New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-10
TALKING AGAINST TIME.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS ANXIOUS TO DELAY
THE VOTE on THE SILVER BILL.
CocKRELL AND DANIEL WASTING THE SEN
ATE's T1ME-A VOTE MAY BE HAD
ATE'S TIME
TO DAY.
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Washington. July 0.-The Democratic talk against
time for which the Conference report on silver IS no"
Offering a convenient pretext was continued today II
the Senate n, two weseasoncd experts in the art o.
dlatory observation-disclosures COchrell, of Missouri, and
Daniel of ircinia MIR. Cockrcll in fact, was simply
continuing his remarkable outbreak Of yesterday w'hcn
had been cut short by the cuoSes on Mr.. COX Tic
managed 10 prolonC his onslaught on the gold mono
mctalsts" by reading Copiously from the newspapers
until about O'Clock and Mr.. Daniel, who took VI
the thread Of debate" at that point struggled along
without difficulty until time for adjournment. Mr.
Morgan Of Alabama undoubtedly the long distance
cbampiOn Of the whole senate was kept In reserve
all day. lie will perhaps try TO break MS record 10
morrow and If the heat is not too oppressive ne may
force another postponcmcnt of the vote until FRIDAY
into next week
No Republican senator spoke to-day or expects 'o
sneak before the is taken. Mr.. sherman Who as
manager az the conference report is condemned Ia
listen to the cheap money haranGues inflicted upon
tho senate by the Democratic orators. occasionally
called attention to ludcrouS plumbers of statement
or contradiction of logic; but for the greater
part Of the time the speakers talked TO empty seats
Mr. Bland. though member OF the House, again
directed the general course OF dcb1tc. coaching botf
Mr. Coclrcll. his excited colleague from old
Mzzouy7 and the slapGash and reckless orator from
the ola Dominion. Today's speeches. even more than
Yesterdays showed the deep OF resentment and
chagrn felt on the Democratic side AT the success OF
MIR sherman and his colleagues in framing silver
bill on which all Republicans cordially unite, and
which will leave 10 the opposition not straw OF
pol. tical capital for the neat campaign.
M C0ckrcll, IN opening the debate criticised the
lat clause of the second section of the bill and sad
that it indicated preference for single gold standard.
The secretary Of the Treasury would interpret il,
Until parity between the metal, wa, established. gold
would have the preference, and the lcgalender notes
would be redeemed in gold. That wa, the most
dangerous power vested by law III secretary OF
the Treasury. Nr. Teller clearly showed that the
holder of Treasury note, could receive from the
secretary gold silver for thcm just he choose,
but Mr. Coclrcll insisted that the secretary, power
wa, ~ most dang,rou,." lie declared that the third
section OF the bill meant practical cessation OF silver
coinage aftcr July. 1891.
Mr. Daniel said that tho bill would greatly in
crease The volume II currency. But yet he was not
pr,p.rcd To vote for il. He objected TO the Con
ference h because IT, tendency not 10 preserve
a gold standard OF value hu to create one. silver
We, 10 bee purchased q, commodity value, ard silver
bullion va, not to Doe given money value. II was
The effort Of the lll and rank Glasses rs 10
force gold into the pocket, hondholdcr-. and To
leave to others than the bondhodors scraps from the
table.
ThI, lat assertion brought contradictions from Mr..
sherman and Mr.. Alison 'hc former stating that
fully 81 per cent of tho interest on the public debt
Va, pad 100 Oh. SHAPE Of checks and draft which wcrr
,a,hci Iu paper money.
CONTINUING. VI, Daniel argued that S7o.ooo,ooo
worth # silver bullion vould De pUed mp m %" Treas
uiy cyy wear for all tho year that that silver -ticam
would poo flowing. and That not single dollar II II
could h, c.r.d ~ pay tho bonded ohli-a on~ II The
tinted .tatc-. wh.,h W"Nr PAYABLE m coin. such A.
enormous discrimination a-ain~t silver as thpt had
re,.r existed 800 legislation except when silver was