The National tribune., 1893-08-31

would be relieved from the responsibility oil
stealing from the people.
He insisted that now, and for the last hall
dozen years, the failures of manufacturing es-
Establishments did not come from any prospect
i've tariff policy, but from want of orders.
Mr. PETER went on to descant upon the
luxurious extravaganza of New York million
aires and upon Wall street bankers and
brokers. who were, he said. the advisers of the
President, and the result of whose ad vice was
the bill to repeal the Sherman act. Half "A
dozen Spectators he said, ruled the country
with an iron hand. 1t was time 10 dissolve
partnership with Wall street.
The morning hour expired at r. m. and
the motion to lay OH the table Mr.. Mauder-
sons motion 10 reconsider the vote OF ycster-
day declaring Mr.. Lee Mantle not entitled to n
seat from the State of Montana AN effort was
made by Mr. Manderson to have the vote post
poned Till Monday, when Mr.. Morgan ALA,
d.. about whose pair there has been some
question, will be present. That was resisted,
however, by Mr.. Vance IN. G., d., who gave
notice that he would call up thequeston ut
o'clock to morrow.
Mr.. PETER continued bis speech He declared
himself in favor Of free and unlimited coin
age of silver, l6 to / that or nothing" He
had no compromise to Offer and would accept
none.
Drifting into discussion of his resolution as
to the National banks violating the law ia re-
fusing to pay deposltors' checks in currency,
Mr.. PETER said that he did not mean to ceusure
the Comptroller of the Currency. the Secretary
of the Treasury, or the National banks. He
merely wanted an official statement of the
facts. He believed that. in the present coudi-
tion of things, the New York banks had done
just what they had to do, just what they ought
to have done.
Mr. Allen (Neb., P.) addressed the Senate in
support OF his amendment to add to the Voor-
hees bill provision for free coinage at the ratio
of IL TO /, and for the coinage without unne eces-
sary delay OF the silver bullion owned by the
Government
At the close of Mr.. Aliens speech Mr.. Berry
ARK, d. moved TO take up for consideration
and action the House joint resolution as to the
opening of the Cherokee Outlet.
Mr. Platt Conn, Il. } and Mr.. PETER objected
to its immediate consideration, and then Mr.
Berry gave notice that he would ask q vote
upon the joint resolution tomorrow.
After "A short Executive session the Senate at
5:20 adjourned until tomorrow.
The fiye-miuute debate in the House on the
Wilson bill began with speech by Mr.. Waugh
Ind X. j. who spoke for repeal as in the inter
est of bmetallism. Mr.. Somers wis, d.
favored bimetallism, but would vote for uncon.
ditional repeal. Mr. Johnson IN. d., r. spoke
for silver.
Messrs. Pckler. Barhalt. Lucas Hartman,
Hank, Dinghy, Van Vorhis, Russell ga J,
johnson (O.), Crawford. Loud, Hager johnson
Ind.), Swanson, Maddox, Grady, aud Kern all
took part in the debate.
Mr. Pence Colo, P.) in humorous speech,
in which he strengthened his position as one of
the rising Of the House, made an attack
ON Bynum Qnd., d., who on Thursday last
spoke in favor Of the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman bill Mr.. Pence quoted
| from a speech made in Denver in October 1891,
| by Mr.. Bynum, in which the latter said
81 have always been in favor of the free coin
| age OF silver. i have voted for free coinage
from the time the question has been before
Congress- and | will do so every time the ques.
tiOn comes up"
Mr.. Bynum lind. d. replied to the structures
made upon him and upon his seeming inconsist-
ency, but he did it in a jocular vein and with
evident appreciation of the Colorado mans
bumOr.
George Washington Murray, colored, Is. c.,
r. said that on the settlement of the pending
proposition there were three distinct and some.
what antagonistc elements. The first class was
composed of bankers and commercial men who
controlled the currency. The second class was
composed of the owners of silver mines aud all
the uncoined bullion not in the possession of
the Government The third class was COM
posed of the toiling aud producing millions,
who were neither gold bugs nor silver bugs.
To the last class nearly all his constituents and
his whole race belonged.