Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-26

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a roll-cail, and Mr.. Allen acted upon "
and suggested the absence OF Quorum
The call resulted IN gathering In forty.
five senators. and then Mr.. Stewart real
the interesting paper and went on Win
his speech.
After declaring that 100000 OF people
pleading for Justice could not be intifn'-
dated he stopped suddenly and said ne
would yield 10 his colleague (Mr. Jones)
and would finish his speech Afterwards
MR.. JONES DEFICANT.
Mr.. Jones CNevada) resumed the speech
begun by him some weeks ago by pre-
iiminary statement that the speeches thar
were being made by the opponents OF
the bill were not made IN the hope OF
changing any vote In the Senate. but pc
cause they believed I'm the truth OF the'r
cause and were determined to present
before the people OF the United states the
basic reasons which were at the founda-
ton OF the question. Abiding TO what he
called "the abuse and objurgations' OF
the newspapers upon senator's opposing
the repeal BILL Mr.. Jones said: I'VE defy
them all. We laugh at them. i know
that I am performing a great duty In
this body--a duty to my country-and
nothing that the newspapers can say VIII
induce me to omit one word or to retreat
one step"
ALLEGED SENATE SUBSERyIENCY.
Mr.. Jones's peroration was: THE Ro-
man Republic. Mr. President, did not
lose It's liberties until the Senate had
degenerated into a mere instrument for
recording the will of the Chief Magistrate.
Macaulay has commented upon the ease
with which all democratic forms and the
names and titles appertalning to a republi-
can form Of government were preserved
In that commonwealth concurrently with
the absorption of all the powers OF the
State, legislative, and judicial In the
hands Of one man. But that was long
time ago. This is a very different repub-
lie from that OF Rome, and although
history. we are told, sometimes repeats
Itself, |, for one, will not believe that the
Senate of the United States is ever to
become a subservient Senate. know that
i can speak for the voters OF the mining
States and millions OF voters In other
States who are In hearty accord with
them on all fundamental features of the
question now before the Senate when I
assert that II the entire monetary policy
OF the country Is 10 be changed II is too
great a question to be decided without
consulting the American people, whose
servants we are.
hffEAL NOI DEMANDED.
And, II perchance, there be a majority
OF senators here favorable to the passage
OF this measure, and are able to secure
vote upon 1t without reference to the
fatal effect It is absolutely certain to
have. not only all the people of the mining
States, but on the producing masses in
every State in the Union, may not beg
those senator's TO pause and reflect that
there Is no exigency whatever demanding
It's passage-that absolutely no public con-
dition requires IL, and that 1T is excellent
to have a giants strength but tyrannous
to use 1t like n giant" applause In the
galleries)
At the close Of Mr.. Jones's speech the
Senate at 4:i5. on motion of Mr.. Faulk-
ner, proceeded to executive business, and
soon afterwards took recess until IL
O'Clock tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The proceedings In the House to-day
were neither interesting nor important.
In the morning hour Mr.. McRae. of Ar
kansas. endeavored to secure action upon
the bill for the protection of public forest
reservations. but no quorum was present
and none could be secured before the
morning hour had expired, and the bill
went over. upon motion OF Mr.. Oates.
The House then went into committee
of the whole for the consideration OF the
bankruptcy bill. and Mr.. Lane Demo
craD, of Illinois. addressed the House
against the bill. Mr.. Coombs defended
the proposed law, and was followed by
Mr. Kilgore, who opposed the bill. He
stated that a bankruptcy law had been
in existence in England since the time OF
Henry VIII, and a bill on about the
same lines was passed in 1888, which was
said to be the perfection OF bankrupt
law. and yet neither prevented fraudu-
lent imposition upon the creditor. He did
not believe II necessary to pass any bill
of this kind, but he would not have such
grave objections against a voluntary
bankruptcy law, instead OF the involun-
tary law proposed. He objected TO that
section of the proposed law which makes
il Illegal TO prefer one creditor to an
other.
At 4:55, on motion OF Mr.. Oates. the
committee rose and the House adjourned