The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-08
silver IN TRE SENATE.
Coloradoans Petition for Repeal
of the Mckinley Bill.
STEWART ENDS HIS SPEECH.
He Pays His Respects to the New
York Press.
The Customs Receipts Not So Low Sinc'
the war-Government Expenditures
Largely in Excess of Receipts
Carlisle is Worried.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-When the SEN
ate convened this morning Wolcott.
Republican, of Colorado. presented a
petition which he said was signed by
every business man in Durango, Colo
RADIO, praying for the repeal of the Nc
Kinley bill. He said tho petition was on
a blank form sent out by the banks for
the repeal of the Sherman act, but the
petitioners bad erased purchasing
clause of the Sherman act'' and inserted
mckinley bill.'' This statement
elected laughter among the Republican
senators. Wolcott also submitted a reso-
luton directing the secretary of the
treasury to inform the Senate what sums
had been paid as boGnties on maple sugar
under the law of October IA, 1880, since
the passage of the act, showing the states
in which payment had been made.
Gallinger, Republican. OF New Hamp-
shire, suggested that the resolution be
modified to include all sugars.
Wolcott replied in an acrimonious tone
that he was able to prepare his own reso-
luton. Laughter.
The resolution was agreed TO.
White, Democrat, Of California, sub
mitte6 q resolution directing the secre-
tary of the treasury to inform the Senate
TO what extent appropriations hereto
fore made for the enforcement of the
Chinese exclusion act had been expended
and what portion of the funds were now
available, and whether in his opinion
further appropriations are necessary to
carry out the provisions of the bill and
what amount will be required Tor the
current fiscal year of the act. Agreed to.
Resolutions were reported from the
committee on fiscal expenses allowing
the claimants for senatorial seats APP
pointed by the governors of Montana,
Wyoming and Washington compensa-
ton for time spent and expenses incurred
In prosecuting their claims. Objections
being made, the resolutions went over
until tomorrow.
Mr.. Shoup, Republican, of Idaho, gave
on the repeal bill on Wednesday.
Voorhees, moved the repeal bill be taken
up. Agreed to after Morgan, Democrat,
OF Alabama, had said he had intended
this morning to call up his resolution
creating a joint select committee on
finance, but found it on the calendar and
could not get it up without vote of the
Senate, which he did not wish to take for
the purpose ca antagonizing the motion
Of the chairman of the finance committee.
He said VOORHEES, and himself had a
conference about the matter and had
agreed be should not press his motion
today.
At 12:40 the repeal bill was taken up.
Stewart, Republican, of Nevada. who was
entitled to the floor on that measure,
yielded to Walthall, Democrat, of Missis-
sippi, who proceeded to address the
Senate. He favored the passage of the
repeal bill if the declarations OF policy
contained in the bill were embodied in the
form of q binding act.
When Walthall concluded Stewart re-
sumed the floor and started on the third
installment OF his speech He read from
the New York World, which he said
gave the law to the Senate. The Senate
should be grateful 60 Pulitzer for advis-
ing il as 60 exactly what the people of the
United States think. He was specially
adapted to perform that function by
reason of the fact that he was born in
Europe and now resided there. Laughter.
The Nevada senator then read from the
New York Herald to the effect that the
popular will on the silver question
had been expressed in unmispakabIe
terms and must be obeyed. alt is true
said Stewart, ''that Bennett was born in
this country; but l think he has resided
abroad for the last quarter of century.
Why should he assume,D asked the
senator, "to be more familiar with pub
lie sentiment than those of the United
States who have lived here all of our
lives?''
The chairman of the finance committee
(Voo-heesl was the next parsonage to re-
ceive attention at the hands of Stewart
Dolph, Republican OF Oregon, at this
point of the speech, said the absence of a
quorum was manifest. A roll call showed
fifty-seven senators present.
Referring to President Cleveland, Stew
art said it was sad thing for the Ameri-
can people that in his early life and ripper
manhood he had not been surrounded, as
Andrew jackson had been, by the pro-
ducing classes; by laboring men and
farmers; that he might sympathize with
them. Cleveland WAS reared in city;
his Office was in the Mills building, New
York, the very center in the United
States Of European influence. He
and his surroundings were I'M
fortunate for the American people.
Cleveland's organs, said Stewart, con-
etantly praised him for the use of federal
patronage to secure the destruction of all
legislation that pointed to silver. 'sI do /
not charge him with it,, said Stewart.
drawing himself to his full height and
speaking with much warmth, ssbut if it
is not true he shonld exclaim, sOh, God, |
deliver me from my friends!' Stewart
said there were several other branches OF
the subject of which he would treat here
after [laughterl, but that he would now
close for the present.
The. YVES a good deal OF executive
business, voorhees, said, and he there
fore moved the Senate to proceed to the
considerati IN of executive business. The
motion was agreed to and after brief
session with closed doors the Senate ad- |
fourned.
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