Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-15
EGREsSIoNAL.
4 .,,sl succession Bill Taken
Eor discussion by the
House.
v..olution Again Brought
|. ss,ate-Maxey Wants
plenty OF silver
XIX, Congress-

"a ,here had come to him
s b' now WHY several petitions
e s Ma 10 the senate, urging con-
ans,d silver coinage. He had
pnresent such petitions, and
4 t,be,n 10 the persons send
.osnse he believed the send
oo,itIous had been Influenced
p,etter mailed "confldentlal,"
committee of the New York
sda and transportation. Mr..
A, a conv of the letter. 1t asks
~ write a personal letter to
rIlsle. urging him to refrain
s. 10 extreme silver men on the
( I,ssn,ttee Of the house of repre-
81 and also to write personal
senator's and representatives
snsnension of silver coinage.
Al 4 Ind before the senate Mr..
resolution, offered yesterday,
ne secretary of the treasury
4 he senate whether any collect
4 iernal revenue not confirmed
3lreipt of pay and emoluments of
= The information called for
Unators thought manifestly i'm
h only in the interest of the
IN but of the collectors person
k kerell offered an amendment to
lion making it apply to back
! Ms was acceptable to Mr.. Nor
Ia resolution as amended was
Lwn called up Mr.. Beck's silver
IA and addressed the senate on IT,.
&ers of the treasury, he said,
3 al all public creditors alike. If
n the bondholders in gold alone
q a nav the laborer in gold alone.
8the accumulation Of silver
|Etu the treasury Mr.. Brown
n that it was the duty of
4Aary of the treasury to pay them
&blic creditors whenever anything
and II that did not dispose of
thould call in enough bonds on
Y people are paying interest to
n silver dollars and so stop the
bayments. II the public creditors
"a $50, 100000 or S40,000,00 in
seir endeavor would be to keep
hue Of silver; if paid in gold
nlr endeavor would be TO depre-
value OF silver to make
&sent less property. If 1t
IA that it was not honest
Mem in silver, on the ground that
\ dollar was not an honest dollar,
&n would reply that idwas always
3 pay a debt in the very currency
Ithe creditor by his contract had
b take 1t. The creditors had
&eyeral successive changes in the
6and the contract as itnow stands
BIZ the bondholders should
ID gold dollars or silver dollars at
Anience Of the treasury. Though
ztbus agreed to take payment in
bid or silver, they were being
hold alone, while everybody else
II In silver. This was neither
ling not common honesty. Mr..
4igoeated the issuance of silver
les to represent the silver IN the
Every surplus gold and
}ollar, he said, not a part
necessary treasury reserve
r put into gold or silver certih-
Instead OF having too much silver
lness would be much improved
n more of it in circulation in the
paper certificates. If the national
Tempt practically to demonetiZe
BID Mr.. Brown in conclusion, and
peers who now represent the peo-
Pc different departments of the
pent will not take the matter In
zen the people at their recurring
y should take it in hand and
departments Of the govern
PIN men who will apply the
~ and forfeit the charters of such
abuse their privileges.
Qaxey followed on the same sub
Il said the raid on silver was an
n raid and il successful would
fcalculable injury on the United
The bugbear OF silver so terri
European money changes had nc
Tor the American people. The
p the South, Mr.. MaXey contin'
/ not grlevously burdened witt
any other money, but If they
r, chance And themselves ham
y great weight OF silver they coulC
b 1t for paper certificates which
fsed on coin, dollar for dollar
Etter than coin for actual use
expressed himself as utterly op
r. an irredeemable paper currenc,
tlared a tluctuating currency in
Fnt with healthy trade, while
currency based on precious meta
|yeruble intocoin was u blessing II
Plon. The silver advocates, he con
repelled the imputation that the,
10 take any advantage of thei
n oy paying a dollar debt in a
Cent dollar. A fouler lie ha,
zen uttered against brave an,
Ilous people. The people knew
/ isil OF silver was the result of
Faey OF combined capital to destro
as money metal, and the gam
Iere =, reaplng the fruits of their owl
The suspension of silve
was but another nam
'he total stoppage O
y, and such suspension or stop
would he fraught with the mos
consequences to the people
" needed in our dealings with tn
'laers, Mr.. Maxey insisted, was
vigorous enforcement OF the cor
lade with them.
ie conclusion Of Mr.. Maxey's re
Y. NE judicial salary bill was lai
va. sas senate. One of the section
w, provides that no person relate
me degree Of first cousin to
y the United States shall be az
y, ~ such Judge to any position
~ and that persons so relate
y, ! mold such offices shall not COZ
! : once after six months from II
hulnunds moved to strike out Ii
snat would affect the pc
~ present in office, an