Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-11
IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE
Mr., Stewart Offers a National Bank
Resolution.
Mr.. HilIs OppOsitiOn-The Chinese Ex-
clusiOn Act-Brfef Session
of the House.
THE SENATE.

day there were just ten democratic Senators
Qncludmg Mr.. Voorhees, Of Indfana) in
their seats, while on the republican side of
the chamber there were sixteen in their
seats, including Mr.. Hale of Maine.
In presenting some petitions in favor of
the free coinage of silver Mr.. PETER (Kan.)
said he noticed that there was a general
impression in the newspaper press of the
country that when Senator or Repre-
sentative introduced a bill by request, he
was held personally responsible for its con-
| tents. His attention had been called to
that fact recently by criticisms of himself
which he found in the newspapers because
he introduced last week, at the request of
the author, a bill proposing the establish
ment of university in the District of
Columbia. He did not think such criticisms
fair.
On Chinese Exclusion.
Mr.. Dolph (Oreg). In presenting a remon-
STRANGE against the execution Of the Chi
nese exclusion act from the Oregon confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
said that that petition illustrated what he
had said the other day. that much Of the
criticism Of the Geary act came from per
sons entirely unfamiliar with it. He pointed
out wherein the conference was mistaken
as to the requirements of the law, and. re-
ferrtng to the bill recently introduced in
the House to extend the requirements of
the Geary act for one year, said he would
have no objection to that bill II the Chi
nese government requested the extension.
or II the Chinese Six Companies promised
to advise the Chinese laborers to register.
In connection with the same subject.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) introduced a bill prepared
by the Rev. Mr.. Green, who had been a
missionary in China, but he said that he
did not himself concur in the provisions
of the bill. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations.
The Capitol Centennial.
Mr. Sherman (ohio) from the committee
on the, celebration of the hundredth anni-
versary of laying the corner stone of the
Capitol (next Monday reported a resolu.
ton that the Senate take part in the cere-
MONIES and for that purpose shall take a
recess at ten minutes before pm. The
report was agreed to.
Mr.. Stewart CNev.) offered a resolution
for the appointment Of a committee OF five
Senators to inquire whether any Senator
Is or has been a stockholder or directly
indirectly interested in any national bank.
He was led to offer it. he said. because the
Wall street and Lombard street organs had
been claiming that Senators from thesilver
states should not vote on questions In which
they were personally interested. At the
same time he disclaimed having any per-
sonal interest In silver mining nor had he
had. he said. for the last fifteen years. His
wlfe had some years ago invested some
money in an abandoned silver mine in
Mexico, but that mine, after having had the
water pumped out a year ago, was again
closed on account of the low price of silver
ana would never be opened again If the re-
peal bill became a law.
Mr.. HilPs Opposition.
Mr. Hill (dem. N. Y) opposed the resolution
as something unprecedented and unheard of.
and which would not serve any good pur-
pose. He admitted that 1t had its excuse in
the suggestion made that Senators from the
silver states were actuated in their course
by reason OF their own financial or.industrial
interest. What precedent, he asked would
be established by the adoption of the reso-
luton? When the Senate was to- consider
the tariff question was It to have an inyes-
tigating committee to inquire what Senators
were interested In manufactures or in i'm
porting? When the Senate came to legislate
on commercial matters was IL to INQUIRE
what Senators were pecuniarily' interested
In the great question of commerce? Senators
had a right to be interested. both directly
and Indirectly, in matters of finance: and
their votes could not be affected thereby
He could not resist the conclusion that the
onerfng of the resolution was. to some ex-
tent reflection on the Senate He had
sustained. the other day. the Senator from
Nevada In Offering a resolution calling for
Information as to the finances Of the coun-
try. He had thought that that resolution
ought not to be referred to the finance COM
mittee. But this resolution was entirely diff
ferent. 1t should be either voted down or
referred to the finance committee
Mr.. Stewart was about TO reply to Mr.
HILL but Mr.. Hawley Comm ;ntervened
with an objection to the resolution. which
thereupon' under the rules, went over until
tomorrow-Mr. Stewart Informing Mr.
Hawley that he would then debate it
The Senate then. at p. m, proceeded to
the consideration of the bill TO repeal the
purchasing clause Of the Sherman act.
Mr.. Teller-who had the floor 70 finish his
speech, begun on Saturday-ofrercl to WELD
1t to Mr.. Pugh (Ala).
Mr. Pu1h On. the Presideut,s Me...~.
Mr.. Pugh thereupon addressed the senate
in opposition to the bill. He hal read ana
re-read, he said. the message Of the presi-
dent convening Congress, and founi IL 70
be an explicit declaration. in favor of the
maintenance of the gold standard I'm the
currency OF the United States until changed
TO bimetallfsm by international agreement.
ana that that would afford the only remedy
that could mitigate present danger threat
ening the future"
IL was the first time that Congress had
peen convened In extraordinary session for
the sole purpose of repeating any law Ana
that law was one which no Senator sts ted
or befeved to be the cause Of the existing
nnanciai .n oerangement What necessity was
SION. or Tor the pressure and clamor for inn
mediate action, which would be a mockarv
ana an insult to the common sense and or
was not a word or sentence in the message
expressing any favor or friendship for hi
metallism, or that cpuntenanced the at15i-
ton of one more silver dollar to the curren-
cy. The message clearly meant that The
government had discharged its duty in f,Ir
nlshlnR sufficient amount of currency
but had failed in the quality and soundness
Of the circulation.
Our Unfortunate Financial Plight
The President declared that the country
was in an unfortunate financial plirht.'
that values supposed to be fixed were fast
becoming conjectural. and that loss and
failure had invaded every branch of bust
ness. What. Mr.. Pugh asked, did the Presi
dent think was the cause of these unprece-
dented and disastrous conditionsp The
PRESIDENT thought that those things were
principally chargeable to congressiona al ,e1
islation touching the purchase and coinage
mot the purchase alone) of silver bv The
general government and specified the sbar
man law and the disa ppointing result which
had followed it. That Mr. PuRh held 10 he
an unmistakable charge by the President
that the failure Of the Sherman law TO in.
crease the price of silver was the origin oS
the evil. Va
Inc message presented, he said tho
square issue whether the United Sfates
should come to the gold standard of En-
rope or should cling to the use of the con-
stitutional union .of gold and silver as a
standard of values. He (Mr. Pugh) did
not propose to read any man out OF the
democratic party because he d;~aroya