Omaha daily bee., 1893-09-17
SENATOR ALLISON on SILVER
Eloquent Plea for the Maintenance Of a
Farity Between Coin Metals,
WANTS ALL SILVER BULLION MlNTeD
hin Europe is Being Educated to Isl
mc'Pilism- Work of the BRUSSELS Goa
tercnce -Nuornees Pleads for EVpe-
dltIon IN Debate on Repeat.

WASntNGroy, Sept. l6.-Gn the senate this
morning Mr. Voorhees, again sought to obtain
from the opponents Of repeal some informu-
ton as ~ when a vote could Jo had on the
repeaI bill. His efforts clicitei no more in
formation than did his former ones. although
Mr. Teller, WHO spoke for the silver men.
said that later their opinion ON the subiec,
would be- given. As MIR. Allison. who was
entitled to the floor, was DESTROYS OF pro-
cecdlng. the discussion as to whcu a vote
would be- had was ended, out another effort
will probably b. made early next week. II
unsuccessful Mir Voorhees, will ask that
night sessions be- held.
Mr.. PETER uTcrcd a resolution. which went
over. ius'ruciing the committee on interstate
commerce to inquire whether any. aud If SO
"hit, legislation is necessary To prevent
interruption of interstate railway trailiC by
Ia"lcss persons add to punish persons guilty
OF robbery and murder committed Oh inter-
state railway trains.
tn resolution offered by Mr.. HENDERSON
OF Nebraska yesterday calling for infurma-
tiOu as TO whether land ofirys ia Nebraska
had been abolished or consolidated was
taken up. amt, after amendment to include
all land Offices, the resolution was
agreed to.
Tho repeal bill was then taken IN and Mr..
Voorhees, asked the senate to agree to close
d"bat" upon the bill on the 25th inst. ana
That the amendments bc debated until the
10Th under the ivc-miuutc rule. when "A vote
u,,n ihr min ""
,.
''''"''N >PP'''
MIR. Voorhees, SAID 1t was not necessary
for hrn to enforce his request 10y "A single
word. II" would not say. as he hau SAID
tim" and time before, that lac was a lover Of
lferioh OF denaie; he had never stood IN its
way and he never Intended to. All he asked
was that senators interested in the discus
sion should Indicate somc time when it
would be concluded. He asked this great
body to give way to reason on tins uucs-
ton. Let senators reason together. Let
senators settle it on the basis of an agree
mont. II should regret to sec the issue
settled upon the low level of physical en-.
dul'HurC when we can as well settle it up1u
the high level of manly, intelligent agree
mcnt. ask those who oppose tins bill to
give me their response upon this subject and
let US see whether there is not some point
within the domain of conference and agree
ment that we can reach.
MIR. Teller of Colorado responded for the
opponents Of repeal. As Mr.. Allison. who
was entitled to the floor, was anxious 80
proceed, he would simply say that there had
been no delay IN this debate. There had not
been Il speech made for the purpose of delay.
,.n =, SoH. " , ntH tQU rt"Gueu d Polnt Where II
vote. He therefore objected to The rennrsf
u
"'''' '''"S " Az ""'ii"h'
Mr.. voorhees, diSClalmcd that he had made
any accusation, nor had he even used the
Woru delay, but he desired to get some in
dication of the purpose of those on the other
side of the question when discussion might
be concluded,
Mr.. Teller did not think ii fair to take the
time OF the senator from Iowa. Later on if
the senator from Indiana wanted the opinion
OF those VINO opposed repeal they would give
II TO him.
All right" replied Mr.. Voorhees,.
Mr.. Allison of low then addressed the
senate. The law of 1880, he said, was Il
temporary and Observation-Disclosures He should
vote for it with. great hesitation. He did
not believe in the policy OF piling up bullion
IN the treasury and holding it there unused.
he favored the coming of every dollar of the
silver in the treasury.
Mr., Cockrell, democrat, of AIissouri-In
tins century or the next!
Mr.. Allison said he favored its coinage as
soon as practicable. He favored the use of
S6O,OOo.OO of seignorage now in the treasury
NJ ! ua hoI4 pnttTS ocuWeeh the TWO
not ronfinc the purchase of silver witbont
seriously ~iuiuring the standard estabIishnd
in 1873 ana bringing this nation with nil its
oDportuni,ies IF wealth labor and nrnd,r
ton to the silver standard.
""'" 'he "r"'se's conference.
AT TINS point MIR. Allison was questioned
about the recent monetary conference at
Brussels, of which he was a member. He
said the brussels conference made more
progress respecting the solution of the silver
question than was made at all prior confer
cnccS. II the United States would under
take tho policy of restoring silver by an
international arrangement IL would be ac-
cOmplished within a reasonable time. The
parity between the two metals would be re-
stored ana silver would practically b. re
habiitatcd. That WAS the solution of the
question.
MIR. lin of New York asked whether the
repeal OF the purchasing clause of the Sher-
man act would facilitate or hinder the per
lection of such an international agreement.
tir. Allison repied that it was only "A mat
ter OF judgment. If the United States was
TO have an iutornalional agreement II must
bc made to appear To the nations of the
world That The United States did not intend
70 take care of silver alone. That was the
salient part.
MIR. George of Mississippi asked whether
there was a sentiment in Europe in favor of
q reasscmbling OF the monetary Conference
rl,u r,r u.,nt,u,,n. p,r;.,
a., ,'" '
w NlliSGu hlu no uouot thlt the public
the nation. should be assembled to deal
ulu not tNrIuue England. Many of the