The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-28
U;s Debate in the House on
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HOUSE.


- committee of the whole for
.,ersI debate or the state of the
Union.
chandler, of Georgia, submitted an
comment against the suspension of
.ISsr coinage. He contended that
.bore was no sound basis for the pre-
IIction made by "gold bugs" that con-
.:nned coinage of silver would have the
s+srt of driving gold out of the country.
Latham. of Texas, spoke in the sup
,ort of a bill previously introduced by
Kim 10 disapprove the act of the Legis-
isnre in New Mexico, to prevent the
introduction of diseased cattle into the
Territory, arguing that it interfered
with interstate commerce.
Weaver, of Nebraska, discussed the
silver question and predicted that
the effort of the money oligar-
chy. assisted by executive officers
0f the nation to double the peoples bur-
den and cripple business of the country
nv the suspension of silver coinage,
would prove unsuccessful now that the
attention of the people was attracted to
the question. He favored unlimited
coinage, and asserted that If the whole
Weld of the mines was coined annual ally
L would be twenty years before the per
capita circulation of the United States
would be equal to that of France, and
this calculation, he said, had been made
without taking into count any in
crease in the population of the country.
Cltments. of Georgia, thought that
the true test of the value of silver was
not the gold standard as established IN
the countries where the value of gold
had been enhanced by the demonetiZa-
ton of silver, but the purchasing ca
pacity of silver, tested by its purchasing
capacity. Silver was now worth as
much as il ever had been and there was
no ground for the assertion that the
standard dollar was dishonest dollar.
ZONES, OF Texas, advocated the coin
age Of silver and earnestly opposed the
proposition to suspend the operation of
the Bland act.
Perkins. of Kansas opposed the sus-
peusion OF silver coinage and denounced
the characterization of silver m 1873 as
dishonorlng American silver and as
bringing in its train the business dis
asteTs, which had continued until the
passage Of the Bland act in 1875. In
the worlds history it would be found
it had become necessary to aid both
gold and silver in the monetary system
by the issuing Of paper money, and this
being so, what philosophy, he asked,
was there in the proposition that from
this time forth gold alone would suffice.
Aaron OF old had prepared golden
calf, bu: IN his superior wisdom, had
reduced it to powder by fire. Let the
modern Aaron beware how, in his
ayarce and greed, he built up false
gods, or men who build railroads and
who cultivated farms might rise in their
majesty and power and strike down the
golden images and destroy those who
created them. If the administration of
thlS country made an honest effort to
promote the usefulness of our silver
dollar, 1t would be worth as much
as the gold dollar IN six months.
Tod without the support of
silver was more unstable than
any nat money. If we would avoid the
hangers of fat money; if we would
restore confidence and revive our
uFOoplng industries; if we would
encourage commerce and open up new
avenues If we would break the present
congestion and send the hot blood of
business activity into every hamlet in
me land, let US be done with the effort
70 appreciate the price of gold and ad-
Hylu9nal burdens to the debtors of our
ahG. AS to the administration, he
*Sned to turn g Pan-Electric light upon
Il, II had broken its professions and
Sloiated the requirements of the law. 1t
uad protested desire to have an hon
=. public service, and had appointed
'oInYlcted telons to places Of trust,
Ar. buchanan. of New Jersey, rose to
n-Io i -, H.
tuat II was only in order for the other
Nle TO criticise the administration.
:, heSumlng, Mr.. Perkins said If the
House wished the names of the men,
sueTe we're Democrats on the floor who
could give them. There were vacancies
~ important diplomatic posts because
ollous persons had been appointed and
ERECTED. 1t protested wish to enforce
.Ss", and yet it could be seen violating
s statutes and organizing to enforce
- own Ideas. 1t protested desire to
promote the interests of labor, yet it
SIthorlzed the employment of convict
,aOOr on the national works and broke
TGo"n our largest industrial institutions.
refused to carry out the laws of Con-
sIeSS Tor the protection of American
mI.pplng. 1t had taken the mails from
e most important line of Ameri-
"a, ian vessels and had demanded of
e American ship builders tests
lever heard of in naval warfare.
reused to take the Dolphin until she
au encountered billiards. and storms
" severe that the naval officers could
S Sot stand up to manage the ship. The
nnsSuonal banks, Standard oil and tele-
i g5uon ne would be found represented II
- Oablnet. 1t had protested a desire
lessen the burdens on the growth
"a; spa developments of the sections, but
aad no word for the internal improve
so sat OF the great water ways of the
Sson5ry and cheap transportation of the
opie: In its course enterprise was
S1,a.tngled; workmen discharged and
s ~lot cast on the ability of American
lneers and eulogies heaped upon
ro n1 Bulls engineers. sit is English
iicoIk know" applause on the Repub
for =. Evans, of P .nnsylvania, said tina
every silver dollar in the nocket n