Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-02
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. Oct. ?, 1898.
SENATE.

Wolcott, aud there was thereupon
call of the Senate; to which (after some
delay the requisite number OF Senators
-43-responded.
A bill to give settlers on the pubic
lands in Oklahoma territory another
wear in which to make their first pay
ments OH the land was reported from
the committee on public lands, and was
passed.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Teller
last Saturday, calling for information
rs to the purchase of silver bullion i'll
September, 1898, was laid before the
Senate, and agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman called attention to a
misstatement contained in the speech
of Mr.. White last week-quotiDg an
article from the Bankers Magazine of
August, 1873. as to the decentralization
of that year. There was no such arti-
cie, he said, in the Bankers Magazine.
The statement was false and fraudu-
lent. 1t was an absolute fabrication;
and he wanted to have it marked with
the brand of infamy
Mr.. White explained that he had
taken the extract from other speeches
and papers and had not consulted the
Bankers Magazine to prove the cor
rectness Of the extract. AS his atten-
ton had now been called to it, he
would have the allusion omitted from
all future copies of his speech.
The silver purchase repeal bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Kyle rose to address
the Senate, but yielded to ATr. Dubois.
Mr.. Dubois complained of remark
made by Mr.. German last week on the
repeal bill and other measures until the
three vacant seats from Montana, Wash
ington and Wyoming were filled. Mr.
German had spoken of the resolution
as one of a series intended to obstruct
action on the repeal bill. To that
statement Mr.. Dubois took exception.
He said that he had offered the resolu-
tion from a sense of duty, entirely on
his own responsibility, and without con-
sultation with Senators opposed to the
repeal bill. He was not in any plan to
obstruct business. He found prece-
dent for the resolution in the filibuster-
ing Of republican Senators some years
ago to prev ent the filling Of COMMITTEES
while there were three seats vacant in
the Senate.
Mr. Washburn said that he mad not
supposed that the Senator from Idaho,
when he offered the resolution, had
seriously supposed that the Senate
would sit still and allow Senators to be
chosen from States which had not Per-
formed their constitutional functions.
The Senator could not have thought of
anything so absolutely absurd. Mr..
Washburn added that of the three
States in question two were not silver
producing States, and had no more in
terest in the coinage Of silver than any
other States of the union. Further
more those two States were now repre-
s,nted by two Senators, both of whom
W re in favor o. the unconditional re-
peal of the Sherman law.
"Plcase to name," Mr.. Wolcott inter-
posed, "the two States that are repre-
seated by Senators in favor OF uncon-
ditional repeal"
81 will do so with great pleasure"
Mr.. Washburn suavely replied. "They
are the States OF Washington and Wy
omiUg.'
81 should like the Senator from Min
nesota," said Mr. Dubois, ''to state on
whose authority he makes that state
ment."
81 make it on the authority of the
Senators themselves"
every WE'LL" said Mr.. Dubois, u
imagine that those Senators will resent
that imputation. There never has been
time when members of Congress
from those States have not voted for
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
Yer, and l state that the Senators from
the States of Washington and Wyom-
ing on this floor are not for the uncon-
ditional repeal Of the Sherman act"
"The Senator from Washington (Mr.
Squirrel told me-" Mr.. Washburn per-
sisted, that he should vote for the I'M
conditional repeal of the Sherman
law"
The incident closed by Mr.. Kyles
coming 10 the floor and proceeding
with his argument against the repeal
bill.
HOUSE.
Tho attendance in the House this
morning was small; and the Speaker
directed the clerk to call committees for
reports but none were submitted.
The debate On the federal election
repeal bill was resumed, and the House
was addressed by Mr.. Dinsmore, in
support of the measure. He denounced
the laws as improper, unauthorized,