Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-14
CONGRESS-.
SENATOR DANIEL SPEAKS AGAIN ON
THE SILVER BILL.
A Co,Ioauy Between Him and Mr.. Ed
munds-Crank Bisir Sat Down
Upon-Bouse Proceedings.
(By telegraph 70 the Dlspatch.l
Aennfe.

by Mr.. Harris substituting the name OF
Henry W. Wall. of Tennessee, having been
first voted down.
The Senate silver bill was then taken up
and Mr. Morgan resumed the floor; but
suggested that the time Of senators IN dis
cussing amendments (after the close OF the
general discussion should be extended
from five minutes to ten or hfteen
minutes.
Mr. Jones, Of Nevada. Gn charge OF the
bill, thought it might be better, as several |
senators still desired 30 speak on the sub |
joct. 20 extend the time for general debate |
/ till O'Clock Monday next, and he asked !
unanimous consent for TINT proposition.
Mr.. Hoar said be had no oblcctan, but |
thought that there shOnld be larger at
tendance Of the senators before unani- |
nous consent was asked.
Mr. Morgan therefore went on with ms
remarks He said he believed that Con-
eress was obliged, under the Constitution,
IN good faith and in the execution OF its
great public trust, to make CONS OF gold
and coins Of silver. He objected to the
general purpose Of the present legislation
| That purpose was 10 create by law DIS
elimination between gold and silver. lie
also objected 20 the provision limiting Z he
continuance OF the act 10 ten years Inc
purpose of that limitation, he said, was TO
keep up the agitation which had 80 long
distressed the country conflict be-
tween gold and silver. The people Of the
United States wanted a stable and perina-
nent financial policy. The bill should
either be LAID on the table or made salts
factory to the people.
Mr.. Aldrich next addressed the Senate.
He defended the amendments reported 10y
the Finance Committee TO the House sill
yer bill, and asserted that instead OF de-
monotiZng silver the system proposed by
the Finance Committee would more ei-
fectually monetize it than the system now
in force.
1t was now close to 3 o'clock, the time
fixed for general debate to terminate. Va
riOus propositions were made, and finally
il was agreed by unanimous consent that
the Senate bill should be laid on the table,
the House bill substituted for It, and GEN.
eral debate extended TIL 3o'clOck Monday,
the session tomorrow being for the con-
sidcration of bills on the calendar under
rule 3.
Mr.. Reagan addressed the Senate in al
vOcacy of unlimited coinage Of silver aud
compared the pretensons Of its enemies
who now claimed TO be in its favor 20 the
Irishman who was hunting for work Int
was praying to God that he would not ind
it.
Mr.. DANIEL TAKES THE FLOOR.
Mr.. Daniel next took the floor. He
stated that in his judgment the absolute
free and unlimited coinage Of silver was
the only solution of the question. II that
was not 10 be the final solution 1t would
seem 90 be an essential and indispensable
step towards its solution. II could not be
anticipated he SAID, that anything less
than the free coinage of silver would bring
silver 60 par. IL was a principle IN me
chanics that the strength of "A chain was TO
be found in its weakest link, and 50 mo
price Of a commodity was fixed by the
I . tr..,, J. IA ,...f la
bought cheapest. Therefore so long as
there was portion Of the silver pro-
duct Of the country that could not by
any method turn itself into money, that
portion Of It would remain mere COM
modify with no automatic right 20 become
money, and would continue TO occupy the
level of its commodity price.
Mr.. Daniel went on 10 speak OF the de-
monetIzation act of 1873, and withdrew his
| former characterization Of il a. having
| been " smupgled.n Mr.. Sherman had
| found fault with that word, but, III tne
| course of his remarks he spoke OF tho
financial management of Government
affairs for the last quarter OF a CEN
turv as Wretched.n This was caught
up by Mr. Blair, who asked Mr.. Daniel
satirically whether he regarded the tinan-
cial management of the Rcpuh lcan party
| hy which the rebellion had been sup
| pressed a. ANYTHING else than "A splendid
achievement of financial engineerlngl
"Oh,n said Mr.. Daniel, so far as am
concerned the war Is over, and don't adj
mIre the logic Of gentlemen who are SO
! disconnected with modern times that they
must always 90 back to the war 10 get up
| an Illustration"
After some further interchange Of cut
! ting remarks on this point Mr.. Daniel once
more reverted 10 the act Of 1913 demone-
tizlng silver, aud SAID that while ne did
not say that any senator was actuaied III
! that legislation By any criminal or I'M
prouer motive he would say that the con-
duct Of the committee which had charge of
/ the Dill Indicated one of two things either
density of ignorance which II would be
extremely remarkable 10 find on the part
Of those who were attempting 10 steer the
ship Of State or otherwise most
reprehcuslble negligence Of Their ap-
prOurIatr committee duties. MIR. Daniel
read extracts from letter written 20 him
after his last speech on tho question by
ex-Keprescntative Critcher, Of Virginia, u
the effect chat he was mcmb,r OF the
Committee on Coinage Weights, and
Measures in 1873 and he had never been
consulted on the subject of the denonol-
Zation of silver; knew nothing about IT
had received only one notice TO attend
meeting Of the committee during the ses-
sion. and that no one WAS more surprised
than he when be learned of that icglsla-
ton month afierward.
A coLLoquY BETWEEN DANIEL AND EDMUNDs.
4 colloouv between Mcssr-. Daniel and
Tdmunds. in which Mr. Allison also took
part. was carried on at some length III re-
ference to legislation q. . grccubacks, the
pavment of United States bonds IN gold,
and effect of an initiation OF the currency
and Of contraction Of the currency. Mr.
| Edmundss contention was that such inill-
ton OF the currency AZ would result from
| the pendiug measure would befOr the ben
eft Of the rich and not of the poor, ana
| Mr. AllisOn's remark was IA reminder of the
| fact that N December, 1868. immediately
after the war. resolution was offered III
/ the House of Representatives 10y Mr.. Alley.
of Massachusetts, IN favor OF rctring
/ greenbacks and of coming to specie re-
SUMPTION Immediately, and that every
/ Democratic member voted iOrlt, AciudlnS
some who were now senators.
/ Dr. Daniel. after expressing satlricaily
his satisfaction at hearing something from
| Mr., Allison ON the silver question, SAID
/ that the question was greater than Demo-
cracy and greater than Republicanlsm, or,
rather II was greater tnan Repuollcanlsm
and almost rs great as Democracy. Laugh
1 ter
Without concluding his speech Mr..
| Daniel yielded for a motion to 60 into ex-
/ ecutive session; and after a brief executive
session the Senate at $40 adjourned till
| tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
The House. after the reading Of the Jour
| nal, went into Committee OF the Nhole
| (Mr Burrows in the chair on the sundry
! civil appropriation bill Mr.. Cannon sad
! the amount of appropriation carried by
the measure was, in round numbers,
S2S, 100000 This was Sl0,0 100000 less than
| the regular estimates and el9,OUO,0JO
less than the special estimates. The
fourteen regular Appropriation bills, as re-
ported to the House. aggregated an ex-
! penditure of S306. 600, 900, showing an ex-
! cess OF S35, OOO. coo over the appropriations
| for the current year.
A few amendments were adopted insert
| ing new items and slightly increasing
/ Others already in the bill, increasing the
/ aggregate of the bill by $4,000.
MIR. Goodnight. Of Kentucky, moved 10
strike out the clause relative TO the irriga-
tion survey, and upon this amendment a
/ dahate arose which consumed the remain