The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-08
On Wednesday He Will Ask the Sen ate
to Sit Until Vote on the Silver
Repeal Bill Is Taken.
CARLISLE AT THE CAPITOL
Cleyeland'S Instructions Given to
Voorhees, and Harris.
Massachusetts Grossly Misrepresented
by Mugwump Everett-Facts
About the Soldiers Home.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-Continuous ses-
sIons are what now confront the Senate in
the discussion of the bill TO repeal the sill
yer purchasing clause of the act of 1890.
Vague intimations of continuous sessions
have been heard for some time. but this
morning Senator Voorhees, gave definite
notice that commencing on Wednesday
next. he would ask the Senate to sis con-
tinuously until vote was reached on the
pending measure. and that he would ex-
pect Senators to MAINTAIN quorum till the
end of the present contest was reached.
When the Senate met the Vice President
laid before 1t o telegraphic petition from
the Merchants Exchange. of sc. Louis.
urging speedy action on the repeal bill.
Mr.. w Wolcott offered . resolution. which
went over until Monday. directing the
committee on finance to report a bill for
tho coinage of gold and silver In accord
ance with the policy set forth by the com.
mittee. Aug. IS, 1898. being House bill No. l.
Mr.. Harris offered O resolution. which
was referred. creating a select committee
of five Senators TO investigate the Ford
Theater disaster in Washington City. and
report whether. in equity and justice the
government should compensate the suffer-
ers therefrom.
The repeal bill was taken mp at 11:l5
o'clock. Mr.. Voorhees, rose and said; "Mr.
President. desire to state this morning. In
the hearing of the Senate and of the coun-
try, that on Wednesday next. after the
meeting of tho Senate. L shall ask it TO con-
tinue in session until q vote is taken upon
the pending measure, and shall ask and
expect Senators TO maintain quorum for
the transaction of business until the end OF
this protracted struggle Is reached. L
might say more, but more Is not necessary.
| give this notice in order that Senators
may govern themselves accordingly In tho
performance of the duty they owe the pub
Ic."
He said be was anxious for the repeal OF
the purchasing clause of the Sherman act.
and should ask in connection with it some
legislation recognizing silver as legal ten.
der money and for Its continued coinage.
Mr. Roach said It was foolish TO talk abone
an international agreement which was TO
include Great Britain. England would
never agree TO bImetalllsm In any form
unless forced TO do so.
At the close of Mr.. Roach's speech Mr..
Allen obtained the floor. hardly half a dOz.
en- Senators being present. Mr.. Stewsrs
was about to suggest the absence of Quo-
rum.
NO" said Mr. Allen. 81 do not want
| them here"
They Will learn something" replied Me.
| Stewart.
II will make them hear me w whether they
| are in the Senate or not, said Mr.. Allen.
| Then he began his speech. the first part OF
which was devoted TO dennncistion
of the act of 1873. which was
| characterized as crime. After he
| bad been speaking some time Mr..
Pettigrew suggested the absence of QUO
| rum. But thirty-three Senators. ten less
| than quorum, responded when the roll
was called. and the Sergeant At Arms was
| directed to request the attendance of ab-
| sent Senators. After delay of fifteen
| minutes quorum was secured and Mr..
| Allen proceeded. He entered into n tech
intrinsic" as applied TO the value OF
| gold and silver. The masses of tho
people, he said, had been misled
upon the subject of the intrinsic val
| ne of money. Every penny-a-liner
had been employed to deceive and 60 mis-
| lead the people upon the subject. The
same was true as TO sound and honest
| money" when the fact was there never had
| been a dollar with full legal-tender quail
| ities which was not honest and worth as
| much as any other dollar.
| A lengthy discussion followed between
| Messrs. Allen, Allison. White OF Louisiana,
and others on these points. Mr.. Allen
then made long argument IN favor OF the
| free coinage of silver. taking the position
that the remone tiZatioD of silver would
resalt In an increment of value and restore
value which had been deprecated by Leg
islation.
! AT O'Clock Mr. Mcpherson observed
| that Mr. Allen was fatigued. and moved
| that the Senate adjourn. Without con-
cludiDg his speech. Mir. Allen yielded and
the Senate adiunrned