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and unwise. He favored law providing for
the coinage of the maximum amount now au-
thorized-four millions a month.

ana unwise. he favored law providing for
the coinage of the maximum amount now au-
thorized-four millions a month.
To RIGHT WRONG.
Mr.. Peters Kan believed that the demoni-
tization of silver in 1873 was wrong and that
the mistake should be corrected now. He had
voted recently to sustain the Speaker, because
he believed the Speaker was right but he was
now confronted with the question whether he
would vote for free coinage or rnon-concurrence
In the Senate amendments. He did
not believe he would be justified
IN declining to vote for free
coinage, which was what he believed in and
what his people believed in. and sending the
bllsto conference committee to be made up.
lie thought the statement that the United
States under free coinage would be made the
dumping ground for the silver of the world
wasaltogether rtheoreticala and iiiusory. He could
not reconcile this contention on the part Of
the gold men with their charge that 4 silver
lobby was at work here. If the silver of the
world came to the United States it would
depreciate the price of silver and lower their
own product. Taking the argument Of the
gold men as true, the bullion owners should be
III favor of protection to the American silver
producers
THE MOST DIsdRACEFUL LOBBY.
Mr.. Taylor (Ill) opposed the Senate bill and
charged that it was being pushed by the most
disgraceful lobby ever in this Capitol Hardly
a corner outside the hall of the House could be
turned without running against some of them.
He was for measure that would bring the two
metals together at the shortest possible time
and that would take the whole product of this
country. 1t seemed to him that the House bill
should satisfy the silver mine owners. That
bill had already raise their product from So to
104.
Mr.. Heard (Mo How do you know it was
notthe Senate bill which did that?
Mr., IayloriI do not sunposa thpre il any
man insane enough to suppose we will have free
coinage in this country.
MIR. Heard-A large majority Of the Senate
seemed to think so.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST SENATORS.
Mr.. Taylor-The Senators passed that bill
and then they come right over here and try to
get their members to vote against it. Laugh
teri
Mr.. Cutcheon mich. said he would vote to
non-concur. He believed the House bill could
and would be improved in conference.
When the farmer could bring rs
cents worth Of wool wheat and get dollar
certificate therefor it would be time enough to
invite the silver men to do the same. Under
free coinage the value of every workingmans
wages, of every deposit in savings banks, would
be scaled down. The people who would be
benefited would be the big corporations and
the debtors who could pay off in deprecated
currency.
MIR. Dunnell CMinn. said in voting he en-
joyed as much freedom as most members.
There was little danger in holding ones ear
to the ground constantly; dust might get in it
and the listener might not hear some arguments.
An intelligent constituency did not expect a
member to fly in the face of danger. he had
received many free-coinage letters, and imag-
lned great many of his constituents would be
in favor of coinage. but he should eniov the
af hn no
under the circumstances. The House
had passed bill exceedingly
liberal. There was some provisions that should
be and he was sure would be eliminated in con-
ference. He was sure free coinage bill would
not receive the approval Of the conservative
men of the country.
Mr.. Dunnell received considerable applause
when he sat down.
MR.. WILLIAMS OF ILLINOIS
controverted the charge that the silver men
proposed to declare "a cents to be a dollar and
favored free coinage. The silver of the world
would not come here. because foreign silver
was needed abroad and nothing would be
gained by sending 1t here. Gentlemen on the
other side were always talking about their
friendiiness TO silver. They were in favor
of free coinage, they said, when silver
was brought by means of their bill TO a parity
with gold. Why not bring silver to parity by
means of free coinage? No; they wanted to go
that 1t would break down, while those
on his side wanted to take the lightning ex-
press. The Speaker having referred sarcas-
tically to Republican platforms on the silver
question. Mr. Conger asked him what the last
national democratic platform said ON the sub
ject.
DERIsfvE LAUGHTER FROM THE REPUBLICANS.
Mr.. Williams was nonplussed for moment
and then replied. amid derisive laughter from
the republicans. that he did not have the
platform here and did not care what it said
he proposed Ia represent the will of the people
OF the nineteenth Illinois district.
He then went on and charged that the Presi-
dent had sent men here threatening a veto
if free coinage bill was passed. Men,
bers on the republican siue had stated
time and again that the House
could not afford to run the risk Of veto. He
did not propose TO 90 to the President and get
down on his knees and ask what kind of silver
legislation should be passed.
Mr. COnger interrupted to know what the
democratic party had done for silver during its
four years of power.