The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-15
they repeal the Sherman law and leave
the country without money-silver

tney repeal the Sherman law and leave
the country without money-silvsr
money?
He did not doubt that the repeal of
sne sherman law would have some ben
hcial effect in many directions.
senators should recollect that the I'M
conditional repeal of the Sherman law
was the abruptand total discontinuanoe
OF silver coinage and that the repeal
bill was fashioned after the Republican
legislation of 1873, which was called
demonstration because it quietly drop
ped silver from the coins.
In the further course of his speech
Daniel said that if the declaration in
the VOORHEES, substitute were chang ad
into legislative provision, as suggested
by Mr.. Walthall last week, he would
vote for 1t and the Sherman law could
be repealed without another word of
debate. He then went on to show the
interest which England had in DESTROY
Ing silver as money.
lie also complimented those Demo
Gratis who in the hour OF their country's
need, did not permit o President of their
own party to shake their faith in free
america and free constitution. Jap
sald that he had supported him loyaIly
In the campaign and expected in many
a day OF battles yet to bear his colors
and defend his cause. He should not pay
him the tribute of courtier and fai.
terer who would say: behold brave
and honest man who has convic lions. :"
But he would show him that an Ameri.
can Senator had also his convictions
and was brave and honest enough to be
true to them; iapplause). Not for class
out Tor all the people; not for section
but for the Union; not for special in
terest but for the whole, did he feel.
more applause).
In behalf OF the impoverished farmers;
In behalf of the great masses OF labor;
In behalf OF the retail merchants; in be.
nall OF the Wholesale merchants and
manufacturers; in behalf OF the banks
and their repositories; in bshalf OF the
railroads; in behalf Of the industries.
rich and poor; in behalf OF peace ESQ
that there shall be no bread riots:) In
behalf OF both political parties; in be-
nall OF America, the day star OF the
worli's hope, he prayed American Sena-
tors here and now in this accepted time
t. deal with this great and world wide
question In great way and to fulfill the
great hope with which the American
people returned the Democratic party to
power. cloud and continued applause
very close and respectful attention
was pail to Daniels speech as we'll on
the part OF the Senators as on the part
OF large audience in the gallery. 1t
was spoken for the most part from
typewriter pages, but that fact did not
prevent the Senator from putting much
passion and. force in its delivery. Almost
all the Democratic Senators and many
of the Republicans were in their seats
facing toward the orator from start to
finish and evincing deep interest in the
arguments. sIt occupied four hours and
five minutes.
When the speech was ended and while
the hall was in confusion, with Sena-
tors gathered around Daniel and pre-.
senting their compliments, Teller, who
mad the floor, suggested that the Senate
would not now care to listen to any
other speech after the very remarkable
one just made and Voorhees,, to whom
the suggestion was made, coincided in
IL and moved that the Senate proceed
to executive business. After q short
executive session the Senate at sos
adjourned till to morrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
The first skirmish over the Federal
election repeal bill took place in the
House,to-day, and, although the casual
ties were few, it was manifested that
both sides were In earnest and that the
regular battle will be severe one.
The Republicans opened their bat
teries by declining to allow the "casus
beili" to be even reported to the House.
Under the generalship of Burrows the
Republicans resorted to hlsbustering
tactics and for the day had the best OF
the skirmish as they prevented the re-
porting Of the measure and the House,
at 2:45. adjourned without action
But before this was done tho Demo
Gratis adopted resolution revoking all
leaves of absence except those granted
on account of sickness. Over the reso-
luton there was a very brief but spirited
discussion in the course of which Gros-
veneer (Rep., Ohio) intin ated that if
the bill were called up at the present
time the Wilson bill when it returned
from the Senate might not receive the
Republican assistance il formerly did.
Mcmillan (Dem. Tenn,) vigorously
declared that tho Federal election bill
would be reported If it took the whole
Congress to do so. In short, In the brief
debate there were indications that the
approaching debate will be warm par.
tisan dispute.
League Games yesterday.