New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
AIR. EVARTS on THE SILVERPROBLEl
CURIOSITY TO HEAR HIM SPEAK.
! NOT PREPARED TO OPEN THE sUBJECT-ME. BEcK's
QUERY.

QUERY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (SpeciaN. Senator
has at last made his speech on the
silver question. but precisely where he stands Is as
great mystery as ever There great curiosity TO
know what he would and consequently there was an
attentive audience bOtn the floor OF the ChanDer anu
in the galleries After he had finished senators looked
little puzzled and Mr.. Beck probably voiced the scn
ment Of the majority OF them when he said that he
would prefer reading the NewYork Senator's speech In
The Record before replying to It, There was something
Of q lurking suspicion In the kentuckans nina, now
ever that Mr. Evar;s had made covert attack Cd the
silver for with somewhat forced humor he remarked
that he iel like striking ont all after the wori ere
solved" IN the resolution TO which Mr.. Evarts had
spoken. insert the words " That Prince Bismarck
be respectfully requested 10 advise the American Con-
gress how best to destroy silver coinage"
Aside from favorin- international correspondence on
subject OF bime allie standard for coinage, Mr
Evarss speech contain three distinct PROPOSE
tions the startling OF which wero an apparent be
lief In at money the assertion OF the right OF the
Government to pay the interest OF the public debt In
silver To Mr. Evsrtss own words:
think a goo deal has also passed ont of attention
as to the necessary importance OF tho question OF the
uayment tho public DEBT in siiver as Dy
Mr. Eyart rrniuded the Senate that the early part
OF the session. the subject had been partially entered
upon and SAID that he mad supposed that during te ses
action and some debate looking TO the question
might have come about The resolution whlcn ho nau
offered had du his mind only relation 10 one siuHon
which he thought should he appci 10, usc4uiY.
30 far he could very necessary consideration
and a important one 0hat of c"nage ana cnrrecy)
would he OF first prominence III the nc Al session
He should have preferred that before the elections or
the House OF Representatives lwhch were 10
take place this fan there had been fnI c"hsid
Grafton AMI dclbertton. and some conclusion on the
subject which should have been presented as lhe views
legislation no this great subject Bnt Inc session
coming 10 close without any settlement OF meas
subject He had however. thongnt that consider
able Il ogrcss had been made public mind on some
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good seal Of harsh expression EcerrIhs 20 ,hr as
or the silver Conference al Geneva III ISL Vo
whic he delegate from the United StatcSl ne suu
The general idea Of the delegates from al the states
represented that an interval OF year hlSht be ana
shuud usefully occupied by diplomatic correspond
ence. aud by bringing the Governments ihe'eNcs 10
fair and frank statement OF waa ey either wou 20 OF OF
would not o subject what they wonld desire 10
at or what not Bnt the disaster 10 iros.uent st
Garfield and tae interruption III inc ~ -
the Department, prevented any movement ia that
there been any active movement III thIt nl,eo"on
the part OF any or the great i"NciH 90
ouestions and Germany being occupied knitting
together work of her great Imperial power
,. W. hr os "nrress IN prccn,l-r the Exerntive
Uf the President should be so inclined and aGHlsrD
would enter into farther nogot aton> but INTO cor
respondence with foreign Powers on the suoec :" .
Congress might know what attitude the great CONNER
ciai Powers OF Europe would be disposed 10 i"h@ u
Congress should be advised that there was ho intent or
purpose oa the part oi foreign Powers 10 enter INTO
redress OF the divergence between the two mrAs 'h'
Congress woIld bc confronted with the practical CUES.
Ter The price ~ silver han fallen GO7s penc twhen
10 was The parity gold and sINeri down 10
a1Ii rcncc- fan OF nearly onc-hiri. And 80 IL seemed
to hi that any ilra Oi accomplishing parity between
tho two met hy coming arEor ani heavier si'cr
dollar feasible. II YOuli not meet the okSrc}
al AL If there Nas TO ne panty ana use OF the Two
metals. it was 10 b. accomplished by me power oi "a"
tr power W ich assigned and measured the NAiur o
money as money. When Co Cress met next Decennrr
ii would moe, az this corrssponioace TOOK place. pre-
Darei 20 determine whether II further 10 'Npc't
any adjustment by convention or by cooperative action
al Inc greal Powers o. Europe with ms Nation. II 'as
nec that there. roinl 10 determination IN that re-
cari then cnu take aud debate anu ttt1c
tie basis OF currency ana cplntsc.
The resolution went over III to morrow.