New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-19

standard provided for in the first section ny a
vague and rhetorical declaration Of belcf In the
merits of bimetallsm This elaborate OBITUARY
tribute, which, az the author couiu well Say .
committed nobody 10 anything nut mor'uai'
commonplace, was sought to DC stricken iroin
the bill by the opponents OF repeal, VINO u'u
not care for funeral oratory If there was realty
going TO be funeral. The Republicans stood
by Mr.. Voorhees,, however, and his paIaphrasc
OF the Chicago platform, and would propaoV
have supported him if he had sought to ADD Il
third section providing that vote on the foregoing
SECTIONS should not be construed teet of
voters opinions for or against silver III MI
Voorhees, has such a section ready, however, he
Intends to sac it to o1cr on the iioor OF the
Senate.
The mortuary aiding of the second section
having been preserved intac. bv the committee
the minority asked "a test vote substituting for
unconditional repeal, Mr.. Vests bill for free
coinage at the ratio of 20 to /. Tho vote was
AGAIN to against the free coinage side, and
on the final test on reporting the VOORHEES, bill as
it stood the figures simply reversed Inc
text of Mr. Voorhees, BILL emitting the enacting
clause, is follows:
That 50 much OF the approved July a. 1eeU' en-
uucd directing the purchase OF silver bullion anu
issue OF Treasury thereon and for other purposes
time TO time silver bullion the aggregate amount OF
four million I'VE hundred thousand ounces or 10 much
thereof may be offered In each month, at the 'INo
Ircc thereof exceeding dollIr for three hnia
and seventyone and twenty-five one-undrcdths grains o
pure silver, and TO issue in payment :or such purchases
Treasury the United States, be and the sac
Is hereby repealed
And IL h reby declared be the policy Of the Cntcd
States the OF both gold and silver As s'ho
ard money and coin both cold and silver into money o
equal intrinsic exchangeabe value. such cquaty 10
be through international agreement or by sueh
safeguards legislation will insure the maintenance
parity value Of the coins OF the two mct's "
tho equal power Of every dollar ut all times IN c MIR
kets and payment Of debts And 1t Ia heicp!
further declared the efforts OF the Government should
DO steadily directed 70 establishment OF such sa'e
system Of bimetallism viii maintain at all umcs ''e
,ouss power OF every dollar coined issued by the United
States in the markets and In the payment oil deo's'
OPEN HOsTILITIES PREclPITATED'
The Indiana Senator gave notice that he would
ask to have the repeal bill taken up for considera
ton on Tuesday next when he will himself make
some remarks calculating his favoilte position
as an "anti-test vote" advocate OF UNCONVENTIONAL
repeal with conditions aiterward". There are no
indications that the prospect of unconditional re-
peal has been materially advanced by the com
mittees action to-day. The result of the vote in
committee has simply been to precipitatc open
hostilities between the two wings in the Demo
cratic camp and TO heighten the ieaousies between
the rival leaders of the Administration or repeal
faction. With Mr.. German and Mr.. Voorhees, at
odds, little hope of prompt and energetic acton
toward securing repeal can he entertained by the
friends of the Administrations programme.
On the other hand, the ant-iepcal forces have
been soidiied by the danger which at last threat
ems them openly the floor of the senate. ana
they are further encouraged by the signs of DIS
satisfaction and disappointment on the part Of the
majority managers at Mr.. Voorhees, headlong DIS
regard of party advice and interest. one indica-
ton of this dissatisfaction was the renewal OF
vigorous warfare to-day by the southern Sena-
tors on Mr.. Voorhees, bank circulation bill which
was talked over without a vote. Another was
the adjournment Of the Senate till Monday to
prevent further discussion of that or any other
bill