Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-16
CONVERSATIONAL.
me sENATE.

ALt Aosuhg ME- Dutllhhut VI INV ANih7
mitteeon library, reported favorably
the bill providing for the erection Of a
statue OF Gen. Lafayette.
Mr. Logan presented large number
OF petitions from the tobacco and cigar
manufacturers and labor organizations
OF Illinois, New York and other states,
protesting against the ratification OF
the Spanish treaty.
Also petitions Signed 10y over seven
tv.six thousand eX-soldlers Of the
Union army praying congr,s AZ TO pur-
chase for the capitol at Washington
portrait OF Geo III. Thomas, and re-
commeHding that executed by Miss
Ransom. Referred.
The chair laid before the senate Mr.
Van Wyck's resolution heretofore Of
fered, relating 20 the Spanish treaty,
and requiring the committee on rules
TO report rule providing for the con-
aideratlOn OF commercial treaties In
open session.
Mr.. Hoar OF Massachusetts, raised a
point OF order that the matter shou Id
he considered with closed doors.
Mr.. Plat OF Connecticut called for
the reading of the rule authorizing the
closing OF the doors. The rule was
read. 1t states that on the demand Of
two senator's the doors of the senate
may at any time be closed
The chair inquired whether the mo-
ton Of the gentleman from hlassa-
chusetts HOar) was seconded.
Mr., Hawley seconded the motion.
The senate then went into secret ses.
sion.
In fifteen minutes the doors were
reopened aud the senate took up the
Dakota bill.
In the secret session Senator Van
Wyck's resolution for the discussion
OF commercial treaties In open session
was referred 10 the committee on for
eign relations.
Senator Garland submitted suhsl-
tute for the bill reported from the com.
lnlttee on territories, One OF the pro-
visions OF the substitute provides for
submitting to the popular vote the
question OF dividing the territory OF
Dakota This was desirable Senator
Garland said In order to get at the
present views OF Dakota aud to settle
the questions arising from the fact that
Dakota had n public debt.
Mr.. II rrlsJu OF Indiana obi ioted TO
the substitute and stated that the
question Of the debt was sufficiently
provided for by the committees bill.
He would have no Obj clion to an
amendment submitting To the people
the simne proposition OF a division.
Mr. Vest OF Missouri said that the
population OF Dakot seemed from the
newspaper accounts 10 be In open re-
bellion and asked whether we would
admit that turbulent population into
the nation IL has bsen stated In
the press that every opponent To the
admission OF Dakota was "a Democrat.
In the light OF recent events Mr.. Vest
thought that the Democrats could as
sume that responsibility.
The bill was then Informally laid
aeide At the request OF Mr.. Hin Of
Colorado, in order that lac might adj
dress the senate ON the silver question
apropos Of the resolution recently
submitted By hin, declaring IL the
sense OF the senate that
thcre was no reason for the
suspension Of the coinage Of silver dol
lars or of the Issue OF silver certificates.
Senator Hin said that the recommen.
dations of the president aud the score.
tary of the treasury recently made To
congress In respect TO silver were jnop.
perfume 10 an alarming degree, and
came at a time when the falling prices
proved that money was deficient rath
er than abundant. After making a
somewhat lengthy argument, he ex-
pressed the hope that the country
would conclude 20 let The silver
law alone go long as It worked we'll.
It was unwlso to throw away its inn
pouant and admitted advantages from
The fear OF prospective perhap. wholly
Imaginary, daugsrs for witch, II they
should ever ,me, our success iors may
be trusted 10 dad a remedy.
Mr.. Sherman said that he was one OF
those who believed lblmetalism to be
the natural logic Of things. 1t has
heen decided over and over again 10y
the most intelligent nations OF the
world that gold and silver travelling
side by side should be the
double standard world values,
IL was impossible 10 make
them OF the Same market
value because for two thousand years
their relative values had hsen chang
Ing, Tue experiment had been fairly
tried by the United States and had
failed. The silver dollar coinlng law
had been Ia operation since 1875 The
total number OF those dollars coined
was 1877 900 900, and al
that number only Al 900, COZ
were now In circulation. Less than
one-fourth of the coinage balance re.
manned ia the United States treasury.
That showed that the law OF congress
had not been able to restore silver %
Its old relation with gold When
that law took effect the silver
in the silver dollar was worth
ninety-one centa IN gold, now lls
worth WAS only between eighty.tiv(
and elghIy-aIx cents, Silver had gone
down ateadily since the passage OF the
act referred 10, Notwithstanding the
hope and belief of those who said thai
II we gave occupation to our silver
mines we would restore the relation
between silver and gold The only
question In practical politics waa
whether We ought not ourselves 70 10
apept what we cannot overcome
whather We should not change ourratlC
Of value between the two metals q
that 81 other nations. or whether w
should follow the example Of King
Dnnuta and wilt til the tide uver.