The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-08-26
FIFTT- THIRD CONGRESS
Business Of a Week IN the NatOnal
Legislature.
DISCUSSING THR MONEY! QUESTION.

Woods - EiOqusnos Zoe snd Asainss ~
Repeat Of the shsrnan Lav-ssnstpl
Voorbsss Ravors Repeal. while m.
Comptroller HspburR Rahos an oPps-
site view.
WAsHIHaroN, Aug. 10 But three
speeches were made In the house yesterday.
The arst, which was delivered By ME.
Daniel, Of New York, waa sddrsssed "
rather empty benches, though The Viewn
presented in favor Of the unconditional ~,
peal we're we'll expressed Then came
Cooper, q Democrats from Florida, and he
Immediately took rank IN the hFat batsl-
lion Of the young orators Of the houss. he
plsoed himself squsreiy In opposition y
the free coinage Of silver sRd IN favor ei
the repeal Of the Sherman law.
Contrary 70 general expectation neither
the bill 70 allow nationsl banks 10 issue
notes to the par value Of their bonds q
posted TO secure circulation nor any other
financial measure came MP In the senats
yesterday. The only new proposition IN
that direction was an amendment offered
By Mr. German 70 the bank circulation
bill prohibiting nationAl banks from with.
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days notice 70 the comptroller snd With
out the approval Of the secretary Of the
treasury; and limiting the aggregate
amount Of such Withdrawals 10 q, ,0o0. .ooq
within any calendar month.
WASHINGTON. Aus. 1.-THE finance com
uittee Of the senate presented yesterday
bill to repeal the puFoha4ing clause Of the
Sherman bill, and containing . declare
tion that Il is the policy Of the govern,
msbt TO maintain the parity bstWesn goid
and silver coins. The minority presented
a substitute fixing the numbef Il grains
Of silver 70 be contained In the dollars,
half dollars, quarterh and dimes en- . % "
ratio
The new members Of tbs house continue
To come 70 the front The star speech of
the day was delivered By NJ. alblsy, Of
Pennsyivania, the only member from the
Keystone state who n opposed 10 placing
the United States upOa . HnFle gole
standard, and Vho b . hFm atSooaba q
bimOealiisn. On the sthat side Il ~
questions there Appeared new shempiOn.
Mr.. Everett, Of NassaphuaattB, WkO sue.
oeeds NJ. Lodge Asssyh HAinsa. sf NSV
York, and English, of New Jersey, both
Democrats, spoke ip favor a FspsslinI the
silver purohAslAs oisuOs. ~ . piaht 49,
sion the dieousSfen WAS oonSlpVoA
WAsEUaSop, Aug q -fAs veteran
senator from VsrsA0AA M. Merrill, oscO-
pied ths ATTENTION u he SsnatS yesterday
With Au aFgumsnt % suppose q the bIll
diSsontAuin6 tbs PuFohsss q yaivOR bui-
lion. YhN bpoeSh Occupied little ever ~
hour tp w dsijvOey. Tho bill Was thea
LAID AsipA ana the eASs 4 the SsnatersAiV
from Nsntens was tAhSA Hp. AosRra
VsDss spd @ rye spoke Against eAe eiaiU
Of NJ. Gas Mantle and aGainSe the oon-
stitutionRi right 0R . state governor " ap'
point 70 the senate sava only 10 eases Of
vacancy happening on account Of EosignA'
tioR or otherwise during the Esosss of thO
Legislature.
The silver debate in ths houss was duli,
and the large audience which had Assem-,
blod 10 listen 10 NY. BFsekinFfdRo, sf Ken.
tuSky, was disapDoinbSA NJ. Powers, q
Vermont, spoke for the WilSsn bill. Ma
Hooker. Of Misslssippi, against IA M.
Cooper, Of Indiana. thought itins1pedlon'
TO adopt free coinage a. this time, ana M
sporry, Of Oonnootieut took the ePp0aits
view. M. Coz. ot SsnhcsSsN advocated
free coinage, and Nv. tAltlS, Of North ca
olina, spoke In opposition. Other ApOOsh0a
wero made at the evening session.
EAsHNeToR. Aua. ta-YoStegdAy thor,
was gathered within the walls Of the sen'
ate chamber q larger attendance q Ssas
tors on this door and Of spectators In thS
galleries than has been S6sn for many {
day. The oocaaion was the announeomOnl
that the senate was 10 BE- addressed b. M
Voorhees,, chairman Of the finance corn
mittee. In support Of tha bill reported b
him disoontinuing the purchase u alivsI
bullion. The speech ives listsped 70 from
beginning to END with close and eager ~
tention. Both Oh the door and n the GAl
leriOS there was but one attempt mAds "
divert M VOORHEES, from the current d
his speech, but he declined absolutely u
yield TO any Interruption. There was AlsS
but one manifestation Of approval from
the galleries. and that was promptly sup
pressed and Its repetition toFbidded BY thl
vios president The speech was FOLLOWED
by an argument from Mr.. Dubois IN opp0
sition TO the bill.
The interest in the silver debato wa
yesterday transferred from the house I,
the senate, but the audience IN the houBl
was not entirely disappointed, although
MK. Breckenridge. Of Kentucky, who wa
| expected TO open the debate. did not ap
pear. Mr. Mallory. Of Florida, was thl
first speaker against the unconditional n
Of Illinois, took the other side, incidentally
charging the Democrats with paFtisaasbip
The new Populist from Nevada, Mr. Now
lands, made a good impression IN hi
maiden speech. which was a vigorous on
in support Of the free coinage Of silver
Mr.. Bynum. Of Indiana. made q short bu
inciEivO argument in favor Of the Wilsol
bill. The surprise Of the dAy was th
speech Of Mr.. Hepburn, OF Iowa, who wa
comptroller Of the currency under th
Harrison administration, who empb AtioAll
declared against the repeal Of tie sAsFmA
Law.
WASHINGTON, Aug. SA-Ths session 4
the house yesterday was not without ir
terest, but the members are beRinninG 3
feel the effect Of long hours Of iabOF, aA
their attention 70 the speaker was Fashs
listless. Indeed the only speech WAie
reused them from their lstkAPRT Wal tha
delivered By Mr.. Cummings, ofNsU Ysgl
He spoke for less than twenty minutes
but within that time be concentrated
defense Of New York democracy again
the democracy Of the soutA. The Oehs
star speaker was Mr.. Cannon, Of llinoil
Against the opinions Of large number {
his Republican colleagues. he hsid--An
held forcibly-thst the repeal Of the pm
ohAAlhR CLAUSE or the bhoFnaa oiu Woul
be mistake. He believed In standing b
the Republican platform
The resolution offered IN the senate
MI PETER (KGn.l, calling i0E lhfsEaEtiS
a. 70 the violation Of law By the Vatiehi
banks Of Boston. New YoEh and PhIlAds
phia, In refusing 10 pay promptiY and
currency the cheeks u dsposisoEs, can
up early In yesterdays ssanion, and gay
riaa "a an fuauawhanN ard fntaraaftua A
oussion. Senators Hill and Butler. Dem
Gratis, spoke in support of the Peter re-
luton, and WashbuFn aud Mitchell, h
, uublicana nnnoaad a