The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-22
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
TWO INTERPRETATIONS OF THE RE
PUBLICAN SILVER PLANK.

Senators Discuss the RllI 20 Nullify tn
Original Pack age DecisIon-The MeKIu
ley TariR Bill Passed in tho House Will
OnIY Two DisseBtinE Republican Vote
Twelve Republicans Vote Agaiast In
creasinE tho DUTY en- Tin Piate-Gen
Rutterworth Kicked Agninst Severa
Amendments, but Went with tho Ma
IorIty or His Party on the FInai Vote
WARRINGTON, May 21.-In the Senate to-da,
che Vice President presented communication
from Mr.. Canaday, serEesnt-a arms tender
ing his resignation Of the office, persona
business compelling him to do 90, and thank
tho Vice. President and Senators for their uni
form kindness and courtesy. The resignation
is to take effect on June 80 next Tabled.
Mr. Blair tRop., N. H. at the request OF the
Wage Workers Alliance OF Washin gton. D. C..
introduced bill deprlvinR any State which dc.
MES equal protection to all within It's jurlsdic-
tion OF one.hRlf OF Its representation in the
House OF Representatives. Referred.
The Silver bill was then taken up, and Mr..
Stewart rep, New addressed the Senate. Mr..
Stewart argued that there would be no prefer
ence between gold and silver II the United
States did as France did. establish the ratio OF
16to1. BY that tho parity would be maintained.
The advocates OF honest money had no pecu-
llar love for other gold or silver; but they
recognized the fact that the world had been
educated for thousands OF years TO recognize
gold and silver as money metals Neither.
however. was money without tho stamp Of the
Government. 1t was the stamp and material
that made 1t money. The decentralization OF
silver had depressed prices OF commodities
from 80 to AZ per cont: and its remonetiza-
tion would produce good times again. Tho
law OF money contraction was memorable. 1t
divided the people into lords and serfs. The
object OF tho silver men was to furnish moro
money, to stop contraction, to relieve tho
debtor and producer and to preserve TO the
people their rights Of property and liberty
The Republican party had incorporated in its
national platform q declaration in favor OF
both gold and silver. and condemninR tho
policy OF the Democratic Administration In its
efforts to demonetize silver. What was the
meaning OF that declarationP 1t meant, II
1t meant anything. that the Republican
party would mako no discrimination
between gold and silver. and would
receive q given quantity Of silver
in exchange for coin on the same terms as 1t
received gold. The bill recommended by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and supported by
Senators Sherman and Dolph, was cunning de-
vice to stop the present coinage Of two millions
cuttleflsh trick. blaokening the water 30 as to
escaps observation In conclusion n. 10 said
test between usury and Justice. The demone-
tization OF silver was crime against ciyiliEa:
that metal to the place 1t occupied before the
crime was committed could redress the wrong |
Mr.: Patt lKep. Conn suggested that there there
had been no actual contraction OF currency |
SaSts under The law on sT and S
show that from the foundation Of the Govern.
ment up to 1878 there had been less than eight
Mr.. Eusts dem. La.) asked Mr.. Stewart
whether his Interpretation 81 the oliver plank
free coinage Of silver was the recognized in
teERres!asion Of the pGar tE.t :, ooud b.v
himself had drawn that plank.
psased Which poea s esres max. that a ha hs
platforms are binding and should bo carried
out subsequently to TIE election ,o..,.
Mr.. ,Blair-The Senator has been quoting tho
Republican platform as though 4 were OF some
stane By and not we ought not not to havS
any more National Conventions. II you think
hs end SpS S Hsy da
NJ. STEWART voted torit
tb Ne naE sDR was ,Bs nss
publican Convention. and ] desire 10 xpress
my dssent TO the opinion given BY the Senator
Mr.. Stevart-What does It meanp
silver money at the market price OF silver. t
drew the resolution. as the Senator well knows:
that the Government should buy silver V and
coin 1t at the rate at which 1t should cost the
Mr. stewart-That is moro bubble.
anne dment which he would offer i proS Ht a
within the tinted States. ~. - ''''''o N'O'7
nont providing that the certificates shall be
receivable for customs. taxes and public debts,
md md, shall % legal tender for all public and
The silver bill was then. on motion OF Mr.. /
Wilson OF Iowa. laid aside, and the bill in re-
;t0fss 70 guGPr ignored into prohlbtory
Mr.. Evarts REP: n; " argued in support Of ,
ecions urged against 1t Yesterday, he assert '
q that %h .d state police reGIanons can
such regulations GOULD he reduced or over a
iddsn, il, was not within tho province of the i
ute them. There was nothing higher or a
reater. or more impoTtent or more essential
ute police authority. He concluded that it v
his % %95 to BE- 3 10 h and d he hoped
State ought not to be put in Iabeyance on v
ccount Of the uneNerclsed authority OF Com Y
'as . very vita and practical one. and one to Y
hich the Senate could rot shut its eyes. The
arded from tho outside under cover OF the ex- a
psive power OF Congress over commerce. s
Mr.. Hiscock. as al illustration OF the scope OF s
legislature Of tho State Of New York might i
ass law to forbid the Importation into the
3Ft of New York OF, for tho taxation OF the a
ines and brandies that are now imported to n
10 amount OF S. DOC, 900 year. paying custom v
uties to the amount of $4,000. 900. "
Mr. Eyarts said that II the bill rs reported a
ould have that effect its language might be G
lalifed. t,
Mr. Wilson OF Iowa read telegram published
to-day's papers as to tho activity Of the II
original pac kage", business In Des Moines. il
nd said that the bill was Intended to meet the q
ew condition which had arisen. b
Mr. Hiscock said that he know that his op- X
2sition to the bill in its present form would be
iticised. and made the subject OF charges G.
yaipst him, but II it were to have tho effect p.
hich he had suggested. what Senator would bl
1tc for ~ Tho bill ought TO be clear and dis Re
net in its PURPOSE ~
Mr. Hale Rep. Ne. said that he was not able a,
see any hidden mischief In tho bill. Ho be-
eyed that 1t was a good bill .
Mr. Hscock said that tho bill might not only n
. used as police measure, in the Interest OF
importance. but 1t might be Invoked as an OK =,
80 So law and for the protection OF tho dlst- u
tate against those Of other States lie would 10
OF put upon the statute book q provision OF o.
w that might be invoked for the protection te
tho Industries OF one State from importa- 10
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