, 1890-06-12
SATURDAY..
Tho House Passes tho Causus Silver
NH.

buo Ahous0 Ihsses the GAutuo silver
NM.
WAsnISGTos, June I'm the house
to-day, before the beginning OF the de-
bate OH tho silver bill, at the request Of
Mr.. Pnyson, OF Illinois, Mr.. Conger, OF
Iowa, In charge OF the bill, modified his
substitute 40 as to provide that treasury
notes issued In pursuance oi the bill
shall bo legal tender in payment Of all
debts, public and private, and striking
out the following words. except where
otherwise expressly stipulated in a con-
tract"
Mr.. Payson said that he realized that
the substitute would, in substance, pass
tile house body, and II would be done In
obedience TO public sentiment. which he
believed TO be universally In favor of a
larger use OF silver rs money metal,
and ofa further increase OF the currency
of the country.
1.-THE government used silver at all, II
should use II as money metal and not
as a commodity. He was opposed TO the
substitute because of that. but he OK
pected to give 1t his support In this con-
linSency. He hoped an opportunity
would be given to strike out the bullion
redemption feature of this bill. Nine
hundred and ninety.nine out of every
Loo Of his constituents opposed the bill
and he said In the presence OF the house
and the country that 900 oaucuses would
never compel him to misrepresent the
people he represented. Applause.
MIR. Payson then proceeded to criti.
else the silver policy OF Hayes, Arthur,
Cleveland and Harrison. He referred
to the denuneiation of the Cleveland ad.
ministraton by the republican party,
and said helindorsed that denuncia,ion.
Nothing, ho said, afforded him more
pleasure than the denunciation of
Cleyeland's administration for its treat
ment of silver. lie came down to the
republican administration and it was no
better lApplause,l Silver had had no
friend in the treasury department
since the agitation began, and
when lie was asked to vote
for the proposition confding
20 the secretary of the treasury the use
OF silver as money, ii this was the end Of
II, he would vote against II. Never had
such discretion been confded to the sec.
rotary OF this country where II has been
possible to eyadeit. II 1t had not been
evaded, and II the discretion vested in
the secretary OF the treasury had been
fairly used for the past six months, let
alone for seven or eight years, no such
legislation as this would be under dis.
cussion to-day. Applause Tho treas.
ury officials were the friends of gold,
and gold alone. Instead of being a bill
for the coinage of silver, 1t was a meas
ure which practically prohibited the
coinage OF the standard silver dollar.
Applause Mr.. Payson was followed
by Mr. Hatch, OF Missouri. in opposi-
tiop to the bill.
II the gentlemen on the other side
who on the floor declared then selves In
favor of free coinage would throw OIL
the caucus shackleS, said Mr.. Hatch, be.
fore the sun went down to-day silver
would be restored to a perfect equality
with gold.
Mr.. Bartinc, Of Nevada, declared him.
self 4 fiat-footcd free coinage man.
Mr.. Cannon said tha. he would vote
Tor the substitute, because he believed at
the present time, and under the present
condition. II was the best that could be
procured. While he aid not npprohend
that the bill was perfect, his Judgment
was that, taking all in all, IL was the
soundest measure the house could orig.
mate and pass and from every stand
point and all things considered, 1t met
with his unqualified approval and in
dorsement standing as he did between
the extreme silver man on one hand and
the gold monopoist on the other.
Mr.. Anderson OF Kansas, favored fee
coinage.
Mr. Perkins, of Kansas, said that tho
bill did not meet his approval, but that
he would vote for 1t, because he knew
that In another form IL would be
amended.
Messrs. Funston, Of Kansas, and Con-
nell, OF Nebraska, favored free coinage.
Mr.. Dingley, Of Maine, supported the
bill.
Mr.. Brewer, of Michigan. and Mr..
Sweeney, Of Iowa, spoke for the bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor, OF Ohio, character
lied as fraudulent pretense of the
democratic party that IL had favored
free and unlimited coinage OF silver. IL
had been the shuttlccock of the demo- |
Gratis dishonorable method of politics.
Mr. Mckinley said that the bill would |
utilize every dollar OF tho silver product !
OF the United States. IL provided also
that the instant silver was ON n par with |
gold that very instant there would be A 1
ifeo and unlimited coinsse of silver,
Congress must soc that the money mo- !
yided for the people must be absolutely |
safe from financial wrecks and com. /
mercial commissions, and which would |
be absolutely safe and secure In Inc
hands OF tho holders.
This bill gave the country money TINT
was good for the people, and would bo |
good for all time. Vote down tbis
measure, and tho gentlemen knew that
there would be 10 legislation ON the
subject. The democrats knew that tbev
would not get Tree coinage when they
were In the majority. They knew Inn,
they could not get 1t now, and To dei,at
this bill was 10 defeat all silver leli,la.
tion.
The hour OF O'Clock having arrived
! he previous question under considera,
tion was ordered, and the amendment,
70 the original bill, offered by Mcsers
Iaylor OF Illinois. aud ODonnelI. OF
Michigan, were In formally adopted.
MI. MeComas amendment to the sub
stitnte was also adopted. 1t provides
that whom free coinage Is attained th.
bullion purchases shall cea SO.
Inc substitute as amended was lien
agreed 10, and the question occ urrod |
upon the agreement TO tho bill as
by the substitute.
Mr.. Bland, Of Missouri, moved In ro-