Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-10
EQUALITY DEMANDED
For Both Gold and Silver Bullion By
Senator Cockell, Who
OPPOSES ANY DISCRIMINATION.
The House Silver Bill Laid on the Table
Without Reference.
VESTS SHIPPERS MEASURE DEBATED

taken up, MIR. CockreIl SAID that al IN
benefit that could be claimed for the pro
posed bill was that the Secretary would b
compelled to purchase 100000 worth o
silver every month more than he now haC
the right to purchase, and that the currenc!
would be increased to that extent.
He asked whether there was any valit
reason justifying the continuance of the e1
listing discrimination in favor of the FREE
and unlimited coinage of gold, and of tn,
issue of gold certificates for gold bullion
and against the free and unlimited coinag,
of silver bullion in standard dollars, anC
the issue of certificates for silver bullion.
AGAINST ANY DISSEMINATION.
He denied that the free and unlimited
coinage of silver bullion and the issue o
certificates for silver bullion would be il
derogatiou of any obligation to the creditor
of rhe nation. He was opposed to discrim
ination, either for or against gold or silver
They should be put on perfect equality a.
coin and bullion. In season and out oil sea
son those who favored the unlimited coin
age of silver were taunted with trying tC
food the country with deprecated 72-ceni
dollars; and the noble, grand national senti-
ment inscribed on the silver dollar. TN
God we trust" was sneered at and derided
as meaning: "In God we trust ior the other
2S cents to make it dollar"
He believed it to be the duty of Congress,
regardless of the possible action OF other
nations, to retrace its steps, correct the false
impressions and apprehensions of European
nations caused by unlounded representa-
tions, and restore silver to a perfect equality
with gold, both as coin ana bullion.
HOUSE BILL ON THE TABLE.
At the close of Mr.. Cockrel's speech the
House silver bill was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Teller moved that the bill be printed
and laid on the table.
Mr.. Harriss-Without reference to the
Finance Committee?
Mr.. Teller-WithoGt reference.
Mr.. Hoar-We should wait until some
member of the committee is present
Mr.. Teller-Let it be ordered printed and
laid on the table.
1t was so ordered.
Mr.. Vest, in pursuance Of the notice
given by him last Saturday, asked the
Senate to take up and consider the bill re-
ported BY him from the select Committee on
the Transportation and Sale OF Meat
Products, ''to prohibit monopoly in the
tries" and stated as a reason why action
should be taken Immediately that the tariff
bill Gas be had been informed by a member
OF the Finance Committed, would be before
the Senate within a week.
MR.. PLATT IMPATIENT.
Mr.. Plstt thought that the Senate should
go on and dispose of the silver bill, and be
had been waiting as patiently as he knew
how to bring forward two bills, which seemed
to him not only of the highest importance,
but of the highest privilege bills-for the
admission of two territories as States. He
gave notice that henceforth the silver bill
could not be laid aside except upon yea
and nay vote.
Mr.. Vest intimated that there was no
particular reason for haste in the admission
of more new States, but the meat business
of the country was In a very depressed con-
dition, and legislative action to provide a
Femedy should not be postponed.
Mr.. Stewart asked unanimous consent that
on Friday next at o'clock the Senate shall
vote ON the silver bill and all amendments
proposed.
The presiding officer, Mr.. Ingalls,, sug-
gested that there should be at least a quo
rum present when unanimous consent was
asked.
Mr.. Stewart-Then 1 give notice that
when the bill is taken up tomorrow l will
ask unanimous consent to have a time fixed
for taking the vote.
FOR SHIPPERS PROTECTION.
Mr.. Vests bill was then taken up. and a
discussion of its provisions was carried on
between Mr.. Vest in defense of them, and
Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Hale in attack upon
k,11 Al i
shall be granted to any vessel plying as a
common carrier from the United States to a
foreign country, the owners, agents, or
officers of which shall refuse to receive in
the order they may be offered, said vessel
having storage room for the same, any cattle
for transportation to foreign country, the
said cattle being in sound condition suit
able for transportation, and the shipper
rendering the reasonable freight therefor; or
who shall make any contract or agreement
creating monopoly of the capacity of said
vessel, for carrying cattle in violation of
the law governing and regulating the duties
and obligations of common carriers to the
public and providing unjust discrimination
between shippers.
Mr.. Hoar asked whether Mr.. Vest meant
10 assert that there was not to be right to
contract, in advance, for the transportation
AIMED AGAINST MONOPOLY.
Mr.. Vest replied that wherever a contract
was made legitimately, and not for a
monopoly-when it was made in the course
of ordinary commercial trade-then, as a
matter of course, the bill would not apply.
But, when a contract was made for the
whole capacity of ship, or a line of ships,
that was monopoly, against which the bill
was aimed.
Mr.. Reagan also defended the bill and ar
gued in favor of its passage.
Mr.. Hale moved to amend the bill by in
serting the words mot already contracted
for in good faith by persons or parties hav-
ing cattle for transportation at the date of
such contract sufficient to occupy such stor-J
age room"
Mr.. Vest opposed the amendment as one
that would entirely neutralize the bill.
Mr.. HALE's OBJECTIONS.
Mr.. Hale argued in support Of the amend
ment offered by him. Without it, he said,
the bill struck at all prudent and thought
full business. 1t would not allow q shipper
in the Senator's own State to make a con-
tract for transportation in a vessel at New
York or Boston that would justify him in
sending his cattle to the seaboard. II the
Senate was prepared TO reject so limited
amendment as that offered by him, then it
was prepared to take the whole business in
its own hands, and really to injure the class
of men who ought to be protected.
Mr.. Vest-We will risk that.
Mr.. Hale-It is great risk. This bill
would prostrate and annihilate business by
taking away from the business man the first
necessary ingredient in business-fore-
thought and provision.
The vote on Mr.. Hale's amendment was
yeas 10 nars o Nonnorum having voted.