The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-09
SENATE pRooEED1Nas.
Silver Occupies the Entire Time Of the
Days Session.

Washington, Sept S.-Speeches from
democratic senator's in the Senate today
on the repeal were made by Messrs.
Faulkner of Virginia, Turpie of Indiana,
and Jones Of Arkansas. All of them were
in favor Of the repeal of the Sherman
act, but couple with the condition that
silver be restored to the position which it
occupied prior to the decentralization act
of 1873.
After Mr.. Jones, the last speaker, had
taken his seat there was an awkward
pause. No senator rose to continue the
discussion although it had been arranged
that Mr.. Teller was to be the next
speaker. Then, as a suggestion was made
to proceed to executive business, Mr.
Hale, rep, of Maine, made short speech.
in which he suggested that Mir. Voorhees,
should not consent to SO early an adjourn
mcnt, it was then 3:40 o'clock, bnt
should require senators to go on with the
discussion until reasonable hOur for ad-
journment
MR.. VOORHEES, on HIS FEET.
This speech aroused the indignation of
the Indiana senator. lie regarded it in
the light of an impertinent lecture, and
resentedlt in strong and ironical lam
guage.
Mr.. Hale protested that he had spoken
only in the interest Of Mr.. Voorhees,.
whose fidelity and earnestncss he recog-
nized
Mr.. Dubois of Idaho and Mr.. Teller
had also something to say, taking sides
with Mr.. Voorhees, and against Mir. Hale.
After that incident the Senate pro
ceeded to executive business, and at 80
O'Clock adjourned.
THE SHERMAN REPEAL DEBATE.
The silver bill was taken up at u 80
O'Clock, on motion of Mr.. Voorhees,. with
out objection, Mir Faulkner being the
first to take the floor. Mr.. Faulkner said.
THE. Democratic party no longer occu-
pied the attitude Of a minority party.
The responsibilities of government had
been transferred to its. shoulders, and it
should see that its conclusions were
guided by sentiments of the highest
patriotism. 1t was one of the duties of this
to promptly repeal those sections
of the Revised Statutes which made pos
sible career so distasteful to the Amer
lean people as that Of John l. Davenport.
Such repeal would relieve the burdens
resting upon the people and place it be-
yond the power Of any future administra-
tion, by federal Interference at elections,
to shape and dominate the political com
pleXion of the legislative branch
INFLUENCES on PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.
Many of the causes which have under
mined public confidence could be traced.
in his judgment, 10 the events which
had occurred ana the policies inaugurated
beyond the boundaries of the republic.
These causes, which he enumerated.
were, Mr.. Faulkner thought. more
influential in producing the results,
to remedy which congress had
been called together, than the
clause Of the act OF 1890. He
did not believe this act caused the condi-
tion in which the country was found to-
day; stilLhe was sensible of the fact that
influences had been put in operation to in
duce the people to believe that this repeal
would restore confidence and release the
circulation which had been boarded by
the people. The country was in condi-
tion simply hypochondriac, and as no leg
lslatlve medicine can reach this abnor-
NAL condition the only hope for a full res
toratiOn for the patient was TO yield. upon
reasonable conditions, to his hallucina-
ton, and rely upon the faith that was in
him to effect a cure
FREE COINAGE WOULD BE UNwIsE.
Mr.. Faulkner repudiated none Of the
friendship that he had shown in the past
for silver, but asserted that the present
situation was entirely different from
what it had been i'm the past Assuuinfe