The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-10
10 silver legislation Ia all i.s iorms}, to
the effect that the conference report con.
tanned some features not embraced In

| 70 silver ieRt6hHf0h Ia ali ft8 i0fmsf,
the effect that the conference report co,
tained some textures not embraced |
either tho liouae bill or the Senate bi
and tending to make 1t better measur
than either; nfsu stating that the pul
pose OF tho silver men had been foiled
! Mr.. Cockrell-Preclsely what hay
said. That article Is from a very abl
representative Of tho gold interest, an,
It Is warning to tho Senator from Ne
vada (Mr. Jones) that he has abando donet
the cause OF the equalization OF silve
with gold. This conference report Il
intended as bold declaration that tht
country Is still on the single gold stand
ard, and that In the redemption OF these
notes gold must be used., The Secretary
Of tho Treasury can drive the country Ia
part with every dollar Of gold and can
lock up in the vaults OF the Treasury
every silver dollar. That Is the most
dangerous power ever given TO the Sec.
retary OF the Treasury since the founda.
ton OF the Government.
Mr.. Platt-Does the Senator mean 10
say that he would not give to the Stcre.
"iy "a tuo III 'unuly ulsCeIllUu Hb 10
which coin he would pay inY
Mr.. Cockreii-l certainly would give
him that discretion. l would say, "re.
deemable in coin"
Mr.. Platt~Tbat is all that there is 10
this. -
Mr.. Cockrell-That Is true; but there
is with 1t declaration which Is the
fasai thing, and that is that the gold
standard still exists aud must be main.
tanned.
Mr.. Jones, Of Nevada-Are you advo.
eating change In the form OF the bill,
or a change in the Office OF the Secretary
Of the TreasuryP Do you desire a change
In that Department?
Mr. CocErell-Not at Ill. My conten.
tion is not that. My contention is
against the language Of the conference
bill and against the dangerous power
which it vests In auy Secretary Of tho |
Treasury.
Mr.. Mitchell, In the Donrse Of some
questions involving Mr. Oockrell's con.
slstency, remarked that while he was
In favor Of . free md unlimited coinage
Of silver, he would support the confer:
ence Dill because it was all tha. the
friends OF silver could get.
Mr. CocErell-t lelieye that II the
Senate will reject this report, the House
viii in the end, agree to the Senate
bill.
Mr.. Daniel addressed the Senate in
'ppo1iIipp to the report. The siIyer
question, he said, was great deal bigger
han the President OF the United States
whether the Presidents name were
3eDjamin Harrison or Grover Cleveland
and 1t was never going to be won las
t ought to be until the Senate was as
treat as the quention. The Senate and
he House ought never to give up the
'antage ground which silver had gained,
'ut would reply to those who opposed Il
t As the gallant officer replied to the de.
nnnd Tor his surrender, "Come and
axe me-" .a.T
He admitted that it would be better
hat the conference bill should become a
aw than that no bill on the subject
hould become law. But it was mere
nakeshift, mere expedient for the |
lonce. II the friends Of free cuinacp
hould abandon the field now in order {
o accept the conference substitute, they
rouid be giving away more OF the spoils {
II victory than any victors who ever
son a field in military or civic strife. !
'ooner or later, MIR. Daniel said Congress {
nd the Executive had not come into j
ollision on the silver question. II
hat collision had got to come, why not I
ct it com~ now? No one loved peace /
uore than he loved it, but il he had got t
0 have quarrel, here and now were {
he place and time that he always liked II
0 have 1t out. II n Democratic President I
'ere in the White House and was !
gainst silver, he would like to have the t
pporfunity to teach him little true I
Democracy. I
Mr.. Morgan took the floor, but saw {
hat he could not finish his remarks
o.day.
MI Sherman proposed that an agree- ,
lent should be made to take the vote
t three o'clock tomorrow. {