The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-08
STEWART TALKED OUT,
MhJOR DANIEL WHTSPERFD JNUfs
EAR AND HE CONCLUDED.
Senator waIthali Makes an Appeal for Bi-
metallism-Ruinors Of SILVER Compro-
mise In the Senate.

| IN the Senate to-day was one by Mr.
Wolcott Rep. COLI. for the immediate
repeal Of the Mckinley tariff blll Tie
said that the petition was one OF the
printed forms sent out by the New York
banks for the repeal Of the Sherman act
bu, that the petitioners (all the citizens of
a town in Colorado had substituted the
Mckinley tariff bin for the Sherman act.
At l2:1, Mr.. Voorhees, moved to pro-
coed ID the consideration OF the House
bill 10 repeal the purchasing clause Of
the Sherman act.
mr. Morgan remarked that the resolu-
tion offered by him (for Joint SET Com
mittee on Finance wos on the calender
ana could not be taken VI without a
vote Of the Senate But he dld not wish
70 antagonize the repeal bill. The seua-
tor from Indiana and himself had had
| some conference about the matter and he
nad agreed not 10 press his motion to-
day. Mr. Voorhees, motion was agreed
! 70 without division and the repeal bill
was laid before the Senate.
mr stewart, who was entitled TO the
| hoor TO proceed with the third instaiment
| OF MS speech bcNn Tuesday, expressed
MS willingness TO foreeo this until the
senator from Mississippi WalthalD who
desired TO address the Senate to-day, had
concluded his remarks.
! Mr.. WalthaI then addressed the Senate
IN favor Of bimetauism. He expressed
| ms readiness TO cooperate with the
chairman OF the Finance Committee. who
urged prompt action on the repeal bill:
and suggested that there was a more
simple method OF arriving at pronDt
action If the declaration of policy.
ne said. which the substitute contained
were embodied In the form Of an enact
ment. he believed that vote could be
reached IN half the time. There seemed
no reason why that declaration should
not be given the form and force IF
statute 90 effectuate that policv To
argued that the bill should be addressed
10 some other legislation than the mere
ieIeai or the sherman act; that Congress
shou'a strike at the rof; not merely
az u" fruit II II wc2e found that the
sherman law and nor the Mckinley law
had Deen the culmirating atroclty of
recent legislation. haste should be made
u supplement the educational feature Of
the campaign Of 1892 by teaching, the pe0-
PIE now that the campaign had been con-
uucleu 10 success on mistaken issue.
The people of the Southern States had no
toierauon Tor the idea that the party
which that section had done so much o
put In power could, with impunitv. vio-
late its VOW by putting the country now
on the single gold basis He admitted that
all the Democrats Of Aiississippl. ala not
favor, as he did the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver; but those who yvaqered
a single standard In that State were about
as rare rs the advocates OF q high pro-
tectiVe tarih. They were equally pro-
nounced against both They knew that
a single gold standard meant a reduction
in the volume Of money and an Increase
I'm It's value. He quoted Carlisle's decIa-
ration that the demonetizng act OF YS73
was the most gigantic crime OF this
or any other nation, and said that be
found enough in the WARNINGS Of that |
speech 10 deter him from giving his sane /
uoh 10 any proposition tending in the |
oliecuon or disorgaUzation and distress |
for single day. He wanted to see silver !
restored 10 it's Iightful place. lie wanted |
10 see how far coin would go az the |
present ratio He was ready 20 make all |
reasonable concessions # the bimetallism |
policy could be established II the pledges
Of the Chicago platform were broken now.
the power Of the Democracy and its IN
huence for good would be weakened and /
special Injury would be inflicted upon the
interests Of the country.
That could not be dnoe by his vote. or
with his consent.
Mr.. Stewart again took the floor He |
opened by reading extracts from to-day's
New York World, "a paper" ne said
which gave the law 10 the Senate"
,Mthough IT'S editor was "a foreimer) !
and from the New York Herald whose
editor. Mr.. Bennett. although born I'm
his country, had resided abroad for the
asst quarter Of a century" The editors
y these papers assured to be more IA
niiar with public sentiment IN the Uni
ed States than those who had lived
here all their lives. The article In the
Herald contained these words: "If Sen
ltor Stewart and his associates were
wise. they would cease their harangues
md hlibusterlng. and yield al once TO the
Inevitable. II they refuse to do so. the
means vii be found to sweep them out
If the way"
There, said Mr.. Stewart. with wide
weep Of the arm and contemptuous
asting aside of the papers. 'is another
'oice from across the ocean"
Mr.. Stewart was going into Mr. VOor-
ees' record on silver, when Mr.
)olph called attention to the absence
f a quorum-there being present pro-
ably not more than twenty senators
he roll was called t.e senators hocked
n from the cloak rooms, and hfty-seven
{ them answered.
Mr.. Stewart resumed the floor and said
@ had not given way for n rOl-call Of
he Senate in order 10 have senators hear
I'm; but he did hope that senators on
he other side OF the question would not .
llbuster and try TO freak up a quorum.
1--WE are all opposed" said he. ironical-
?. "to hlibusterng. and want to go on
18th business" ,
He gave the votes In the Senate on
three coinage bills" I'm which Mr.. VOor- {
ees' name appears among the yeas. S
Text he read extracts from the metro 2
olitan papers Of 1892. 10 show that the r
ariff and force bin were the over-shad- {
wing issues I'm the Presidential cam
aign. Then the letter from Mr.. Powder a
representing the labor element OF the
Duntry) 10 President Cleveland on the
lbject OF bimettallism was sent up 10
le clerks desk TO be read I'm order as q
IT, Stewart said that II might be printed "a
the record as part OF this great de- r.
ate" The clerk had not got through | \
ith the first paragraph OF the letter be- d
re the absence Of a quorum was again ! Il
this time by Mr.. Teller. The | \
N call showed the presence OF forty-nine n
majors. and the reading Of Mr.. Pow n
,rly's letter was resumed by the clerk. n
Al 415 y. m. Mr.. Stewart was still hold In
< the floor. m
Mr. Daniel went over and whispered a =,
,rd In his ear. when 20 the astonishment n
all. he announced he would now close -
8 speech. There are several branches .s,
the subject which l have not yet v
uched. and which l wish to speak upon -
il will close this speech here" 80
Does the senator conclude?' Mr..
,orhees asked, with an incredulous
amer