Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-08-19
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS
Business Of a Week in the National
Legislature.
DISCUSSING THE MONEY QUESTION.

DISCUSSING THE MONEY QUESTION.
for the Floods of oratory, While Sem
ators Patiently Wait -Four Notable
Measures introduced in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1l--Breyity was the
feature of the senate proceedings yester-
day. The chaplain confined hfms eli to the
Lords Prayer, the journal of "Wednesday
was embraced in a couple of paragraphs,
and then the senate adjourned over till
Monday. The day was a day of waiting
in the house. Before annou 1eing the adj
journment the speaker appointed the COM
mittee on rules. 1t consists of the same
members as composed it in the Fifty-sec-
ond congress, except that DIR. Outhwaite
is substituted for Mr. Mcmillan.
WASHINGTON, aug. 14.-Congress has
settled down to debate with a degree of
expedition almost unknown in its history,
and with an apparent determination that
promises well for the outcome.
The program in the house has been
definitely fixed by the adoption of the
order introduced l'rid W last by Mr.. Bland.
Time will be devoted exclusively TO the
consideration of the silver question under
the rules of the last house governing gen
eral debate. Notwithstanding the ap-
parent lack of interest in the discussion
manifested by members Saturday, the
number of applicants for recognition al
ready on the speakers list demonstrates
that the period allotted to the debate
eleven days under the general rules, and
three days under the five minute rule
will be all occupied. There are now be-
tween ninety and a hundred names en-
rolled by the speaker. the great majority
of whom probably expect to talk the full
hour allowed by the rule.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and silver,
without discrimination against either
metal, found a strong and eloquent advo-
cate in the senate yesterday in the person
of Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, who made a
three hours speech on that topic, based on
q resolution offered by him last Tuesday.
Mr., Vest made it very plain that he would
resist the last extremity, the repeal Of the
Sherman act. unless hat repeal was
coupled with b~imetallism. A bill was in
trodueed by Mr.. Voorhees,, of Indiana, and
was referred to the nance committee, of
which he is chairman, allowing national
banks to issue notes to the par value OF
the bonds deposited or to be deposited in
the treasury, not to exceed, however, the
paid in capital stock of the banks. -Four
notable bills were introduced. as follows:
BY Mr.. Hill, repeating federal election
laws; the repeal, however, not to affect any
proceeding or prosecution now pending
under said act. BY Senate Butler, repeal
ing the state bank tax. BY Mr.. PETER,
providing for a further Issue of $500, 900, 900
of fiat money, exchangeable for govern
ment bonds mt par. Senator Chandler re-
introduced his bill of last congress estais
fishing additional regulations concerning
immigration to the United States.
The day in the house was devoted to
speechmaking. The greatest attention
was paid to Mr.. Warner, of New York,
but he seemed scarcely so much at home
as he wouid have been had the tariff been
the subject matter of debate. Mr.. Patter-
son, of Tennessee. was also slow in secur-
lng az AUDIENCE, hgt when he did so it was
an enersetic and 4ppfeeiat,ye Ans.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1G-The debate III
the house yesterday was not specially i'm
portant. 1t merely gave an opportunity
for four members, Messrs. Hutchinson
(Dem., Tex, Blanchard Dem, La.,)
Gros"enor 1tep., O.)and Snodgrass Dem,
fenn.Y to giYe eagFession to their views.
The mos. Interesting spCech1besa4se il
was really the first Republican protest
against free coinage-was delivered by Mr..
Grosvenor, of Ohio, and which was lack
ing neither in sarcasm nor satire.
There were three noteworthy speeches
delivered in the senate. One was by the
new s2nator fEol4 MASSACHUSETTS,, Mr.,
Lodge, making al earnest appeal 10 the
senate for prompt action on bill to re-
! peal the purchasing clauses Of the Sher-
man act. ApQtheP Was By the junior SEN
at0r from Colorado, itf: WaisStt, ;yhs
contended that. although the Sherman act
was vicious and illogical, 81 had nothing
to do with the financial crisis, and its re-
ssai H'nnld do no good and might do harm.
lEhe thil@ was ky th9 eenataF from Massa-
chusetts, Mr.. lfoag, ana was 4 tsnipfrats
discussion Of the whole financial question:
with a decided leaning toward himet.
allism.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-The senate spent
only thtee h9afs in gessjon yesterday. but
that time was well filled up. se. Yestjs
bill appropriating $4,000 for q site and
building in Washington to be known az
tle t!fall Of Records" was passed. Then
the bili to i~HGrease tbs elFcniatisn Of ma
tiGnai banks was taken mp and postponed
for the reason that several senator's had
informed Mr.. Voorhees, that they desired
more time to prepare to discuss it. But
before it was laid aside an important
amendment was proposed to it by Mr..
Cpckrell-to authorize the redemption lat
par and acSrue4 interest Of such 2 per
cent. bonds (oxer S25,D01, 600 III all, as ma.
be offered, and to authorize the issue OF
new treasury legal tender Rotes in pay.
ment therefor. This amendment produced
considerable discussion, Mr.. sherman con.
demning it as an un~businesslike PROPOSE
lion and Mar. Cockrell expressing his
alnaaeiaaIE 49l' modification that the
friend and patron CT the NATIONAL hanks,
fhe great gold momometallist from Ohio,
should object to an amendment that
,touia increase the amount Of currency in
circulation, Another amendment to ting
bin was offered later on by MIR. Allen, OF
Nebraska, for the cessation OF interest on
the bonds on which the increased national
bank circulation should be based. After
diet there were two speeches delivered,
4ne by Mr. Berry In favor Of bimetallism
and one by Mr., Galllnger against tariff
legislation before 1897.
The debate in the house was character
lied by the ebb and flow of eloquence and
ty ting presence aud absence of interest. 1t
vas Gtartad by Nlccnli Mass in favor of
the repeal Of the purchasing eia4se Of the
sherman bill and Was closed by Moses
(Ga.) in opposition thereto. sandwiched
between these two speeches were remarks
by Combs On ", Bryan (Neb.), and Hen
derson Qa.) The first named made an ad-
dFesg from a business standpoint in favor
of the selea, of the Sherman law. Bryan
made Che speech al ths dag, and com
manded the earnest attention Of his col
leagues throughout. He was one Of the
apostles OF bImetailism aud bis sympa-
thizcr regarded his arguments az I'M
answerable. But the same thing was said
Ut tbG speech of Henderson by the oppo-
nepts OF free coinage.