The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-14
ANXIOUS TO REACH A VOTE
Mr.. VOORHEES, Attempts Without Avail
to Have a Day Named.


Teller viii Take the Floor Again To-
Day, Briefly" as He Says, and
Senator George Wants Three Full
Days, and Possibly Six, in Which to
Give his Views-Mr. Voorhees, Offers
Assurance That Financial and Per-
haps Other Matters are to Follow
Repeal.
Washington, Sept. 13--If Senator Voor-
hees knew how to get vote on repeal he
would be happy man. He thinks ten
days more are enough to allow for legiti-
mate debate, and would like to call for a
vote at the expiration of that time but is
met with this difficulty: If he attempts
anything like cloture, he will thereby give
several men another subject for another
debate; will relieve them, for the time,
from the necessity of debating repeal, and
will start them off on another debate
which viii be as practically limitlcss as
the one now going on. How to have
cloture without giving the other side the
benefit of the attempt to do so, is what is
pulling him
CONTINUOUS SESSIONS NOT UNLIKELY.
He may have to resort to continuous
sessions. He was at the white house this
morning, and when he returned to the
capitol he seemed somewhat stifrened up
by his interview with the President, but
his effort to make an impression on the
silver men after the Senate convened was
utterly fruitless, Senator George has
given notice that he will speak Wedncs-
day; that he will want three days, and
possibly Six The end is not yet in sight,
MR. PETER PRESENTS A BILL.
In the absence of the Vice President,
the Senate was presided over to-day by
Mr.. Harris, president pro tenn Of the
Senate. A bill for a bimetallic monetary
system was introduced by Mr. PETER by
request, and was referred to the finance
committee 1t provides that all paper
money of prior issue hereafter paid out
by the United States treasury shall be
stamped "Redeemable in equal sums of
gold and silver or in United States treas
ury notes thus redeemable.n
ASKS CONSENT, THEN wITHDRAws fT.
Mr. Mills asked unanimous consent to
have the floor on Tuesday next at 2o'Clock
p. II. TO address the Senate on the repeal
bill.
Mr. Hoar felt constrained to object to
the request as a great innovation. Uuan-
imous consent would put it out of the
power of the Senate, no matter how press
ing other business might be at the mo-
ment, TO attend to it. The usual mode
was TO give notice.
Mr.. Mills-I withdraw the request.
The Presiding Odicer-Does the senator
from Texas give notice?
Mr.. Mills-No sir; l gave notice once
before, and the floor was taken from me
by senatorial courtesy. / do not wish to
have that senatorial courtesy extended to
me again.
Mr.. Sherman hoped that the senator
from Texas would not feel slighted by
having the floor taken from him hereto
fore. He suggested to him to take the
usual course, and give notice of his inten-
ton to address the Senate. Mr.. Mills
acted on the suggestion, and gave notice
for next Tuesday at 2 O'Clock p. N. and
Mr.. White, dem, La, gave notice for
| Thursday next
MIR. STEWARDS wIDE-RANGE REMARKS.
Mr.. Stewards resolution for a commit
tee of inquiry as TO senators owning
stock Of the national banks was laid be-
fore the Senate and Mr.. Stewart pro
Ceeded to argue in support of it, He
soon drifted into a speech on the repeal
bill, on the appreciation of gold and on
( the depreciation Of silver; and he de-
clared that gold basis meant slavery
for the human race. He merely wished
to give senators an opportunity of stating
their exact positions toward national
banks in order that full confidence in
the integrity of the Senate might be re-
stored. He intended TO move its refer
ence to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Allison suggested that the com
mittee on privileges and elections was the
| committee to which the resolution should
be referred,
Mr. Allen, pop, Of Nebraska supported
the resolution.
Mr. Allen was still speaking at u
O'Clock p n, when the repeal bill was
laid before Senate. Unanimous consent
was asked by Mr.. Stewart to let the reso-
luton remain on the table until to-mor-
row, that Mr. Allen might finish his
speech Objection however, was made
by Mr.. Mcpherson, and the resolution
went to the calendar.
WANTS THE DEBATE CLOSED
Mr. Voorhees,, chairman of the finance
com mittee, saying that he desired the in
dulgence of the Senate for few minutes,
proposed TO have day fixed to close the
debate He said that the repeal bill had
been discussed in the House of Represen-
tatiyes seventeen days, and had now been
discussed in the Senate twelve days The
House was composed Of 325 representa-
tives; the Senate of only SO. He did not
think that the most sensitive gentleman
in opposition to the repeal bill could pre-
tend that there had been any want Of
liberality in the mattcr-he would not
say courtesy; for that went as
a matter Of course. There had been every
disposition to allow the fullest possible
debate; and that disposition still re-
mained. He recognized the fact that
there was good deal Of discussion yet TO
take place-not only Of legitimate, but of
useful discussion. But he would like if
he could, TO get an expression from those
in authority TO make IL, as TO some time
when a might be expected.
DAY FOR A VOTE SUGGESTED.
He would, by way of sug-
gestion, indicate Subject, Of
course, to any proposition that
might come from the other side, that the
vote be taken, or general debate be closed
in ten days, or, indeed a week from TO-
day. He would like TO have an agreed
day on which the general debate would
close, and then have the Senate proceed
for TWO or three days in discus
sing amendments, and then take
the vote. He made the suggestion,
in order to elicit an expression Of views
from the other side. that the general de
bate should close in week from to-day
with the understanding that amendments
might be then discussed until the follow
ing Saturday at O'Clock, under rule s;
and that then vot1g ehofeld ba taken on