Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-24

ilce-HreSldentS ruling anu ueciaTeu
that no previous notice of an intention
to address the Senate gave a Senator
any sort of shadow of right to the
floor.
Mr.. Stewart offered to yield his right
if Mr.. PETER desired particularly to ad-
dress the Senate.
Mr.. PETER declined the offer, but said
that he would be very much pleased if
he could proceed now. Laughter
The Vice-President, however, took
Mr.. Stewart at his word and recognized
Mr. PETER, who thereupon proceeded
to address the Senate on the silver
question. He requested that he should
have patient and attentive hearing
(such as he had given to the other SEN
ators), as he represented at least mil
lion and half voters who believed just
as he did.
At 2p. M. the morning hour expired
and the vice President announced the
question before the Senate to be the
motion to lay on the table Mr..
Manderson's motion to reconsider
the vote of yesterday declaring Mr..
Lee Mantl. not entitled to seat from
the State of Montana An effort was
made by Mr.. Henderson to have the
vote postponed till Monday, when Mr..
Morgan, of Alabama, (abont whose
pair there has been some question:
will be present.. That was resisted
however, by Mr.. Vance, who gave no
tice that he would call up the question
at o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. PETER then resumed the floor
and continued his speech. Mr.. Peiler
went on to descant upon the luxurious
extravaganza OF New Works million
aires and upon Wall street brokers and
bankers, who were, he said, the
advisers of the President, and
the result of whose advice was
the bill to repeal the Sherman act.
Half a dozen spectators, he said, ruled
the country with iron hand. 1t was
time to dissolve partnership with Wall
street. Since the dawn of history the
money changer had been always against
the people; but it had been reserved
for the Christian civilization of the
closing years of the 10Th century to
throw the garb of responsibility about
the business ofthe usurer.
HOUSE.
To-day was the first set apart for the
discussion of the silver bill under the
fve-minute rule, and the House met ut
10 o'clock. Although it was expected
there would be from the start a number
of short pithy speeches, there were less
than fifty members present when the
Speakers gavel fell, and but handful
of spectators in the gallery.
Mr.. Waugh was the first speaker. He
said he would vote for the repeal of the
Sherman law, although he did not be-
lieve it was the cause of the present
depression. Powerful rs we were, it
was impossible to create values by leg
islation; free and unlimited coinage of
silver would foster the greatest monop-
oily for the accumulation of wealth in
the history of the country.
Mr.. Somers stood for the use of gold
and silver as the money of the United
States, and desired to travel the road
through an international conference,
that would lead the countries Of the
earth to the free coinage of the gold
and silver at o fixed ratio. 1t was, he
said, his purpose to vote against all
ratios proposed, and for the uncondi-
tional repeal of the Sherman law, not
because he was an enemy of silver, but
because he believed it was necessary to
restore confidence.
Mr.. Johnson did not believe any one
IN the House could tell what the dollar
Of the daddies, so widely discussed,
looked like. Since the so-called de-
of silver the silver money
Of the country had been increased a
thousand fold, and its stability main
aimed on an equality with gold. If /
hat was what demonstration did for
he money of the people, he was will
ng to vote for more of it.
Mr.. Picker asked consent that on
Monday next, when the bill was taken
Up for action, he be permitted to offer
IN amendment, if the substitute of Mr..
Bland is defeated, providing for the free
coinage of the American productat the
altos indicated in the substitute, but
Mr.. Wilson objected. +
Mr. Picker then asked consent to In
roduce on Monday, August %, an
providing that if all the