The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06

oiution that on Thursday, and until
further orders, the daily hour OF meet
ing shall be IL a. m. He asked that IL
lie On the table and said he would call
1t up tomorrow. Faulkner gave notice
that he would submit some remarks on
the repeal bill next Friday.
Morgan introduced concurrent reso-
luton for the appointment of a Joint
committee Of the two houses, seven
Senators and seven Representatives.
Those together are to constitute a Joint
select committee on finance. The chair.
man is to be chosen by the committee
by ballot It is to hold its session in
the Capitol and such other place as the
majority may direct with power to hear
witnesses and to employ stenographers.
Eleven members are to constitute q
quorum to do business. The committee
1s to examine into the financial and
monetary condition Of the Governme mt
and people of the United States. The
committee is to examine into the sub
Jeots and to report upon them; the full
or partial demonstration of legal tender,
silver coins and the ratio which should
be established between them and gold
coins; the revision of laws relating to
legal tender so as to prevent unjust dis
elimination in the several kinds of
money; the repeal of the 10 per cent.
tax on the issue of State banks; the
actual causes of the present en- barrassed
condition of the people and the national
banks, and what further legislation is
necessary to prevent national banks
from abusing their powers under the
law.
The joint committee may appoint
subcommittee of not less than four
members (three to constitute quorum)
which may sit in any place in the
United States and take testimony. Tho
resolution waa at Morgan's request,
laid on the table to be called up by him
hereafter.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Allen, calling ON the Secretary OF the
Treasury for information as to the re.
demption of silver certificates in coin,
was taken up and referred to tho com
mittee on finance, as was also the Joint
resolution introduced by Cockreli on the
21st of August for the issue of additional
gold certificates.
PETER then took the floor and finished
the speech which he had begun yester-
day in support of his amendment for
the free and unlimited coinage OF gold
and silver at the parity of IL to 1.
Stewart addressed the Senate in
opposition to the repeal bill. He began
of the European and American minis to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
of the decentralization act of 1873. He
intimated that Mr.. Sherman's vote
against this bill was because he knew
1t would pass and wanted to conceal
from tho Senate a knowledge of the
fact that it omitted the silver dollar
from the list of coin.
Coming to the platforms of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties on the
subject Of silver, Stewart declared that
he saw no difference in the position of
the two and could trust neither. The
administration of President Cleveland
was doing to-day just what he had pre-
dicted in the canvass, demanding the
repeal OF the only law that recognized
man act had, up to this time inflicted
no injuries upon the country, but had
rather been beneficial and had, accord
ing to Sherman's own claim, prevented
o panic in 1890.
The honest remedy for the relief of
the distress was to restore silver, or if
that could not be done to utilize the sill
ver in the treasury by issuing silver
certificates on it and by issuing enough
gfeenbacks to relieve the distress. The
dishonest remedy was to pass the repeal
bill, to sanctify the infamous act of
1873.
When he had been speaking over an
hour Stewart noticed that there were
but few Senators in the chamber and
that these were paying not the slightest
attention to the speech. These facts
seemed to annoy him and he remarked
that the Senate was doing business
without quorum. Il do not care about
that" said he, sin my own case, but
give notice that hereafter, when other
Senators are speaking and are giving
facts and information that are so much
needed by gentlemen in the cloak room,
l will insist on having forty
three Senators in their seats"
THE absence OF quorum being sug-
gested," said Pugh, 81 move call of
the Senate" The roll was called
fifty-six Senators responded and Stewart
went on with his speech. At 3:45
Stewart having disposed of that part
OF the speech which he had before him
in typewritten sheets made short
pause. Then he eaid he had great
great deal more to talk about and that
he had did not know whether he could
get through to might. The hint was
not taken and no Senator fastened to
relieve him by motion to adjourn or to
go into executive session and so Stewart
went on with his silver argument.
After he had wearied the Senators by
the consideration OF several outside
matters, Morgan moved to proceed to
executive business, which motion was
carried-yeas 35, nays IS. At 4:40 the
Senate adjourned until to morrow at
noon.
The executive session was the result
OF desire on the part of the friends of
| silver to give Stewart, who had been
| speaking three and half hours, rest