The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-23
SEVEN HOURS SESSION.
THE SENATE TO MEET AT ELRVES
AND ADJOURN hTsIx.
Stewart Begins Another Essay on Silver.
Short Session of the House
OF Representatives.

coinage of silver money. and 1t was at
his request, laid on the table for the pres
ent 1t provides that the unit Of value
shall be the dollar Of 4l2 IL grains OF
silver or q $40 parts Of gold; and such
dollars shall be legal tender for all debts,
public and private. Any owner Of silver
bullion may deposit in any mint and have
It coined into standard silver dollars for
his benent-less ten per cent. seignorage,
which is 20 be coined and covered into the
treasury. II also rcpeals the Sherman
act.
Mr.. Cocl,ren introduced a resolution call
ing on the Secretary OF the Treasury for
information as TO gold, silver and treasury
notes. After it was read, the Vlce-Presi-
dent put the question On It's adoption.
AS there was no response on either side,
the Vice-President ruled humorously that,
the vote being equally divided, the chair
wouid vote no. This first deciding vote
of the presiding officer caused general
laughter.
The cloture resolution offered yesterday
by Mr.. Platt was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Wolcott took the floor TO speak on
It. lie said that If vote on tho previ-
GUS question, or on cloture were desired,
the Senate could have II In a very rev
days. very much earlier than on the re-
peal bill There would bo no extraordi-
nary method used to prevent such a vote.
He would content himself with voting
against IT, If senators desired 10 change
the rules and practice Of the Senate they
would have no serious difficulty III suo-
mitting to a vote and then the Senate
might determine, once for all, as 20 Wheth-
er IL should be coture in the Senate or
not. But # there was failure TO press
such IA question 20 vote or If senators
in control Of the bill declined TO press
the cloture resolution, then criticism on
the opponents Of the bill would have 10
cease Senators In the majority might, II
they liked, stihe debate by rules. If
cloture was applied to debate on the pend
ing question. II would have 10 apply 70
everything. II senators desired cloture
they had only TO unite and press Y; and
they would find no factious opposition
TO a vote. But, in his opinion, cloture was
| not necessary; for there had been no fac
| tlous delay on the pending measure.
Mr.. Teller argued against the cloture
| rule and wound up his speech by declaT-
| ing that he would resist every method.
| by obstruction or otherwise, for the adop-
| ton I'm the Senate Of a rule which should
| limit or obstruct debate.
| Mr.. Teller TOOK MS seat q lew minutes
! before two II he had spoken till two.
| the resolution would have gone TO the cal
| endar. but Mr.. Ttirpie expressed an In
| tentiOn of speaking on the resolution to
| morrow. That saved Il from going on
the calendar, for no senator would BE-
| guilty Of the discourtesy Of interposing
an objection to another senator's address
Ing the Senate when he had expressed
desire to do so. And so the cloture re-
| solution remained ON the table; but notice
WAS given by M McPhersoa that after
Mr.. Turpie shall have spoken tomorrow
the resolution must go TO the calendar If
It was not referred 10 the Committee On
Rules.
The repeal bin was then taken up. nnd
Mr.. George continued the speech against
1t which he had begun on Wednesday
He denied that the Democratic platform
demanded the passage Of the repeal Bill.
The platoon denounced the Sherman law
as a makeshift-not n part Of it, but the
whole. And yet the bill repealed only n
single clause Of the act, leaving the other
parts-six sechons-in full force. So far
from the bill carrying out the Democratic
platform, 1t was gross violation Of IT,,
a direct reversal Of It's plain, unambiguous
declaration. Free coinage was necessarily
a repeal Of a statute providing for limited
coinage only. In that sense alone the
! IJeUOtTduC IlhiiDflu ndQ tDWNDitE1 the
| party 10 the repeal OF the Sherman act
This was the first time IN over thirty
/ years in which the Democratic party had
had the power 20 enact laws. TO shape
the policies Of the country. What excuse
would that party have nov IL 1t failed 70
perform its promises TO give the people
free and unlimited coinage Of silver-the
| money Of the Constitution?
Mr.. Hansbrough Rep ". D. then
took the floor and spoke against the
repeal bill. Mr. HansbTough closed at
$40 and then Mr.. Stewart proceeded 70
deliver an essay on what he called Tho
Elementary Principles" Of money and
finance. az soon as he began there APP
peared TO be q division of senators into
conversational groups. The central
group was composed Of Messrs. voorhees,,
Faulkner Harris and Villas; and IL
was Joined from time q time (as
some fell away ny others. Senators
Frye and George talked together; and
so did Senators Gibson and Mcpherson,
and the two Virginia senator's, Daniel
and Hunton. on the Republican side Of
the chamber there was q general in
dlcation Of weauness In the meantime.
regardless of his surroundings, except so
far as 20 ask that conversation be not
quite so loud. Mr.. Stewart went on with
his discourse. largely composed OF quo
tations from books, editorials and re-
ports. In about quarter OF an hour
after he started. Mr.. Dolph whispered
an inquiry TO him whether he did not
want TO stop, and was rewarded
| by the abrupt reply. mo. ! don't
want to stop" Soon afterwards Mr.
! Teller quietly approached with n iike
/ suggestion. but with no more rucccss.
| Ten minutes later Mr.. Dolph renewed
/ his proposition. but was again repulsed,
Mr.. Stewart saying that he had half
dozen speeches 10 make yet. and that he
wanted 20 get them Off. Qaughter)
However. he consented to stop. and said
he would finish his argument on some
other occasion.
Then Mr.. Voorhees, rose. and slowly
| and very deliberately made this announce
ment 10 the Senate: II may say that
conference consultation has taken place
| this afternoon between myself and Hena-
! tors on this side and senators on the
other side Of the chamber. friends and
opponents Of the pending measure, which
| has resulted substantially. as ] under
stand. In an agreement as 20 the hours
which we will occupy, at least Tor rome
| time 10 come. in debate. Without going
| into details. ! am warranted I'm moving
| that on Monday and from after that
date. the hour Of meeting Of the Senate
| shall be II o'clock. instead Of j.. with
| the understanding that an adjournment
viii take place at 6. That. Mr.. President,
| gives seven hours for the session, the
| same as we have been struggling for by