Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-09

swift legislation. II the senate
were to take vote. on this
proposed by Mr.. Lodge, and which he
thought that two-thirds Of the republican
senators would favor, 10 o'clock would be n
better hour to meet than II O'Clock. He was
willing to modify his resolution accordingly.
He did not propose to have vote taken upon
it now, but he thought he would move its
reference TO the committee on finance. He
knew that the chairman of that committee
(Mr. Noorhees) had been always sound on
the money question, and that soundncss was
supposed to have been recently strengthened,
If that were possible He could get his COM
mittec together tomorrow and could report
tomorrow Il joint resolution repeating the
purchase clause of the Sherman act and
the senate could get to work upon
it on Thursday and set itself
seriously to the business Of the country. The
president, he added, had made perfunctory
allusion to the tariff, but there was not n
senator present who did not llnow that the
democratic party would no moro dare to at
tack the tariff question than a sane man
would dare to grasp wire charged with
electricity. Congress was in session for the
sole purpose of considering tho financial
question. Senators on the republican side
wanted immediate action. They wanted the
sena tor from Indiana (Mr. Voorhees) to re-
port bill in accordance with the patriotic
suggestions of the president. so the senate
could get to work on Thursday morning.
Such a measure could only be passed in one
way-aud tnat was by the senate sitting day
and night and Sundays.
German Deprecates Haste.
Mr.. German of Maryland resented Mr.
Hale'c remarks as being made to gain partl-
san advantage. 1t was small politics." he
said, that had suggested the resolution. The
senate dare not (as the senator from Maine
knew and as the country knew dispose of
such Il question in haste. Senators on both
sides were divided in opinion as to the
proper remedy to be applied. He trusted
that all senators would arise above mere
partisanshp and would settle the question
in the interest of the country, and he hoped
nothing would be done on the republican
side of the chamber to excite party feeling
on the democratic side He trusted from
this time on it would be thoroughly under
stood that senators were to serve their
country; that there was an awful condition
of things existing; and that they would
come TO the consideration of the question
deliberately and calmly with view of the
perfecting of some legislation that would
give relief.
Intended to support the President.
Mr.. Hale-MY proposition is a serious
proposition. 1t is made with the view of
strengthening the hands of tho president.
If there is any one thing lin the presidents
message that he brings out in no uncertain
tones, it is the appealing cry for Immediate
action. The senator from Maryland will
| not, by charging us with seeking party ad-
vantage, deter this side of the chamber from
standing up to the presidents suggestions.
Mr. Voorhees,, chairman of the finance
| committee said that the committee would
| be convened day after day.
| Several Rcpublicans-Why not tomorrow
Sentiments of senator Voorhees,.
| Mr. Voorhces-I shall issue the call tomor-
| row for the committee to meet Thursday to
| take up the great question, as it must be
taken up far away from the speeches of
| cheap demagogues such Us we have been
| listening to. The idea of dealing with
| the questions in the hop-skip-and- jump
style suggested by the senator from Maine
| is amazing in the senate of the United
| States-particularly in the case of n senator
| who is now forward to undo what he has
| helped to do. The senator from Maine for
| gets that every curse of the Sherman law
| comes home to roost On that side of the
| chamber, not on this. Not Il single vote on
| our side was given for that miserab BILE act. |
| never believed III it and do not now, but the
| idea of the senator from Maine appealing to
| me to make haste and undo the infamy and
| fraud which he himself voted to fasten on
this country is about the most refreshing
| that / have witnessed in thirty years of
| public life Laughter and haudclaps on the
| floor and IN the galleries, the galleries being
| reproved for their share III the demonstra-
| tion by the presiding officer Mr.. Blackburn
| of Kentucky.
In the course of further colloquy Mr.
| Voorhees, said the matter should be APP
| preached in a becoming spirit, not in the
spirit of jockeyis:n. This Jockey move
ment" of the senator from Maine he hoped
| would meet no imitation hereafter
Senator Sherman Explains.
MIR, Sherman said that the act which was
| now sought TO be reversed had been caused
by the imminent danger of the two houses
| agreeing to Il bill for the free coinage Of sill
| yer. Mr.. Sherman went into some details
which have been frequently published and
said that lis friends on the other side of the
chamber were responsible for the Sherman
! act. He added, however, that every provl
| sion of it was wise, conservative and just
except the purchasing clause, for the repeal
of which ne would nov vote with the great
est OF pleasure. II wish to see the broadeS:
discussion and will vote for no measure OF
extreme urgency to press decision of the
! question"
Mr.. Vest of Missouri said that partisan
discussion at this time was to be deplored
but the senator from Ohio had made an eX
traordinary statement. which. in justice t.
all democratic senators, ought to be now
considered The senator had stated that
the Sherman act had been enacted IN order
to prevent the passage of Il free silver bill.
| MIR. Shcrman-To prevent greater evil
| Mr.. Vcst-Is that a correct statemcntI
| MIR. Sherman-The house provided for the
monthly purchase of 81, 100000 worth of sill
| yer, which would now buy $500 900 ounces
! To defeat that measure and also to prevent
| the passage of u free coinage bill as passeC
by the senate this compromise was agreed
| upon.
Would Harrison Have Signed IT?
MIR. Vest-That extraordinary statemen
| implies that President Harrison would hav,
signed free coinage bill for nothing /!
better known than that 1T was impossible
for such n bill to pass over the president!
| veto.
To this Mr.. Sherman retorted that h
| trusted the time would never come whel
congress would either compel or induce th
president to save it from the consequence
of its own action.
MIR, Teller of Colorado closed the discus
sion He said the clamor for the repeal o
| the Sherman act did not come from the pro
ductye agencies, but from the money cen
terS There would be time enough, Mr. Tel
ler added, for the discussion of the subject
| The discussion would not be closed on tn
22d of August. 1t would extend beyond that
not on account of delay on the part of thos
opposed to the repeal OF the Sherman act
out because a question of so much inpor
tauce could not be handled and disposed O
properly in thirty days nor in sixty days.
The discussion here closed, Mr. Hale
resolution and Mr.. Lodges resolution botl
lying on the table until tomorrow, when the
will be again LAID before the senate.
After set speech on the financial ques
} tion by Mr.. Dolph, the senate adjourned.
HOW THEY LAKE IT.
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