The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-10-26
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Pugh OF Alabama Denounees the Gold
Bug Administration.


WAsHINGToN, Oct. 25.-No quorum
was present at the opening OF the
senate this morning. but the silver
men paid no attention to the fact and
did not as heretofore demand legal
number before proceeding to busi-
ness. There was a general air of re-
lief that the long struggle was over,
extending even to the silver men
themselves.
Some doubts are expressed as to
whether q vote can be reached on the
bill as soon as expected Immediately
after the collapse of the filibuster. as
it is found that more amendments, of
which notice has been given, will
actually be introduced than was ex-
pected. Some of these will doubtless
give rise to considerable debate. The
silver men count on getting more
votes for some of these amendments
than on the vote of the bill itself.
The Faulkner, Squire and Quay
amendments will meet with the most
favor. The 20 to and Is to | coinage
amendments, it is expected, will
catch number of votes which will
finally be cast in favor of repeal,
especially the 16 to / ratio, where
the Populists are concered.
There is some talk to the effect
that Republican repealers will unite
with the silver men on some one of
the amendments and put it through,
but in such case it is likely it will
lose as many anti-repeal Democrats
as it will gain Republicans.
As soon as the session opened PETER
offered a resolution directing the
committee on judiciary to investigate
and report whether the repeal of a
part of the act of February, 2S, 1873.
by the passage of the act of July IA,
1890, affected the free coinage of sill
yer at ratio of Is to /, or whether
that law was still in force. Referred
to the judiciary committee.
Sherman reported the house joint
resolution thanking the nations of
the world for their cooperation in
the Worlds fair, and asking its i'm
,,.o,J;.4o on,c;Jorotsa,
Hoar thought the method proposed
was not suitable, but that the presi-
dent of the United States should
make expression by a courteous
acknowledgement to each name.
Cullom agreed with Hoar.
Sherman thought the resolution
came from the secretary of state and
was in the form desired.
Hoar offered an amendment in ac-
cordance with his idea. The resolu-
ton as amended was adopted.
The repeal bill was then taken up
and Pugh spoke against it. Referring
to the recent compromise Pugh said
the Democratic senators had united
in spirit of compromise and con-
cession and selected an equal num-
ber OF senators from those friendly
to unconditional repeal, and those
opposed to it, and the full knowledge
of President Cleyelrnd and Secre-
tary Carlisle that such an effort was
being made to bring the Democratic
senators together upon some common
ground that could be enacted into u
law. They accomplished that laud-
able undertaking SO far as to agree
upon compromise that secured the
signatures of every Democratic senator
but six, and the fact was not consid-
cred doubtful that 43 Democratic SEN
ators would have sanctioned the COM
promise had not the president inter
posed an objection and demanded
unconditional repeal at all hazards.
Pugh is now satisfied that all efforts
at compromise failed ly on ac-
count of Cleveland and his secretary
of the treasury. He was satisfied he
could not get sufficient number of
senators to join him in the filibuster-
ing practicies, and he was forced to