The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01
CHANDLER PLAYS CRITIC.
He Attempts to Make a Point Against
the President.

ne Accuses HIN OF Assuming hoYal
Manners in Connection With the
Appointment of Commissioner
Blount-The President Also Charged
With Rewarding the Anti-Snapper
Wing of the Democratic Party.
Washington, Sept 3O.-The only Incl
dent that marked the days session Of the
Senate, or gave any spirit to the proceed
ings, was a speech made by Mr.. Chandler
on the resolution calling for information
on the subject of the Fairchild committee
that had been holding its sessions in the
New York custom house. He took the
ground that there was no legal authority
for the appointment of such a committee,
and that the President had assumed the
right to appoint it in order to
reward the democrats who belonged
to the "anti-snapper" wing Of the party.
AS the commission included an ex-secre-
tary of the treasury, Mr.. Fairchild, an
ex-collector of the port of New York, MIR.
Magone, and an ex-representative from
Arkansas, Mr.. Dunn, it could not be pre-
tended that they were inferior officers OF
the United States, and as to all high ofli-
GERS, the constitution required their app
pointment "by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate" No such advice
or consent had been asked. The Pres
ident, Mr.. Chandler said, was too much
given to disregard Of the express provis-
ions of the law and to violate the language
of the constitution.
BLoUNT's APPOINTMENT.
He instanced the case Of Mr.. Blount's APP
pointment to Hawaii and scoffed at the
| Presidents assumption of royal manners
in designating Mr.. Blount as my special
| commissioner" in saying "his authority
! is paramount and in commanding their
| excellencies, the members Of the provis-
| ional government, to the wise keeping Of
the ruler Of the universe
Mr. Hill was present during the whole
Of Mr.. Chandler's speech and his atten-
| tion was called more than once to the
"anti-snapper" points Of it, but he took
no part in the discussion. evidently to Mr.
| Chandler's disappointment.
There was the usual delay in securing q
quorum when the journal was read, but
after time forty-three senators APP
peared, exactly quorum, and business
| proceeded.
| AMENDMENTS TO THE REPEAL BILL.
Two proposed amendments to the silver
purchase repeal bill were sent to the
| clerks desk and read. The first was by
Mr. Wolcott, and directs the payment Of
| the tax collected on cotton und er the act
Of July /, 1859. TO the states con cerned.
The second was by Mr.. Perkins, rep,
Of California, and it directs the opening
OF the mints to the coinage Of silver of
proved American production at the exist
ing ratio-20 per cent. to be withheld for
minting or seign0"age No gold pieces
| are TO be issued of a less denomination
than $40, and no bank notes or treasury
notes Of less denomination than IS. 1t
also provides for committee Of five mon
etary experts.
CAMDEN SPEAKS FOR REPEAL.
The silver-purchase repeal bill was
taken up at l p. m, and Mr. Camden
made an argument. He favored the pas
sage Of the repeal bill, and argued that
the United States had to comply with
the reasonable conditions Of sound finance,
based on the worlds experience. The
repeal Of the Sherman act did not demon
etize silver. All the silver money now in
| circulation would be continued on parity
with gold, but the further purchase
of silver bullion would be sus-
pended While he believed that bimet-
allism was impracticable in this
| country under existing conditions, he be-
| lieved that the conditions would change
bofore the end of the decade, much sooner,
| he hoped, that the free coinage of silver
try, but in England and Europe. He did
not believe that the world could do with
out the use of both metals as money; but
the United States could not afford the ex-
pertinent of free coinage alone.
ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION.
In case the pending bill was passed 1t
should be followed by additional legisla-
tion. He should not now attempt to for
mulate the views he had in his own mind
in regard TO it, but he would indicate the
| following; First, provisions for strength
| ening the treasury; second, to give elasti-
city TO the issue of paper money and to
| guard against sudden contraction in the
currency; and third, provisions for the
coinage and use of silver money for do
mestic circulation with specified limits.
| The repeal of the Sherman law was the
proper place to begin giving relief to the
country. Other financial legislation
should folio T. He did not share the ap-
prehension that no other financial legisla-
tion, following the repeal bill, could be
| had, or would not Ia approved by the
executive. He had full faith and conf
deuce in the Presidents wisdom and
patriotism and he thought that the
| Presidents recent utterances should set
at rest all doubt upon that point
MIR. PETER took the floor and continued
his speech against the repeal bill, which
he had begun last Thursday. He spoke
until 4:30 O'Clock, when the Senate adj
journed until Monday.
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