes, the highest
vote any amendment had received. Allen s
amendment for the tree coinage of silver
at the ratio Of 16 to l was rejected, 81 ayes
TO IL noes. BlackburD's amendment was
rejected, 2S 10 42. Stewards amendment
inviting the Republicans of Central and
! South America to join with the United
States in convention was rejected, 80 ayes
to AZ noes. The first section of Sauires'
amendment was rejected, 20 to 42, and the
second section was Withdrawn.
Butler did not offer. as he had proposed
to do, his amendment to the repeal of the
| State bank tax. An amendment offered
by Pfeffer was rejected; ayes z. noes 90.
Aliens amendment was voted down with
out resortng TO rollcal. Harris did OF
offer or ask vote upon his amendment.
PascOe proposed an amendment, which
was ordered printed, with the understand
ing that it could be offered on Monday.
The Senate then went into executive
session, at the expiration of which recess
| was taken until Monday.