New-York tribune., 1891-12-18
sPEECHMAKING BEGUN.
SENATOR'S STEWART AND TURPIE .sUBMII
REMARKS

SENATOR'S STEWART AND TURPIE .sUBMil
REMARKS
THE SILVER QUESTION AND THE PRESIDENTS
MEssAGE-PoPULAE CHOICE OF SENATOR'S.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBusEI
Washington. Dec 1.-THE sessions spceehmaking
began today In the senate. Messrs Turpie ana stewart
induging In the harmless and time -honored pouoo VI
/" submitting remarks" with more or less distant
bearing on possible legislation. Mr.. Turpe 'ooh ior
his topic the election OF senators by popnar Vo'e'
and advocated this shifting of power from the state
Legislatures directly TO the people. Mr. stewart taheu
on the silver question, ciitcising In senersi why
that part of the Presidents message whch 'rea'ou "
silver legislation. some Interest was aroused al tie
close OF the speech by Mr.. Morfilfs announcing Una"
he would reply to Mr. Stewart next Monday
Mr. Mapderson presided the Senate rs president
pro tem On motion of Mr.. Cuom Rnle - uor the
appointment of committees by ballot, was suspenueu
and a resolution was offered by him for the appoint
ment OF the standing md select committee
The appointment OF Mr.. Elkns by the President as
secretary of War was referred TO the Committee on
Military Affairs. -,
senator T,rue. I'm his speech advocating the cleo
Ion Of senators by the people after historiei sAen
Fof the organization OF the Government ueo'"'eu '
there was nothing in ithe history OF the ,no'''"
people that should induce Senators To CHECK t"o e
ment. or TO dstrust 1t, or to d'salow Hs I"o' ~.
nuepce IN the multiplication of the orisihai nrniS VI
the Federal compact. In conclusion he SAID we are
no,,ng for the exhibition OF a splendid International
n,ceapt commemorative OF the discovery ana se'''
ment NJ this continent. would be most ieh'"o"'
should We signaliBe 1t by the SUBMISSION ~nu f
n, this amendment-thus publishing 10 ""s So
commercial council OF the worlds commerce a"u %
change that the great Republic of the Yves. nau ssv"
IAff
to its people direct cohliOi vi '"o
msnt of the Government" ,
A. the close of Mr.. Turpie's speech the lon' re'o
,on ,ras raterrcd to the Committee on Privileges anu
Elections. 49,. Loh xas r
,.u,ad 40 Che Committee on Foreign Relauohs' M
slturtinc the Committee on Foreign heiN'' ~
InopIre into the advisabinty Of the invat"n oi 'ne
Governments OF the world TO conference III .o"" ~,
,on with the Worlds Columbian Expos'1oh ~
cuss and recommend the principles OF afpi'".io"
Nv Mitchell also introduced bill providins ior ,ne
c,rstruction OF two frstchss revenue o"''0'o ~
service on the Pacific coast 49,. rar,
Mr. stewart then addressed the senate vi nv
NJ the Presidents Message relating u Ae nIs
II. lid that the President la0oring unoer a ms
.o .shorsio when he stated that the advocates VI
80 o,,oca believed that the act OF lo9o "ouiu i"0
L., 40 mar and keep II there That ACT was 0P
nosed bv the Democrats, who had Voleu soh' = .,
Il The antisilve- Republicans, WIN inc
tle free. coinage Republicans, had phsseu '"o ~"
compromise measure. ooo mounted 10 a
ua contended that the act OF IeSo ahounO7N :"
.,.dce that the Government would maintain nee ooi"
:, ,as exnressl sly declared in that act tha' IL "aH
.h established policy OF the United states W man 49,
,L two uctos on parity with each Otler upo' '''
present legal ratio H.. ,,,r.e, IN. two
The act referred to the parity between ,ne
metals. not the parity between Inc coineu
gold and silver. .., .h omount
hod cd
y, re., money about one-hali. There had peeh no
.r,oI increase in The gold coin OF the Worio S"07
u,.r wos demooetlzed. lie suggested that the pa
oao ~ the act of 1890 might destroy the so'u
standard without producing bmetallsm' iie uise"
that there was no possibility NJ 4 hoou vi ~
under free coinage that no silver could return Ho"
Asia and that Europe bad n" silver u ep",'
France he said, had more than han Oh 'ne iee"i -
oliver Of EUROPE which she did not desire 10 dispose
80 THAT country under the agreement entered INTO
,, ,sss hctveen the nations forming the La'ih
Union (which agreement stipulated that a, 'he cN
niration OF Ave wears each member thereto sh"'u e
deem its silver coin which might be held by any o'er
Of the contracting Powers has the right 10 can upon
.ha other nations of the Union to redeem Sl.ooooooo
- sve- coin which she lad In her posscssloh' W
the rate Of Ell 80 per ounce. lut she ieiuseu 70 Ca
rcss iI,at urivilege preferring TO keep her s'er'
I,d.r these circumstances, lie said, II was not III All
,ire,v that France would ship silver to the ohleo
states in case of fee coinage and sell II Tor sl'oo
an ounce. The aggregate amount OF eoid ana
nv.r produced since silver was demone"Zed
,vos nd more than vas absolutely necessary
70 keep pace with population and business,
and IN. United states needed all the silver she eouu
Obtain 10 supply the growing demand for money JIG
c,osed with the remark that the silver question: oouu
NO, Ia. ignored that il must be settled ana that
q unsettled questions have pity for the repose Oh
mankind -. ,ors ,b.
Among the bills introduced and referred were the
following: 49,. y, nsnsiop
pv senator Gallinger- Increasing the rae OF pension
q. go a month when the pensioners s,r'cd on DoaIu
ese,s whose officers received tue THANKS ol tio 'o
,arv a., the Navy for gaantry and endlifSneee.
y" iv Mr. SawyeI-A bill amending IL th
. saie ~ timber on lands rVc1 lOf te use vi o
Wenomnee Indians. Wisconsin. 90. ooo =. ,,.,o
nv senator Teer-Appropriatlng @io;vW W ~
H. and maintain domestic reindeer In AlisKa, y
Nv Senator Hawley-Raising Commoooie MiiiiHn iS -, ~
Major 10 the rank and pay OF rearadmifal OH 'io e
urS1 H. Paddock. from the Committee on Contingent TX
nenses reported back the resolution oheleo n,r iao.
ior The increase OF the Senate force Oh Hessehsers
gbic he said was necessary, on account II ths PaI
chase of the Maltby Iousel on opJec,M1oh J,1 oS '''
platt the resolution went over without aeuoh'
The senate proceeded TO executive business anu a'
10 adjourned till Monday.
The senate in executive session confirmed large
number of recess nominations but owing to the failure
,o adopt the usual notice OF confirmation 10 be sen, 10
~. president the combinations were not made pubic
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.