The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-31

amendment this morning, there was much
speculation as to what proposition might
be launched at the last moment by the
silver men, who had nothing to lose and
everything 10 gain By the sudden on
slaught on the repeal forces. the
opening indications We're not promising
for q vote at an hour rs early as
that anticipated by Senator VOORHEES,.
Several western senator's had EXPRESSED
desire to speak. and, as the time they
would consume was somewhat indefinite,
the final vote seemed more than likely to
delayed until late in the afternoon or
night There was manifest a stern de-
termination on the part of repeal men to
force a vote at the earliest hour possible,
consistent with the never-tO-be-fOrgOtten
usages of senatorial courtesy.
OPENING OF THE SESSION.
When the Senate, at II o'clock this
morning, entered upon the thirteenth
week of the present extraordinary session
a roll call showed the presence of fifty
two senator's. When the consideration of
the bill 10 repeal the purchasing clause OF
the sherman act was resumed, Mr. Hun
ton dem, of Virginia in few words de-
fined his opposition, saying he would vote
for unconditional repeal and then stand
ready to Join with the friends Of silver in
fight for that metal
Mr. Cameron, rep. of Pennsylvania,
and views on the repeal bill. 1t was III
part as follows: Neither side of the
Senate has made a suggestion, which in
my opinion, has been broad enough and,
therefore, ] have studiOusly avoided vo-
ting for or against the amendments pro
posed There can be but one solution:
Free coinage of the American product of
silver is essential to our prosperity. The
Senate cannot with selfreSpect pass such
measure as this. Look for moment
at the arguments put forward in support
of repeal.
THE INTERNATIONAL BI-METALLIC SCHEME.
zone of the most forcible is that it
would ObliCe Europe to enter INTO an agree
ment with US to return TO the use of sill
yer as money. That is to say, we intend
to cut off our American market for silver
in order to throw 50.0O0.0O0 ounces
year on the European market in addition
to what we already send, in the hope OF
breaking down its market price. We
have a deficit of several millions a month.
If we manage to keep S50000.0O0 of gold
in the treasury we shall do well. We are
wasting our silver and our gold and our
credit and we call remOnStrance fac
tious. In the hope of inducing the
majority to deal with the subject in a
broader spirit | may ask the Senate to
vote on the propositions which | have
already offered in debate, or | would
prefer that this bill be referred to a select
committee of seven or more members,
with instructions to report on the further
measures which may be required to pro
vide for carrying safely into effect the
object of the proposed legislation as pro-
posed some time since By the senator
from Alabama, Mr.. Morgan"
MoRGAN's LAMENT.
Mr. Morgan then addressed the Senate
The situation in the Senate seemed to be
a very lamentable one. one which he
could speak of only with pain, and which
he could contemplate only with serious
apprehension fOr the future welfare of
the country. Mr.. Morgan said the pass
age of the bill would be an irrevocable
surrender of the democrats to the most
corrupt, insOlent and overbearing cor
porations Mr. Morgan then read slowly,
and with great emphasis, these sentences
from Mr. Germans speech of Saturday:
we were compelled to take the terms
offered by the senator from Ohio. He
held the key of the situation. You have
dictated the terms to US MIR Morgan,
continuing, said, among other things:
If presidential policy was TO be worked
out through gag held on one hand, and
through the veto power held in
the other, such assumed power would
soon so exceed the grants of the
constitution that the people would break
OF from such Il rule Compromise was
secuted as an unworthy condescension.
This was harsh, arbitrary and unworthy
treatment-all the more painful because
the political enemies of democracy were
invited to become willing instruments of
coercion From that rod and that staff
democratic senators could get no com
fort
WOULD HAVE LOST ALABAMA.
If he had told the people of Alabama
that the first effort Of President Cleve-
land, if elected President. would be to
put silver in position from which there
was no possibility of extraction. that it
was to die in the Senate at the hands of
its friends, or in the House by his com
mand, that state, at least, would never
have cast It's vote for him. And l told
him so in a friendly cordial manner" he
added. Mr. Morgan concluded
his written remarks at 2:40 O'Clock
lie left the subject he said, with
the knowledge that the die was cast The
Senate and the House and the President
had determined that the pending meas
ures should prevail There was nothing
now to look to, so far as he could see, but
some vague promises made in the Senate
which were incapable of being realized
he LETT the subject, he said, not expecting
Tor long time, if ever, to say anything
further upon it.
Mr.. Vest, dem, of Missouri, followed
MI A1OISttli. ne GN pressed MS sympathy
with the people of the silver states and
said that no ear or kaiser would desOlate
an insurrectionary province rs congress
was about to desolate the silver states of
the west. He argued that the seignorage
In the treasury should be coined. an
ridiculed the business methods which
would allow this vast sum of $4,000. O0)
to lie idle in the treasury, and then sell
bonds to secure gold.
rCN- AVN nun rrrru
Mr.. COckrell, dem, Of Missouri, ar
gued that, at the last election, the tariff
question, and not the financial question,
had been pressed to the front, and on it
the Democratic party secured a victory.
Leading democrats had expected that,
if there was TO be an extra session, it
would be called to reform the tariff. But
now that the election was over, the tariff
was lost sight of. and the senior senator
from New York Mr.. Rill was beheld
pitching 10 the front headlong on
the financial question. The lion at one
end Of the avenue and the tiger
at the other, facing Mir. Hill were
coming together in a fond embrace
(Laughter) MIR. Cocl5rell revived the
history Of the repeal bill in the House
and Senate. showing that it was reported
10 the Senate by two democrats, Messrs.
Voorhees, and Mcpherson, and four re-
pLblicauS McSSrs Allison Aldrich Nor