The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-05
COMPROMISE IS
THI ONLY SOLUTION.
It Is the Very Essence of Our
Form of Government.
BUTLER's STRONG EFFORT.
Blackburn, of Kentucky, Says the
Tariff System Must Be Revised.
wider Markets Must Be Obtained for the
Products of Labor, and the Financial
System Must Be Remodeled-Cleve-
land Defended.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-When the
Senate met this morning there were, by
actual count, one Democrat and six Re-
publicans present. After some delay
a quorum was secured.
Morgan, of Alabama, reported from the
Foreign Relations Committee bill max
ing appropriations to enable the secretary
of the treasury to enforce the Chinese
exclusion acts. Referred.
Morgan also offered a resolution, which
went over, instructing the Committee on
Judiciary to report what provisions, il
any, of the coinage act of Jan. IS, 1887,
are now in force.
A resolution by Dolph calling for in
formation as to the pensions paid per-
sons residing in foreign countries, was
agreed to.
The repeal bill was taken upand Butler
democratic of South Carolina, addressed
the Senate. He said it was apparent il
was the purpose of those senators who ia
vored the bill to force it through the
Senate without regard and consideration
of the rights of the minority. The min
ority in the Senate were not
attempting to coerce anybody and
don't intend to be coerced themselves
There is no despotism SO Oppressive
as the despotism of the majority unre-
strained. 81 am asked,'' said Butler.
'''What is to be done?' reply, oompro-
mise. Compromise is solution of the
struggle; but we are told compromise
means defeat, surrender to the major
| ity. Compromise is the very essence o1
our form of government; no measure
which is contested in this House, or the
other, becomes law except as result Of
compromise Butler denied there had
been filibustering on the repeal bill, and
ridiculed the idea that the proceedings OF
the opponents of the repeal were revoiu-
tionary or reasonable. Butler then took
up the alleged interference of the Presi-
dent in legislative matters. He could not
believe the President has attempted tc
use his high Office to influence legisla-
ton.
Blackburn, of Kentucky, addressed the
Senate in opposition to the bill. He said
he was bimetallist in the broadcast and
truest sense of the word. The repeal OF
the Sherman law would not cure the
trou bles under which the country la
bored. The tariff eystem must be revised
and the prohibitive feature eliminated.
| Wider markets must be obtained for the
products of labor The financial system
must be remodeied. Gold and silver
must be made standard. Paper money
should be based upon this standard and
issued direct by the government and not
filtered through the agents of petted ano
fostered national banks. The 10 per cent.
tax on state bank currency must be re-
pealed. The government must be econ
! omically administered and the pension
| list purged of speculation and fraud
Blackburn had but one condition to i'm
pose upon compromise. Unlock the doors
of the minis to the silver metal. People
are demanding a settlement of this ques
ton. Blackburn then entered into long
defense of the administration
Call spoke in opposition to the bill ant
| the Senate adjourned.