The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-09
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Opened Pretty Lively in the Sem
ate After the Message Was
Read.
Hale, Of Maine, Is Promptly Re
buked by Senators German
and Voorhees,.
Urge tho Majority to the Greatest
Activity.

Activity.
| WASHINGTON. Aug. B.-After the morning
routine the senate took recess till 12:45 to
await the arrival of the prssidenvs mes
sage. On reoonveninR tho message was
road. Seldom In the history Of the senate
has a message been listened TO with such
close attention. Every senator seemed on
nervous strain not to loss word.
AZ soon - il was ended VOORHEES, moved
that II be printed aud referred TO the COM
mittee ON finance. Tho message was there
upon referred TO the committee ON finance.
with orders tbss IL be printed Immediately.
Dolph. Of Oregon, gave notice that hs
| would. after tho morning business. address
tho senate upon ths subjsot Of finance. A
large number Of petitions for and against
| the repeal of tho Sheiman act were pre-
sentsd and referred. Then IL was an
nounced that the introduction Of bills was
in order.
| The first bill Of the session was intro
duoed by Hill, of New York. Its title was
''To repeal certain sections OF the acs Of
July II, 1890" (4hsrman law.) II WAS re-
|
finance. The next two bills were intro
duoed by Stewart. Of Nevada. Their titles
were: ITO restore the right Of ooinegs," /"
and ITO supply the dshoisnoy In our
rency." -
| The latter bill was read in full. II di-
rsots the secretary Of the treasury to issue
silver certificates equal In amount 70 the
silver bullion in the treasury, purchased
under the aot Of July IA. 1890-in excess OF
the amount nscsssary-at its coinage value.
| to redeem treasury notes issued under that
net and to uae the same 10 provide for any
deficiency in the revenues Of the govern
rnent, the surplus Of such certificates to DO
used in the purchase Of four per cent bonds
at their market price. not exceeding II per
| cent premium.
stewart said that he desired to call tho
| attention of the finance committee TO the
latter Lii. Its purpose was to give imme-
diate relief. His bill provided, he said. for
the issuing of 800. 0O0 600 of treasury
notes, 10 pay for bonds to be deposited by
banks as security for the notes. The notos
! could be afserwa retired with the bonds;
that would give about 10000, 900 Of in
creassd currency and would give immediate
relief.
The senate should not delay action when
! the country was in such state of panic.
| It would be unpatriotie for any man to get
up discussion now. but the silver men did
not believe that they could allow the Shsr-
man act to be repealed. because they be-
lieved that that would be the end OF silver
that. but they did not want to be put in the
position of contsnding against what was
| absolutely necessary at the present time.
! He was in favor of Gay temporary msasu 0
that would give relief. and In the mean
time discussion of the whole financial
| question could 10 on.
Hale. of Maine. offered q resolution FIX
ing the hour of daily meeting OF the senate
after Tomorrow at IL O'Clock. He said the
president had very aptly and in no uncer-
tain tone given business to the senate and
house to attend to. and had quoted the
quickly" His object in Offering tho reso-
luton was to st enQthen the prssideAt's 9
hands by increasing the length of the
working day and thus decreasing the nu m
ber of days thas must elapss before the
| adoption of legislation which the president /
recommended. He hoped the committee
ON finance would get toReshor to- NOR ow
and repor. a joint resolution tspsalinR the
pur ass clauses of the Sherman act. and
tas senate could 30 to work upon Ii Thurs
day.
German represented Hale's remarks as
being made to gain partisan advantage. II
was small politics that had suggested the
senator + ON Maine knew. dispose of such a
question IN haste. Senators on both aides
| were divided in opinion as to the proper
r. medy to be applied. He trusted all asn-
ators would riss above more partisanship
and would settle the question to the inter
est Of the country. and he hoped nothing
would bs done on the repu blicsn side OF the
chamber to excite party feeling on the DEM
| ocratic side.
VoorLses. chairman of the finance COM
mittse, said that the committee would be
convened day after 10 morrow.
| Several repubioans-"Why not TO- NOR
row."
Voerhees-"I shall issue call Tomorrow
for the committee to meet Thu sday to take
up the q eat question as i. must be taken
up, far away from the speeches of cheap
demaRogues such as We have been listening
TO. The idoa of dealing with the question
in the hop, skip aud jump style suQEeste
by the senator from Maine IL amazing in
the senats Of the United States, particularly
in the case Of a senator who is now forward
to undo what he has helped to do.
"lhe senator from Maine forgsts that
every curse of the Sherman act comes home
to toost on that side of the chamber, moi
on this. Not u single vote on our side was
given fos that miss able act. Tho idea oil
the senator from Maine appealing 10 me &c
make haste to undo an infamy and fraud
which he himself voted to fastsu on this
country Is about the mORS refreshlnR thlnE
that have Witnessed iu thirty years oi
public life." daughter and hand olappine
on tho floor and in the galleries..
She;mn said that the act which wat
now sought to be reversed had been caused
by The imminent danger Of two houses
agreeing TO a bill for the free coinage oi
silver. On this subject Sherman went into
some details which have been frequently
published.
Vest said The senator flom Ohio had
made extraordinary statsments which in
Justice 10 all democratic senators ought 70
be now ooHsldered. The senator had stateu
that the Sherman act had been enacted in
o der to prevent the passage OF free silver
bill.
Shsrman-"To prevent n greater evil"
| Vest" fs.that n correct statomentY'
sherman-''The house provided for the
monthly purchase OF $450O.00 worth of
silver, which would now buy q, COO. 900 ounces.
To defeat that measure. and also 10 y eveni
the passage of the iree coinage bill M
passed. by the senate. this coapromise
measure was ny sed uaon."
Discussion here closed, Hnle's resolution
and Lodges resolution for . vote Aug. "a
both living on the table till 40 morrow,
when they will be again laid before ths
senate.
Bouae Proceedings.