Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-07
THREE OF OUR GREAT PROBLEMS.
virginia and North Carolina Senators on
the Leading Questions Of the Day.

A corps Of World reporters polled on
SATURDAY, last the new Senate In Washing
ton on three great questions OF legislation,
asking each senator:
DO YOU favOr the repeal Of the Sher-
man silver law! Z"
lev tariff law"
DO you favor the annexation OF ia
waii -
The United States Senate is composed
Of eightv-elght senators. A senator from
the State Of Washington TO succeed Allen
has not been elected and the new senator
from Montana has not reached tins city.
There are TO-DAY eighty-three members OF
the Senate here. Allen, of Nebraska !;
Quay. of Pennsylvania, and Beckwltn. OF
Wyoming. are out Of towD.
To repeal the sherman act or the Nc
Kinley bill will require q majority OF the
Senate. or folty-fvo votes. But 70 ratify q
treaty the Constitution requires two
thirds vote of all senators present. If
the entire Senate votes on the Hawaiian
treaty il will require ffty-nlne affirmative
votes TO ratlfv 1t.
A table shows that of the SO senators In
town 39 favor and Is oppose the repeal OF
the Sherman silver law. while 1G are nom
committsl: IL favor and 80 oppose the re-
peal Of the Mckinley act. while . are nou-
committal. and 40 favor and 70 oppose the
annexation of Hawai-, while % are non
commlttal.
DANIEL, OF VIRGINIA.
Senator Daniel OF Virginia; | am 10 favor OF
the repeal Of the Shernal act, but not until the
Democratic platform IL carried out aud silver
and gold coinage, without discrimination
ms 20 either metal, is substituted. In other
words, the substitute for the SHERMAN act
must be provided 10 80 into effect cOutempo-
ranoous with the repeal. or course, the Nc
Kiuley bill must DO repealed, but ny an ACT
that provides a Democratic tariff. To repeal
II and no more would be 10 leave no tarif. some
tariff h indispensable 20 replace the revenue 10
support tho government, and that must be
framed according to the Democratic principle
for revenue. A. TO Hawaii, II is question OF
treaty that belongs TO tho senate In executive
session, and prefer 10 express no opinion until
] am better informed
HVsToN, OF VIRGINIA.
Senator Hunton, Of Virginia win not favor
o repeal Of the sherman act unless somethIng
Is offered In its place. | am q silver man. The
Mckinley tariff law should De repealed ain =
nrm believer in an out-and-out reyonue-tarin
bin was educated In the tarln by james n.
FOLK and Robert j: Walker. have never seen
the message Of Polk and the report
of Walker on the tarin question ex-
ceIled. My mind ia not made up on the ha-
waiian question. am opposed 20 any action OF
/ non-action which viii throw Hawaii into the
/ hGnds OF Great Britain or any other power.
| think " very important TO US that we should
have control OF these islands IN some manner
but have doubts about the policy oil annexation
VANCE. on NORTH CAROLINA.
Senator Vance. of North Carolina; ! am op-
! posed 10 the repeal Of The Sherman SILVER IA W
except IL makes way tor the free coinage OF sil-
! yer. ] am in favor OF repeating the MCKINLEY
/ bill and modifying tho terin 10 strictly reNe-
/ noe point / am In favor Of doing all that may
/ be necessary 20 secure Honolulu rs coeiing-
station and port OF rest for our ships but AN w,
! teriy opposed 20 ennexiaG Hewail as an Integral
I portion OF the United States.
HILL, OF NEW YORK.
Senator Hill, OF New York: do not think thai
| I need 10 be asked II believe IN inc repest y
| Inc sbermsn Jaw and the Mckinley BIZ. j an
! already on public record 90 those points. Ny
/ spee.hes on the silver law and Mr.. mckinley
hi define my attitude. IL Is positive, end i &c
M, feol that II Is necessary 10 say anYthini
iur.her on those questions. Ae 70 the annexatloI
/ o. Hawaii, thst h problem that Is yet 70 pe set
/ had in executive session. do not care 70 tals
On too SUBJECT before the question has been on
1 cially put 10 vote.