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The Hawaiian Legislature.-Samoan
AfIairs.-A Lottery Amend
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81 Telegraph 70 the SEws.I
THE SILVER BILL
Its Adoption by the House.-Li-t OF
Tens and Nays

in payment Of all debts public and
private, striking cut the following
words, Except where otherwise eX-
pressly stipulated in cOntract.'' Pay
son said that he realized that the
substitute would, in substance, pass
this body, and would lie done in
obcsiience % n public sentiment,
which he believed to be universal,
in favor OF a larger use of silver as
a money metal, and Of a further
increase Of the currency Of the
country. Ifthe government used sill
yer Mt all itshould be used As a money
metal, and not as "a commodity. He
was opposed to the substitute he
cause Of that, but lac expected TO give
il his support. In this contingency
he hoped an opportunity would be
| given to strike out the iullion re-
demptiOn feature. This bill was
hound to be considered at the other
end Of the Capitol. 1t would lie
amended there. Nine hundred and
ninety-nine out Of every thOusaua
Of his constituents opposed the bill.
and, he said, in the presence Of the
House aud the country, that 500
caucuses would never compel him
10 misrepreseRt the people he repre-
sented. Applause.
PaysOn then proceeded to
CRITICIZE THE sILvERPOLICY
Of the Hayes, Arthur, Cleveland
and Harrison administrations. Re
ferred to the denunriatiOn OF the
Cleveland administration by the
republican party and said that he
inlOrsed the denunciatiOn. Moth
ing, he said, afforded him more
pleasure than the denunciation of
the Cleveland administration for its
treatment OF silver. He came
down TO the republican administra-
ton, and il was nO better. Ap-
plause.l Silver had no friend in the
Treasury Department since the agi-
tatiOn began, and he was
asked to vote for proposition con-
fiding to the Secretary Of the Treas
ury's discretion the use Of silver as
a money metal. Ii this were the
end Of il he would vote AGAINST you.
Never had this discretion been con-
iided to the Secretary OF the Treas
ury. where possible To evade it. that
il had not been evaded. Had
the discretion vested in the Secre-
taTy Of the Treasury keen fairly
used for the past six months, let alone
for eight years, no such legislation
as this would be unler discussion
today. LApplause.l The Treasury
officials were friends Of gold and
gold alone. Instead % being a hill
for the coinage Of silver, it was 4
measure which practically prohibit
ed the coinage Of standard silver
dollars. Applause.
Payson was followed 10y Mitchler
(Pa. and Hatch MOL in opposition
to the bill. II the gentlemen ON the
other side who, on the floor, de-
clared themselves in favor Of free
and unlimited coinage, would throw
of
TIE CAUCUS AAD sHACHLEs
said Hatch, before the sun went
down to-day silver would be restored
10 a perfect equality with gold.
Bsrtine New declared himself n
fiatfOOted free coinage man.
Cannon said ne would vote for the
substitute, because he believed at
the present time. and under the
present conditions, it was tine best
that could Ia procured. While he
did not aPprehend that the bill was
perfect, his judgment was that, take
II all in all, II was the sOuut,st
measure the House could originate.
and pass, and from every standpoint
and all things considered it met his
unqualified approval am endorse
ment, standing, as he did, between
the extreme silver men on the one
hand, and the gold monopolists on
the other.
Anderson (Kan.l favored free
coinage.
Perkins lkan.) said the bill did |
not meet ms approval, but lie would |
vote for 1t because he knew that in |
any other form IL would he amended. |
Thurston tkan.) ana Council
[ Neb.l favored free coinage meas
ure.
Dingley Me- supported the hill.
Brewer Mich. and Sweeney la.
spoke for the bill.
GrUsvenor tOhio) characterized as
n fraudulent pretensc Of the demo. |
cratic party that it had ever IA
vOred the free and unlimited coin |
age Of silver. 1t had been the shut |
tlecOck Of the democratic dishonor-
able methods Of politics.
Mckinley said the bill would ut:l- |
ize every dollar Of silver produced |
in the United States. IL provided /
also that the instant silver was on
a parity with gold, that very instant
there would lie free and unlimited
coinage Of silver. Congress must
see that the money provided for the
people must lie absolutely
SAFE FRO,I FINANCIAL WRECKS
and from financial convulsinns. and
lie absolutely safe and secure in the
hands Of the hOllens. This hill cave
the country n money that was good
for the people and would he good for
all time. Vote down this measure
ami the gentlemen knew there
would be no legislation ON the sub
Ject The democrats knew they
would not get free coinage when
my were IN the mnlnrity, they /
knew they could not get il now. and |
to defeat this hill was TO defeat all
silver legislation.
The hour Of , O'Clock having mr.
rived, the previous question was or
dered.
Amendments 70 the original bin
were offered by Taylor (flD and
0'DOnnen lAIich.l }, and informally !
adopted.
McComas' amendment to susreud
was also adopted. 1t provides that
when free coinage Is attained the |
monthly bullion purchase shall
cease.
The substitute, as amended, was
then agreed to, and the question &C.
CURED upon agreement TO the bill as |
amended by the substitute.
Bland MOI moved to recommit |
the bill with instructions 20 the
committee to report a free coinage |
bill not later than Tuesday next.
Dingley Me. made a point Of or
der against the latter portion Of the
Instructions, which was sustained, |
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