The morning call., 1890-07-11
PASSED THE SENATE.
Action Taken on the Silver Con-
ference Bill.
Democrats in the House Charged With
ObstruetinS Legislation.
Secretary RuSk Determined 10 End British
Restrictions on American Cattle-NO
News Of the COrean Affair.
Special to THE MoRNINe CALL

WASHINGTON, July 10.-The Senate this
morning resumed consideration of the con-
ference report on the Silver Bill, and was
addressed by Morgan in opposition to the
report. He expected to-day was to be
crisis in the quest ion of the currency OF the
United States-as much so, in regard to the
demonstration of silver and the confinlng
of coin TO single gold standard, as was the
act of 1873. He did not know but the effect
of the vote to be taken to-day Gf it should
result in the adoption of the conference
bil) wOu Id not be really more fatal to the
prospect OF silver coinage in the future
than the act of 1873 The legislation Of
1878 had be en-, he said, an act of cold
blooded assa ssnation of the silver dollar.
1t had been presided over by the same Sen
ator whose line Italian hand" was to be
seen in this conference bill, bill which
was total departure from the action of
both the House and the Senate, and was
essentially as new as if it had been novel
written by the Senator from Ohio within
the last five days. Morgan spoke Of legis-
entirely controlled by conference commit
tees - committees Of arbitration - whose
proceedings were secret, so that il such
committee were bribed to the extent Of
S1Oo, ,OOO, eco no Senator would be permitted
to find it out.
This statement was challenged, and
caused some side talk between Morgan,
Allison and Sherman.
Morgan resumed his argument againstthe
conference bill. He called the attention of
the friends of free coinage, particularly Of
the Senator from Colorado Creller), to the
fact that the same Zine Italian hand"
which framed the act Of 1873 operated in
the conference bill to destroy utterly any
hope of the demonetization of silver so
long as it remained unrepealed. He pre-
dicted that when the others OF the con-
ferrees came to realize what they had done,
they would feel like XII king themselves
over ten-acre field. The bill would mono
metalize the country, would make gold the
only thing with which to pay debts or buy
prop erty. The crafty Senator from Ohio
could not, after twelve months consldera-
tion, have fixed up q bill that would more
thoroughly destroy silver forever as money
Morgan spoke for three hours, and closed
with an appeal to the Senators not to allow
the Senator from Ohio (Sherman) to thrust
his stietto into the Silver Bill
Cali also argued against the inference
report.
Plumb spoke in It's favor. The confer
ence bill, he said, would give the country
as much money during the next year as
free coinage would give. The bill is a long
step in the right direction. 1t was Plumb's
belief that If the bill becomes a law, so
nicely and easily will it work and SO help
tul will it be to the people Of the United
States, that the next step will be for free
coinage. He would hope for free coinage
bill, regrettiDg it is no better, aud glad it is
no worse.
After further debate q vote was taken,
and the conference report was agreed TO.
Ayes SO, noes 26, as follows: