The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-17
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
BLAIR's PLAN TO BRING ABOUT
THE MILLENNIUM.


bated.
WASHINGTON. June 16-A message from
the House asking further conference on the
antitrust bill was presented in the Senate
this morning, and the request assented to,
altar few remarks by Messrs Edmunds
and Vest.
The deficiency appropriation bill for PEN
sions and the census was reported and
passed.
Mr.. Blair introduced a joint resolution
requesting the President of the United
States to institute an international confer
ence to meet in Washington in February,
1891, with view to the formation Of an
international alliance for the sup
trade and of the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors. firearms and destructive
substances with 'unclvilized people, and to
provide for the establishment of schools of
common knowledge, art and industry; also
to secure the disarmament of nations and
the establishment of international courts,
and appropriating 500, 900 for the expenses
of the conference. The resolution was laid
on the table, Mr.. Blair announcing his
intention to address the Senate hereafter on
the subject
THE SILVER DEBATE RESUMED.
The House silver bill was taken up, and
Mr.. Daniel resumed the speech begun by
him last Friday. Alluding to the expected
passage of the bill to-day he said that the
day was one of great victory and triumph
for the representatives Of the democracy
and for those who through good report and
evil report had steadfastly maintained the
money of the people. 1t was a day In
which compliment was paid to the legis-
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greater than anything that could be en-
bodied in language Those who had op-
posed the policy of that act in the Begin
ming, and those who had continued
in opposition thereto through many
years, now came forward to pour their
hbations Of praise on the altar of triumph
ant democracy, that was author of that bill
and that had been its unyielding friend.
That the world moved and that this was the
land OF progress had never been better
demonstrated than by the fact that the
great leader of the republican financial
policy in the United States (alluding TO
Senator Sherman), who had carried the
single gold standard over two continents,
had come forward in his speech and lain
down at the feet Of the double standard and
proclaimed that he was at last an advocate of
silver money. He concluded by an expression
of his belief that the coinage of silver was the
lem. II 1t was not safe the fact could only
be shown by what was to degree an ex-
pertinent But it was an experiment that
could be made without peril, as there could
be ample time to correct any evil tendency
that might be developed before any harm
would happen. And 1t was an experiment
necessitated by the demands of the times
and the disordered system as finance into
which the country had been thrown.
ALLISON HAS HIS SAY.
Mr.. Allison next addressed the Senate.
The House bill, he said, which was now the
pending bill and all other bills and amend
ments having passed away. was substan-
TALLY the bill proposed by the finance COM
mittee when it made its report originally,
with the exception that the House had added
to 1t provision for redeeming in bullion and
provision relating to free coinage when
silver should come to par. These were two
vital amendments made to the bill
as 1t was originally reported from
the finance committee. AS he had
assented to che original report he expected
to vote for that report substantially, as he
believed 1t was the wisest, and, on the
whole, the best solution of the question.
The bill having been referred to the finance
committee for the second time the commit
tee had reported back amendments, one
striking out the section of the bill relating
to free coinage after certain period, and
one inserting provision that the act shall
terminate at the expiration of ten
years. He would not support an amend
ment to strike out the sixth section,
but he would support an amendment limit
ing the operation of the bill to ten years.
He regarded that limitation as unnecessary,
and as imperiling the efficiency of the bill.
He did not believe that the bill would last
ten years, or anything approaching ten
years He regarded the pending measure
and unanimity with which it was supported
as complete Justification of the legislation
of 1873. which contemplated a minimum
monthly coinage Of 1900, 900 silver dollars,
and a maximum of 100000
MR.. CLEVELAND AND SILVER
The contest was between those who sought
to destroy and outlaw silver and those who
sought to put it on equality with gold That
was the contest, and he was for full and
complete restoration of silver as one of the
coin metals of the world, and was willing to
do whatever be could do to promote that
most desirable object. He could not vote
for free coinage of silver at this time, or at
any time in near future. He could not do
so until every effort to secure the use Of
silver by the commercial nations Of the
world was exhausted.
Some reference having been made to the
democratic platform of 1888, Mr.. Vest re-
marked that If the Democratic party said
nothing on the silver question in its plat
form OF 1888 it was not because it had re-
ceded from the position which it always had
held. 1t was because President Cleveland
was an eastern man. There was
not New York man who did
not sympathize with the majority of his
party on that question. Mr.. Cleveland had
come to the presidency imbued with the
prejudices Of New York bankers. He was
in one sense. as far as his opiuion on silver
was concerned. sectional man. He had
reason to believe now that Mr.. Cleveland
was better informed on the subject aud was
in sympathy with the people OF the great
west and majority Of the Democratic
party. Mr.. Vest declared that on the silver
question there was no middle ground, that
silver must be put on the same basis as gold,
and that there never would be an equality
between them SO long as the coinage OF
silver was limited.
MR.. MORRILL, CALLS TINE.
Mr.. Morrill, called attention to the fact
that the limit fixed for general debate had
been exceeded by nearly two hours.
Mr.. Hale gave notice that hereafter he
would object to any further extension of
time beyond the five minutes allowed to
senators on each question.
MIR. ingalls, said that he had desired to
address the Senate, but had been prevented
by his having to discharge the duties of the
chair. He respectfully asked that the rigor
Of the rule might be conditionally waived
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