Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-09
RUSH OF BILLS IN rnE SENATE.

"all members in favor of the free coinage of
silver"
RUSH OF BILLS IN THE SENATE.
Hill Introduces the First Measure and
stewart Follows with Free Coinage Ideas.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The proceedings in
the senate today were of great public inter-
est. In the first place the presidents mes
sage was read and listened to with marked
attention on both sides of the chamber. The
message was referred to the committee on
finance and its immediate printing was
ordered. Then the floodgates of legislation
were thrown open and a current of bills on
financial and other subjects was admitted.
Mr.. Hill of New York was The first senator
to get in bill for the repeal of the purchas-
ing clause of the Sherman act. Mr.. Stewart
of Nevada followed with two other bills (and
q speech) on the same subject In the
speech he declared himself against the re-
peal of the Sherman act and SAID such re-
| peal would destroy silver coinage forever
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Lodge of
| Massachusetts directing the committee on
! finance to report Il bill for the repeal of the
purchase clause of the Sherman act and pro-
| viding for vote on the passage of such bill
| by the 22d of August, if not sooner reached.
This resolution was supplemented by
another, offered by Mr. Hale of Maine, fix
| ing the hour of meeting of the senate from
and after Thursday next at IL a. III.
These resolutions precipitated discus
| sion, in which several of the leading senators
| on both sides of the chamber participated.
| They went over without action, and will be
| laid before the senate tomorrow. In the
! course of the discussion Mr.. Sherman de-
| clared hil.self in favor of full and fair de-
bate, without Limitation or cloture, and Mr.
/ Teller said that the debate would not come
| to an end IN thirty days, or even in sixty
days.
After the morning routine, the senate
| took a recess till IL 40 p. m. to await the
| arrival of the presidents message.
| On recOnvening the message was read.
| Seldom in the history of the senate has a
message been listened to with such close
| attention. Every senator seemed on nerv-
| Gus strain not to lose word
| Referred and Ordered Printed.
AS soon as it was ended, MIR. Voorhees, of
| Indiana moved that it be printed and re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
"Better let 1t lie on the table, said Mr..
| Stewart of Nevada; 1--WE may want TO make
| some remarks about it,"
"If any senator makes that request" Mr.
| Voorhees, replied, ''of course | Will not insist
on the motion"
Mr.. Voorhees, suppose that any senator
| can address the senate on the subject of the
| message lust as well after 1t is referred as
to order message to be printed and re-
ferred to n committee.
Mr. Stewaru-Very well let it go.
The message was thcreupon referred to
the committee on finance with orders that
it be printed Immediately.
| MIR. DOph of Oregon gave notice that he
would after the morning business, address
the senate on the subject of finance.
| A large number of petitions for and
against the repeal of the Sherman act were
presented and referred Then it was an
nounccd that the introduction of bills was
IN order.
| First Blood for David Ii.
| The first bill of the session was introduced
by Mr.. Hill of New York. its title being ITO
Repeal Certain Sections of the Act of July
| IA, 1890" 1t was referred without reading
| to the committee on finance.
| The next two bills were introduced by Mr..
Stewart of Nevada. Their titles were: ''To
Restore the Right of Coinage" and "To
Supply the Deficiency in the Currency
The latter bill was read in full. 1t directs
the secretary of the treasury to issue silver
certificates equal in amount to the silver
bullion in the treasury purchased under the
act of July II, 1890, in excess of the amount
necessary, at its coming value; to redeem
the treasury notes issued under that act and
to use the same to provide for any deficiency
| in the revenues of the government, the sur
plus of such certificates to be used in the
purchase of per cent bonds at their market
price, not exceeding IL per cent premium.
| MIR. Stewart said that he desired to call
the attention of the finance committee tC
the latter bill Its purpose was to give
= immediate relief. His bill provided, he said
for the issuing of ,OOO,00O of treasury
notes to pay for ponds TO be deposited by
banks as security for the notes The notes
could be afterward retired with bonds
That would give about Sl500OO000 OF in
crease in currency and would give immediat I,
relief, The senate should not delay as the
country was in such state OF panic. II
would be unpatriotic for any man to get up
discussion now, But the silver men did moi
believe that they could allow the Sherman
act TO be repealed, because they believed
that would be the end of silver coinage for
| ever They could not agree TO that ant
they could not be expected to agree to it
But they did not want to be put in th'
| position of cOntcnding against what wa!
| absolutely necessary at the present time
He was IN favor of any temporary measur,
that would give relief ana in the meantime
the discussion of the whole financial ques
tion could go on.
AT the close of Mr.. Stewards remarks hi
bills We're referred to the committee ol
finance
Hale Urged Early Sessions.
, Mr.. Hale of Maine offered resolution
I ! fixing the hour of daily meeting of the sen
ate after tomorrow at IL o'clock. III
said that the president had very aptl
. and in no uncertain terms give
house to attend 10, ana had quote
the maxim: He gives twice who give
:, quickly" His OBJECT in Offering the resolu
i tion was TO strengthen the presidents hand
e by increasing the length of the working da
l and thus decreasing the number of day
+ that must elapse for the adoption OF tn
e legislation which the president recon
a mended. There was no senator on eithe
= side who did not desire, so soon as his dut
5 could be performed, to avoid the heat
HE him home. There was no great bushes