Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-09-09
IN WASHINGTON.
a Slight Victory for the Repeal
Men.

a SltSnt Victory LOT the kSepeaA
Men.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The tariff
hearing ways and means committee
opened this morning with a plea Of
dealers in metallic bedstesds against the
reduction of the tariff thereon.
WHAT MAKES A QUORUM.
The committee on rules reported that
out of Difference to objections leading
democrats had decided to abandon
the rule making 100 membe quroum
10 the committee of the whole. The
quorum will be changed to majority.
WASHINGTON, Sept 6.-The house
adopted the new code of rules without
division. Adjourned until Saturday.
IN THE SENATE.
Cullom introduced bill to repeal all
acts for the creation and maintenance Of
sinking fund. When the resolution of
Morgan, of Alabama, providing for a
joint select committee of finance was
laid before the senate Voorhees, gave
notice that he would ask and If neces-
sary move It be referred to the finance
committee. The senate. by a vots of
tbirty-seven to tweD ty-oDe, agreed TO
the motion by Voorhees, that Morean's
resolution go to the calendar.
The senate proceeded with discussion
OF the repeal bill. This is interpreted as
a temporary victory for the repeal men.
A FRIEND OF SILVER.
The silver men in the senate today
sprung a surprise on the repeal forces
i'll the declaration OF Stewart that here
after a quorum of the senate would
have to be present when senotors spoke
upon the silver question. If the op-
pOnents OF repeal insist upon q quorum
being present at all times, it will be a
new move and may interfere with the
program OK the frIenCs of repeal. Sub
stantialiy the entire day ia the senate
was consumed by Stewart of Nevada,
who took positive ground against the
repeal of the Sherman act until silver
was demonetized.
Stewart continuing said he had told
the people that it made no difference
which party succeeded, the result
would be the same, the power and pat
ronage of the administration would be
the Sherman act, Stewart said. that not
withstanding the numerous violations
of it by the executive department, it
had added S150,O00,0OO OF legal tender
money TO the currency of the country.
There was no evidence that the Sher-
man act had up to that time inflicted
any injury upon the country. The
bankers panic, he said was Inaugural
ted TO force congress to demone5ize
silver. The president in his massage
had failed to inform congress that he
apprehended the evils which produced
the panic that existed only in the i'm
agination of bond holders, bankers and
their newspapers organs, who had cres-
ted thu present distress for their own
selfish and sordid purpose.
There il an honest remedy, he said.
for the present condition, and that is to
r.store liver. liz that cannot be done,
utilize the silver in the treasury by issu-
ing silver certificates. The dishonest
remedy to relieve the distress is to pass
a repeal bill, ratify ard sanction the in
famous act OF 1S73-'hat is fastening a
perpetual gold standard upon the coun-
try. The creditor class had already
doubted the value OF gold and by SO do
ing had doubted the obligations of
debtors. 1t was dangerous for capital
to engage IN revolution, and he ap-
pealed to the senate today to listen to
the voice OF the people and to turn a
deaf ear to the subsidized press and
BANKERS p.titions, extorted from their
trembling debtors.
1t was the duty of every senator who
loves his country, said Stewart. to resist
by every parliamentary means the per-
petration OF great wrong which would
De done If the repeal bill passed. The
great journals of New York say: "Vots
first; debate Afterwards" "We notify
them now that the fort occupied by the
defenders of the people will never be
said Stewart. armies of
avarice, fraud and deception may take
it If they can"
At $40 Stewart exhausted his type
written manuscript. He said he did not |
know whether he could finish his speech |
his speech tonight and went on: IF |
our friends" said the haired |
silver advocate, "wIll for one season |
throw off English influences what "a |
change would resultr'
Before the Nevada senator had fin
lshed Morgan, democrat, OF Alabama,
moved that the senate go into executive
session. The years and nays we're called |
for. By vote of thirty-fve yeas to
-weEty-three nays the motion was
agreed to. After a short executive SEES
sion at 4:25 the senate adjourned till
,omorrow.