Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-31
TALKING OF THE ! RULES.
The Discussion in the House q H1pe
sentatives
Amendments Adopted-Senator VOL.
cott's silver Speech Occupfes the
Time of the senate.


THE SENATE. . -
A joint resolution was introduced by Mr..
Dolph (Ore) relative to the. employment Of
skilled draughtsmen. civil engineers and
others in the Office Of the supervising archi-
tect OF the treasury: and he made q state
ment to the effect that in many csssD
where appropriations had been made for
public buildings plans and specifications
have not been prepared, owing to the iack
OF sufficient force in the architects ofbcA
and owing to the limitation on the expen-
ditures OF that once to 100000. He tn
stanced the case Of Portland. Ore. whers
Sl6o.oeo has been paid for a Site. and foe
which building appropriation was nsade
over two years ago; but not even a sketch
plan has yet been made The chairman OF
the committee on public buildings and
grounds lMr. Vest Of MissourD attrbuted
the trouble partly to the interferencs Of
the committee on appropriations In notn
houses and partly TO q defect OF organtEar
ton In the architects Office, where the att
tempt was made to get a first-class offico
for fifth-class salary.
Mr.. Allison Qowa). who was chairman of
the committee on appropriations IN the lask
Congress. defended the course OF that osrn~
ulittee in the matter OF public buildihgA
and said that the appropriation of s2vaeo
was as much as Gould be properly expended
In the architects Office unless the treasury
for new employees. And as to the Portland
building, there had been q limit of cost
put upon II In 1881, and that limit not being
satisfactory to the Senators from that
was increased at last session to s75oeoo.
The Joint resolution was referred to the
committee on public buildings and grounds-
Mr.. Frye IMeD offered a resolution, which
was adopted. directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to furnish the Senate a statement
showing for the last two years the experts
and imports carried under the several fsss
engaged In the foreign carrying trade
A Gold Certificate Resolatfoa-
Mr.. Cockrell CMo) introduced a concur
rent resolution directing the Secretary of
the Treasury tunder the provision Of sec
ton 25i Of the Revised Statutes to issue eer-
tificates not to exceed 20 per cent of the
amount Of gold coin and bullion IN the
treasury and to use and expend the arns
in payment of interest on the public debs
or any other demand liability or obligation
OF the United States. He read the secslon
referred TO. which authorizes the deiDoxif of
gold coin or bullion in the treasury and the
issue thereon Of gold coin certificates. snd
also authorizes the issue of gold ceitificnfes
TO the amount Of 20 per cent of the gold ocin
and bullion In the treasury.
lie said that the passage OF the concur
rent resolYtion would allow .i.e issue of
from S2S.ooo0o0 TO Sa5.so0Re in gold cerfin-
Gates. TIE concurrent resolution was az
his own request. laid on the table for the
~ esent.
Mr.. VOORHEES, dnd). chairman OF the
committee on finance. moved that the Sen-
ate proceed 10 the consideration of the
House bill for the repeal of the Sherman
act
The motion was agreed to- The bin was
taken Up. and MI wolcctt tCol) addressed
the Senate In opposition to it.
His speech will be fourd elsewhere IN
this issue OF The Star.
Listening to Mr.. wolcott.
AZ soon the first tones Of AIR. VOL
cott's voice rang out full and clear. there
was an instantaneous luli OF conversation
throughout the hall The sarcas-ic alln-
sions In the opening paragraph TO the sud-
den and remarkable conversions OF demo-
cratic statesman 70 the tnono-metaiifc
views OF the President caused some ainuse-
ment on the floor and IN the galleries.. tsut
there was no demonstration ~ that feeling
except a general smile. Nr. Sherman ls-
tened with keen attention for about half
an hour and then quietly Withdrew.
M. Vance left his own side OF the cham
Der and took a chair near the speaker, lot
he followed Mr.. Sherman's example and
went back TO his own seat Mr. vosrh.>s
and Mr. German sat beside each other and
occasionally conversedi In whispers. but
the Maryland senator also rctirec from the
chamber. leaving the Indiana senator ffee
TO devote his whole attention TO the speech
as he seemed TO do. The galleries we've
well filed. but could hardly be said 10 ee
crowded His speech occupied nearly an
hour. and as he took his scat he was ia
vored with applause from the floor and gsl-
lerfes.
At the close OF Mr. wolcott's speech TO
tice was given by Mr.. Mills Tex) that be
would ask the Senate next "Wednesday 70
hear some remarks from him On the repeal
bill
Mr.. Camery for Repeal.
Then the floor was taken by MIR. Csfefy
Q-a). His maiden speech in the Senate
was in favor OF the unconditional repeal
Of the purchasing clauses of the Sherman
act He warned the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. WolcotD that II he expected TO smile
away the serious money troubles OF the
country as Cervantes had laughed away
chivalry and romance from Spain he wss
doomed to signal failure.