The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-18
THE LAST TALK.
what Was said In the Senate Just Before
the silver Bill Passed.

what WA Said IN the senate JUST tsetofe
the silver Biil Passed.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE senate has
voted on the amendment reported by the
finance committee striking out of the
house silver bill the provision that the
treasury notes issued for silver "shall be
legal tender in payment of all debts, pub
lie and private" The amendment was
rejected; yeas IA, nays 80, and the provis-
ion remains in the bill.
The senate has voted on the second
amendment striking out the bullion re-
demption clause. Agreed To; yeas 81, nays
4; so that clause is cut ont OF the bill.
The senate voted on the third amend
ment as reported by the finance commit
tee, striking ont the sixth section for free
coinage when the market price is 81 for
| 81 a grains of pure silver. The amend
ment was rejected, yeas l6. nays i6. So
| the provision remains IN the bill. The
amendment fixing the limitations of the
act TO 10 years was rejected, yeas A. nays
GA.
ON motion of Plumb the following was
| substituted for the first section of the
house bill, yeas i3, nays "a:
That from and after the date OF the pas
sage of this act the unit of value i'm the
United States shall he the dollar and the
same mny be coined of 412L grains of
| standard silver or twenty-five and eight
tentbs grains Of standard gold, and said
| coins shall be legal tender for all debts
public or private; that thereafter any
| owner of silver or gold bullion may de-
posit the same at any mint in the United
| States to he formed into standard dollars
or bars for his benefit and without charge I;
but il shall he lawful to refuse any deposit
| of less value than slO or any bullion SO
base as to be unsuitable for the operations
| of the mint.
| wolcott said when the senators who
| lived in the silver producing states were
| accused OF holding sordid and unworthy
| and unpatriotic opinions, and when IL
was said those who were demanding that
silver he restored To it's own place with its
sister metal, were spectators and ad-
yenturcrs, and were Indifferent 10 the
true welfare of the country. he would
| have to he partloned for feeling that he
had the right 10 claim the attention of the
senate long enough Ia protest against
such intimaticns. and against such a
| method of conducting tile discussion. III
il were tr1ic, as il was not. that the people
| of silver producing states were governed
in this matter by desire TO protect the
industry on which their prosperity de-
pended, large warrant was given
to to them them Tor Tor ,,s such n,s,ar, a sSarse c,a,rs
The country, particularly the northern
states, seemed to have fallen on days
when politics were rated at commercial
| value Alone and when political fcalty was
made 10 depend upon whether the pros
ncrity of the locality where the voter re-
si,iei was 10 be better fostercd by compe-
tion with other countries, or by large aud
prohibitory duties which practically cx-
cluded foreign competition. The pros
nerity OF the people OF the mountain
states of the west had ever 10 rest chiefly
an the products of their mines. Yet,
while they were less benefited than any
| .,tl.r rppipn of the country by N HIGH pr,,-
tec,iye tariff. they were asked every ses.
sion 10 stand by the duties which the east
Formulated, and when they asked tEat
silver should also be protected they were
told they were soslid and unpatriotic, and
that their IDEAS are those of "A dissatis n ed
and visionary people.
Wolcott went ON to criticize the in.
friendly attitude of the administration to-
ward the silver question, and said when
Harrison was nominated his record was
searched in vain for any noteworthy ac,
or saving and that the republican leaders
| - a., ,,.st made araat ..ifarts a,nnnu tho