The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATOR PERKINS WANTS MINTs
OPEN TO AMERICAN SILVER.
PETER Winds Up His Long -winded Effort
on silver-Patterson Makes Patriotic
Talk on the Federal Elec tion Re-
peal Bill-Political, Dots, Etc.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 80. - After
some time wss spent in getting a quo
rum and morning business disposed
OF Senator Wolcott offered amend.
ments to the silver repeal bill which
provide for refupding the cotton tax
to various states, the money to be dis
posed of as the legislatures of states
elect after the passage of the act shall
determine.
Senator Perkins presented an
amendment to the same bill provid-
ing that mints hereafter open to COIN
age to crude American silver to be
coined at existing parity with gold at
seignorage of 20 per cent. No gold
coin of less denomination than $40 to
be coined. No legal tender or. treas
ury note of smaller denomination
than SIS to be issued and q
commission of five experts not con.
nected with any government DEPART
ment to be appointed, whose duties
shall be to advise congress on all
questions of finance.
Senator Chandler spoke on his reso-
luton as to investigating the New
York custom house. The committee
claimed by some that the object of the
investigation was to get the Republi-
cans out and Democrats in, and it was
unbecoming whether originated with
the president or the secretary of the
treasury.
The repeal bill was then taken up
and Senator Dun (Va.) spoke in favor
of the bill.
Senator PETER then resumed his
Thursday. He concluded his speech
at 4:30 p. M, and after brief execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house this morning Mr..
Sayers (rex.), chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations, presented a
bill to extend the time for the compile
until June IA, 1894. Passed without
objection.
The debate on the Tucker bill was
resumed, Mr.. Patterson Tenn TAX
ing the floor in support of the meas
ure. 1t was impossible to stir up q
fratricidal strife now, he said, by re-
citing tine horrors of the late civil war,
as it would be by recounting the his
tory of the war of roses. The greatest
calamity that ever happened to free
people was the assassination of Lin
coin. Had he lived and been permit
ted to carry out his policy there would
have been peace and prosperity in the
South 25 years ago. The excitement
and hate enaendered by Lincoln's
assassination made it possible
for ambitious Republican leaders to
place their heels on the neck of
the South. The reconstruction act
was passed and the sovereignty of the
states was gone; that the Southern
states were conquered territory. Camp
followers and carpet baggers rushed
in. southern leaders were deprived
of any voice in the government. Over
5000, 100000 was heaped into debt on
the Southern states in a few years.
Ruin, devastation, fraud and corrup-
tion reigned supreme.
Mr.. McCaul (Mass,) } followed in OF
position
Mr.. McNagy Qnd.) followed in sup
mort of the measure. He claimed the
whole question of federal supervision
of elections was hurttul and oppres-
sive.
Dewitt Warner IN. W next took
the floor in support of the measure.
He said John Davenport made thous-
ands of votes for the Democratic party
in New York by the distrust he ere.
ated in the minds of all good men, Re-
publicans and Democrats alike
In sneering way ne
referred to the "lecture on
purity" delivered by Mr.. Johnson
lind a few days ago. The name OF
that state, he declared had become
byword wherever purity of elections
has been discussed. He went on to re-
fer contemptuousIy to Justice Woods,
who had, Mr.. Warner said, Reversed
himself in order to keep Dudley out OF
iail and prevent official investigation
of the blocks of five letter"
"I deny" shouted Mr.. johnson,
sprine ing 20 his feet, chat Justice