The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-15

starting the Senate off in good humor with
itself and the world.
Notices were given of proposed amend
Iments to the rules of the Senate, as fol-
lows:
BY Mr.. Lodge: 1t shall not be in order for
Senator to read a speech, either written
or printed. Also, when the Senate refuses
to excuse a Senator from voting and he
still declines to vote, he shall be counted
as present for the purpose OF making
quorum.
BY. Mr.. Stewart: That no Senator inter-
ested in any national bank shall vote upon
any question affecting the coinage or issue
OF currency by the government or through
the instrumentality of national banks:
BY Mr.. Gallinger: When a majority OF
the Senate submits a request in writing
through the Chair that debate close on
piil or resolution reported from a COM
committee on rules, whose duty it shall
be, within five days, to report an order
bbamias ba day and hour when vote shall
snail be had without amendment or de-
bate.
A resolution offered by Mr. Dolph, re-
ferring 10 the committee on privileges and
elections the question whether absent SEN
ators may be compelled" to attend, was
BY vote of 2s to 81 the Senate declined
to excuse Mr.. Dubois from voting. His
name was thereupon called, and he re-
and the repeal bill was taken up for con-
sideration, Mr. Jones, of Nevada, speak
ing in opposition to repeal
Mr.. Jones's speech elected many inquiries
from the repeal Senators, notably Gray,
Villas and Aldrich. Mr.. Jones asserted that.
that the purchasing power of money is in
ereasing. Rates of interest; he said. had
fallen in this country for twenty years.
sented, that reconciliation of silver would
increase rates of interest. But" said Mr..
Jones, II have been better able to pay 8
and 10 per cent. interest than / am now to
pay per cent In reply TO Mr.. Villas, he
said he had no fear of monetary derangee--
would go 10 a parity with gold in ten min
utes. He denied that there was a store of
silver bullion that would flow TO this coun-
try. Silver In France, he said, was now
selling at slS2 per ounce and india never
gave up any silver.
Mr.; Jones said that he proposed to be
bin was not merely the repeating of the
sherman law with view of providing a
substitute for it. If that were the inten-
ton reason could be shown why 1t
should not be embodied in the repeal bill.
1t was yelled attempt to impose the gold
standard I, upon the people of the United
states. The very vehemence of the denial
was of itself suspicious. THE lady doth
protest too much methinlIs." BY the pass
age, of this bill you go absolutely to the
gold standard and rather than have gold
standard at the expense of justice give me
standard OF Justice at the expense of
gold. Mr.. Jones began his speech shortly
before l O'Clock. For the first two hours he
confined himself closely to the typewriter
sheets which he had lying on the desk be-
lore MIN. and which he took up, page by
page and read very rapidly from the third
level of the center aisle. His manner in
presenting facts and his high reputation
for thorough knowledge of the subject
which he was discussing obtained for him
aegree or attention that had not been ac-
corded to any other speaker since Mr..
the Dill. There were between sixty and sew
enty Senator's, about equally divided be-
tween both sides, in their seats, all OF
them With the chairs wheeled around so as
md yxrhn aff trxrc
hours reading, he abandoned his prepared
speech In order to meet objections and ar
guments and to answer the questions which
were put TO him from both sides, the
scene became quite dramatic and the inter-
est intensified. The chamber was crowded
[nere nanT was, was line ct listeners, including
around the south wall. After about an
lour spent In answering questions and
iieeting objections Mr. Jones reverted to
us prepared speech, but was soon again
nyoiyed in an argument with Mr.. Aldrich.
Iaking advantage of break in this dis
congratulate the Senator from Nevada upon
his splendid contribution to the literature of
this great debate, this afternoon. The
sac personal affection which the members of
this body have for him. 1 desire 10 ask
whether 1t will be agreeable to him to yield
10 motion to adjourn
Perfectly" replied Mr.. Jones. 81 am
very tired; l will consider it favor
voorIsss M9I~ Mr. Pr Pressidsnt continued Mr..
this body has been in session fifty-eight
hours, and have been discharging n
great public duty. With the concurrence of
ma upon consultation with the friends of
the pending measure, / have a motion to
make at this hour. Before / do So how
ever. desire to correct any misapprehen-
sion that may prevail in some minds There
are very eager minds in certain directions,
Just ct this time. 1 remember reading once.
with great interest account of the bat
tie of the first commander of the American
navy, John Paul Jones, off the coast of
Scotland by moonlight, with the Serapis
and her allies When the British com
mander asked him whether he surrender ed.
he said, i'm reply Il have only begun to
light If there is anybody who thinks that
The friends and advocates of this bill have
surrendered. or have 1t in contemplation /
desire to answer, in the language of the
immortal hero of salt seas. that we have
only begun the fight, and with that / move
that the Senate now adjourn" The mo-
| ton was agreed to and the Senate, at SOS.
| adjourned until Monday at IL O'Clock a. m.