The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-08
THE SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

,NIr. yyalcott Laying the Foundation to
Fight Protection for Revenge-AIr. Stew
arts Long Speech. Is. ~.
wAsHINGroN, D. O., Sept. THE day
in the senate gave no indication of.the
approach Of ayote on the repeal bill.
The course taken by the silver men, in
having frequent calls Of the senate.
thus compelling the attendance Of sem
ators, has apparently weakened the re-
peal forces. On both roll calls today
Senator German, who is commonly
given the credit OF the leadership OF
hosts Of repeal, was absent, as was
Senator Villas, OF Wisconsin, one. OF the
mainstays OF the administration in the
senate. Notwithstanding the fact that
the roll was twice called, at no one time
during Mr.. Stewards speech. was
quorum present beyond the brief time
when senators emerged from cloak
rooms and left their committee rooms
to have their presence recorded: !.
The presentation by Mr.. Woicott
(Rep., Colorado Of petition OF busi-
ness men OF q town in Colorado for the
repeal of the Mckinley act and the
submission later by the same senator
of a resolution for information as to the
amount paid in bouhties to the pro-
,ducers OF maple sugar emphasizes the
nosition that such senator took in his
recent speech, that It the Sherman act
were repealed he saw no reason why
the measure which bears the name OF
Ohio's governor should not meet the
same fate. 49,.
Mr. Wolcots is evidently laying a
foundation 10 carry out that view.
After speech by Mr.. Walthall, Mr..
Stewart resumed the floor and started
on the third installment OF his speech.
He read from the New York World,
which, he said, gave the law to the sem
ate. The senate should be grateful to
Mr. Pulitzer for advising It as 70 exact
ly what the people Of the United States
think. He was especially adapted to
lSperform that function by reason Of the
fact that he was born in Europe and
now resided there. Laughter. The
Nevada senator then read from the
New York Herald to the effect that the
popular will on the silver question had
been expressed In unmistakable terms
and must be obeyed. ut is true" ," said
Mr.. Stewart, shat Mr.. Bennett was
born in this country, but l think he has
resided abroad for the last quarter Of
century"
The chairman Of the finance commit
tee (Mr. Voorhees) was the next per-
sonage to receive attention at the
hands Of Mr.. Stewart. II will show how
| ~ "a l. 81 ooy1 otar F,Nk hara ho
explained. He then read from Mr..
Voorhees, biography in the Congress
sional Directory, .Soon after entering
the senate" read the biography, "he
(AIr, Voorhees) addressed that body in
| favor OF free coinage OF silver. In this
speech he laid down the principles on
which as direct issue the state OF In.
diana was carried by the Democratic
party the following year by over 80, 00o
majority in the election Of members Of
the laeialatura, This legislature re.
tnrned him tMr. Voorhees, TO the SEN
ate by % majority"
Reierring to Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.. Stew
art said 1t was sad thing for the Amer.
lean people that in his early life and
riner manhood he had not been sur
ronndeti as Andrew Juekson had been
hv the producing classes, by the labor.
| Ing mon and the taFneFs, that ne ulgnI.
sympathiSe with them. Mr. Cleveland
was reared in the city: his otttee was ~
the Mills building in New York, the
vary center In the United States Of Eu'
ronean influence. He sympathiEed with
hfS surroundings, and his surrnHndings
were unfortunate for the American
people, - AZ.
Mi. Cleveland's organs saia Ar,
stewart, constantly praised him Tor the
nee 81 federal patronage 20 secure tne