The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-03
SILVER SENATORS SURPRISED
SQUIRE OF: WASHINGTON AND cAREr
OF MONTANA FOR REPEAL.

s.rntor washsurp Made the Announcerasnt
in the Senate to show the Absurdity Of
Postponi.r Action on the Repeal Bin
UutI the Vacant Seats OF Those States
We're FiIed-Mr. Dubois Deniea the
statement, but Mr.. Washington sisn. HIS
Authority. Came fro- the Two Senators
Observation-Disclosures Senator Kyle of
south Dakota Speaks Against Repeal.
WASHINGTON. Dot 2-The very evident alb
s.nce OF a quorum OF Senators this morning
was called to the attention OF the Vice. Presi-
dent by Mr. wolcott REP. COLI and there was
tbereupon a call OF tho Senate. to which. after
.omo little delay, forty-three Senators re-
sponded. and the morning business was pro-
ceeded with.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Teller rep.
COLI last Saturday. calling for information as
10 tho purchase OF silver bullion in September.
tt1S93. was NJ before tho Senate and agreed to.
-, Mr.. Sherman REP. o. called attention to O
misstatement contained in the speech Of Mr..
white tDem.. Cal last week. quoting an article
from the Bankers Magazine OF August. 1873.
as to the demonstration act Of that year.
There was no such article he said. In the
Bankers Magazine. The statement was false
and fraudulent 1t was an absolute fabrica-
t,on and he wanted to have 1t m arked with the
brand Of infamy.
Mr.. White explained that he had taken the
extract from other speeches and papers. and
had not consulted the BANKERS Magazine to
prove the correctness OF the extract. AS his
attention had now been called to 1t. he would
have the statement omitted from all future
copies OF his speech.
The Silver Purchase Repeal bill was then
takon up. and Mr.. Kyle Pop. S. d. rose to ad-
dress the Senate. but yielded to Mr.. Dubois
Rep. Idaho)
Mr. Dubois complained OF n remark made BY
Mr. German tDom.. Md last week on the sub
ject OF his resolution to defer action OF the
Repeal bill and other measures until the three
vacant seats from Montana Washington. and
Wyoming were filled. Mr. German spoke on
tho resolution rs one OF a series intended to
obstruct action on the Repeal bill. To that
statement Mr. Dubois took exception. He
said that he offered the resolution from
sense Of duty. entirely on his own RESPONSE
bility. and without consultation with Senators
opposed to the Repeal bill. He was not In any
plan to obstruct business. He found a prece-
dent for the resolution in the filibustering OF
Republican Senators some years ago to pre-
vent the filling OF committees while there were
three seats vacant in the Senate
Mr. Washburn rep, Mimi said that he had
not supposed that tho Senator from Idaho.
when he offered tho resolution. seriously cup
posed that the Senate would sit still and allow
Senators to be chosen from States which had
not performed their constitutional functions.
The Senator could not have thought OF any
thing so absolutely absurd. Mr. Washburn
added that OF the three States in question two
were not slver-producing States. and had no
more interest in the coinage OF silver than any
other States OF the Union. Furthermore. these
two States were now represented by two SEN
ators. both OF whom were in favor OF the I'M
re o, sH %eos. 1
By senators in favor OF unconditional repeal"
S rsp.a are sae.
Of Washington and Wyoming"
said Mr.. Dubois. to state on whose author
~ make i on the authority of the Senators
very we'll" said Mr.; Dubois. II imagine
that those Senators will resent that impnta-
those ses hase
not Voted for the free and anii@ited col mage
: the States OF Washington and Wyoming on
this teSr are not for tho unconditional repeal
THE Senator from Washington tAr. Squire,
told me-" Mr.. Washburn persisted, that he
should vote for the unconditional repeal OF
The incident closed BY Mr.: KyIe's resumine
the floor and rroeeediiipc With biz argument t
srsument against the BILL By actual count
there were, three, Democratic Senators and
OF the time and the galleries were almost
empty. AT last the deserted condition OF the
Mr e tn s6s
result was that through the instrum entality
Of call the temporary presence OF forty-six
Senators was vas, secured. and the speech was
Mr. KYLE took the ground that the Sherman
business troubles of the country. and that.
consequently its repeal could have no such
%oS as len oe
the South and from the West to. stand for, the
protection of their own States, because their
he said, make the defence In q manly and
courageous manner, not In the spirit of Sec
but in the spirit of equal rights to all
and special privileges to none" He contended
more 81 ths R
was folly to fritter away time with an inter-
n national th mo1etsry conference that the hope
toward n pan American alliance. and that the
present, contest was one OF n people burdened
the European laborer. ag ainst the aggressions
or moneyeh corporations:
msn IN aVor Of the b He s said tRSt
the S that the United States should
the silver and ll se eond
not stand. Silver had declined In value for the
same reason that iron, had. The result OF
on the gold mines. Whatever might be the
evils OF a scarcity OF money. the evils OF an
6yerabundance Of money were still greater.
There were many reforms which might be
able to, the people: but by far tho best
part ofthe journey toward a sound monetary
system would have been ia ken when Congress
should do these three things: First. provide
Tor currency. every part Of which shall al
ways he maintained at par with tho worlds
money: second provide for adequate banking
reserves, distributed throughout the country
In accordance with local business necessities:
Inc securities into cash and cash into secure
Ties. according to the need for more ex:
banded or "a more contracted currency II
these things were accomplished the quantity
OF money might well BIO left to natural BUSH
ness causes.
Mr. Teller then took the floor to continue his
fpeech begun last week. but he yielded to Mr..
tRoiph rep. ore.L who expressed his belief
tnrbance in the country was the fear Of hos
uie tarin legislation. The Democratic party:
which had control OF all the departm ents Of
t rns dioyernment, was standing, torch in hand.
country; Was it, then. any wonder that with
such threat. mil Is aud factories had closed.
bat tha atea do, andt