New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-07
MIR STEWART'S SPEECH ROLLS on.
ME- MORGAN DISCUSSED MS FINANCE RESoLU'
TION-THEN THE NEVADA SENATOR
AGAIN TOOK TIE FLOOR

AGAIN TOOK THE FLOOR
Washington Sept 6-rhe ndica tons I'm the Sem
ate to-day did not point to speedy action on the
House bill to repeal the purchasing clauses OF the
sherman act. The first two hours were occupied by
Mr. Morgan Dem., AlaD in advocacy OF the reso-
luton which he had offered on Tuesday TO provide
for a joint Select Committee on Finance. which, he
said was intended supersede the Finance Com
mttees of both the Senate and the House. There
were ten minutes spare after he took his seat
before the repeal bill would come up as the "un-
finished business" and that interval was occupied
i'm somewhat acrimonious coloquy between Sem
ators and in yea-and-nay vote on motion to
take up the repeal bill The bill taken up by a
vote of 81 IL and Mr. Morgan's resolution went
To the calendar. from which II can only be taken
on a motion and by "A majority vote The remainder
Of the day was consumed by Mr.. Stewart dtep..
NeyD in "A continuation of the speech on which he
had spent four hours of yesterdays session.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Voorhees,
Dem. ndD for the daily meeting of the Senate at
II a. m was laid before the Senate by the Vice.
President Mr. Voorhees, said that he desired TO
make brief statement. After full and careful
consultation with the friends OF the repeal bill on
this side of the Chamber" said he. in whose judg-
ment | have been accustomed to confide. and whose
wishes cannot disregard. will ask that this reso-
luton 90 over for the present. believing that u "e
occupy the tine of the Senate carefully ana COM
scientously We will make much speed perhaps
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Morgan
Dem Ala) for the appointment OF JOINT seiect
Committee on Finance was said peiore u"
by the presiding officer. Mr.. Morgan sa'u ne '"
offered the resolution from his own concep'o' VI
the situation An attempt had been MADE 10 cure
a great breadth OF financial trouble anu e'n anu
difficulty i'm the irnited States by the admihstra-
tion of a certain nostrim TO cure a particular part
of the complaint which the people oil the 'hi'eo
States recognized being very serious one anu
presenting great many different aspects lhers
was a great diversity of opinion as to what should
-, -, altar the repeal OF the Sherman law;
.rd the object of his resolution was to put tho
matter I'm the hands of joint select committee 10
determine what should be done IN the event
~ the senate's concurring with the House In the
repeal of the purchasing clauses OF the sherman
act Would anybody undertake to say that there
- ,o necessity for further legislation after the
sherman repealed?
Mr. Morgan quoted the various statutory pro-
,s,ons as TO legal tender money. and declared
that there never had been such medley OF legis-
I,,o, as now stood on the statute book in refer
once to legal tenders. 1t was crude ill-digesed
system Ought not that TO be remedied? Ought
not every kind of money used in the United States
except perhaps the minor coins of nickel and cop
per be legal tender for the payment OF debtsf
That was important subject. and which
Congress could not forbear to act on without
the wisdom, II not the integrity Of its
action on the financial question He demanded Il
as q Democrat, and he demanded II as a Senator.
II there were any party ties standing In the way
he would throw them aside and act as an honest
and free man. representing an honest and free
people
What was Congress to do he asked. with the
question of the rehabilitation OF State banksr
There was not wealthy in the Senate In IA
vor of such rehabilitation. not one. There was
not a wealthy man i'm the United States In favor
OF 1t. IL 1t depended their votes 1t couid never
be got Notwithstanding the great pledge OF the