The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-09

| conclusions and find himself unable to follow
to the full extent on the line the President had
indicated. he could not surrender his conyic-
tions and blindly pursue the path that his
Judgment did not approve without being SEN
sible OF the fact that he would be unworthy to
occupy his seat In the Senate. He would vote
Tor the repeal OF the sherman law not because
he believed 1t to be the cause OF the present
business depression and financial strln.
geney, not that It had induced n want Of
ii In tbs rt on the part Of the people
fer ed upon the Secretary Of the Treasury by
The act was founded upon false e theory OF the
and furnished a vicious precedent for the fu-
.u lure second. IA the execution OF its pro-
issue of IN the 9enE q bsen
the fruitful source Of the strongest arguments
tss use G silver part e
was mainly due to this 1 1ct and that it's
the want Of which was the chief obstacle to
the restoration OF business activity, :,
though he should vote to repeal the purchns.
he would not be called upon to do SO without
now pending before the Senate. which would.
by y,,s law and a., not by mere declaration, give
resources and throw the weight Of It's great
silver on an eaSalty With gold as Standard
G dr yage proyisIon SHOULD at least be made
dors at the 81 M tSnasf
ness transactions Of this country. the aecre;
ana tSs silver bnlIIon the T % ThisS
&c dsssd t. be coined not to BE-
not than 3 psr nonth until
reaches reaches. the aggregate limit; He declared his
such 2" ,ha, EN- m
the subsidiary coinage. and this coinage. in
dishonest. He was in favor Of the coinage OF
silver. free and without mint charges. He
ported free coinage. The national , circulating
I medium ought to be and would be in the end
siive f ans nnd gold coin with paper substitutes
against the pending bill. and would resist its
it were coupled with some measure recOgniz-
Ing silver and providing for an expansion OF
Mr.; PETER Pop, Kan.) offered resolution.
which went over till o-morrow. calling for in.
Ses snd hH
REQUIRED by law: whether they had refused to
they had asked Or received from the Treasury
Department authority to make payment by
Niodilhs IOueo CoIIluCateS. anu Wn6tn6T any
Treasury official is connected with the New
YORK Clearing House. and If SO. under what
At $40 proceedings in the Senate seemed to
have come to a standstill No senator sought
the floor This l led Mr.; Voorh ees Dem, Ind
senator from, Colorado lMr. Teller who
to a reasonable time for adjournment II
there was no Senator DESTROYS to speak now
ne NE H hn9orhees) would have to ask for vote
:, Mr.. Harris Dom. Tenn suggested that
there were several nominations awaiting the
Mr.. Hale rep. Me- hoped that, the Senator
diate adjournment. The senate had been in
session only a little ever three and half
hours and only about three hours had been
Senator from Indiana. after having given up
the II o'clock proposition. found himself also
He Therefore called his attentoD to the G isct
that he was being cut down to u very slender
ing en- the bi; Nobody had said or had init
mated that the right to full debate on the
81 the eonesdad be Of t Ss
But, the simple taking up Of more, time
each day in order that there might be
forcing Senators. was not crowding Senators.
There were many ways which could be re-
and drive and dominser. and which had been
re res to IN times past: But nobody had
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sions had been resorted to. Nobody had yet
Senators knew that it was one Of the enduring
traditions OF the Senate that after debate was
until the subject matter was disposed Of The
Senate had been in session now for six weeks.
hs ha sSn
the President had laid before Congress. And
now .; at :, the end Of six weeks. he
should sit for more than three or four
hours a day and not proong the end.
not ENJOY the delay. He knew that he was not
contributing to it.. He knew that he realized
that. SO far as the Republican side Of the
the Senators had been sitting to uphold his
hands. They had been in the chamber early
hands Of the President. They had sat Silently tis
at ali times, and had taken ur none Of the the
time Of the Senate. He had thought it fitting
He did not desire to have the Senator Ii from laf n
way. but.he did ask him 10 hold the Senate to |
that debate should not be 80 spread out and |
attenuated until every current OF action was
what Repu blican Senators obiected to- inv ""'
Mr.. Voorhees,. who had listened to these
remarks with uneoncealed i.npatence and
that the zeal Of the Senator from rom
Maine had been manifested very early |
Senator from Indiana was deeply appre.
ciated. 1t would be more appreciated. how |
ever. II the Senator from Maine had been in |
his seat more than one OF the six weeks Of the |
session. He desired TO- say to that Senator. |
Indiana expected to discharge his duty |
as he understood it. In u way for |
and not to the Senator from Maine, or to that |
side Of the chamber. nor TO this side. |
either" he added so far as individuality is |
concerned. but to myself and to the people |
whom represent on this floor The Senator |
from Maine has taken monopoly OF criticism |
Of my action. He has taken u monopoly of di- |
rection, OF lecturinG. OF dictation. If may use
such n term.
A Democratic Senator suggested "nagging,"
and Mr.. VOORHEES, accepted t.
country knows that the Senator from Indiana |
occupies trying position There are men OF
Der not concurring with me in my views or in |
my course: and the result IS that am doing
whom we come to sum up our life results tho