Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-08
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-
Business of a Week in the National
Legislature.
DISCUSSING THE MONEY QUESTION.
Floods of EIoquence for and Against the
Repeal Of the Sherman Law-Making


Corner stone Day a Holiday in the Dis
triot.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Mr. Sherman
held the close attention Of the senate and
of large audience in the galleries for over
two hours yesterday, as he set forth in
terms and vigorous language rapidly
delivered-the reasons why he supported
the bill to repeal the purchasing clause OF
the act of July, 1890, and why 1t should
be passed with as little delay as possible.
Incidentally he recommended giving au-
thority to the president or the secretary OF
the treasury to issue bonds bearing not
ever per cent. interest in order TO pro-
cure gold with which to maintain suth-
Gent reserve; and he commented upon the
fact that while he had proposed such
measure at the last session, the opposition
TO it came from the Democratic senator's,
although it was to their own administra-
ton that the power was to be confided. He
also alluded to the remarkable attitude OF
Democratic senators III opposing the re-
peal of the act of July, 1890, although they
had voted against it and still denounced
1t, whilst the Republicans, by whose votes
exclusively that law was passed, were now
anxious to vote for It's repeal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The speech OF
Mr.. Wolcott, of Colorado, against the bill
TO repeal the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act was delivered yesterday in
the presence of almost all the senators and
of large audience in the galleries. The
most telling parts of it, and those that
amused and interested its hearers most,
were some humorous and sarcastic
touches, in which he depicted the CONVEX
sion Of Democratic statesmen from their
belief in silver and their devotion to BIZ
metallism to the gold mOnometallism faith
Of the president The next speech was on
the opposite side of the question, and was
made by Mr.. Gallery, the successor of Mr..
Gibson, of Louisiana. 1t was his first APP
pearance in the senate as speechnaker,
The "threshing over old straw" was
amusement which the house INDUCED in
yesterday. The rules of the Fifty-third
congress were relegated to the background
and the rules of the Fifty-frst congress
came in for the chief part of the discus
sion No new charges we're made and no
new answers were INTERCEPTED, but Mr..
Reed was kept on his feet continuously,
justifying the propriety of his course when
he occupied the chair The banking and
currency and the coinage, weights and
measures committees were granted leave
to report at any time; and these were the
only noteworthy changes made in the new
order. But there Is an amendment still
that, II adopted may be found to be far
reaching in It's effects. 1t was offered by
Mr.. Boatner of Louisiana, and provides
for a practical cloture whenever men,
Der in charge Of measure on the floor
sees fit to aek for It,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2-The house bill to
repeal the purchasing clause Of the Sher-
man act got fairly under way yesterday in
the senate. IL was taken up early in the
morning hour to give an opportunity to
Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina, to make a
speech against it. Mr.. Vance IS one of the
Democratic minority members of the
finance committee, and for an hour and
forty minutes he kept his batteries of wit,
humor and sarcasm playing upon the
measure and upon the members of his own
party for supporting and advocating it.
When he got through his entertaining
speech an effort was made TO simplify the
further parliamentary line of proceeding
In the consideration Of the bill by having
,
forma, so that all amendments TO beof-
fered might be amendments in the first de-
gree instead Of In the second degree, which
would tend TO smooth and simplify mat
ters That proposition did not, howeve =
suit the ideas or plans Of Mr.. Cockrell, OF
Missouri, who objected TO It, and as it re-
Qufred unanimous consent, it failed, OF
course, to be adopted From that point
OH to the point Of going into executive
session, a confused rambling colloquy
was carried on between Mr.. COCkrell and
some Republican senator's involving the
question Of adhesion TO or reputation or
Che Chicago Democratic platform. The
discussion was not ended when adjourn
ment took place.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The senate had a
long and wearisome session yesterday, with
little of interest to enliven the proceedings.
The house bill for the repeal of portion Of
the Sherman act was kept steadily to the
front after it was taken up and it was
still before the senate at the time OF ad-
iournment. Speeches were made upon it
By Senators Cullom (Rep., Ills.), Coke
Dem, Tex. and PETER Pop, Kan Mr..
Cullom's speech was in favor Of uneondi-
tienal repeal Mr. Coke's against it and
for free coinage of silver ga parity to be
established by reducing the weight Of gold
COIN and Mr. PETERS for the restoration
of the coinage act of 1881 and at the pres
ent ratio of l6 to l.
Among the minor incidents Of the ses-
sion was the pas age of the house joint
resolution, making the 18th of Sept. $685.
the Tooth anniversary Of laying the corner
stone of the Capitol, holiday in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and the defeat OF a
resolution Is to AZ offered by Mr. Allen
(Pop., Neb.), for an adjournment Of the
senate in recognition Of Labor Day.
WASHINGTON. Sept eff any particle Of
interest existed in the mind OF any sena-
tor in connection with the legislation Of
1873 by which the silver dollar was dropped
out of the coinage (remaiuing out until
the passage of the Bland Allison acD he
had an opportunity yesterday Of learning
from Mr.. Stewart every incident bearing
upon it before, since, and at the time of
It's enactment Mr.. Stewards version Of
that old history differed from the version
given by Mr. Sherman last week. Little
attention was paid to Mr. Stewards speech,
and at one point OF it he complained that
senators were in the cloak rooms, and not
in the chamber.
a call of the roll, however, quickly Sc
cured quorum. At other points he de-
clined to permit Mr.. Hoar to interpose
some remarks, designating them as "a lot
of trash" and Mr. Aldrich (Rep. r. ~
met similar treatment, his interference be-
ing'called "aggravating'
The resolution changing the hour Of
meeting from noon till II was offered by
Mr.. Voorhees, Dem, Ind }, and is to be
called up for action today. y concurrent
resolution for joint select committee on
finance (seven senator's and seven repre-
sentatives) was introduced by Mr. Morgan
Oem, Ala and is'also to be called up by
him today. The most remarkable propo-
Rition Of the day was n bill introduced (by
request} by Mr.. PETER for n department of
education and for an appropriation lin
aluminium coins Of sSOJ OJJGJu.
Speech Restored.
For five years l suffered with pain