Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-14
SENATE RELIEVED.
1t Doesn't Have to Hurry About
Programme,
AND CAN BE EASY AND DELIBERATE

AND CAN BE EASY AND DELIBERATE
While the House Tries to Hammer out
Silver Solution-lIarter BcSet by Repub-
licaus WHO Want to Know ThiuGs--A
Kentucky Representative with a Pretty
Scandal on His Hands and a $4,000
Suit to lIoet-CapitaieI Notes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1A-Congress, as far
as the house j. concerned, has settled down
to debate with degree Of expedition al
most unknown in its history and with an
apparent determination to do something.
The action of the house on the silver ques-
ton relieved the senate from the necessity
of speedy and perhaps i'll advised action.
The Democratic caucus committee charged
with the preparation Of plan that shall
secure the adherence OF the united major
ity, will therefore commence is labOrs
with more elaboration than would other
wise have been possible, and it is not ex-
pected now that they will perfect taeir
work-which involves consultation with
many senatorssat each stage-much before
the house has acted. The senate can be
deliberate TO admiration"
May Crate n Little on Silver.
The finance committee will probably
wait upon the action of the caucus COM
mittee and so the silver question is not
likely to figure in formal way in the pro-
ceedings OF the senate this week II is
entirely possible and even probable, that
speeches Will be delivered upon the sub
ject. but if so, they will be delivered upon
some such resolution ns that introduced
by Senator Lodge, calling for a repeal of
the silver purchase section of the Sherman
act, and not upon a bill regularly reported
from the finance committee and ready for
Immediate action. There is n strong dis
position in some quarters to fill in the
time during the house discussion by de-
batting the Lee Mantle case
Little Interest in the House.
The claim that members of the house
nave made up their minds and that talk
on the silver question is wasted time re-
ceived confirmation on the second day of
the debate, for there WAS an array of
empty seats tugJ showed how little the
members cared 10 hear what was said. The
notable speech was mad by Harter, who
is strongly anti-siIver. He took the ground
that the question was not political and
disclaimed any idea of partisanship in
discussing it. But the Republicans were
not willing to let it go at that They
tried to get the orator to state the position
of the Democracy on the question, with lit
tie success.
Makes "A Medical Illustration.
He said that if he had come to the Capt.
tol and found in the gutter man in the
last STAGES OF al oholism that man would
have been taken to hospital and his
treatment would have been agreed upon
by competent physicians. But if that
drunken man was taken to this house there
would have been difference of opinion. The
doctor from Maryland (Rayner) would
have said further alcohol should be kept
from him; that he needed good nursing
and possibly the gold cure. Laughter
But the doctor from Missouri (Bland)
would look at the case from another stand
point, and would say tha5 the man needed
more alcohol. Here was Uncle Sam in
condition in which he had never before ap-
peared before the nations of the world. AT
a time when he should be erect and pros
porous, Uncle Sam wasin an almost coma
tose condition.
Republicans Ask Some Questions.
As Harter went on Republicans began to
ply him with questions. Henderson of
Iowa wanted to know how the Sherman
act was passed and Harter said by a Re
publican house and senate and approved
by a Republican president. Henderson
then wanted to know the attitude of the
Democracy at the time of the passage of
the act, and Harter trusted to the good
temper of the house to keep the question
out of politics. Henderson said of course,
"Let us be good tempered, but let us be
honest" Harter hoped he would be per
mitted to 90 on with the thread of his re-
marks, and tten complimented Sherman.
The Ohio Statesman Benefactor.
He said that Senator Sherman, instead
of being abused, ought to have the CRATE
full thanks of the whole people because he
got the best there was to be obtained for
the country out of bad situation, which
had been brought on by the Republican
platform and the election of n Republican
president. Having thus dropped into pol
itics Henderson took advantage of the
lapse and pressed his question as to the
attitude of the Democracy at the time the
Sherman bill was passed. Free coinage"
shouted several members on the Demo-
cratic side, and II ndersOn, saying There is
an honest answer" hoped Harter would be
equally honest.
Stands on the National Platform.
Halter said that he would answer as a
matter of courtesy, although it broke the
thread of his argument. The national
platform of the Democratic party had not
been favorable to the free coinage of sill
yer; nor had il charged the Republicans
with being favorable to the demonetiza-
tion of silver. The Democrats nominated
man radically opposed to circulating as
dollar any coin worth less than 100 cents.
Republicans knew what kind of man they
nominated. He did not wish to proceed
further in political discussion.
SENSATION AT THE CAPITOL.
Representative breckenridge Charged