The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-08
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
PASSAGE or THE CAUCUS SILVtR BILL
IN YHE HOUSE.
Fifteen RepubiIcans Vote to UeeomuIt IL,
with Instructions 60 Report Free
Coinage Bill, and Eight Republicans
Vote Against It's FInaI Passage.

Vote Against It's Final Passage.
WAsH1NaToS June 7.-Betore the beginning
| Of the debate on the Silver bill 10 the House
to-day. at tho request OF Mr. Payson tRep.
| I'LL. MIR Cnoger OF Iowa in charge OF the bill
| modified his substitute so Rs to provide that the
Treasury notes issued In pursuance OF the bill
shall be n legal tender in payment OF all debts
public and private. striking out the following
words; Except where otherwise expressly
s,IruIotod In tho contract"
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Mr. Payson saia 'nnt ne real.SoG III, Inn ho ,ne
ana IL woulu DC zone Ia oSeu'eneo o. ~ puolI
larger use Of silver as a money metal and OF
n r,rther increase Of tho currency OF tho coun-
try. referring to the financial plank Of the
Republican platform. and speaking OF the
Treasury bill he said that no had not ex-
pected, when he listened 10 tne reaalne OIL tna'
plank, that two years thereafter be would DO
called upon 10 'o'e m al w. o"iv nrac'
Acaly and absolutely demonetized silver
ma n money metal but established a gold
,o,,,,rd mon tho sta,ute books II wiped
try had for the coinage of the standard silver
dollar He opnosed the Treasury bill because
it proposed to treat silver simply and purely
as a merchantable commodity. aud to fix. until
Conrre.s should change it. an open DECLARE
CONGRESS enou.u sn ,i,s. a.,s "u - ,.,,I 49,
ton on the statutes that Roid' ana eold alohe'
should be the standard OF value. declared 80
o., tha onnr.,n l.,v ~ tho land II thu
ny 'ho eupieio 10" =. ,,S
Government useu silver ht ALI IL snoulu
be used as money metal, and not
=. , oo,r,oJitv ua waa aIso opnoaed IN
ae i.. ~ 49,. - 10
the substitute because OF that' out ne
800 Nc boned that an onnortunitv would
Se riyen TO strike out the bullion redemption
Feature: bur even If It were not possible 10 yet
IL "nt ~ tho Xii he would Give the hill his s,In-
no ~ trein"tantIy he confessed because he did
p not beIieve in voting for something he on
n0saSt heceused he believed in the necessity
" some ie%is1etion on This SUBJECT. lie was
con HIentlv yised that If this bill should pass
in It's present form it would be corrected else
and belief-in other words, IL the vote he cast
fo1dav we're a finality-this substitute would
heTer at the Other end OF the Captoi
II would be amended there. and the House
would have an opportunity to vote on the
Mr. Hynum dem, Ind. HSuppose 1t ia not
Amended.
annther haze I have no more doubt OF that
Than that am standing here.
ha nonnro,ad ~ rom araS eA0oi"
Mr payaon"T2nt they cannot he Tbere is
no previous question and no special order
tn iIafarrin,, 20 n Iemark mnd. vo.,erdav nv
Mr. Walker Of Massacbueetis 10 the elect TINT
ha Mr Ia huf ha
sup%ort the bill because his sent Would defend
unon II he eynressel his regret that the ZEN
tlema n, had nerIeittea ihat remark TO go into
that he had In caucus Uttered but one opinion
in regard to this Til, ana that was that nine
sand of his conEtituents we're opposed to It,
and that If ha should suprort II as their Repre-
sentative it would cost i m, his seat Could
the gentleman understand the difference be-
tween uutv ma policy TApplause.j He was
here representing constituents who had hon
heli.yed ne thew believed in the principles OF
the Renublican marty: and he said in the pres-
ence OF tho House an OF the country that
never compel him TO misrepresent the people
he represented. Applause.
of the Hayes Arthur Cleveland and Harrison
He referred to the denun-
citation OF the Cleveland Administration by the
dorsed that dcnunciation ali over ILLINOIS. II
was with peculiar JUNCTION that he had de-
absolute failure to perform a sworn duty under
had S sat said Afforded him more pleasure than the
treatment o: silver. He came down to the Re-
publican Administration, and it was nc better.
ury department since the agitation began. and
when he Wns hsked 10 vote Tor "a pTonosition
against it. Ae,cr had discretion been CON
/
was possible to eyade 1t, that 1t had not been
evaded.
MIR. Williams (Rep. Ill inquired whether the
present law. ii fairly executed. was not better
han the pending bill.
Mr.. Payson replied that IL the discretion
vested In the Secretary OF the Treasury had
been fairly used tor the past six months. let
alone for seven or eight years. no such leRsla-
ion as this would be under Discussion o.dny.
Applause The Treasury officials wore the
friends Of gold, and gold alone. No miser ever
went clutchiug for gold with greater ayarice
and greed than every Secretary OF the Treas
Try. AS an instance OF the hostility OF the
resent Secretary 10 silver. Mr.. pRyson said
hat he had not received silver certificates for
lis pay.
MIR. Conger rep. Iowa. illustrated the fact
hat he had done 30 by producing several GER
iicates. Mechanically the speaker went down
INTO his pocket. and as he drew out II number
Il crisp notes he was greeted with roar OF
aughter from the press gallery. which was
echoed on the floor.
Mr. Payson, again revertnR to the bill said
hat instead Of being u hill for the coinage Of
liver 1t was q measure which prarti ally pro-
iiblted the coinage OF the standard silver
Lollar [Applause
MIR. Hatch Dem, Mo- reiterated and en-
lorsed everything the gentleman from Illinois
lad said relative TO tho hostile attitude OF tho
Treasury Department toward silver No Sec |
etary OF the Treasury, Republican or Demo- |
rat had over executed the law OF 1878 in The |