The herald., 1893-09-14
An Attempt to Limit the
Silver Debate.
The Move Checkmated by the
Anti-Repealers.
Shoup Addresses the Senate in Oppo-
sitiOn to Repeal.
Fau'kner's Coinage Proposition Growing
In Favor-Partisan Debate In the
House Fondly Antfci ipated.
Washington Notes.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-In the senate
today, Mills of Texas gave notice that
he would address the senate Tuesday.
Stewards resolution for committee
to ascertain whether senators were in
ferested in national banks, came up.
Stewart addressed the senate in ad-
vocacy of it. After few moments he.
diverged into general discussion of the
silver question.
Alien of Nebraska also spoke on the
resolution, saying there were hundreds
of Thousands, if not millions, Of people
in the country who believe much of the
legislation in congress was influenced by
the personal interests of senators and
representatives. The Democrats con-
fessed, he said, that their platform was
fraud and false pretense, and that
the party thus secured the votes of the
people. The Democratic senators, ne
said, must abandon their party and join
the ranks of the Populists who are going
to triumph in 1896.
VOORHEES, REQUESTS A VOTE.
AT 2 O'Clock the repeal bill was taken
up, and Voorhees, asked that a week
from today debate close, with the un-
deretanding that amendments then be
discussed under the five minute rule
until Saturday at 2 o'clock, when vote
should be taken.
Voorhees, said he did this in the ut
most good faith and respect for every
senator and the senate itself. II ms-
jority in the senate was against the re-
peal bill the fact should be known. II
it was in favor of amending it that
should be known; but as fair-dealing
men let the senators come to some un-
derstanding when vote might be ex-
pected to end their labors.
DUBOIS OBJECTS.
Dubois (Rep.) of Idaho, while appre.
-ciating- the courtesy with which the
senator from Indiana was conducting
the debate, said the matter was too seri-
GUS for undue haste, and the silver sena-
tors proposed to have q fair discussion.
He therefore objected to the request of
Voorhees,. 4
Voorhees, said there was nothing
further from his purpose than to inter-
fere with legitimate and wholeso ONE de.
bate. He (Voorhees) was q better
friend of silver today than any man who
rssorted to obstructive methods to keep
this miserable law on the statute book.
He could not allow anybody to say he
was in haste to destroy silver money.
He expected, when the Sherman act
was repealed, to engage in bringing
about proper system of coinage, as he
had in the past. Objection to his re-
quest to fix time to take vote would
be renewed, perhaps, hereafter.
sHoUP's SILVER SPEECH.
Shoup (Rep.) of Idaho re-addressed
the senate in opposition,to the bill.
Shoup began his address with lib
eral quotation from the presidents mes
sage and announced his failure to agree
with the president as to the cause lead
ing up to the present financial condition
of the country. He made review of
tho condition of affairs as they existed
IL months ago, and cited that we were
then prosperous. He said at that time
both parties declared for a double
standard, and Cleveland, as we'll as
Harrison, had accepted the nomination
! for the presidency with full knowledge
OF this pledge. When he became the
standard bearer of his party he became
the defender and champion of the prin-
ciples enuncisted by the party. Whether
he is seeking to violate one of the
serious declarations contained in
the platform of his party, his associates
and the country must decide. Shoup
did not pretend to know when Oleve-
land became convinced that it was nec-
essary that the country should come to
q monometallic basis, but he did know
| Villa ord nd ~
| in Washington and began to lobby for
the repeal of the Sherman law imms-
diately after the election and it was q
fact that the rewards and punishments
of the incoming administration were in
yoked to influence the legislature. The
speaker did not believe the Sherman
law had anything to do with the fnan-
cial crisis. 1t injured no one except the
residents of the silver producing states.
Indeed ne considered that it had been
OF much benefit to the nation at large.
Referring to the criticisms made by
Senator Cullom that If the silver advo-
Gates were SO much dissatisfied with the
Sherman act they should join in its re-
peal, he said they recognized that it's
disappearance at this time probably
means the permanent retirement OF sil-
yer as one of the money metals. The
Sherman law was now the only bulwark
between bimettalism and monomstal-
lism in this country. He did not ac-
cept the idea that silver coinage would
degrade the financial standing OF this
country, and made plea for indepon-
dence in monetary affairs as in others
of our concerns. He believed the pas
sage OF free coinage bill would imme-
diately restore confidence and enlarge
our trade. Repeal would result Ia re-
moving this country from the head Of
the column as O producer of precious
metals; in the contraction of currency
and weakening of the country by de-
stroying one of the general industries.
He drew a strong picture of the dis
tress that would be occasioned in the
silver producing states, and asked: /:
"Must the prayeriul appeal of these peo-
pie for justice pass unrecognized ?"
He declared he had not believed and
! could not believe that the majority Of