The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-14
VOORHEES, WANTS TO VOTE,
ps BssS the Senate 10 Fix q Day for
ErdIls lho SlVS Dsba.s.
7Hs S-LYERlIES WILL NOT GRANT IT.
...,rsF, and Teller Consinue IN ir Pretllng
On the Repeal Bili-hr. Mslls
Somewhat offended.

.fe was presided over to~nd@ ng Nit'
Harris. President pro tenn Of the Senate.
lu for a blmctanic money system
,ss introduced by Mr.. PETER by request.
and was referred TO the Finance Commit
zoe. II provides that all paper money
Of prior issue hereafter paid out by
,be United states treasury shall be stamp
"A DRadeemshle ln equal sums Of gold and
.ryer or ia United States treasury notes
thus relecmab.e.
Wr Rrus asked unanimous consent 90
have tfe door Tuesday next az y. NJ. 10
.5dress the Senate on the repeal bill.
Wr Uaar fslt constrained 10 object 10
,te request as great innovation. Unani-
raous consent would put IL out OF the
,..,,er of the Senate. $50 matter how press
'rs other business might be az the mo-
r,snt 20 attend 20 1t. The usual mode was
20 give notice.
The presiding oihcer-"Does the senator
rom Texas give noicey
,r Mills-"No. sir I gave notice
,ros before and the floor was taken from
me by Senatorial courtesy 1 DO not wish
.o have that Senatorial courtesy extend
a 20 me again.
air. sherman hoped that the Senator
from Texas would not feel sighted by
having had the floor taken from him
ts,aiofore be suggested 20 him 10 take
ns usual course, and give notice Of ms
Intention to address the Senate mr.
uHls acted ON the suggestion, ana gave
notice f0r Tuesday next al p. M ana
SIR white DemY Lo) gave notice Tor
Ialrsday next
,fr stsuart's resolution for p committee
NJ INQUIRY as go Senators owning stock In
national banks was laid before the Sem
sI. and Mr. Stewart proceeded TO argue
I. support OF it He soon drlfted into a
.a IA on the repeal bill, on the appre-
rgHon OF gold and on depreciation OF
silver. and he declared that gold basis
meant slavery for the human race. He
merely wished 10 give Senators an oppor-
unity Of stating their exact position to-
wards national banks IN order that full
confidence i'm the integrity of the Senate
nIght be restored. lie intended to move
is reference to the Judiciary Committee.
Alr. Allison suggested that the commit
tee on privileges and elections was the
committee TO which the resolution should
le referred
AIr. Allen Pop. Ngb) supported the
resolution. Mr.. Allen Was SIN speaking
when at p. IN. the repeal bill was laid
before the Senate Unanimous consent
was asked by SIR. Stewart 20 let the re-
solution remain ON the table nhul To-
morrow so that Mr. Allen might finish
his speech. Objection. however was made
by MIR Mcpherson. and the resolution
went TO the calendar
SIR Voorhees,. Chairman Of The FINANCE
Committee. saying uat he desired the
indulgence of the Senate for % few min
utes. propned 90 have 1t day fixed &c
cl,se debate lie said that the repeal bill
Iad been discussed i'm the Hous q - Rep
rtseutatives seventeen days and had now
teen discussed In the Senate twelve
DAYS The House was composed Of 30
rsTTCgentGuves, the Senate oi only hS.
lle did not think that the most ser si,iVe
gentleman in opposition 20 the repeal BIN
could pretend that there mad been any
want Of llberality I'm the matter-he would
uQ say courtesy-for that went as
matter OF course. There had been every
deposition 20 allow the fullest possible
debate. and that disposition still re-
manned Tie recognized the fact that there
WAS "a good deal of discussion Vet 10
take place-Lot only Of legitimate. but
Lf Ufeful discussion. But he would like
lf be could. 90 get an expression from
those 600 authority 90 make IT, as 70
some time when a vote might tc expected
He would by way of suggestion in
tlate (subject of course 90 any PROPOSE
uuu that might come from The ether side)
hat The vote Doe taken or general debate
closed ten days. or indeed q week, from
today. lie would like TO have an agreed
day on which general debate would close,
and then have the Senate proceed for two
or three days In discussing amendments.
and then take the vote. He made the
suggestion in order 10 elicit an expression
0i views from the other side that the
general debate should close in a week
from to-day with the understanding that
um0dments might be then discussed un-
q. the following Saturday at O'Clock
under rule eight, and that then votes
should be taken on the substitute, on all
pending amendments and on the bill.
Sir Dubois ddaho) responded IL behalf
W the opposition. An senators on tiat
SIZE he said appreciated the courtesy and
t-.ntss of the senator from Indiana.
VINO had charge Of the great measure.
but De disputed the statement that the
House had discussed the measure salts
hctouly in seventeen days. IL had not
discussed II 20 its satisfaction, nor 20
ihe satisfaction of the people. There
We're various amendments which might
have been offered, and debated 10 the
enlightenment Of the House and OF the
country There seemed 10 be an Inn
Mufe amount Of undue anxiety on the
TART of some senators To- absolutely de-
s-foy silver by stopping ! purchase and
Vrage and doing IL quickly. From the
gv0uished senator from Ohio (Sher-
riI down through the list. everyone who
hi spoken on the bin had said that the
Sherman act was not responsible for the
tsnc.al distress. But the bankers who
me in Washington yesterday bad with
e1r0utery declared IN their resolutions that
ihe sherman act was responsible. The
business Of the country, Mr. Dubois con-
u ted was already r@viying and why
were not senators willing 10 risk little
TINE In discus sion2
Tie objected 20 Dny setting Of time
Tor the closing OF the debate until every
'Ator who was gong 10 be heard had
been heard
"f voorhees, protested that nothing was
I'Ilhef from his purpose than an interfer-
'Ntr with the legitimate and wholesome
exercise OF the right OF debate, He did
i'i intend 20 be provoked into debating |
eDe question until later on; but ne could
l'' iet ore Of the remarks Of the senator |
Iifn Idaho pass without objection. That /
= idior had spoken OF undue haste 10 |
ar Woy and demonetize silver He (Voor- |
Neesj was better friend OF silver than /
any senator who resorted 10 obstruction |
methods 20 defeat the pending bin. He |
eNpeeted when the sherman law was |
Ivpe'ded 60 engage TO bring about /
proper system Of coinage for the future |
IS thtfe had been I'm the past He had /
no new lessons 10 learn on that subject. |
hut now, as objection 20 his suggestion /
10 oeen made, he accepted the situation |
"Nl might renew the suggestion hereaf fter |
Mr Dubois disclaimed any intentional i