The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-30

h"fAhB 4uoIuu proeout bulS mOruluB
before the reading of yesterdays jour
nal began was undertaken by Dolph.
When the roll call closed there were
still six Senators lacking. but after fif-
teen minutes waiting it was announced
by the Vice-President that there were
forty. three Senators-an exact quorum
present. Then the journal was read,
and the routine morning business pro-
ceeded.
Cameron presented resolution signed
by Wharton Barker, of Philadelphia,
and many business firms of that city,
asking Senators to legislate so as to
preserve the protective character of the
tariff and the country of silver
as nj ney metal, and he asked that 1t
be read and printed in the Record.
Objection was made to that request and
then it was ordered that the petition be
printed as document.
The silver purchase repeal bill was
taken up at 11:25 and Harris, member
OF the finance committee, made an ar
gument against the bill. PETER having
yielded the floor to Morgan and Morgan
having yielded to Harris. He insisted
with the business troubles OF the coun-
try than the lighting OF friction match
had co do with cyclone. No one
doubted that the Government would
pay all just demands against 1t according
to It's contract, in proof of which OF
proof were necessary he needed only
70 refer to the fact that during the
panic all kinds Of money were boarded,
silver certificates and silver dollars as
we'll as gold certificates, greenbacks and
gold.
Hedeprecated the use of asking foreign
governments to give their consent to an
international financial policy. LET
u.s." he said, formulate and establish
our own home policy and maintain It,
We are, in ray opinion, able to do So
and 1t is our high and solemn duty to
our people to establish aud maintain a
bullion standard.
II am supremelys confident, Harris
continued, THAT when the Senator from
Indiana shall have passed the bill with
the aid of Republican votes and of q
Democratic contingent he will find
himself powerless to enact any other
law for the use of silver, or of the
repeal of the 10 per cent. law on State
banks. Most of those who aid him now
they will have accomplished their OBJ
ject and will then desert. And we shall
pass no other bill on the financial cues
ton,
In conclusion Harris said: l am
ready to accept any responsible com.
promise. More than that 1 cannot and
Will not say on this point. I will vote
for every amendment in harmony with
the views which l have expressed, and
II shall be forced to come to direct
vote on the question of union the re-
peal which this bill means. as it now
stands, shall vote against it's passage.
Morgan addressed the Senate in oppo-
sition to the bill. He expressed the
thought that the great error which had
crept into the American legislation was
resulted from the fact that Congress
had cut loose from the foundations on
which the Government was based in
relation TO the important question of
money.
In the further course of his argument
Morgan complained of the pressure
thought to be exercised upon the Senate
by the metropolitan press He stig-
matized it as "licentious and hireling
press scarcely able to bring together
enough vigorous epithets to signify their
Cohlohlpt VI O6uALOr6.
He went on to argue that the American
citizens, had, under the constitution. the
right to have his gold or silver coined
at the mint Of the United States into
money.
Morgan in the course of his talk got
into a colloquy with Hawley (Rep.,
Conn., as to the Democracy Of Presi.
dent Cleveland. Hawley remarking
that man who had got the Democracy
nomination for the Presidency on three
several occasions must needs be Demo
crat. "Well," said Morgan, General
Bragg stated at the st. Louis convention
that he liked Grover Cleveland for the
enemies he had made, including, OF
course, the Senator from Connecticut
and all that class of eminent statesmen
and politicians.
Morgan continued for some time
longer but concluded to finish his
speech on another day.
The Senate, at $50, after short ex.
ecutive session, adjourned util to.mor.
row at IL a. m.
IN THE HOUSE.
Instead OF the interest in the discus.
sion CT the Federal election repeal bill
increasing, it is rapidly diminishing.
At no time in the House to-day after the
bill was taken up were there mora than
one hundred members present, and the
average attendance throughout the de.
bate would not exceed twenty-five
Gillat, of Massachusetts, was the chief
speaker. He spoke against the bill as
did Lacy, of Iowa, and Blair. of New
Hampshire, and DeArmond of Missouri,
and Wheeler. OF Alabama. advocated the
repeal. But the conditions were de-
pressing and none of the gentlemen
could do themselves Justice.
AT the opening OF the days speaking.
Oates asked unanimous consent for the