Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-07
But One Branch Of Congress in Ses-
sion Today.
Mr.. WOLC0qT RATHER OUT OF TEMPER
Senator WaIthaII Speaks for Bi
metallism.
ALSO FOR FREE COINAGE.
THE SENATE.

among the numerous petitions presented
and referred was one by Mr.. Wolcott Coli
Tor the immediate repeal of the Mckinley
tarin bill. He said that the petition was
one OF the printed forms sent out by The
New York banks for the repeal Of the Sher-
man act. but that the petitioners (all the
citizens of a town in Colorado) had substi-
tuted the Mckinley tariff bill for the Sh.r-
man act.
Mr.. Wolcott also offered a resolution call
ing on the Secretary Of the Treasury for in
formation as to what sums have been paid
as bounty on maple sugar under the Jaw of
october Ii, IS9O-the statement to be made
by fiscal years and states. He asked for
immediate consideration Of the resolution,
unless the financial condition Is such that
II should go to the finance committee.
The Vice President asked whether there
was any objection to the request for i'm
mediate consideration.
What Is the resolution" asked Mr..
Voorhees,. Then he added, oh let it CO."
The Vice President-Does the Senator
from Indiana desire to have the resolution
again reported?
Mr.. Voorhees-No.
A Suggestion Not Accepted.
Mr.. Gallinger IN. H. suggested that the
Information should apply to bounty on all
kinds of sugar. but was Informed rather
tartly by Mr. Wolcott that he knew how to
prepare his own resolutions.
Mr.. GallingerI object to hmm .diate con-
sideratiOn.
The resolution went over until tomorrow.
Mr.. White (Cal) offered a resolution call
ing on the Secretary of he Treasury to
furnish information as to the expenditures
made under the appropriation for the en-
forcement Of the Chinese exclusion act,
and what portion Of the fund Is now avail
able. and whether any and what appro-
priation Is necessary in order to carry out
the provisions Of the act.
Mr.. Dolph (Oreg) said that 1t had trans
pired the other day Gin the debate on his
bill appropriating $4,000 for that purpose)
that there was $4,000 of the appropriation
for last year unexpended. and covered back
into the treasury. He observed in this
mornings papers that Judge Ross Of the
southern district of California had made
an order for the deportation Of a Chinese
laborer, and although 1t was stated that
the Attorney General had not satisfied the
district attorney that there was no appro-
priation for the deportation of Chinese,
Judge Ross had held that the Attorney Cen
erai could not designate whether the fund
should be expended for this or for that
purpose. That emphasized what he (Mr
Delphi had said the other day. that the
question was one which had to be taken
up and considered. and could not be tam
pered with
After some further colloquy the resolu-
ton was agreed to.
A resolution for the payment of 5000 to
a
under appoin tment Of the governor Of
Wyoming, was reported from the commit
tee on contingent expenses and went over
until tomorrow.
The Repeal bill.
At 1885 Mr.. Voorhees,. chairman of the
finance committee. moved to proceed to the
consideration of the House bill to repeal
the purchasing clauses OF the Sherman act.
Mr.. Morgan tAla.) remarked that the res
olution offered by him for joint select COM
mittee on finance) was on the calendar and
could not be taken up without vote of the
Senate. But he did not wish to antagonize
the repeal bill. The Senator from Indiana
and himself had had some conference about
the matter. and he had agreed not to press
his motion today.
Mr.. Voorhees, motion was agreed to with
out division, and the House repeal bill was
laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Stewart (Nev.), who was entitled to
the floor to proceed with the third INSTALL
ment of his speech (begun on Tuesday,. ex-
pressed his Willingness to forego his right
until the Senator from Mississippi (Mr
WalthalD, who desired to address the Sem
ate today. had concluded his remarks.
Mr.. walthan on Bimetallism.
Mr.. Walthall (Miss.) then addressed the
Senate, his speech being in favor of bimet-
allism. He expressed his readiness to CO.
operate with the chairman Of the finance
committee, who urged prompt action on the
bill. and suggested that there was a simple
mode of arriving at prompt action. II the
declaration of policy. he SAIL which the
substitute contained were embodied in the
form of an agreement he believed that a
vote could be reached In half the time
There seemed no reason why that declara-
ton should not be given the form and force
of a statute to effectuate that policy. He
argued that the bill should be addressed to
some other legislation than the mere repeal
of the Sherman act: that Congress should
frtE fha rsN.nf mot ala,
If 1t were found that the Sherman law
and not the Mckinley law had been the
eliminating atrocity Of recent legislation
taste should be made to supplement- the
educational feature Of the campaign of
1882 by teaching the people now that that
campaign had been conducted to a success
on mistaken issue. The people Of the
southern states had no liberation for the
idea that the party which that section had
done so much to put In power could, with
proprtety or impunity. violate it's vows by
putting the country now on the single gold
standard. He admitted that all the demo-
Gratis Of Mississippi did not favor as he
did. the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer: but those who favored a single gold
standard In that state were about as rare
as the advocates Of high protective tariff.
They were equally pronounced against both.
They knew that single gold standard
meant reduction in the volume Of money
and an increase in its value.
4 Gigantic Crime.
He quoted Mr.. Carlisle's declaration that
the demonstration act Of 1873 was the
most gigantic crime of this or any other
nation, and said that he found enough in
the warnings Of that speech to deter him
from giving his sanction to any proposition
tending in the direction Of disorganiza ton
and distress for a single day He wanted
to see silver restored to it's rightful place.
He wan ted to see how far free coinage
of silver bill at the present ratio would CO.
Of itself, toward restoring parity between
the two metals. He was ready to make all
reasonable concessions II the bimetallic pol
icy could be established. II the pledges of
the Chicago platform were broken now,
ence for good will be weakened and special
injury would be inflicted on the agricul-
tural interests of the country. That could
not be done by his vote or with his con-