Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-03-15
sHOwING FRS HOSTILITY To
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sfLvEs.
A late Washington dispatch TO the
daily press Of the Coast states that the
House COMMITTEES on Coinage, Weights
and Measures had been considering the
so-called Window silver bill, reaching.
however. only the first section. The
~subjOined important proceedings are de-
tailed:
During the discussion Walker Of Mas
..ch.satts ssid: am satisfied that 1t
4. the desire Of Q large majority OF the
peopIe Of the United States that . fur.
tber effort be made TO bring the price Of
silver and gold together at the ratio OF
1873. While personally l am not .
bimetalist, l am willing to try further
experiment by passing the Treasury bill
in obedience to the popular demand, al
the minimum risk TO our monetary sys-
ten. Bat the Senate bill departs 90
widely from all experience that under no
circumstances could / vote for il"
Bland made q motion to strike out the
clause limiting the purchase to the 0
nestle product, the motion being de-
feated BY q vote Of 2 TO 3. On the other
hand . motion by Mr.. Knapp TO strike
out the words which make the bill per-
NIT the purchase Of silver taken from
Mexican ores was voted down by vote
OF Q 10 2.
Bland moved to strike out the section
OF the bill which permits the deposit OF
bullion mined or smelted in the United
States and the receipt therefor by the
deposit Of Treasury notes equal at the
date of deposit to the market value OF
the silver, and to insert section ! OF the
Senate bill, directing the Secretary to
purchase each month bullion Of the ag-
greQate value OF "a, 800, 900 at q price
not exceeding 81 for 37l.2 grains, to-
gether with gold bullion at o price not
exceeding 81 for 23.02 grains, and the
issuance Of Treasury notes therefor.
The motion was lost by . vote OF 5 to
7. as was Mitchell's motion to limit the
purchase under the bill to "a. 500 900
worth Of bullion per month. The vote
on this was 3 to 9.
Kuapp's amendment proposing that no
silver certificates Of less value than s.
be issued was also lost.
The above votes are especially signi6-
cant, showing conclusively that a major
ity Of the committee are hostile to any
legislation favorable to silver. The ac-
tion Of the committee is precisely what
we knew it would be. II will be re-
membered that we analysed in these col
umns the personnel Of the COMMITTEES
when u was first appointed. asserting
that eight certainly, and possibly nine
Of it's msmbers, would be found adverse
TO the silver interest. II now trans
pires that nine or ten Of them are pro-
nounced ~goldbngs. Nothing will b
done for silver by the present Congress
All hope fed when Tom Reed was elect
ed to the Speakership. He is always or
the side OF the sack. There never was
trust or monopoly or combine or corpor
alton on the face Of the earth that die
not have his cordial and u~nwaverin;
support. He is the typical Eastern Re
publican who is always for the strong
allowing the devil to take care Of th,
weak. He knew his men when he ap
pointed the Committee on Coinage. AM
made certain that Wall street owned
clear majority Of them. We will b
lucky, indeed, If the coinage Of silver j
not stopped altogether by this admins
trstion. II is now absolutely certail
that there is to be no increase Of it
coinage for the next two years. Blu
what Of it, The Republicans Of tn
mining States think more OF protectin
pig iron in Pennsylvania than they do 0
beneftting the great silver industry i
which they should be immediately con
cerned. 1t is q singular fact, but new
ertheless true, that about all Of the higI
protectionists East are against silver
The more strongly the protectionist b
in favor Of enriching the few at the ex
pense Of the many, the more certainl
does he desire TO increase the purchasin
power Of the millionaires' gold. Thi
position is indisputAble and inseparable
Any n can demonstrate ii by watch
ing the roll.call on the first silver bill
offered. High protection is dividing tn
people Of the United States into tw
classes-the very rich and the very poor
So is the degradation Of silver. Tn
great mass Of the Republican party STAN
for both propositions. The people o
the West are entitled to but little sym
patty. So long as they send Republi
cans to Washington to reinforce thei
enemies they deserve to have their loca
interests destroyed. With both House
Of Congress Democratic. 9 free coinag
bill would go through at the first session
Will our people never learn anything
Will they never learn that it was tn,
Republican party that destroyed silvel
in 1878 and that il was Democratic
votes that gave us the Bland dollar il
1878. Practically all Republicans ar,
against it. Speaker Carlisle Away
gave us a silver committee. Every Re
publican Speaker gives us an anti-silve.
committee. Reed and Carlisle were tn,
opposing candidates in this Congress
All oil the Republican members from th,
mining States Including Nevada,
ninny) voted for Tom Reed. the goldbug.
Ought we TO expect favorable action I'm.
der such circumstances! The Almighty
helps those who help themselves. We
are simply reaping as we sow. The PEG.
pie west Of the Missouri river could
have settled the silver question at any
time in the last fifteen wears nv meraiv