The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-02
STEWARDS REPLY.
The Record on the Bill Demon
etizing Silver.
Facts Furnished for the Information Of
Senator Sherman.
The House to Consider the Caucus Bill
During the Week = The Census.
Election Contests.
Special Dispatches to THE MoaS1Se CALL

WASHINGTON, June 1.-Senator Sherman
appears very sensitive about the passage of
the Dill demonetizing silver, and whenever
the subject is called up in the Senate jumps
to his feet in an excited manner and de-
clares that the matter was thoroughly dis
cussed and understood. When Senator
Daniels was speaking several days ago
Sherman interrupted him and declared that
the question of demonetiZing silver was
thoroughly discussed at that time and
understood by every member of Con-
gress. He alluded to Senator Stewart
and stated that Stewart was present and
voted for the bill at that time. Stewart
simply said that he knew the silver dollar
was omitted from the act of 1873 codifying
the Mint laws, and stated that he would
show from the record, at the first oppor-
turlty, that the matter was not discussed.
Sherman took an inopportune time to
bring the matter up, when he knew
Stewart would not interrupt Daniels
speech by replying. But Senator
Stewart has since thoroughly inyesti-
gated the case, and looked up the ori-
ginal House bill and the report of the Sem
ate Committee, with the amendments of the
SUuHlhlet, DOIu Ol WHICH were printed
January Z, 1873 At the first opportunity,
perhaps tomorrow. Senator Stewart will
take the floor and explain the whole matter
as follows:
1T appears from the report that the
committee recommended striking out Sec
tion l6, which contained provision for
silver dollar equal to the tlve-franc piece,
and substituting in lieu thereof trade dol
lar There were twenty amendments pro-
posed by the Finance Committee, and they
were acted upon serlatim, except one, as is
shown by the Congressional Globe. When
Section 10 was reached it was eliminated.
Section III, which demonetiZed silver, was
omitted, as appears by the Globe, and the
amendment to Section II was next consid-
cred. After Section II the next amend
ment considered was Section 49, which
provided for leaving off the eagle on
the silver dollar, hall, quarter, and
dime and substituting in lieu thereof the
weight and fineness OF the coin. MIR. Cass-
erty objected to leaving off the eagle, and
Sherman explained that they had adopted
the International coinage of Europe, with a
ratio OF 10 u 10 l. and that the dollar pro-
vided for III the preceding section was pre-
clsely the equivalent of the lve-franc piece,
and IL was necessary to stamp the weight
and 'fneness' on the coin SO that foreigners
might understand its value, because, said
Sherman. the intention is that our silver
dollar shall circulate all over the world
IL 10 lut LCpull lCl Va tHC SOu-
gressional Globe might have omitted from
his reports an amendment to Section IL, but
such a thing has never been known to oc-
cur, and probably did not occur in that
case, because Sherman's reasons for stamp
ing the weight and 'fnenesS' on the dollar
w3nld not have applied to trade dollars if
the amendment had been adopted, for 1t
must be borne in mind that after section 16
had been passed over Sherman declared it
contained provision for dollar equiva-
lent to the five-franc piece, which would be
3S4 grains, and not a trade dollar of 400
grains. The trouble Is with Senator Sher-
man that the record is evidently agains t
him, rs we'll as the recollection of every
Senator and member who was in Congress
at that time"
Senator Stewards speech, which will
make an explanation, as above set forth,
showing silver was never legally demonet-
lied, will create something of a sensation
in the Senate Tomorrow or some time next
week.