The morning call., 1890-07-13
IN THE HANDS
OF HARRISON.
The House Passes the Con-
ference Silver Bill.
4 Strict Party Vote Brought Out on the
Ballot for the Measure.
The Shipping and Postal Subsidies Agreed
To by the Senate-Blaile FaVOrS
an International Currency.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL

Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL
WASHINGTON, July Fin the House this
morning Dingley of Maine presented a
memorial from the State Conference of
Congregational Churches at Maine for the
passage of an Original Package Bill.
Conger Of Iowa called up the conference
report on the Silver Bill. Conger said
the bill presented in the report was, as all
conference bills must be, in the nature of a
compromise. 1t was not just such bill as
he thought Congress ought to pass 1t was
not just such bill, perhaps, as any men,
ber of the House would like to pass IL he
were preparing measure to state his con-
viction, but it was bill that would answer
the demands of the country, that would
answer the demands of the silver-miner,
that would answer the demands Of the
agriculturists, laborers and business men
of the country. The gentleman from Mis-
souri, (Bland) would tell the House the bill
demonetized silver 1t did nothing of
the kind. On the contrary. the whole
tenor of the measure remonetized silver.
Additional circulation had been demanded.
The bill would give the country, at the
present price of silver, an increase of S57,-
680,000 a year. If silver went up to parity
with gold it would give an increase of S70,-
009000. The last section of the bill un-
locked S70,0O0,000 now tied up for the re-
demption OF bank-notes, making total in
crease of circulation in the next twelve
months of S140,00O,000
Williams Of Illinois inquired whether the
gentleman in his calculation did not assume
that silver would reach parity with gold.
Conger replied whether it did or not the
increase would be nearly that amount. At
any rate it would fall short of that only
about 100000. Was the gentleman from
Missouri BLAND willing to stand here and
vote against measure which would give
the suffering people of the West the addi-
tional circulation of this large amount?
He wanted the Democratic party to tell the
country whether it was unwilling to refuse
to support bill that would give the people
this large measure of relief. This was
Republican measure. Republican ap
plause.l The pending measure had been
agreed upon by the Republicans only; it
had been passed in the Senate by Republi-
can votes only; it might pass here by Re-
| publican votes only. 1t would then go
where it would be signed by Republican
| President. and thence it would 90 to the
| country that would give such a Republi-
| can Endorsement that many gentlemen
on the other side would not be here to vote
| in the next Congress. The work of the
| House has been moving the country rapidly
| toward the establishment OF a parity be-
| tween silver and gold. When Congress met
| Silvar xyn nnnteH n Q2 pputs a
| Yesterday 1t sold for 1918 Since IL had been
| announced that the conference had agreed upon
| bill silver had gone up more than 3 cents an
| ounce Republican applause.]
| Cutcheon of Michigan regarded the conference
| bill as vast Improvement over the monslrosity
sent here by the Senate which proposed to make
| the United States Minis the dumping ground for
| all tile silver OF the world for the benefit Of
| speculation. 1t was also aD Improvement over
| the bill as originally passed by the House. Ii
| would give the country an additional currency OF
| metal and paper for the uses Of business.
Herman OF Oregon said he favored the bill.
although it did not contain the fullest recognl-
| tion of the equality OF gold and silver Us money
| metals. II was concession on both Sides OF the
| question, aud was a victory for 4 popular de-
| mand. It a long step toward free coinage.
| lie had no doubt after the fall election there
would be strong representation here on the
| line OF free coinage of silver. he congratu-
| lated the people lie represented that such an
| advance has been made In establishing an equal
| ity between the Two great money metals OF the
| world.
Bland of Miss ouri coneurred with the gentle
man In holding the next House would be frec-
coinage House, but trusted that tile House
would be composed OF those who advocated
free coinage and stood By their col0Ts. 1t would
not be composed OF the Republican party, which
| by gag rule has voted down and stliied Tree
| coinage. Ii free coinage came at all. II
| would come from that party which stood firm
| 10 the flag of free coinage, and which has not
| surrendered lis principles at the beck OF Wall
| street. He denied that the bull was the result OF
| Tree aud fair conference. 1t was The result of
secret meetings OF the Republican couferreeS.
| He, as a conerree, had known nothing of the
measure until II had been framed and the report
ready 10 be signed. The Democratic members
| had been ignored IN the preparation OF the BIZ.
| The bill was one which practic ally demOnetlZed
| silver. 1t was a sugar coated qunne pill. On
purchase 4,5U0,O0O ounces every month. but
| when Il man rolled the pill around III his mouth
lie began TO taste the bitterness, "or so much
| thereof may be offered" Here could be
traced In tins measure The siealthy italian
hand" The bill surrendered every principle
OF bmetallism. IL made combination
| street in the interest of wall street. 1t
| departed from The legal ratio and changed
| To change the ratio was to pile uD SO much
capital in the Treasury 1T The expense OF the
| people and in the interest Of wall street and
| bullion owners, and he denounced IL as fraud
| and cheat on the people, who were demanding
a ratio of sixteen TO one. The bill made silver
| simply commodity, To be measured by gold,
| upon which money snail be issued at lis value.
| IL was true the measure might make an Increase
| in circulation, but il would make IT by a con-
| cesSlOn To tll6 gOlu auu Il utSerllOn OF
| silver. II was declaration that Congress would
| not make any further fight or bimetallisn. 1t
| was neither IA silver bill nor a gleenbacA bill,
| simply political device cOncOcted TO Tide over
| an emergency. He denounced IL ds fraud aud
| would denOunce any measure as fraud that did
| not provide for free coinage. When the bill that
| has his name was passed lie (Band) had ,allen
| luIO trap. Every silver Representative then
| felt perfectly confident that the next President
| would sign free coinage bill. He would refer
| 10 the history OF those members now willing 10
| accept this report as leading TO free coinage.
| Now was the time to make fight. Ii the con-
| ference report was rejected another conference
| would be held and The objectionable features OF
| the report stricken out, and that was what he
| had undertaken to do.
Morrow Of California expressed his approval OF
| the conference report, and proceeded TO argue
| The depression In the price OF silver In recent
years resulted from artificial manipulation.
In the course OF the debate Townsend (Colo.)
| said lie and some other Republicans had voted
for free coinage. If the gentlemen on the other
| side had stood solid Tor free coinage it would
| have passed the House. Then they had recog-
| nized that Inc only way TO get silver legislation
| al this session was TO 20 back To the Republican
| party, where they had always belonged, aud get
| that legislation from thar party.
| The conference report was finally agreed to by
| strict party vote-ayes 122, noes 80, as fol-
| lows:
| Ayes-Adams, Allen (Michgan), Anderson (Kan-
sas).AtkinsOn (Pennsylvania), Atkinson (Vermont)
| Banks Bartine Bayne, Beckwith, Lelknap, Bliss,
| Bowden, brewer, Brosus, Brewer, Buchanan (New
Jersey, Burton, Caldwell. Cannon, Carter, Caswel
| Cheadle, Cogswell, Coleman. Comstock. Conger,
| Conne, cooper (oho), Cutcheon, Dalzsll, Daring
| ton, Dngley, Dolliver, Dorsey, Dunnel. FarQuhar
| Featberston. Finley. Flick. Flood, Frank Funston,
| Gear, Gest clifford, Grosvenor Haugen, Henderson
(lliinois), Henderson (Iowa), Hermann. Hill, Hop
kins, Houk. Kelley, Kennedy, Ketcham, Kinsey La
cey, La Toilette, Laidlaw Laws Lehibacl ,McComas,
| MeCord. Mccormick, McDufie, MeKenna, MofiIt,
/ Morrey, morrill,. Morrow Morse, Mute, Niedring-
hause, 0'Neill (fa.), Osborne, owen (Ind), Payne,
Payson, Perkins Peters Picker, Post, Quackenbush.
Ranes, Ray, Reed Qowa), Ray burn, Rife Rockwell,
| Rowell, Russell, Scui. Smm0nds, Smith Ql.),
Smith CIV. pa,l, snider. Spooner, Stevenson, Stew
| art (vt.), Stvers Stoekbridge, Sweeney, Taylor
| Cn), L. Is. Taylor j. u. Taylor. Thomas, Thoinp-
son, Townsend (Colo.l, Townsend tral. Vandeder,
| Van Schaick Walker (Mass), Wallace (N. W, Will
Jams lohol, Wilson (Ky,l, Wilson (wash.l, " wright
| and iardley. Total, I22.
| Noes-Abbott. Allen of Mississippi Anderson of
Mississippi. Bankhead. BarWig, Blair. Bland Bount,