Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-02
Senator Sherman Corrects a State
ment Made by Mr.. White.
MR.. WAOHBURN GIVES INFORMATION
To Mr.. Dubois as to Two Who
Will Vote For Repeal.
THE FEDERAL ELECTION BILL.
THE SENATE.

The very evident absence OF quorum
Of Senators this morning was called to the
attention of the Vice President by Mr.. VOL
colt (CoL) and there was thereupon call
of the Senate, to which (after some little
delay the requisite number Of Senators
orty-three-reSponded.
Morning business was then proceeded
with.
A bill to give settlers on the public lands
in Oklahoma territory another year in
which to make their first payments on the
land was reported from the committee on
public lands, and was passed.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Teller last
Saturday calling for information to the
purchase of silver bullion in September.
1893, was laid before the Senate and agreed
to.
Mr.. Sherman Makes n Correction.
Mr.. Sherman (Ohio) called attention to a
misstatement contained in the speech Of
Mr.. White (Cal) last week, quoting an ar
ticle from the Bankers Magazine OF Au-
gust 1873 as to the demonetization act of
that year. There was no such article he
said, in the Bankers Magazine. The state
ment was false and fraudulent. 1t was an
absolute fabrication, and he wanted to have
1t marked with the brand of infamy.
Mr.. White CCal) explained that he had
taken the extract from other speeches and
Iapers and had not consulted the Bankers
Magazine to prove the correctness Of the
extract AS his attention had now been
called to it, he would have the allusion
omitted from all future copies of his
speech.
The silver purchase repeal bill was taken
up, and Mr.. Kyle S. d. rose to address the
Senate, but yielded to Mr.. Dubois Qdaho).
Mr.. BubOis Assumes Responsibility.
MIR. Dubois complained Of a remark made
by Mr.. German (Md) last week on the SUBJ
tect of his resolution to defer action on the
repeal bill and other measures until the
three vacant seats from Montana, Washing
ton and Wyoming were filled. Mr.. German
mad spoken of the resolution as one of a
series intended to obstruct action on the
repeal Dill. To that statement Mr.. Dubois
took exception. He said that he had offer
ed the resolution from a sense of duty
entirely on his own responsibility and with
out consultation with Senators opposed to
tne repeal bill. He was not in any plan to
ooStruct business. He found a precedent
Tor the resolution in the filibustering of re-
publican senators some years ago to pre-
vent tne nlilng of committees while there
were three seats vacant in the Senate
Mr. Washburn Gives Some Informa.
tiOn.
MIR. Washburn CIinn) said that he had
not supposed that the Senator from Idaho,
when he offered the resolution, had Sc
riously supposed that the Senate would sir
still and allow Senators to be chosen from
states which had not performed their con-
stitutional functions. The Senator coull
not nave thought of anything SO absolutely
absurd. Mr.. Washburn added that of the
three states In question two were not sill
yer producing states and had no more in
terest in the coinage of silver than any
other states of the Union. Furthermore,
those two states were now represented by
two Senators. both of whom were in favor
or the unconditional repeal Of the Sherman
law.
Please to name CIr. wolcott interposed
excitedly the two states that are repre-
sented by Senators in favor of uncondi-
tional repeal"
II will do so with great pleasure" Mr..
Washburn suavely replied. They are the
states Of Washington and Wyoming"
Il should like the Senator from Mime
sota," said Mr.. Dubois, ito state on whose
authority he makes that statement"
Il make 1t on the authority of the Sena-
tors themselves
VERY WELL" said Mr. Dubois. 81 imag-
Inc that those Senators will resent that
imputation. There never has been a time
when members Of Congress from those
states have not voted for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver; and 1 state that
the Senators from the states of Washing
ton and Wyoming on this floor are not for
the unconditional repeal of the Sherman
act.'
THE Senator from Washington CMr
Squire) told me-" Mr.. Washburn persisted
that he should vote for the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman law"
Nr. Kyle Against Repeal.
The incident closed by Mr.. Kyle's coming
to the floor and proceeding with his argu-
ment against the repeal bill.
Mr.. Kyle read his argument against the
bill. BY actual count there We're three
democratic Senators and eight republican
Senators in their seats part of the time,
and the galleries were almost empty. At
last the deserted condition of the Senate
chamber appealed to the sympathies of Mr..
Kyles colleague (NIr Petdgrew), and the
result was that, through the Instrumental
ity of call. the temporary presence of
forty-six Senators was secured and the
speech was proceeded with.
THE HOUSE.