The sun., 1893-11-09


age of subsidiary coins; to pay clerks TO
members of the house; and repairs to the
Ford's theater building in Washington.
A joint resolution making former laws
in Oklahoma relating to town sites ap-
plicable to the Cherokee strip town sites
was passed. A joint resolution provided
for the payment of mileage to the SEN
ators and members and others made avail
able the appropriations of the last con-
gress for the regular session at the eX-
ira session. An act passed making the
law repeating the timber culture laws
applicable to a little strip of the Sioux
reservation in Nebraska.
Laws were passed providing for the
time and place of holding courts in South
Dakota and Idaho and Wyoming. Two
acts passed provide for revenue cutters,
one ON the Great Lakes and the other
ON the New England coast. The last
act signed by the president was the joint
resolution relating to the Chicago mu-
scum and allowing the articles presented
to it to be disposed of free of duty. All
legislation that is pending between the
houses will be considered in the next
regular session, the same as ii this SeS-
sion had continued. The pending meas
ure in the house is the bankruptcy bill.
Summed Up by Voorhees,.
'"The adjournment of this long--to-be-
remembered session of congress brings
with it a great sense of relief.
Senator Voorhees, had been asked by
an Associated Press representative for
an interview and it was with the above
statement he began. Continuing he said:
I'VE met amidst the crash of business
disasters, bank failures, and all the dis
tressful incidents of one of the worst
financial panics ever known in this or
any other country; we adjorn with quiet
business circles, and a fair degree of re-
stored confidence prevails in all parts of
the country. 1t will, of course, take time
for the various business pursuits to fully
recover from the overwhelming financial
shock and depression which have af-
f1icted the country for the last six months,
but the signs of healthy improvement are
now visible on every hand and good omens
for the employment of labor cheer us
from all quarters
When requested to state his views
about future legislation, the senator only
consented to say: with a careful, fair
and honest revision of the tariff taxation
now to follow at the regular session, only
thirty days distant, l predict that we will
enter upon a solid and lasting career of
prosperity for the laboring and producing
masses of every section of our beloved
Union"
Reviewing the events of the session he
said: I'm looking back over the incidents
and scenes which marked the session lust
closed, l have nothing but pleasant and
ElndIy feelings toward all. I attribute
my success in the management of my bill
TO the fact that while firm and uncompro-
missing Ill pushing it forward / aimed Mt
all times to be patient, liberal and fair
towards every member of the senate.
ana L am now thoroughly convinced that
a contrary course would have
Resulted in Defeat
L believe such is the opinion also of av-
cry senator; very many of them have per-
sonally so assured me-
Asked whether he ever felt anv dorb+
OF the success of repeal, Mr.. Voorhees,
said: The darkest hour for the bill
was when Senator Sherman's famous in
terVleW came out month ago. in which
he encouraged it's enemies and discour-
aged It's friends by declaring in the
strongest terms that unconditional re-
peal could never pass the senate. l felt
that blow more than any ether in the
long contest, and in my Judgment it pro-
longed the fight at least two weeks more
than 1t would otherwise have done. Mr..
sherman was very anxious for a compro-
mise embracing the issue of bonds, and
that was the meaning and purpose of his
strong speech In the senate when he ar
ralgned. the Democratic side of the
chamber for having so long delayed an ef-
fort to compromise. All these utter
ances and dismal predictions on the part
of the acknowledged leader of the Repub-
llcan party could have but one eff
feet. They encouraged Mr.. Teller, Mr..
Dubois and their allies to fight ON, and
they chilled and dampened the hope and
zeal OF many staunch supporters of the
bill L have very great respect for Mr..
Sherman's high ability and for him per-
sonally, but have never believed, and do
not now that he had any real liking for
the bill, or that he desired its enactment
into law unless it carried an amendment
providing for the issuance of goodly
supply of government bonds. / do not,
however, desire to indulge in a word of
criticism of any one, and ! gladly bear
testimony to the kind, untfring, faithful
support which the bill received from the
large body of Republican senators who
finally gave it their votes"
Said Mr.. Voorhees, in reply to a cues
ton: "On the Democratic side of the
chamber, while there were strong differ
ences of opinion, do not know of
single unfriendly feeling left by the pro-
tracted discussion. Neither party organi-
zation nor friendly relations have been
disturbed. We will take up our work on
the tariff and other great questions when
we meet here in December as if nothing
had happened to mar our peace with one
another or to impair our strength for the
public good. Our faith in the present
able and thoroughly patriotic administra-
tion has never ben stronger than now,
and, to my mind, the future wearsa
bright and promising aspect.