The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-16

o'clock. He was willing to modify his
resolution accordingly. He did not pro-
pose to have a vote taken upon it now
but he thought he would move its refer
ence to the committee on finance. He
knew that the chairman of that COM
mittee, his friend from Indiana, Mr..
voorhees,. had been always sound on the
money question, and that SoundneSs
strengthened, If that were possible He
could get his committee together tomor-
row and could report tomorrow joint
resolution repeating the purchase clauses
of the Sherman act; and the senate
could get to work upon it on Thursday
and set itself seriously to the business
of the country. The president, he added,
had made perfunctory allusion to the
tariff but there was not a senator pres
ent who did not know that the demo-
cratic party would no more dare to
attack the tariff question than a sane
man would dare to grasp a wire charged
with electricity. Congress was in ses-
sion for the sole purpose Of considering
the financial question. Senators on the
republican side wanted immediate &C
ton. They wanted the senator from In
diana (Mr. Voorhees, to report bill
in accordance with the patriotic sug
gestions of the president, so that the
senate could get to work on Thursday
morning. Such a measure could only be
passed in one way and that was by the
senate sitting days and nights and sun
days.
MIR. German Replies.
Mr.. German of Maryland resented Mr..
Hale's remarks as being made to gain
partisan advantage. 1t was small pol
itics.' he said that had suggested the
resolution. The senate dare not, as the
senator from Maine knew and as the
country knew. dispose of such a ques-
ton in haste. Senators on both sides
We're divided in opinion as to the proper
remedy TO be applied. He trusted that
all senators would rise above mere par
tisanship and would settle the question
to the interest of the country. and he
hoped that nothing would be done on the
republican side of the chamber to excite
party feeling on the democratic side.
He trusted that from this time on 1t
would be thoroughly understood that
senator's were here TO save their coun-
try that there was an awful condition
of affairs existing, and that they would
come to the consideration of the question
deliberately and calmly with a view of
perfecting some legislation that would
give relief.
Mr.. Hale-''My proposition is a Sc
rious proposition. 1t is made with the
view of strengthening the hands Of the
president. If there is any one thing in
the presidents message that he brings
out in undoubted and not uncertain
tones it is the appealing cry for immedi-
ate action The senator from Maryland
will not be able by haunting US with
seeking party advantage. to deter this
side of the chamber from standing up
to the president"
MIR. Voorhees, Talks.
Mr.. voorhees, of Indiana, chairman of
the finance committee. said that commit
tee will be convened the day after tomor-
row.
Several Republicans-"Why not tomor-
row?"
Mr. Voorhees-'I shall issue the call
tomorrow for the committee to meet
Thursday to take up the great question
as it must be taken up-far away from
the speeches of cheap demagOgues such
rs we have been listening to. The ides
If dealing with the question on the hop
~kip-and-jump style suggested by the
senator from Maine is amazing in the
senate of the United SUSCEPTIBILITY
n the case of senator who is now rush
ing forward to undo what ne has helped
20 do. The senator from Maine fOrgetS
hat every curse of the sherman act
comes home TO rOoSt on that side of the
ehamber, not this. Not single vote on
DuI Slut NdS HlNtn III llldl IIlctl dult
act. | never believed in ii and do not
now. But the idea of the senator from
Maine appealing TO me. 10 make haste
20 undo the infamy and fraud which he
himself voted 10 fasten on this country
is about the most refreshing thing that
I have witnessed in thirty years of public
life" daughter and hand ciapping on
the floor and in the galleries-the gal
ieries being reproved for their share in
the demonstration by the presiding Off
GER. Mr.. Blackburn. of Kentucky)
In the course of further collOsluy Mr..
Voorhees, said that the matter should be
approached in a becoming spirit, not in
the spirit of jOckeyism. This Jockey
movement" of the senator from Maine.
he hoped, would meet no imitation here
after.
Mr.. Sherman Explains.
Mr.. Sherman said that the act which
was now sought to be reversed had been
.reated by the imminent danger of the
two houses agreeing to a bill for the
free coinage of silver. On this subject
Mr.. Sherman went into some details
which have been frequently published
and said that his friends on the other
side Of the chamber were responsible for
the Sherman act He added, however,
that every provision of it was wise. con-
servative and just, except the purchas-
ing clauses, for the repeal of which he
would now vote with the greatest of
pleasure. II wish to see the broadest
discussion and will vote for no measure
Of extreme urgency to press a decision of
the question"
Mr. Vest of Missouri said that a par
tisan discussion at this time was TO be
deplored, but the senator from Ohio had
made an extraordinary statement which,
in justice to all democratic senators,
ought to be now considered. The sena-
tor had stated that the Sherman act had
been enacted in order to prevent the
passage of a free silver bill.
Mr.. Sherman-"To prevent a greater
evil
Mr.. vest-'Is that a correct state
ment?"
Mr.. Sherman-"The house provided for
a monthly purchase of S4,500,O0O worth Of
silver, which would now buy $500. 0OC
ounces. To defeat that measure and
also TO prevent the passage of free
coinage bill as passed by the senate, this
compromise measure was agreed upon
Mr.. Vest-"That extraordinary state
ment implies that President Harrison
would have signed a free coinage bill