The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-25

Each had given notice Of his intention TO
speak yesterday; but both had been
crowded out by the discussion of PETERS
resolution as to the national banks The
Kansas senator claimed precedence be-
cause he had been the first 20 give the
notice; while the Nevada senator insisted
that that had nothing to do with the
question, and rs he had been already
recognized by the chair, he was entitled
10 the floor
The Vice President took that view of
the situation, and recognized Mr.. Stew
arts right. AS the latter then offered to
yield to Mr.. Peffer, the Vice President
treated that offer as an abandonment of
the floor, and amid much laughter at Mr..
Stewards expense, he Immediately recog-
nlzed Mr.. PETER, who thereupon began a
three hours speech on the silver ques-
tion.
He was followed by another populist,
Senator Allen of Nebraska. who spoke
for over an hour and a half in support of
his amendment proposing to add to the
Voorhees, bill proyiso for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of
IL to l.
LEE MANTLE CASE.
At 2p. m. Mr.. PefTer's speech was in
terrupted by the expiration of the morn
ing hour, and the Vice-President an
nOunced the question before the Senate to
be the motion to lay on the table MIR. Man
derson's motion to reconsider the vote Of
yesterday declaring Lee Mantle not en-
titled to a seat from the state of Montana.
An effort was made by Mr. Manderson
to have the vote postponed till Monday,
when Mr. Morgan of Alabama, about
whose pair there has been some question,
will be present. That was resisted how
ever, by Mr.. Vance, who gave notice that
he would call up the question at l o'clock
tomorrow
SENATOR PEFFER's SPEECH.
Mr.. PETER then resumed the floor and
continued his speech. Mr.. PETER went
on to descant upon the luxurious extrava-
gance of New York millionaires and upon
Wall street bankers and brokers, who
We're, he said, the advisers of the Presi-
dent, and the result of whose advice was
the bill to repeal the Sherman act Half
a dozen spectators, he said, ruled the
country with an iron hand 1t was time
to dissolve partnership with Wall street.
Since the dawn of history the money
changer had been always against the peO-
pie. but it had been rererved for the
Christian civilization of the closing years
of the nineteenth century TO throw the
garb of respectability about the bus
mess Of the usurer. Mr.. PETER declared
himself in favor of the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver at Is TO !; ; that or
nothing He had no compromise to Of
fer, and would accept none. He went on
to argue that it was the government mint
age that gave the legal tender quality to
gold, as well as to silver; and he demon
strated his argument by the exhibit Of a
gold eagle and bar of gold of exactly the
same weight and purity. The eagle was
legal tender in payment of all debts, but
the bar was not. The eagle was worth
$40, but the bar was worth only $3.50.
So far as | am concerned, he said, the
Sherman law shall never be repealed un-
less we have the law of our fathers re-
stored to the statute book The uncondi-
tional repeal of the Sherman law would
mean the gold standard.
NO oENsURE INTENDED.
Mr.. PETER then went on to criticise Mr..
Voorhees, for what he called "his politi-
cal apostacy." Drifting into a discus sion
of his resolution as to the national banks
violating, the law in refusing to pay de-
positors checks in currency, Mr.. PETER
said that he did not mean to censure the
comptroller of the currency, the secretary
Of the treasury or the banks. He merely
wanted an official statement of the facts.
He believed that in the present condition
of things the New York banks had done
just what they had to do just what they
ought to have done.
It was half past three when Mr.. PETER
finished his speech, which had very
small audience either on the floor or in
the galleries.
DREAM OF THE PoPULIsT.
MIR Allen described himself as an hum
bic member of new political party
which had recently come into public no.
tice That party had been made necessa-
ry by the constant drifting away of the
nation from its moorings. 1t was hourly
growing in numbers. With courage, in
telligence and discipline it would sooner
or later force the two old political parties
TO administer the affairs Of the govern
ment in the interest of the people, or it
would force them into disintegration and
death If there was anything that could
be said to be settled in political affairs it
was that both the democratic and repub-
lican parties were committed by their his
tory to the doctrine of bi-metallism, and
they should be held to that doctrine.
Mr.. Allen then proceeded to make a
long legal and historical argument to
prove that silver is the money Of the con-
stitution and that the power to control
and regulate the status of money is
politicaltpower conferred upon congress
under the constitution. He argued
against the unconstitutional repeal of the
Sherman act, which was, he sald, the
last feeble barrier between the patriot
and industrious classes Of the people and
that horde of insolent, aggressive and
ravenous men, the gamblers Of Lombard
street and of Wall street, who would, for
private gain through a contracted volume
of money turn the world back into the
gloom OF dark ages, with all It's attendant
evils and miseries.
TIE CHEROKEE STRIP.
At the close of Mr.. Aliens speech, Mr.
Berry moved to take up for consideration
and action the House joint resolution as
to the opening of the Cherokee outlet.
Messrs. Platt and PETER objected to its
immediate consideration, and then Mr..
Berry gave notice that he would ask
vote upon the Joint resolution tomorrow
After a short executive session the Sen
ate, at 500 o'clock, adjourned till to-mor-
row.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.