The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-25
SEKArE ANp HOUsE.
Messrs stewart and Jones Continue Their
Remarks on silver.


WASHINGTON, D. C.. oct 2.-The
Senate was supposed to reassemble at
to.2o this morning 70 go on with the
legislative day OF Tuesday Of last week,
bpt If was a quarter of an hour after
vards that forty-three senators Ga quo
tum had made their appearances IN tiie w,
rtor,ber The consideration OF the Sill
81, r.,,rcboee repeal bin was resumed;
and MIR. Stewart continued ms speech
bee,5n several weeks ago and taken up
at various times since then. After ne
had epOkcn an hour, the absence or
ouorum was suggested by Mr.. Power
ana Mr.. Stewart suggested that there
ought TO be a quorum present, as he had
many important things 10 say.
The rol-call was answered by forty
six senators 0hree more than quorum),
but before Mr.. Stewart resumed the
floor a motion was made by Mr.. Kyle
that when the Senate adjourned to-day,
# adjourn until tomorrow at noon.
Mr.. VOORHEES, hoped that the motion
would not prevail and was informed
by the Nice-President that the motion
was not open 10 debate.
Mr.. Teller called for the yeas and nays.
The vote resulted: Yeas, 5 Cameron,
Coke. PETER. Stewart and Teller, nays,
3G. There was no quorum voting as sew
eral senators present withheld their
votes. The roll was again called and
fOrty-eight senators responded.
Then the question was again taken, on
Mr.. Kyles motion, and it was rejected:
Yeas, (Teller not voting; nays, 4l. Mr..
Stewart then went on with his speech
against the repeal bill
At 1:20. Mr.. Stewart without finishing
his speech. yielded the floor 10 MS col
league. Mr. Jones, who resumed his
speech where ne had left off yesterday.
In the course Of his remarks, a dialogue
was carried on between Messrs Jones
and Mcpherson. as TO the cause OF the
recent depression in business.
Mr.. Mcpherson contended that one Of
the chief causes was the fear Of the
effect of free coinage Of silver; and Mr..
Jones repeled that suggestion ana re-
minded the New Jersey senator that
there had been no talk OF the free coinage
of silver three or four months ago, when
the panic began. The existence or the
silver purchase act, Mr.. Mcpherson con-
tended. had the same effect as free COIN
ace because if that act continued in force
to,r enougb the result would be that the
value Of that kind OF money, which was
not par with good money, was going 70
,Ipeet values. He drew no distlncllon
6e said) between free coinage ana the
sherman act. except as TO quantity. Ihe
sherman law would bring the country on
a silver basis with the same certainty
though not so rapidly, as free coinage.
Mr.. Jones replied TO that by silo" lIls
that the increase Of circulation thlouBh
ne o,,er,tion of the sherman act had not
bsen sufficient 20 keep up the range OF
priccs He had the assurance OF the SEN
otor's colleague (Smith), himself "a ousl-
ness man. that business had been stag
nant and Improbable for the last hIteeh
years i'm this country
Mir Tones Welded the floor saying that
he would conclude his speech az ahOther
tme-perhaps to-morrow-and that 1t was
not the intention Of anyone connected WIN
his side Of the question to proiohs lhe
discussion any longer than was necessary
for them 20 give their views entlrely 10
tbe senate and to the people. Mr. Jones
had "a much larger and more attentive
audience among senators to-day than he
had Yesterday He did not contine him
self 10 his prepared speech, but occa-
eionallv broke out into eXtempore re-
marks. which were much more interesting.
The whole speech was delivered with
great energy and volubility.
MIR. Faulkner said that, as he was sat
tsded that Mr. JONES' closing remark
stated correctly the position Of the OPP
Moments of the Dill, ne IuoNeu lHot bi'
senate take a recess. The motion was
agreed TO. and the Senate, at 4 +. NJ
tool, a recess until II a. N. tomorrow.
House of Representative.
Mr. Oates, from the judiciary Com
mittee. reported pill to amend the nat
uralization laws of the United States,
with a favorable recommendation. The
Sneaker announced that he would defer
until tomorrow the rendering Of a de-
cision on the point Of order as to the
right Of a committee 10 report bill
which had previously received consid-
Grafton during two morning hours, as he
desired to confer with the Committee Oh
Rules.
The bill 10 amend the revised statutes
so as TO license engineers and assistant
engineers OF vessels in the merchant
marine. thereby recognizing them as Of
fcers. was discussed for some time
and passed.
A bin TO transfer a lighthouse from
Morris Island 10 Sullivan's Island,
Charleston Harbor, was passed.
The bill TO establish a uniform system
OF bankruptcy in the United States was
taken up but the debate upon IT soor
changed the subject 70 silver. Later ii
came back TO the pending bill, but very
little interest was taken I'm II, and al
4.45 J.. 81. the House adjourned.