Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-14

amoaai. A, any rate. j, would fall shor,
Of that o1ly about SIS, ,1Qo. .Osoo Was the
gentleman from Missouri Bland willing
~hich would give the saferiog people OF
the wes; an aiiitoaal circulation OF this
large amount: He wanted the democratic
parry to tell the couor-y whether il vas un-
wiling 10 support . bill thar would give the
people this large measure Of relief. This
vas q republican measure, and every finan-
ciai messars Of importance that had been
snecsssfal in this country With one solits-
ny exception had been = republican meas
ure- Republican applause The pending
measure had been agreed uIon by rspuhb-
cans only il had been passed in the Senate
BY republican votes only; il might pass here
by republican votes only. Ii would then
90 20 where il would be signed by a repub-
hean President, and thence il would 90 TO
= country that would give such a republl'
can Endorsement that many gentlemen on
the other side ~orif no, be here 10 vote in
the next Congress The work of the House
had been moving the country rapidly to-
ward the esta olishment parity between
silver and gold. When Congress met sill
Yer wss 9S cents an ounce. Yesterday il
sold for l0I l-2 cents. Since it had been
announced that the conference had agreed
upon bill silver had gone up more than
cents an ounce. Republican applause.
Cutcheon of Michigan regarded the coG-
ference bill IS vast improvement over the
monstro,iiy sen; here by the Senate, which
proposed TO make the United States mints
the dumping grounds for all the silver of
bl uayiI say h. har Of
IL vas also An improvement over the bill IS
it originally passed the House.
Hermann of Oregon said that he favored
the bill; it WAS a victory for the popular
demand, and wss long step toward free
coinage.
Bland Of Missouri denied that the bill
was the result Of free and fair conference.
Ii was the result of secret meetings of the
republican eonferrees. lie. as eonferree,
had known nothing of the measure until it
had been framed and the report was ready
to be signed. The democratic members
had been ignored in the preparation of the
bill. The dill was one which practically
jlemonetixed silver.
Milliken or Maine favored sound cur
rency and an expansion Of the circulation
so far AS the needs of the country required
so long as the soundness of the currency
WAS not impaired. For this reason he sup
ported the bill.
Dingley of Maine proposed to vote for
the conference report, not that the bill WAS
in all its features just what he should desire
under other circumstances, but all legi,li-
tion was the result of compromise. 1T the
effect of the bill was 10 bring silver up to
the coming ratio. the country would have
free coinage. Therefore the bill tended to
free coinage, but not TO the free coinage
which the gentleman from Missouri Bland }
desired, which would send the gold out OF
the country.
The four hours allowed for debate hsv-
ing expired, the previous question was con-
sidered as ordered and the vote was taken
upon agreeing To the conference report. II
was agreed to by strict party yote-yeas,
le2; pays, 30.
The silver bill has now passed both
houses Of Congress on the identical terms
in whicn it came from the conference COM
mittee last Monday. After being enrolled
1t will receive the signatures of the presid
ing officers of both houses, and will be sent
to the President of the United States. Mon
day. Without transscting any other busi-
ness the House at ; o'clock adjourned