The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-04
IN THE SENATE.
Indications That the Majority Are Los
ing Patience with the Mine Owners.

Indications That the Majority Are Los
ing Patience With the Mine Owners.
wAsHiSoIoS CRY, Oct 3.--when the fall Of
the vice presidents gavel announced the sen ate
10 have met this morning there were only q few
Republicans In the chamber, not a Democrat
being visible. The lack OF quorum was called
to the attention of the chair, and alter delay OF
fifteen minutes q quorum was obtained. The
vice president laid before the senate commu-
nicafion from the secretary OF the treasury Civ
ing detailed statement of the exports Of silver
for the months OF July and August
Dubois introduced the bill enabling the states
OF Californis, Colorado. Montana and Idaho to
support state schools of mineA
Morgan offered an amendment to house bill
No /. the wilson reaeal bill. declaring the act
of January. 1887, 10 be in force
The bill 70 repeal the sherman Law was then
laid before the senate. White of California said
he had examined carefully the Bdakeys Yaoa.
rfRe OF August. 1873, and had found The state
iaents made by sherman yesterday concerning
certain article in that magazine to be correct
ani his quotation from the publication erro.
neous. White also read from the Congressional
Record 10 show that ths statement rs hs had
given IL was made AZ early rs 1878
Dalph took the door aud continued the speech
begun yesterday In support OF the repeal bill
He quoted from the message of President CIcye.
land OF 1885, urging the discontinuanee OF the
purchase aad coinage OF silver under the Bland
Allison act. Dalpa characterix,d this AZ
stronger argument against the use OF silver than
ne was able now to offer, and said he read IL for
tue purpose of showing that the Democrats who
advocated retention of the sherman act were
not in accord with their party leaders He de-
clared that the succe.s of the Democratic nayty
with such q candidate and such platform was
abundant evidence OF the fact that the Ameri-
can people aid no, desire 10 continue the coin
age OF silver under existing conditions
Teller interrupted Doiph 20 ask him ynat
chance he thought there was of recurring .nv
recognition Of silver under the administration
OF q president who holds the views expressed
by Cleveland.
DYlph repiied that he did not sxp@et ,he-e
would be nny legislation concerning silver nm
der the present administration while tie eons.-
lions remain ss az present He did not snow Of
a single usterancs of Cleveland ,ha, had
changed bis position IN opposition to the fur.
ther purchase and coinage Of silver He dta
not expect 10 secure sny legislation without IN
feTnational agreement Doiph quoted state
Iaent that niuorfties were radical aud rnsfoYt-
ties conservative, which he asad ss sn ilinstrs-
ttoa of the usturaluess OF the change Of the
Democratic party since 1t had cene late power
wh@n the Democratic pssty was ia the N minorlty
IL could afford TO fayc< free eoiasse. bus now
tsas IT bad majority II hsd necessarily hecoms
conservative on This sHbjeet
Teller ssked Dolph 10 be bal any reason 10
suppose that the president had taken any steps
locking 20 securing the cooperation OF other
nations in the lnteres. Of silver
Dolph replied that be was not aequslnted
with the plans OF toe administration. tut hai
no reason 20 suppose the president wss net
now. - formerly. fsiendly ~ the Project for
International agreement He eoGid net doubt
C3eseiaad'S COED iAfta when he stated ssai he
desired such an arrangement Many beliere
reFesl OF the sherman &C. would hasten agree
msns VITA other nations and IL vas possible
Cleveland might entertain this idea
The Brassels monetary Conference wss
brought into discussion. aud AiEsca Of Iowa.
who was one Of the delegates 70 the conference.
said TIA: while nearly all the delegates 20 The
conference favored atiitxasson OF gosa and
silver. they were not rssay 20 ADOPT coinage Of
silver In their own countries He 3enled that
iae conference sd,cnrned without sesson- Ths
European countries nov expected TIE coa-