The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-04

rssa xoreru=entx not besnr 4 ssr-s.ex IA ske
snextsan. there VAS not Exrurnan rnsernrneat
saien vss ncs wasentax 4sssy every ssep sna
ssefy movement tAksn in tkss roznssy.
fosSr 81 ka7taas shen addressed the senate
n c<positlon 20 the bslE Tee fEaneaea az sr-
gre<stsd sspsrxl. said Fewer. fouad 40 ssssralsy
10 engaging sae syzratay ss sas pres8aeas. aad
se ASA In to-u. wtta ats great powe~. con-
Eanasd The srb.ervienes OF the legislative
nrancs- II the ssuhecrness shown bFs the ex~
eeaEvs hsd hsen resfricssa % hfsasezf IL would
Rave eeea powsrlsss tor eFi. Bur uasofta-
n1tesy TIE prSssdeas's d1etan carried weight
wtsn II Rnc Bis commands we.e oAeged hr q
esassdersale number ct geasleraen wha were
80 situated ~ TO ba potential IN the erasa3e
sEsiHss silFss The advocates et silver were
not hers. said Power. % cry hsvoe and Les
stip the dcgs os war. suf 90 protest Azainss the
sr.efous wr0ag CT demonsssr ng silver. Power
sale he tencs Of the silver faith ~ watch iss
aasoea.es esang wss fres eoiaage st the rs,io OF
10 @ ! o. as lessf sGeh egslmsion on that essis
- wSoad restore stiyes % It's forsncr place with
sod - the money 0. the conssisaticn. That was
TIE shsbooseth Of the friends OF silver aud On
tnaf thsy pas themselves uron tha country
rainier ol Illinois then addressed the senate
Congreks had tean In session eight weeks he
said, and Il naa beeoszs very interesting In
eairy whesAer the senate would ct any time
dispose q the questions now before IL Palmer
Knew OF no method by which IL could be ter.
mtnafec- The senate ought 10 act and ought 70
vote, said Nr. Palmer, ana then he proceeded
vita an argument IN favor OF repeal ssrbe
tima VIII come declared Palmer in c.oxiur.
.4whe1 tie country will insist that the .enate
shall declare IN some way or another shnf il viii
govern itscli"
Teller inquired whetasr the senate had not
been able to make sll the necessary laws up 20
the present time
Palmer thought perhaps il had, but be con-
fessed he vas assonished TO flnd IL lnpotent
Duoois OF Idaho thought whenever there was
. strong sentinent IN the country in favor of
sny measure the senate would respond. bur the
senator from Illinois knew ~ well rs he did
that the senate did not want 10 pa.s aa unccn-
ditionai repeal bill. "Thorc is 40 sentiment In
fasof OF IT. said Duboia II honestly believe
there are not ten senators here who are aax-
iousiy desirous OF passing an unconditional
repeal bill. II there were a strong sentiment
here tneS would pass IL There Is manufactured
sentiment on tho OUTSIDE, bur It does not exist
here
iii the senator from Idaho and those repre-
seatatives, laid Voorhees, earnest y, "wili give
US chance 70 vote we viii answer the question
whether there are ten o. four or Eve times ten
senators who viii voto for unconditional repeai
of the sherman act"
81 will say 10 the senator from Indiana" re-
piled Dubois. dedantiy. '.you have the power to
resort 70 unusual methods, but it will be
demonstrated how futile is the endeayos 10 pass
&C unconditional repeal bill"
Palmer regarded the declaration OF Dubois as
an apceai to the baroarism OF the senate. .sIs IL
true. ~ q matter OF constitutional law" Palmer
asked. .or is it consistent with the nature OF
this body, that the only ultimate means of &C
curing vote 10 that we shall quietly announce
that We are engaged In the great business OF sit
tfrer f.fh &a~{ sfws zrxnA
Palmer, 'at 10 q very serious thing. and pro-
test. not that senators shall yield any OF their
rights, but tue time viii come and Is very near
when the sensible men OF tho country viii say
the senate must adopt some Law by which IL can
govern itself" After short executive session
the senate adjourned
Confirmation: John Davgett OF caiifornia.
superintendent OF the mint at san Francisco.
In the House.
wAsHIHeToS CRY, Oct AIN the house the
committee on Judiciary reported fayorably Raw
ins bill providing for disposition OF property in
the hands of the receiver for the Church OF
Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints, valued at
sas0.o0o, authorising its application 10 the char
liable purposes of said church.
Northyay opened the debate In opposition to
the election laws repeal bill, and proceeded to
inveigh against the pernictcus doctrine OF state
rights, which he said stood like q specter be-
hind the bill Kyle OF Mississippi followed in
advocacy OF the bill. and Bowers OF California
spoke In opposition. Do Forest OF Connecticut
advocated passage Of the hill.
At the conclusion OF the speech Dunphy OF
New York asked unanimous consent for present
consideration oil the New York and New Jersey
bYides bill. The bill was about to go through
without objection with twenty present
when Dewitt Warner made the poins OF no
quorum, after denouncing the bin black
mailing scheme che house consequently, ~
s:45 adjourned.