, 1890-05-22
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
The Silver Bill Still Before the
Senate.
Tariff Bill Finally Passed by
the House.
By a Vote on Strict Party
Lines.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The reslgna-
ton of Sergeant-at-arms Canaday was re-
ceiyed and laid on the table. The silver
bill was taken up and Stewart proceeded
to address the senate. Stewart argued
that the decentralization of silver had de-
messed the prices of commodities from 80
to 40 per cent, and reconciliation would
produce good times agzin. The object OF
the silver men was to furnish more money
to stop contraction, to relieve the debtor
and producer, and preserve to the people
their rights Of property and liberty. The
Republican party had Incorporated in Its
national platform a declaration in favor
of both gold and silver, aud
c)ndemniug the policy of the Demo
cratic administration IN It's efforts 10
demonetize silver. The bill recommended
by the secretary of the treasury and sup
ported BY Senators Sherman and Dolph,
was a cunning device to stop the present
coinage of two millions a month In silver,
under the Bland bill. In conclusion he
said there was no middle ground in the
contest between usury and justice. De-
monetization of silver was a crime against
civilization and nothing but the full res
t~oration OF that meal to the place which
it occupied before the crime was commit
ted could redress the wrong or redeem
the pledge of the Republican party.
Eustis asked Stewart whether his inter
probation OF the silver plank Of the Re
publican platform hat it meant free
coinage of silver was recognized in the in
depreciation Of the party.
Stewart replied that it could have no
other Interpretation and added he himself
had drawn that plank.
Farwell-I was a member of the com
mittee on resolutions of the last National
Republican convention and | desire to ex-
press my dissent from the opinion given
by the senator from NeTada. No such
an Interpretation was considered by that
committee.
Stewart-What does it mean?
Farwell-That the party was in favor
of silver money at the market price of
silver. | drew the resolution as the sena
tor well knows. and it was perfectly hon
est and fair. 1t means that the govern.
ment should buy silver and coin it at the
rate which it should cost the government.
Stewart-That is a mere bubble.
Wilson of Iowa gave notice OF an
amendment providing that treasury notes
to be issued for silver shall be legal ten
der for all private debts with the United
States.
Farwell also gave notice of an amend
ment providing that certificates be receiv-
able for customs taxes and public debts
and be legal tender for all public and pri
vate debts.
The silver bill was then laid aside and
the bill in relation to liquor imported into
probibitory states again taken up.
Evarts argued in support of 1t and 10
answer to constitutional objections urged
against it, asserted that whatever state,po-
lice regulations can be exercised within
the state are outside OF the jurisdiction of
the general government. The police reg.
u%lations ola state could not be bombarded
from outside under cover OF the exclu
sive power of congress over
Hiscock opposed the bill. The bill was
laid aside without action in the executive
session. Adjourned.