Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-10
THE FIFTY-FIRsr CONGRESS.

On motion Of Mr.. Blair the senate proceed
i ed to executive session.
The doors were re-opened at 1 o'clock.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was re-
ported and Mr.. Allison stated that he would
ask for its consideration to morrow. The
consideration of the conference on the silver
bill wss resumed and Mr.. Cockrell contin-
ed his argument against the report. He crit
icised the last clause of the section of the
conference bill and said that the language
therein used indicated preference for
single gold standard. The secretary of the
treasury would SO interpret 1t. Until parity
between the metals was established gold
would be given the preference and the legal
tender notes would be redeemed in gold.
That was the most dangerous power ever
vested by law in secretary of the treasury.
Mr.. Teller-Does not the senator recognize
the fact that the secretary of the
treasury can pay for the treasury notes in
silver If he choosea
Mr.. Cockrell-Unquestiona
Mr.. Teller-Then it is simply question
of how the secretary will exercise that dis
cretion.
Mr.. Cockrell-No question about that.
Mr.. Teller-Does not the senator suppose
| that the secretary will pay in the coin which
the holder of the treasury notes may desire
If he can?
Mr.. Cockrell-Certainly.
Mr. Teller-Is not that properl
Mr.. Cockrell-I think not, not at all.
Mr.. Teller-That is the way that France
has maintained her parity between the two
| metals. When the holder of paper money
wants coin for it he can have either gold or
silver as he desires. When he goes with gold
he can have silver for it and when he goes
| with silver he can have gold for it. That is
what the secretary of the treasury will do
| under this bill. He will give to the holder
| of treasury notes (as long as he has got it)
| gold or silver, just as he holder desires.
| Mr.. Cockrell-France ia in a different stu
alton from the United States. know what
the rule is in France. Il ia not applicable
| here at all. This conference report is intended
as bold declaration that the country is still
on the single gold standard and that in the
redemption of these notes gold must be used.
The secretary of the treasury can drive the
| country to part with every dollar OF gold
/ and can lock up in the vaults of the treasury
every silver dollar. That is the most dan.
gerous power ever given to secretary Of
| the treasury since the foundation of the gov
| eminent.
| Mr.. Platt-Dees the senator mean to say
| that he would not give to the secretary of the
| treasury discretion as to which coin he
| would pay in4
Mr.. Cockrell-I certainly would give him
| CON-"
Mr.. Platt-That is all that there is to this.
| Mr.. Coekrell-That is true, but there is
with it declaration which is the fatal thing,
and as the gold standard still exists as it is,
| the gold standard still exists and must be
maintained.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada-Are you advocating
| change in the form of the bill or a change
| in the Office of the secretary of the treasuarya
| Do you desire change in that department.
Mr.. Cockrell-Not at all. Ny contention
| is not that. My contention is against the
language of the conference bill and against
the dangerous power which it vests in any
secretary of the treasury. Mr.. Cockrell went
on with his argument and taking up the
entered his most earnest and solemn pros
| test" against it as meaning practical cessa.
ton of silver coinage after July, 1891.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada-That Is all we want.
| Mr.. Cockrell-In other words, the distin-
guiehed senator from Nevada is willing to
| abandon the double standard, to make silver
| a mere commodity to stop its coinage and to
| tell the people he has done something for
| them in the restoration of the double stand
| ard. He Is willing to make silver a comma
dity, to place 1t on an equality with tobacco
and hemp and wheat and oats and bacon and
lard. He favors the plan of the Farmers
i alliance, to establish warehouses for the stor-
age of silver in connection with other com-
modities. That is treading on dangerous
ground. This compromise, this conference
bill ,is total abandonment of all pretensions
/ to double standard.
After further discussion Mr.. Morgan took
4 the floor, but saw that he could not finish
his remarks.
Mr. Sherman proposed that an agreement
should be made to take the vote at 3 o'clock
to. morrow.
Mr.. Cockrell objected. He had no doubt,
he said, that the vote would be taken to-
morrow, but the hour could not be fixed
now. He knew of two or three senators who
desired to speak on the bill.
| Mr.. Sherman said that he was satisfied
with the assurance that the vote would be
| taken tomorrow.
The senate then at $50 adjourned till to-
morrow.
Mr.. Fsrauahr of New York called up the
conference report on the bill appropriating
SIS, 900 for the relief of Albert 81. Emery
and demanded this previous question thereon.
The previous question was ordered-yeas
100, nays GYM. Bynum of Indiana chang
ing his vote to the affirmative in order to
move a reconsideration. On this vote ninety
two members were announced as paired.
Mr.. Farquhar moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table.
The motion to reconsider was tabled-yeas
ITO, nays 81.
The conference report was then adopted
yeas 10, nays 20.
Mr. Hit of Illinois. from the committee
on foreign affairs, reported resolution re-
questing the president to furnish the house
| with correspondence between the govern
ment of the United States and Great Britain
| touching the subjects in dispute in Behrine
sea since March 4, 1889.
Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky In advocating
the resolution referred to the newspaper re-
ports of breaking off Of the negotiations be-
tween the two countries, and said 1t was
of importance that sucn correspondence al
| could properly be laid before the house
should be Communicated to it. He believed
that the secretary of state and Sir Juliar
Paunoefote were in consultation at Bar Har
Dor, but he thought that it was important
that the house should know the import Of
recent correspondence.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky suggested
that the secretary of state had authority t
communicate any matter of importance te
. the house. Was there such gravity in thu
situation in Behring sea the house itsell
|, should take the initiativeI
Mr.. Hit replied that it was the usua
course of the committee on foreign affairs t.
call for information.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Hit presented the conference report
.. on the diplomatic and consular appropriation
, bill. In the course of the discussion, refer.
ence having been made to the appropriation
made by the last bill for the protection o.
! United States rights in Samoa, Mr.. McMil
: lin of Tennessee declared that 1t now ap
, peared that the entire result of the Samoan
, negotiations had been to dethrone KIM
! who had bsen dethroned by his people,
fact not generally known. Our representa-
tives sent abroad for the purpose of settling
! Samoan matters had actually gone to the ex
! tent of overthrowing the will of the peopl'
r of Samoa and setting up as king q scape
! grace who had been dethroned and, more
!. over, this American administration had I'm
( dertaken to pay part of the expenses of hi
: kingdom.
After further debate Mr.. Hit then de
= manded the previous question declining t
! yield to Mr.. Mcmillan, who was DESTROYS G
!. continuing the Samoan CONTROVERSY.
|, Thereupon Mr.. McMillen raised the poin
i of no quorum. pending which Mr.. Rogers G
Arkansas moved that the house adjourn
Lost-yeas 70, nays %.
The previous question was then ordered
% yeas 103, nays "A, the speaker counting
,. quorum, and then Mr.. MCMILLAN (who ha
:. voted in the affirmative for that purpos
80 | moved a reconsideration