Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-09

metals on parity or such ratio az may be
provided by law" and asked why that decls-
speech had been injected into the stomach of
the bill. 1t had been put in, he said, for
the purpose of saying to the treasury
department that until silver came to
parity with gold it should pay out
gold and the public business should be con-
Quoted on gold basis. For one he would
never vote to maintain and continue that
practice. He had never been silver man
for the purpose of booming silver or of in
ereasing its price. He was against that and
all other forms of subsidy. The conference
bill might give an increased market for sill
yer, but the principal for which the senate
voted that the two metals should be on a
parity had been given away in that bill abso
lutely.
conclusion reached by Mr.. Vest. He could
not support the conference bill.
Mr.. Sherman defended and explained the
conference report. The question had arisen
in the conference committee, he said,
whether the two houses could be brought to
an agreement on the two bills passed by
them respectively. In the first section of
the conference bill the first section of the
house bill had been retained somewhat, but
the amount of silver to be purchased had
been increased. Much to his regret, it had
been fixed at larger amount than the Ameri-
can product of silver. It had been made manda-
tory (not permissivel on the secretary of the
treasury to buy 4,500,0 600 of silver each
month which, at the rate of $1.20 cents an
ounce (sixteen to one1, would amount to the
yea,ly issue of about $7O, 000, 900 in treasury
notes. The legal tender clause in the house
bill and in the senate bill had been some
what different and alike also, and the ques.
tion had come up in conference whether it
would be right to deprive citizens of the
United States of the right to contract for
payments in gold or anything else. 1t had
therefore been agreed mem con that the
treasury notes to be issued for the silver like
the silver dollar on which it was based
should be legal tender for all debts public
and private, unless where otherwise stipu-
lated in the contract. That came clause was
to be found in the Bland bill.
Mr.. Stewart-Does the senator from Ohio
think that there is any danger of the seere-
tary of the treasury failing to buy 4,500,-
600 ounces of silver per month If he can get
it at less than par, as provided In the acti
Mr.. Sherman-Not the slightest. The
senate cannot legislate on the idea that the
officers of the government will not execute
the law. A suggestion has been made about
the president and the secretary of the treas
ury haunting the capitol in regard to the
bill. have not seen either of them and
do not think that a single conferee has seen
either of them during the conference. The
president of the United States will do what
he thinks his bounden duty to do under his
obligation. As to his seeking to influence
me or my seeking to influence him, that is
rather beyond the bounds of reason.
Mr.. Voorhees, said that in the practice of
his profession he always dreaded q packed
jury. The trouble about the conference bill
was not whether the secretary of the treas.
ury would obey the law, but that every sim
gle section of the bill gave discretion to the
secretary of the treasury, who was packed"
against silver. That was his dread about the
bill, and one of the strong reasons why he
should not vote for it. Every single section
of the bill conferred and was intended to
confer q discretion on the secretary of the
treasury by which he could destroy,
dishonor and degrade silver as money.
He would not say the conference bill was q
cheat Or a fraud, but under it's mslign influ.
ence silver instead of being more potent as q
factor in the prosperity of the people of the
United States would take its place as mis-
cradle commodity instead OF being clothed
with the dignity of money. 1t was day of
shame and degradation when q majority of
seventeen in the senate was wiped out by the
report of conference committee and when
the senate was asked to reeede to go back and
leave the whole question to the hostile treas
ury department..
Mr.. Teller said that much as he disliked
the adoption of a half way measure that
thwarted the will of the people for free and
unlimited coinage of silver, he was compel
led to support the conference bill as the only
measure which could bring relief to the peo-
pie of the United States for the next few
months. Congress would assemble in De-
csmber next, and IL the bill did not work
| well, it could be reformed next session. He
believed that 1t was impossible to secure the
| free coinage of silver ct the present session,
| not that he did not believe that there was q
| majority in its favor In the house, but be-
cause under system which he could not
speak of patiently the voice of that majority
was stiflsd and could not be heard.
Mr.. Stewart said that If the conference bill
were executed in good faith Gas the senate
was bound to assume 1t would beg 1t would
| give great relief. He was confident that 1t
would be an object lesson that would lead to
free coinage. The bill should receive the
vote of every friend of silver.
Mr.. Coekrell gave some of the reasons why
he could not vote for the conference bill. II
gave away. he said, every particle of what
the senate proposed to put silver ON parity
| with gold. 1t reverted back to o single gold
standard and left silver as q mere merchsn-
disc like wheat, tobacco, corn or oats.
The discussion was interrupted at O'Clock
and the bill went over without action till
tomorrow, the senate passinglfrom that sub,
ject to the memorial exercises in respect te
the memory of the late Representative s. s
i Cox OF New York, which had been made Q
special order for this hour to-day.
Mr.. Hiscock offered q resolution declaring
that the senate had received with profound
sorrow the announcement of the death o
SIR. Cox and rendering to his family the as
suraucs of sympathy in its sad bereavement
and he eulogized Mr.. Cox's charming charao
ter and accomplishments. Eulogies wer,
also delivered by Messrs. Voorhees,, Sherman
Vest and Evarts. The resolution was thel
adopted and as further mark Of respect tn
senate adjourned till tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Baker of New York tn
senate amendments were CONQUERED in to th
. house bill for the admission of the state {
Wyoming.
, The speaker having laid before the hour
| the senate bill to adopt regulations for pr,
venting collisions at sea Mr.. Dingley
{ Maine asked for its immediate passage.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois asked him to will
draw his request, as he had report to NAL
9 from the committee on rules relative to Il
r "original package" bill.
= Mr.. Dingley thereupon asked that the bi
= be ordered printed and remain upon th
z speakers table.
: Mr.. Cumming of New York objected, SAY
ing that the saving of life at sea was mol
i 1mportant IMAM the passage or DILL Tor u
q benefit of prohibition cranks.
j The bill having been read Mr.. DINGHY e
!. plaind that the purpose of the bill was Il
d adoption of the regulations to prevent CO
d lision at sea which had been unanimous
. adopted by the International Marine COME
,. ence. The members of the conference we
d of the opinion that the code of signals pr
:, vided in the bill would prove more efecti'
10 than any other that could be devised.
After a brief discussion the previous que
ton was ordered-yeas 80. nays 81. The
were forty-six pairs announced upon II
q vote, equivalent to ninety-two members.
- Mr.. Rogers of Arkansas moved to comm
the bill with instructions to the commit
b on merchant marine and fisheries to report
re back with an amendment providing that
=. government shall not be responsible for da
. ages growing out of the neglect Of her o.
'. GERS.
=. The motion to commit was lost-ysas
ID nays land the bill was passed-yeas l;
IN nays As.
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