The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-09-15
FEDERAL ELECTION LAW.
Fight for Its Repeal Begun in
the House.
A GOLDBUG STORY CONTRADICTED
Sebator Vest Denies a Published State
ment That He Would Vote for Uncon-
ditiona1 Repeal - A Convention to
Consider a Novel Silver Scheme.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-The gal
leries of the house were we'll filled in
anticipation of the preliminary skir-
mish over the Tucker bill for the re-
peal of the federal election law.
At the conclusion of the chaplain's
prayer, Burrows of Michigan, one of
the Republican leaders, surprised the
house by beginning species of COW
ert filibustering to prevent report
OF the bill to the house. He asked
unanimous consent that the call of
committees for report be dispensed
with.
Tucker objected, and Burrows then
moved that the call be dispensed
with without unanimous consent.
Tucker called for ayes and noes.
1t was apparent as the roll call pro-
ceeded that the Republicans were
grimly resolute, as they remained in
their seats, refusing to vote in order
to break the quorum.
A number of administration Demo-
Gratis, rejecting on White house op-
position to the present consideration
of the bill, also refused to vote.
The vote stood: Ayes A, noes 106-
no quorum.
A call of the house was ordered, re-
sulting in the presence of 100 men,
bers. The doors were ordered closed,
and messengers dispatched in all di-
rections to bring in absentees. The
house has settled down to long hand
to hand contest.
A second call again showed the lack
of quorum.
Tucker moved resolution instruct
ing the sergeant at arms to bring the
absentees before the bar of the house.
Reed flanked this movement by a
motion to adjourn, and the roll was
again called.
The expressed determination of the
Republicans to force the Democrats
to produce quorum of their own be-
fore the Tucker bill can be reported
deadlocks the house.
Reeds motion was lost, and then
fuckers resolution provoked Il hot
and bitter debate for half an hour,
but finally the resolution was adopted
and the house adjourned.
The Democrats are badly demoral-
lied, and the fact that the admins
tration Democrats are actively assist
ing the Republicans in the effort to
keep off the federal election discus
sion has awakened lively indignation
among the silver Democrats.
SENATE.
Faulkner of West Virginia offered
an amendment to the repeal bill pro-
viding for the coming of the silver
bullion in the treasury and the
monthly purchase thereafter of
enough silver to coin $4,000, 900,
which, together with all the silver
dollars before coined, shall be legal
tender.
The repeal bill was then taken up,
and Daniel of Virginia took the floor
in opposition. He said he would at
tempt to demonstrate, as he was con-
fident he could, that the world wide
monetary convulsion was due to three
principal reasons: first, the enormous
increase Of the debt; second, the con-
tinous unprecedented fall in prices
for over quarter of century third,
contemporaneous destruction OF the
bimetallic base of credit at the dicta-
tion of the European money kings.
He said more money was needed,
and the repeal Of the Sherman act
would have contrary effect, and
would contract the currency by $40,-
100000 per annum. He favored a
sound currancv avarv dollar of which