The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-20

WxsMN0ToS, -. e., June II, iosh
On rising % address The Sci.aic on he
.,.,or question last week Mr.. Sherman
ALA that he had not lntendca 20 discuss
the subject until some practical measure
,..l hnso brought forward because the
Nil, reported FROM the Finance commit
lee was only al uneasy ghost. wander
inc without father, without compass
without guide, with no ono 70 call inr =.
vote upon il. snd no one 10 ie'hrI M
solution OF the difficult problem i'n'
A. ~ was compelled % absent himself
uu,u more important business, ID availel|
himself ~ the present opportunity 10 ~as
something which he hal written. Inv
feature al.,nt hi- speech WA iiaai II wnN
! deliberate written bin fr The votes N
Wal. street Tor Ills nnu.insison 90 ~
p,csiscmr, in ioy3. ani j. 81 We've m
IN ~. Scnaior-. aud consequently ~
pravafns Harrison. Tie f.nsan.urd|
nsai,. \ lte, .oinsge idea. and ynniri
,~f,,.,., r4.ss> tram = government ~
H. ~ n.surse ~ vh,rh wa~ instantly
IN ..4 n.r.l ~ senator TsilFr. Nr ~tcs-
,...n insisted that the figures ~stc 'rnf
-nye,nncnt reprrt amt therefore naAr'
N. Garrett. .nal wanted - know w'sni
.-w, ,n,nl scrap wonri hc brought ~ Y"
...sanvef, what hr hal reat S~enai"r
N. H., stili politely insisted iisi the y nii,|
i..l 49,, ,.cu inl.i. aud wanted 10 correct
~. -s,tsrneu, teiurr II was made public
Mr. ~..s,uAn however would not yield
ihr i'sor.
ari,. feature nj The week IN The Honsc.
~. lie rnokir. down ~ the caucus 81
Nv rv!Aan majority in isvor 80 4 relief
-~ = -s4nrnstnH IN lIos r0in0Nn
of silver. sud competing isepubilcnn
members ~ hold their tongne- N, nc
lid az The rancus. under penalty - hay-
,nr VI, patronage from The Departments
ana White House withdrawn from them,
n.d Efforts helm. encouraged. a. 10
theaalr'- ease. ~ prcvrnt lhsIr nnmina
t,a. lor another term King Caucus
never before ruled % arbitrarily, or 80
directly a.ainsffhe Interests offhc masses
"a he people, aud Il il astounding 10
ses some men submit so weekly 10 the
pverseef's lash. and 1 will be more u--
sonishrd IL tho Western people return
many 81 them 10 another Congress.
Mr.. Bland sid that there was no doubt
b,t that = largH majority OF tile House
favored the unlimited coinage VI silver.
aud III order 10 prevent That fact from
appearing d the record i Wa necessary
~ gag All the Democrats and many Of
The Republicans Nh. Williams ss'd
that IL WAS intended 20 Nrrvont the ma
iority from legislation. but me ~'.fk
drivers Of tile l%iepuhiican flock easily
rounded most of il M. end gained their
point as usual. IN yeas, ~ nays.
This bill. which goes into eficc; ltiirty
days alter it, passage, directs the pur-
chase OF 81 5lO.upu forth OF silver every
month, 10 be paid ior by silver bullion
treasury notes. reiermable ~ coin. anu
made q legal tender for al debts, public
or private. except where otherwise
stipulated ia contract. The secretary Of
the treasury may redeem them IN silver
bullion AZ the market price. and may
coin such bullion a. l. needed 20 redeem
silver notes. hut The s2,OvV.U0V coinage
net il repeated.
The business men had q very short
hearing before Tie finance committee Of
The Senate. in protest against The M
instise of tho Mckinley bill. Mr. a.
a. Saxion. Of New York, represented
the lphbing hard ware trade ofthc United
states. ai.d NJ Investment 81 S5U.Vu"lo.
lie mll, and strongly exposed the mis-
statements OF the cutlery manufacturer
Nv which they had induced the com
mitiee on ways and means 20 reduce no
cutlery rates. lie showed b. their omt
statements and governmental statistics
thai their products rave Increased 30 pel
cent. Ia tho last six years, instead q
largely falling of a. was claimed, ans
that importaiions bad decreased : PEI
cent. That iresead OF their profit helms
S8i5OD III 1887. As stated by item, !
wa xl.gDOOvD. The malt fesicrs ar
next IN or,ier. hut will not be accortie'
much time Nor will any other intcrcsl
~ the caucus las determined that ID
Mckinley bill, or one With tho sam
theories. shall bc enacted. y the isc
publican Senators are firmly ~grounic'
ia the belle; that what they don't knos
il would DO extrcmc folly 10 learn. an
arc III hearty accord with tae dictaior- .
Wall street. At is hoped layorcr-, farm
ers aud business men generally VI
wake up 10 this TACT before II - 70
late, aud q panic Is prccipitatcd upo
The country.
III Tie meantime the President an
family are enjoying themselves ~
ylea-urc trip down the Potomac, on
government vessel, with h regal suI
roundinv- III a King. At a cost TO II
TAX payers IL about $1,000 q day viii
tile vessel j. 10 commission. Which
the earlier Presidents would have dare
or even thought, OF committing such 2
outrage uron the nailnnal treasury
But then there was no surplus ~ DC y
stIoyed ia those daysi CAS-.
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