The state herald., 1893-10-20
THE TUG OF WAR
A SIMPLE TEST OF ENDURANCE.
Senator Voorhees, md the Other wal
Street Agents In the Senate Re.
gin the Struggle to Throt-
tie the MinofitS,
Fifty.slxth nay.

gin the Struggle to Throt-
tie tho Minority,
Fifty sixth Day.
sEsArE.-Mr. Turpie Of Indiana presented
ana, asking that the use Of tho malta be de-
MED newspapers And other mail containing
prize nights.
Senator Squire. Of Washington proposed an.
other amendment to the silver bill under con.
sideration In the Senate. Like his other prop
osition, 1t strikes out all after the cnacting
clause and suggests an entirely new scheme,
similar to that Of Senator Cameron. Mr..
Hill Of New York presented petition, signed,
he said, by Is, 900 merchants and manufacture
crs Of New York, not broker or banker
among them, asking for the unconditional re.
peal Of the Sherman law.
The repeal bill was then taken up, And Mr..
Mcpherson Of New Jersey addressed the SEN
nte In favor Of the BILL He expressed be-
lief, shared In, he said, by two-thirds Of the
people Of the country who bad any opinion
upon such subjects that the Sherman Law was
the true and III fact the only cause operating
TO produce the recent panic. At the passage
OF the law, and In fact every day since Its
passage, II has been nttlngly characterized by
our own people and by the best financial
minds Of other countries rs Abhorrent to
LuhuCc, anu lUuR OuOuku COntiuuCu ~ WOuu
drive or drift US TO silver monometallsn.
Promptly repeal the Sherman law, give the
nation chance TO get back 70 her pQEinal
condition, restore confidence In the AbhSy 81
the government TO maintain It's financial pol
Icy, help the crippled banks to resume, light
hgain the fires In our furnaces, and start
anew the wheels In pur factories. Then let
Congress pause and reflect
Mr.. Cockrell Of Missouri then resumed his
argument begun yesterday In opposition To
the bill. He started with the statement that
any international agreement with European
governments was now impossible. 'Interna-
tional blmetallisri Is mere DREAM he de.
clarcd. I'VE might Just as well seek an Inter
national language. International bimetallism
WINS prevented when the language Of the
world was confused ut the tower Of Babel"
"Do understand" asked Mr.. Hawley,
that the senator from Missouri claims tho
nations of the world generally arc opposed 10
International agreement"
~ have not yet found solitary nation in
all The international confercnces," replied
Mr.. Cockrell, (which was willing to give up
It's monetary system for any other that was
proposed
Mr.. Cockrell produced statistics TO show
the depreciation Of silver was not due 10 over
production OF that metal On the contrary
The depreciation had been caused by leglsla-
ton closing the minis against silver. In sub
sanitation OF this statement Mr.. Cockrell.
apparently with great satisfaction, read from
a speech of Senator Sherman, made In April.
1876, In which that senator said It was not 90
much the fall Of silver, but the rise Of gold.
Mr. Cockrcll, without concluding his speech,
yielded the floor
The House amendment to the House bill
granting settlers on certain lands In Okla
homA right to continue In their homestead
NJ, frta xru .pp In an mi
go TO the President.
Housr.-Therc was large attendance Of
members and visitors In anticipation Of vote
being taken on the Tucker bill.
Mr.. McRae called up the bill which passed
both houses In the last Congress for the re-
lief Of settlers on the timber and stone LANDS
under the act Of 1879, and It was passed.
Senate bill to extend the time for payment
Of homesteaders In certain Indian lands un.
der the act OF 1901 was taken up and after
some explanations by Mr. Flynn OF Okla
no M, and Mr.. Simpson OF Kansas, passed.
The special order being the Tucker bill. I,
came 10 vote and the pending amendments
by Messrs. Lacey and Burrows were voted
down. Ono by Fitch was withdrawn. The
Democrats having clear quorum present, the
Republicans did not attempt TO fillbuster ex-
cept TO demand yea and nay vote. The
Democrats admitted that the bill was dcfcc-
tive In that II failed TO repeal statute 3, 22S,
which infercntially permits troops at the polls,
but the modification could not be made under
the order and will have to he made In the
Senate.
The bill was passed, ayes 200, nays i0i, n
strict party vote. When the Speaker an
nounccd the vote the Democrats broke into n
journed.
ats
sESATr.-when the Senate met only twelve
senators were present TO hear the chaplaIn's
prayer opening \ legislative day which may
continue for more than one calendar day.
The repeal bill was taken up At II rs A. m,
and Mr.. Cockrcll, although quito hoarsc, re.
sumed his speech against the bill begun on
Monday. Mr.. Cockrcl said TO opponents Of
the repeal bill that he stood to-day and would
stand throughout the struggle ready and
anxious to pass the pending bill with amend
ments. Mr.. Coekrell, at 2;l0 O'Clock, yielded
the loor TO Mr.. Smith Democrat, New jersey
who addressed the Senate In favor Of repeal.
lie MAS followed by Mr.. lrby Of South Caro-
lima who opposed repeal.
The joint resolution permitting the state
Of Wisconsin TO place statue Of Perc Mar
quette In Statuary hall OF the national capitol
wus passed.
Mr.. Cockrell then resumed his speech on
the repeal bill. Al 5;l5 Mr.. Cockrcll CON,
ple'cd his long speech. Ills voice wAs nearly
gone and he could only shake his head IN re-
sponsc to the Inquiry Of the vice president rs
TO whether he had completed his remarks.
After some routine business Mr.. Allen Of
Nebraska took the floor TO continue HI,
speech.
Mr. Allen was still speaking when, at 6:0j
o'clock, Mr.. Dubois (Rcpublicsn, fdaho) rose
and Mr. Allen. yielding to him, he observed
that II was 4 o'clock, the hour when the Sen
ate usually adjourned. lie asked Mr.. Voor.
hecs whether he was going to make that mo-
tlon this evening.
II feel II TO be my highest duty" said Mr..
voorhees,, mot to make that motion this
evening, but on the contrary To max the Sen.
ate to stay together Ia continuous rcsalon un.
III the pending motion Is disposed Of"
Mr.. Dubois then gave Mr.. Voorhees, warn'
Ing that he was commencing losing fight,
aud that the silver men would rcQulfr d
quorum. Mr.. voorhees, replied at great
length. He suggested to Mr.. Dubois The
wisdom OF the saying; "l.ct not him thai
gtrdcth on his armor boast as he that puttetl
II Oh" I'VE will sec who falls In this tran.
action before we are donc.n snid Mr.. Voor
hres. ~ feel my feet are on rock, aud
there shall stand and yindicatc great and
mighty principle. hut before ] say wotl
upon that subject will ask the senator from
Idaho whether he will fix day To vote" Mr.
Dubois avoided the question. Mr.. Noorhees
then proceeded To lament the fact that the
Senate could not govern itself, aud stated
that he should In future favor new rule ,c
stop iilibustcrinR. lie said that he had moth
Ing TO do with compromises,
Mr.. Harris Of Tennessee. after referring ,o
the courteous treatment all senators had re-
cciyed at the hands OF Mr.. Voorhees,, re,
marked tha. " he were the ycricst 81 mnrti
nets he would have been powcrlrss TO secur,
action. lie snid that hc would never veto foi
unconditional repeal but he would remain IN
his ,eat md answer 10 the roll call.
Mr.. Butler Of South Carolina denounced Ia
strong term, the attempt Of tho President u
corrcc the Senate.
Mr.. Dolph said that he would stay Us long
~ Mr. voorhees, did, " he could compel
quorum; othorwlse, he would 20 home lie
sa.d the attemp, 10 pas tho bill was farce
From o'clock until II tho debate contin
lird without any unusnhl features, Mr.. Allen
stlll retaining the floor. The crowd IN ID,
galleries did not diminish until after II