The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-23
THE CLOTBRE RULE DISCUSSED,
Which the silver Senators Very
Naturally Oppose.
THEMO1DNOF SENlTORYOORHEES
To Have a Seven Hours Session a
Day, aftor Some Debate, Finally
Passes the senato-viee President
Stevenson Casts His First Vote on a
Tie, and tho Total Vote Amounted
to Three-wolCOtt's Plea for Silver.

WASHINGTON, Sept 92.-ThO cloture
proposition was the subject Of discus.
AIon Until Q o'clock in the senate to-day,
when the repeal bill, being the unfln-
IshOd business, was taken up. Two
speeches bya,th Colorado senators
were made against any change In the
rules OF the senate providing for clo.
ture Of debate.
Mr. MophoHen, Of New Jsssy, gave
notice, that after Mr.. TurpIo, Of In
diana, shall have spoken on the resOlu-
ton to.morrOw morning, he should In
aiSs that IL go on tho calendar, whonce
Il would take an Affirmative action to
get It before thesonatc.
This may not bo done, however, as
Senator Plat, OF Connecticut, It's author,
desires its reference to the committee
on rules.
Tho opponents Of repeal occupied tho
day, Senators Wolcott and Teller, Of
Colorado, in the morning, against q
ebanSo ot ruIss and incidentally against
fenesi and senators George, OF Missis.
nlnni Hansbroioh. OF North Dakota,
and Stewart, Of Nevada, against the re-
peal Of the purchasing clauses OF the
When the senate met to-day Mr..
Allen Pop, Of Neb. introduced bill
making the dollar (Which may be
eTains Of poldI'the nnit Of value. The
biii also reneaIs the Sherman act and
nrovides that owners Of silver bullion
nav denosit In the mint which. less 20
nsg cant M ba dedncted for seipnoraoe
md coIned into sIlvsr dollars and nut IA
the treasnryl shall be coined into
afandard doilaFa for his benefit.
M Mitchell ,iRep.. Of Ore, intro.
dpeed a nm anpfonriatinp SSH. 200 for
the construetion Of TWO stesm revenue
enters for the Pacific coast
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~ ''t,,sgP ,yS1S - 80 - s
MI SeeKreh Dem, et Mo',t oherea .
resolution calling for information as to
the coinage of silver dollars since 1878.
.,h;es 10 ,.ad Wa thaoha;r mi
mHtSu was -eAN' W - ~ " -. pts
the quesnon on the resolut.en appar-
entty t1ere was one vote IN Tue aul tina'
i've sI ana one IN tne negatlve'
,Ins yo5e seems Iq. 70 pe evenly !,ra a.
ytded, sa1a me VICE - fFesiHent. the
chair wiz vote aye. Leugnter.
Ihls was the hrst decisive vote alF.
stevenson mas cast IN the senate
me tes9lutloh oI M. \: fIas1, Iss Oh Vonn.,
i3r tne eiosule FuIe N n, .ue HnI. SetiaVe was
then taken up, ana M. Moicott' OF
Sa;S .Se nrocsedinas ast nisSt T? tausbt III
the The senate that debate upon the repeal
bill as it proceeded in order, and dur
ing the usual hours the time q the sen: ,.
aye, Woulo oe pEohLaDiy ehp'oyeu, put
that any askellPt 70 inpose upon tue
senate cruel OF UNJUST nours OF extraor-
dinary met1ols Wouia pe lneE WIN op-
position unless the cloture should pre-
vent II ..,
IneLe lie va was Dus one MA Way 70 ss.ne ae-
PATE IN tue senate. 4has Metno9 was
py cioture. sucn Iesolutloh @ coulu ,1I ~ pe
yoteo upon W!.L iaE carrier tnan SoGla t N. we
repeal Dlll. Win ia great tesPectl I9l Mf. !:
Voorhees, ne olnereo from MN that u
was lmposslpie 70 reacn 9 Vote on sucn y,
resolnuon. II the senate eeslrea q
vote on tne clotufe fesol9tion they
conlo nave u Wltnout muen oepate.
There would pc no e&traordlnary
methoas useo 70 prevent = Vote on
eloture res9lutl9n. ne Wouiu Gontent
himself with voting against II Let tne
senate aetermine once Ior al Wnetner
there shoulo pe elotute RUE IN cue
senate.
woLoorrs APPEAL
There were now three senatorial
seats vacant said Mr.. Wolcott. and this
- .,s, .,,otI,.. .a..a, M, doka,o .ha,,l3
was an0Ener reason wny ae9ase saoulu
not pc nnduly hurried. instead OF pro-
ceeding prematursly 70 q vote upon the
repeal pltl' ano lpsteao Oh pelng
catechized dally as 70 when vote
could be reachedt ne would suggest that
1t was proper time to ask the cnaiE--
man OF the finance committee and MS
associates, who were pressing the re-
peal bill, why ts 1t that they Will not
at this time accept some measure which
recognizes silver as standard OF
valueT
Those senators had announced their
undying friendship for silver. II they
still cherished 1t why not at this time
attach TO the repea! bil! a measure
recognizing silver Why imperil the
pending billI II they were such
friends Of silver, why was 1t they de-
sired to subject free coinage measure
to the possibilities Of veto by tho
President Of the United statesY 1t was