Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-09

lot The free ballot, he said. is worth
more than free coinage.
Mr.. Jones. or Arkansas, was the next
speaker. He favored repeal OF the Sher-
man act, not in part. but as "A whole.
He did not believe that the sherman act
had been the cause OF the financial
troubles OF the countrr; and he believed
that they would pass away without re-
peal OF that act. He heartily Joined in the
demand for an honest dollar-a dollar
which did not rob the creditor. but which
returned 10 him at the end OF the con-
tract all that he had parted with at the
beginning; and at the same time a dol
lar which did not rob the debtor, and
which took from him only as much as he
had promised to pay. If the pending
bill passed. Senators could suht their eyes
to the fact that they had gone back TO, and
ratified the great fraud OF 1915 and he
feared that none OF them should ever
sec relief from that wrong until II came
In way the mere contemplation Of which
made him shudder lie never would, so
help him God. vote 10 destroy silver
ana thereby take bread from the mouth
OF honest labor In order to swell the
hees) would have 10 ask for q vote on
profits Of capitalists.
Mr.. Jones quoted from Senator Hll' s
speech in favor of returning TO bimetal-
llhfu ~ DelOTt 1910. NJohNoi
agreed with him. and believed that the
majority OF the Senate did so. II that
were true why not, he asked, promptly
apply the remedy?
The great need Of the country was a
larger volume OF metallic money. A
measure providing for that could be
carried in the Senate infinitely more
easily than the pending measure could be.
In fact, bill for that purpose would
have to be voted on and voted down be-
fore the pending measure could come to
q vote.
At $40 proceedings In the Senate seemed
TO have come 10 a standstill. No Senator
sought the floor. This led Mr.. Voor-
heees to express the hope that the Senate
would not adjourn early. He had sup
posed that the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Teller who wished TO speak, would
be willing to go on. up TO reasonable
time for adjournment. IL there was no
Senator desirous TO speak now, he (Voor-
the bill.
Mr. Harris suggested that there were
several nominations awaiting the action
of the Senate and that they might he
considered now in executive session.
Then occurred the passage between Messrs.
Hale and Vorhees briefly described above.
In concluding his collOquy with Mr. Hale,
Mr.. Vorhees desired TO say few words
to the public, as follows: Anxious as |
am to press this matter 10 vote, and
having pressed it to the utmost limit until
/ had thought / had strained the bound
aries OF patience and until. In Difference
10 the wishes Of Senators, / withdrew the
resolution for an II o'clock session
(Which 1 would have been glad TO have
had adopted, it is some consolation 10
my mind that the public business or the
country is discounting the passage OF
this bill. Prosperity is revivlng. Ihe
times are not so strained-not so nara
since the House has passed the Dill ana
with the knowledge that the Senate VIII
pass it. In a little time 1t VIII be oehihu
ne and not before us. The public has
taken notice of this fact, and already
there is a revival all over the country,
which is some compensation for the last
four or five weeks Of strain ana toli
which we have undergone"