The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-08
pRocgkDIA ~ THE SENATE.
Hov En-. WHY Republicans Were Ou,wir-d

WARRINGTON, March tine trtends OF silver
IN the Senate gained an extraordinary VIC
tory. The Bland SrigniofaRe bill was taken
up IN the morning hour and discussed in
. desu!tory manner until o'clock.
when It was displaced w the unfinished husi-
ness. Then motion was made 10 make II the
unfinished business. and that m otion was car
ried almost without opposition. Prior to that
Mr.. sherman had moved to refer thu
Till 20 the Finance Committee and had
made q strong speech against the bill
as Proposing to take \ fund pledged ;or
one purpose and use II for n different
purpose an act which. lie said. would be In
his State q penitentisry offence. llis motion
TO refer had only the support Of four Senators
and then. with hardly any discussion. tho bill
was rushed through its various parliamentary
stages till the question was on its passage. At
that point ita opponents recovered from their
CONSERVATION sufficiently to interpose mo-
tion to adjourn and n motion To reconsider the
vote ordering tho bill! to = third reading. Tho
nrst OF these motions was voted down-12 to
30 and the second went over till To- morrow.
Soon after tho Senate WAS called to order
Mr.. Harris Dem. Tenn called for = vote on
his motion for n second rea,iing Of the SeiR-
n.orage iill. He said that he had consulted
with some OF his friends on the Democratic
side OF the cham ber. and now. In Wow Of what
seemed to bs tho unanimous views OF both
.id.. and In vi.v of m. fac, that af,er thu
Tariff bill should be reported It would have to
remain on tho calendar for u numter OF days.
30 as to allow 1t to be printed and to allow
every Senator an opportunity to examine Il
carefully he knew Of no better method OF oc-
cupying the inter N cd ate time than to take up
and dispose Of tho seignioraRe bill. After It's
second reading he would ask unanimous con-
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trusted therefore, that the hill would bs rs.
isrrad 70 the Finance Committee
NJ Hal. iran Me AID M, con.,r With NJ
ot a.. I.. y, Ss", -
sherman as 10 the necessity OF referring tho
bill to the Finance Com mittee and ask ed Mr..
sherman what he expected 10 gain by the
, " 'N''o- ~ S"'" " '"'
Mr.. sherman replied that tho reference OF
bills to committees was the universal custom
Of all legislative bodies There were two prop
osittons In the BILL he said. entirely different
and separate from each otner The one was
"hether congress hau the right TO pledge
az In the silver in the Treasury for any other
~ N.S , w" - '"e si'e' eo'-
uhcates- ihat question involved the lntegri'y
oua.,Ion va. vb.tbar in . tIma a, nrotonnd
49, 80 w
the current expenses OF the Government
MT Hale dia not sec now me Question could
DO Illuminated by any consideration OF It By
the Finance Com mittee. He was willing to
have tbs hill brought At once before the Ssn.ts
and to let the country Know what the Senate's
view was.
ins as'uS'oh uas ih'eirup'e" 'y hues-
mons "i neIsohhi privilege started oy MI Nc
Pher'on Dem, n - ana taken uD by Son
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W, va.
Mr. McPhsrson read extracts from An ariiels
i'm 10 a.. NJ yo,k tVny,d insI,u.,iD., ,h.,
- WAS
30 ana senators price anu vest hau been re-
rentIy visiting brokers' Offices in Now York |
4 nd spsc ulI.tiDR IN sugar certificates He gave
) sweeping denial ia the article He hal not !
been in brokers' "flcs In New York Tor six |
ID onthz. He had never bought any stock ex- |
:sp1 through samuel & Sans s Co Of 10 wall !
steel. hs had bought some sugar stock after
he Christmas recess. and had sold II before the |
lATin | i'll had Lo-n reported to the Senate,
He had ! en- in tho habit Of instTucting his |
brokers'. n certain ,tocRs went down 10 certain
figures. to Luy sOmN for him, and he h vi found
IN his return from the Sonth that a thousand
shares OF sugar st"rE hal hem bought for |
'iuI. He had Immediately ordered II sold. as
.nd IL was sold At = lnss hr had bon 2 ut a thou
and shares oil Atchlsnn st0sE Very recently
nd n the senate were egislating in regard |
- The Ateh-an he wuult nave It sold.
Mr.. NOleott Hep, COLi suggested humor-
ria 81 |