The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-25

SILVER MEN VERY SICK
Will Not NoW0ppose Repeal,
But Will Show Their
Hand Later.
SENATOR M'PHERsoN's OPINION.
Thanks to Foreign Countries for
Exhibiting at the Chicago Fair
To-day III Congress.
SENATOR M'PHERsoN's OPINION.

watched for with exceeding Interest. The
changes iu the situation have been SO
rapid and surprising that any and every
kind of development is among the
unexpected" things which may happen.
The suddenness of yesterdays collapse. it
is thought this morning. may be followed
some kind of a reaction, though what
shape this back movement will take
seems to be undetermined. In all call
culat;ons to be made the fact that there
is still certain amount OF speech
making to be undergone is not
overlooked Unless Senator Jones of
Nevada and the other silver men who
have uncompleted speeches. ready pre-
pared to deliver, voluntarily shorten
their efforts or ask leave to print"
which they are not likely TO do, \ vote
upon the pending bill aud amendments
is still some distance ahead. When the
question does come up for fiual action
the first amendment TO be voted on is
Mr.. Peffer's. This was offered October
IL and is as follows:-
THAT any owner Of gold bullion or
silver bullion in condition fit for coinage,
and of the coin value of fifty dollars or
more. NAV deliver the same at any mint
to the proper officers thereof. and i5 shall
be formed into coins for the benefit of the
act of Congress, approved January 49,
1887. and in all respects according to
The provisions of said act,
eli of which provisions, so far as
the same are or may be applicable hereto,
are hereby revived and re-enacted, except
that the Inscriptions and devices of coins
of like denominations now current shall
be placed on the coins authorized by this
act. and double eagles may be coined as
provided in The ACT of February H. 1893"
A VOTE WILL SHOW.
This amendment is proposed as an ad-
ditiou to the Voorhees, bill, to follow
after the provision repeating the purchas-
ing clause of the Sherman act. 1t is sup.
posed tnat 1t will call out the full voting
strength of the free coinRgs advocates.
When this amendment has been DISPOSED
of there are several more TO follow
which notice has been given In addi-
tton to the fourteen amendments
specified ana described in these de-
spatches some days ago. This votes upon
cue or Two of them will sufficiently iudi-
cate the fats of the rest. but unless there
Is complete acQuiescence on the part of
the silver men in speedy execution of
the sentence which seems to have gone
out againstihe proceedings may still be
prolonged TO wearisome extent. "Sena-
iorial courtesy" may again cotne into
ll4y. il solution is to pe hastened, but
the courtesy" Will have Co be extended
AN IMPORTANT SHIPPING BILL.
Under he insiguificaut title of bill
TO amend section T. l3l, revised statutes,
the House yesterday passed a measure of
importance to American shipping inter-
ests. II was introduced and pushed by
Mr.. Mallory. of Florida. The statute
referred 10. among osher things. requires
all of the officers OF vessels of
the United States to be ctti-
zsus of the United States. 1t
WAS this requirement. that caused SO
much trouble for the International Navi.
cation Company. when 1t was sought to
place under American registry and ON
the subsidy list the s eamsnIps New York
and Paris. The amendment 60 the
statute adopted by the House yesterday
includes engineers aud assistant eugi-
neeIs of the vessels in the same requir
ment as 10 officers. But an amend
meme proposed by the committee which
reDorted the bill, aud which also passed,
libe alizes the existing Statute by permit
ting vacancies occurriug on u foreign
voyage, or Il voyage between the Atlantic
aud Pacific ports OF the United States, to
ne filed by other than citizens of the
United States until the ship reaches it's
home port
THE HOUSE CHAPLAIN DYING.
News was received this morning that
the Rev. DIR. Samuel w. Haddsway,
Chaplain of the House of Representa-,
his home in this city. Mr. Haddaway
was only appointed Chaplain of the
House at the beginning of the extra ses-
sion. OH he transfer of the Rev. Mr..
Miburn, the blind preacher, to the Sen
ate. but the intelligeucs that his death
WAS believed to be only a question of
few hours was received with general
EXPRESSIONS of regret.
Mr.. Milburn's duties OF the Senate
have been something of a siuecure latsly.
AS the legislative day of Tuesday of last
week is still constructively in existence
that days prayer stan is on record as the
last delivered before the Senate No
further prayers will be offered until the
Senate adjourns instead of taking re-
cess, aud thus begins new legislative
day. The Journal CLERK as well rs the
Chaplain will then have considerable
arrears to bring uD.
WHAT THE SILVER MEN SAY,
The cslm that followed the break of
yesterday as apparent In he. Senate TO-
day, for that body began its work in a
listless fashion. and there Was no effort
10 ascertain whether a quorum was
present or not. The silver men have
settled down to the Inevitable that con
fronts them repeating the assertions
made by Them yesterday that they will
threw no obstacle IN the way of vote
Silver men say, though. that this vote,
which will result in the unconditional re-
Sherman act will not be the final gun In
the long fight that has been made for
silver. Thev assert with more or less of
emp asis that before this Con gress has
adjourned there will be under con-
sideration various measures looking
TO "a revision of the financial system
of the Uaited States and the restoration
of silver to what they terra its proper
place as a money of the country The
programme of the repealers from this
time on will be to wait for the silver
men who have speeches under way to end
them and ample time viii be given for
that purpose. Senator Jones has already
said that he expects to finish his with
one more instilment; aud Senator Teller
is ready at any time to conclude his re-
market. Mr.. Stewart. VINO Is reported to
have holt dozen speeches in reserve. has
one That he particularly desires to deliver
ard it may be th at he will have the ops
poitnuity before the final vote is taken.
THE FINAL VOTE.
Senator Hill said tuis nlorning that he
thought IL likely vote would be had on
one or more of the alne endmeDts to-
morrow. but he did not think the main
proposition would receive the attention
of the Senate before Monday. Mr.. Nc
Pbereoa was inclined to think the vote
on me Voorhees, bill would come this
week. and this view of the situation is
also shared BY Mr.. .VJeraees, VINO is 10
ciiRed TO think the amendments will be
before the Senate by Friday.
IN THE SENATE TODAY.
The Senate re>assembied IN continua-