Omaha daily bee., 1893-09-02
WILL PRESS IT TO A VOTE
Friends of the Repeal Bill in the Senate
Will Demand Quick Action.
YESTERDAYS SPEECHES FULL OF GINGER
MIR. Vance Talks for the Free Coinage of
shver-Mr. Cockreli's vigorous Reply
to MIR. Aldricb-In the
House,

Voorhees, request for unanimous consent
that the senate bill be substituted for the
house bill repeating the purchasing clause Of
the Sherman act, recalled the stubborn con-
test made by those on the democratic side of
the chamber to the force bill, against which
every obstacle known to parliamentary laws
was invoked. There was, however, none of
the Indifference to speeches displayed in the
senate today in the discussion of the repeal
bill that was so frequently noted during the
debate on the force bill. Mr.. Vance in his
speech today had large majority OF the
senators and well-flled galleries as his audi
tors, and was followed with much attention.
Mr.. Cockrell, at the end of Mr.. Vance's
speech, criticised the republican party for
its Inconsistencies of two years ago in its
campaign handbook, claiming credit for the
beneficial Sherman act, now denouncing it
as the cause of the present distressed condl-
tion of the country.
MIR. PETER wanted to know whether the
campaign book had been sent through the
mail under frank, and was told by Mr..
Cockrell that he did not know.
The fact that the senate will meet tomor-
row indicates that the majority OF the COM
mittee on finance intends to press the repeal
bill to a vote at the earliest chance; III fact.
Mr.. Voorhees, today called for vote on the
bill and for few moments greatly excited
the silver senators.
MIR. Telier's Resolution.
When the senate met today Mr.. Teller Of
Colorado submitted resolution calling upon
the secretary of the treasury for state
ment giving the aggregate amount OF silver
bullion purchased under the act OF July ii,
1890. during the month of August, together
with the cost, the amount, date and price of
each purchase and the name of the vendor;
also the amount of silver bullion offered for
sale during the month, the amount, name
and price of each offer ana OF the person
making such offer.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Turpie the words
land have paid for" We're added, and in this
form the resolution was agreed to. The
effect of this amendment is to show the kind
of money in which the bullion was paid for.
MIR. vance's Speech.
On motion of Mr. Voorhees, the house bill
for the repeal of the purchasing clause OF
the Sherman act was taken up, prior to its
being read as regular business at o'clock,
and MIR. Vance took the floor thereon. He
spoke in opposition to the bill and
of the speech was devoted to shLw-
ing the Inconsistencies of the friends of
repeal in both parties in view of the bimetallic
declarations of both national platforms. He
| quoted from these, commenting in an ironical
| strain ON the way in which the pledges were
| being fulfilled. He said they seemed to
think the cnly way to maintain the parity
| between gold and silver was to first strike
| silver a death blow. Unconditional
| repeal would be death blow,
| Cleveland would veto any silver coinage bill.
| The effect on the condition of mankind fol-
lowing the destruction of half the currency
| of the world, aggregatng S7,5O0, 200, 1t
| would be impossible to accurately describe.
| He gave the history of the demonetiza-
| tion of silver and declared that every
government which demonetized the white
metal did so when it was at premium
IL, Ind nfrn
to have it stopped in the United States
| began and was aided by the influence of the
moneyed power of all the world and our gov
ernment. If coinage stopped here silver
would cease to live throughout the CON a,
mercial nations of the earth. The
fall in price would be greater
than that following the stoppage
of coinage in India. Repeal without sub
stltute meant the end of silver money for
| this generation, unless revolution OF the
people should restore it, as sitter the fraud
ulent demonetization of 1873. Let no man
doubt that the proposed repeal was the re-
suit of conspiracy y,,9 among ,5 the mo money ney
tiDeD'' the sherman @ u1'' law ~''" did not drive We
out gold, else why sdid gold
return with it still in force9 The democratic
platform. he said, denounced the Sherman
act as a 'cowardly mateshift,' yet this bill
for its repeal, striking silver Il harder blow,
was more coWardly and more of makeshift.
He closed with Il declaration for the free
coinage of silver.
AS Mr. Vance proceeded republican sen,
ators gradually dlifted over TO the demo
cratic side, until the seats or that side OF
the hall were filled. He was followed with
the closest attention by senators and visitors.
| During Senator Vauce's remarks Mr..
| Cockrell interiectcd a statement of the pro
duction and coinage of gold and silver from
1873 to 1892, which showed production
| of gold amounting to S2,2l0, ,96l ,2O6, while
the coinage amounted to S2,7S7,7l4,619; OF
silver the production was So 400, 100, 533
while the coinage was S2,332. COB, ,0l.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Nance's remarks
a wave OF applause IN the galleries was
quickly checked by the vice president.
voorhees, Springs a Surprise.
MIR. Voorhees, of Indiana now sprung
surprise by asking for a vote on the substi
tute reported by the finance committee u
the house repeal bill, as no further debate
was proposed at this time. --,,
"Oh, no, ~ interrupted Mr.. Teller quickly
~ will say" continued Senator Voorhees,
that notices have been given of speeche:
intended next week There is not senator
in this body but knows that desire ever,
senator who, in good faith, wishes to occupl
the time of the senate to have this oppor
tunity in full, but l cannot take the re
| sponsibility, and will not do so, OF beng
party to delay, mere delay; and when
| vacancy in the talk has been reached | shal
want that vacancy filed by a vote. l sa!
this with the profoundest respect for tn
| desire or every man TO be hearO, but
situated as | am, and with my appreciation
for the demands of the country, L cannot b
a party to the delay of "A single second o
J | wasted time in tins body, and il senator
! are not ready to go on with the discussion,
, trust we are ready TO go on with Il vote"
A discussion followed as to the parlla
meutary procedure to be observed in Iii
consideration of the subject, and Mr. Vool
hees asked that the bill reported by tn
finance committee be substituted for tn
= house bill.
, To this Mr. Cockrell OF Missouri objecte
4 until there was an opportunity for full dis
a | cusSlon.
= Compared the Two Bnis.
5 Mr. Cockrell read the provisions of tn
. two bills, comparing the phraseology of tn
< house bill which declares that repeal sha
: not impair the legal tender quality of I'll
. standard silver dollars heretofore coinet
!, with that of the senate substitute, decla
/ ing it to be the policy of the cOuntr
v to continue the use of gold and silver q
standard money. The difference betwee
the provisions was as great as between Tn
darkness of midnight and the light of III
MONDAY sun and he declared that the pr,
d vision of the house bill waspreferable.
MIR. Allison of Iowa observed that the r.
n peal clause in no sense affected or impaire
y. the value of the silver dollar coined, but b
" inserting the house proviso il would leave
\ question of doubt whether that portion
y the sherman law stands which requires ii
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