, 1890-06-19
THESENATE ON SILVER
More Speeches for ana
Against Free Coiuage.
BUT THE PRINCIPLE WINS
A Free Coinage Bill Passing the
Upper House by Large
Majority.

wArmrNoror, 1uns i2--In the senate
sO-day. Mr.. Piatt gave notice that I'm
nssdiately aftor the consideration Of the
silver bill no would ask the senate 20
consider the bill for tho admission Of
Wyoming.
Among the bills reported from the
committees and placed on tho calendar
wcre two senate bills to amend the
polygsmy laws and tho houss lssisla-
ave. executive and judicial sppropria-
okon bill.
Air. Davis presented the confsrsnce 70.
port on The dependent pension bill, and
proceeded to explain Il. A to The quss-
tiQp cf dspsndent parents, he said that
all the change made by the bill from tho
sxistins law was that willis the existing
law required the dependency to sxlst 81
The time Of tho soldiers death, the pend
Ing msasure merely required dependency
1t the time Of application. The pensions
ofdspendent parents were the same %
undsr ths existing law.
he won't on 10 say that every house
substituts had contained . provision for
service pensions tor the benefit OF ali
who had reached the ags OF 10 years.
That he'd bcsn the substantial point OF
hensht bstwssn the conferrses. Az the
result Of much discussion and considsr-
able alteration that feature had been
slim'nstsd. and the conferrsss had
aeree1 to strike out tho words, s,and
who are dependant on their daily labor
or on contributions, or on Others who arc
not legally bound to their support" The
senate bill had fixed tho rate Of pensions
unquslltisdly at S12 month. and the
confsrrsss had agreed 10 pension not
sxcssding 81, and not less than ~ Al
70 widows and minor children. the pro
vision Of tho senate bill mad been sub
stantialIy pensions TO widows OF less
VIZ month, irrespective Of the cause Of
the soldiers death. aud whether attrtb-
utable to tho service or not That pro-
vision had bscn the subject Of considsra-
bic discussion In the conference, and The
result had bcen = combination OF both
thc senate and house provisions. Tho
bill would add about ~, O00, 900 per
year TO the cost Of pensions.
The report went over. and was ordered
printed.
The silver bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Eyarts addressed the senate. He
characterized the act of 1873 as ''mur-
dcrous thrust" at silver. Amer review
Of tile International conferences on the
question of silver out OF which nothing
had come. he said. now for the first time
in the progress of the matter the auss-
tIon Of redress confronted tho repubii-
can party, which had the majority In
ench house and tho control of tile exccu-
tive power. II was for that party to
desermine that the interval Of lassltude
and delay should be no longer extened.
Ilse people OF the United States, through
their Representatives In the two houses
OF congress, and In their election OF an
executive head. Ia his opinion
had Determined that they would not
Allow the disgrace and disorder to
continue, either In regard TO their do
nestle money or their money In relation
TO commerce. Congress was now pre-
pared for the adoption, In one form or
another, ofa measure. which, as COM
pared with anything that had been done
In the interval between 1871 and 1600
would be like the step OF q giant, ~
compared with that OF q sick man.
the American mints to the silver OF the
world, Mr. Eyarts said that. with the
present difference In the ratios, II would
be utterly impractitable, especially IL IL
was desired also to cause the opening OF
the mints abroad 10 tho silver PROPOSE
ton To receive silver bullion over the
counter of the treasury and pay for II In |
certificates, leaving the transaction to the |
will OF the owner OF tho bullion, never
approved itself 20 his judgment. Money
could never safely be treated ~ COM |
modify. IL was not TO be treated as q
commodity; It was not TO be treated as
anything but the force and propulsion Of
circulation.
:. Mr.. Vance spoke In favor of the un-
limited coinage OF silver
Mr.. Morgan began free coinage
speech, but without concluding. yielded
70 motion 10 adjourn.