Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-24
AIR FULL OF RUM0RS
6snators Al at Sea on the Silser
Question.
hsrLREPEALERs' FLANK MOVE
Closure Msy he ssttia.f Ceon. bst the
Repai,llcaas WnI fAsist That it
shall Con.s n>xaisr.

NN'N"N
ssnass clssssi ia session today the sitaa.
t.aa couIi be bsst described a. chaotic
There N,srs al sorts o. ruuors flying
araand asd aimost any conciusious
could - deducted thercfrom. Early In
The day II was uadsrstood that the
southern siltsF nsn had sbandoned any
iiea they may have had ~ contestlng the
question further. and being left withoat
their aid. the sepuhlican silver senator's
wsre foelsed 70 give up. Before night.
hoxeser the conditions appeared D. have
Changed ard where there was apparent
Y.eaee AMI coac0fd there wss an
app aralsee o. continuation of the
straggl. A fe~ southern democrats
began O. make protest against
uacoudiuoual repeal. and Il 10 said this
taix Nas aot q the mil,.--t character
Eaeoara4ed by this. the SILVER republic
sas t.ok hcarL and by the time the sen
ate took 40 customary recess 10 bad
teea Nh.spe1ed aboot that the night
Wss ca ssail aifh Fcaewed sigor. just
uhec ani hos II Nill end 40 senator
ess siAing 10 predict but unless sone-
tn.ag occuIs IN the meantsme "a clear
up ta1 atmosphere theCo i little pros
psct q vote thls week
Anfs-Rrpeaier.' fiank Move.
IL has been tho intention 50 II was
Ten8rte.l- -tf Mr. Voorhees, tonight 20
have moved an adjournment until To-
rlarrox. but Il this Vas ever bis par
pos-. hs changeG the program a. toe
last r~1.nenr ani Nr Faulkner made the
usuai m1tsoa far recess l1tl tomor-
fos the hour beng changed n loS1
l. Was SAID the idea u having an sd-
.ourumcnt was 10 tegin a new legisla-
tive day. which would have given n
morning hour. ia which the cloture res
nluflon could De discussed. The change
os froDt On the part ~ the silver men led
O. the belief that the time would be
Consumed In a pFolongation ~ the dis
cussion and it Wts deemed beat ~ con
fae u 70 tho bal itself For this reason
The sscrss wss taken.
senator Altrch. who has discussed
the matter With his colleagues. said this
eysaiDg that be believed the republicans.
with the exception - something less
than a dozen. would favor q reasonable
ciorure rule but they were not Inclined
90 take up with the suggestions found
ir anF that have been submitted To the
senate ~ o. this time He Wa quite
sure the republicans would not Join IN
any request % the vice president. but
that the cloture they favored must come
b~fprc the senate IA tho regular way.
stewards Coaferencc-
Mr Stewart gave notice of an 4mcnd-
ment. Nhich ne intcnded % offcr. pro-
pos4ng a conferences 10 be held az Wash
ington Nithin nine months between deie-
gates Df The United States. Mexico. Cen
trsi and South America. Hayti and Ssn
pomiugo for the sdopt.on of common
silver coin. q D. legal tender m AL com
mercial Transactions between the citi-
Eels q the countries represented 10 the
conference
Nr Jcues then took the ioor and con.
fsa@d his speech against the bill. taxing
if ap az tie point where Re left OF on
Saturday tie said that he had been
tfyinx - dsmonstFags that the money q
a roaatry could uot 20 gold. could not
D. SILVER AMI couit Dot b. any material
thing. that q "a suey STANDARD u a cOun-
fry must b. quantity. that the value ~
each Unit depeEisd upcn the number
of units outside. aui that there never
should os any but a single standard IN
sny countfy aad that al unknown quan.
tfy lie scnt % "a elaborate the pro
position iu contradiction q what be
ca.ied tne fad of leading senators aud
lsa.hls newspapers that vhat was
waited Nss nct quantity ot mosey. but
qsaaiy
Jones Pisycd Out.
tffer be bad teen speaking two hours
and a hail Mr Jones pleaded that be
as f4red and -aii that he would like o.
coataae his speech az some other time
NJ objec'inn xas made aud after a call
20 the senate. O. which forty seven seua.
ttrs resp, nlici. Mr. Teller took the ioor
snd pfneeFasd sith an Argument against
tne tiI Fhlcb Be bad begun souie time
s1t Without fnishing his speech he
yieiis-i THE Hoor o. SIR. Stewart. saying
fhas his threat Wss rot IN god condi-
tian ssd tist he felt unahie % proceed
Mt stewart tocS the Hoor at ; O ari
addressed ~ 81 nate in favor % b - pro
roesi snfrndmelt Tor a gsu American
Irsrefars conference
Nr stewart y.eld a the aoor withJut
~ shtng his reulark.
Sc serafe rili q authorize the Chat
faono,.. Western Raiirosi cnmpany a.
ransffltef aridge across The ienoe--sse
rrr reRr 6 asffsv,tssa was reported
ff1n fae camsuIrf~e ~ cutunsrca and
efrs.i 70 fle calendar.
tH senate 1f > r an troa a rs1rnss