The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-31
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
ANOTHER DAY OF USELESS TALK IN
BOTH HOUSES.
Other Business Was Brought Up, but Con
gressmsn Were Too Anxious to Go On
Record on the Silver Issue to At
tend to It-Nesring the End.
SENATE.

day the appointment of the committe
on commemoration of the Tooth ami
versary OF the laying of the corne
stone of the capitol as follows: Senator
Voorhees, Dem., Ind J, Sherman (Rep.
o., Ransom (Dem., N. c., Chandle
(Rep., N. HI, White (Dem., CALI
Squire (Rep., Wash.), and Martil
Pop.-Dem., KAN.
The house joint resolution making
the act of May, IA, 1890, as to tow
sites applicable to the Cherokee out
let, was reported back from the com
mittee on public lands with an amend
ment re quiring trustees appointed tt
be residents of the territory of Okla
homa at the time of their appoint
ment, and an effort was made by
Senator Berry to have it passed, but
objection was made by Senator Man
derson and the bill placed on the
calendar.
Senator Stewart took the floor to ad
dress the senate, but yielded to Senator
PETER who proceeded to hold that the
present trouble was not caused by
want of confidence on the part of the
people, but by practical treason on
the part of the class which he would
be relieved from the responsibility oil
stealing from the people. Abiding to
the suggestions made by the protec'
tionists that the fear as to changes in
the tariff had much to do with the
financial panic he insisted that now,
and for the last half dozen years the
the failures of manufacturing estab-
lishments did not come from any
.prospe ctive tariff policy, but from
want of orders. His constituents
were selling products at two-thirds
their value, and were unable
to buy goods from merchants and
SC the merchants did not order goods.
That was the trouble. There was no
danger of free trade unless the fight
was forced on the people, when every
custom house would be RACED and from
that time trade with all the world
would be free. That was where the
country was drifting. If the farmers
of the country had to compete with
pauper labor manufacturers could do
it and would have to do it before the
fight ended.
.
pired and the vice president announced
The question before the senate to be a
motion to lay on the table Senator
motion to reconsider the
vote of yesterday declaring Mantel not
entitled to seat from Montana. 1t
was postponed to l o'clock tomorrow
and Senator PETER resumed his speech.
Senator PETER went on to desant
upon the luxurious extravaganza of
New York millionaires and Wall
street bankers and brokers, who were.
he said, advisors of the president and
the result of whose advice was the bill
to repeal the Sherman act. Half a
dozen spectators, he said, ruled the
country with an iron hand. 1t was
time to dissolve partnership with Wall
street. He declared himself in favor
of free and unlimited coinage of
silver at 16 to THAT or nothing"
Senator PETER was followed by
Senator Allen, who addressed the
senate in support of his amendment to
add to the Voorhees, bill provision
for free coinage at ratio of 16 to
and for the coinage without unneces-
sary delay of the silver bullion owned
by the government.
At the close of Senator Aliens
speech, after a short executive session
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE,.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Only 4S
hours more remain of the two weeks
allotted to the financial debate, and
are making the most of the
time now allowed under the five
minute rule.
The five minute debate in the house
ON the Wilson bill began this morn
ing with a speech by Mr.. Waugh,
Rep, Ind J; who spoke for repeal as
to the interest of bimetalism.
Mr.. Somers, Dem, Wis., favored bl-
but would vote for uncond1-
tional repeal.
Mr.. johnson (Rep., N. d. spoke for
silver.
Mr.. Picker (Rep,, S. d. asked unan-
nous consent to change the existing
order so as to take vote on Monday
On an amendment combining free coin
age to the American product. This
was objected to by Mr.. Wilson in
charge of the administration bill.
Mr.. Picker then tried to arrange for
q vote on the American product free
coinage proposition after the Wilson
bill had been passed, but again objec.
tion was made. He then proceeded
to criticize the president as being I'M
der English influence. :,
Messrs. Lucas (Rep., s. d. and
Hartman (Rep., Mont.) spoke for free
coinage, the latter intimating that his
people would not remain protection
lists if the party failed to observe the
plank.
Mr.. Barthold rep, MOI; declared
for repeal and extension OF bank cir
culation.
Mr.. Heard said that although no
man detested the purchasing clause OF
the Sherman act more than he, still he
would vote against its repeal. He
would vote for coinage of silver at
ratio of 16 to /.
Mr.. Caruth said the present wide
spread disaster was due to the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act.
The responsibility rested on congress
and for one, he did not desire to shirk
that responsibility.
Mr.. Dingley commended that the
present business depression was in
directly attributed to the act of 1890.
1t went further back than that and
was more due to the legislation OF