New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
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Washington. Jan G.-The silver debate was rehe"e"
to-day in the Senate and speech-making went OH a,
brsky As IL two months more OF tho !ast sessio' w
not been devoted TO exactly the same wcarisOne all"
tangled topic. The issues involved In MI. o'e"ai.
f.ecconagc amendment to the Financial Dill are, III
fact lust the same those debated without emu iaS
May and June and drop into the Senate galleries one
i,bt almost imagine that the old strife Of confusing
LANGUAGE and more confused ideas had simply DToheh
out afresh. An effort will be made TINS tlme' ho"
ever, to end the discussion promptly ana ueod'o %
eyneced TO come 10 close late Thursday afternoon
II his pleasing hope is not realized the session vi a
day will be prolonged until some action can be han
The anti Republcan combination, which Is no" pro-
pared to pass another FreeCoinage bill through
the Senate was represented the moor To-Day
by Messrs Teller and Vest Mr.. Teller attacKeu
Mr. she mans speech Of yesterday In his usua 'eho
ment and Incorporate manner and then went on WIFI
one Of his old time harangues on silver as the phaoea
for all monetary. ills. Mr.. Vest talked ABOUT lec
coinage a, the undoubted remedy for all possible ais
trcsses in the business and industrial world. lheoe
familiar arguments of cheap money were ruthiessy
exposed however in a speech by Mr. Morrill,, abound
ing I'm strong financial sense, clever sarcasm anu many
pungent turns of wit Mr.. Morrill, Is neVe duli' ana
to day he was on his level an entertaining ana
sparkling debateP A reference OF his to MT CleVe-
lands alleged reversal Of his former views OIL tne
silver question: drew from Mr.. Vest denial OF the
story that Mr. Cleveland had written him letter eA
painng that interesting change of heart Inc
Missouri senator added, however, that Mr. Cleveland
had he understood, modified his opinions somewhat
as to the policy Of free coinage.
Mr. Teller prefaced his speech on the Financial Dill
with an explanation Of his action In voting yesterday
to di, place the Election bill. He knew when ne
voted as he did that ISLANDERS to the effect that tile
friends # free coinage of silver had entered into an
alliance with the opponents Of the Election bill for It's
defeat I'm return for their votes In favor OF ffee coin
age would attack him. There never was, ne saId' u
more unfounded SANDER published than the statements
that there had been combination between Republican
senator, and senators on the other side who were
opposed 10 that bill Believing, a. he did, That tho
economic question was OF paramount Importance
he had voted to lay aside the Election bill in order TO
take up the economic question lie did not wish
ANYBODY % take his remarks an apology for MN
self hi, c0lea for their acton in voting to take
of the Financial bill. They would answer to their
constituents, 10 the people and TO their conscences FOR
their couisc.
Mr Morrill, in replying to Nr. Teller. said Il ap-
pcared to him that hiss liver friends were asking too
much. lie thought that the provision for an issue OF
per cent bonds to take up bonds bearing much higher
interest ought to have found more favor. The Secre-
ary of the Treasury had exhausted his surplus In the
purchase Of bonds; and what better mode. Mr. MorTll
asked could be proposed for their redemption They
should prov ded for somehow before the 4th OF March
next Mr. Morrill, said II not money that was
wanted 40 much a. the restoration OF credit. Public
faith I'm the financial system Of the country had been
paralyzcd. The country now threatened with
either legatendcr fiat, paper money, or
with free coinage Of silver. II thus stood bet ween the
devil and the deep sea. Democratic senators had
suddenly accepted "a a unit alliance with one or
two Republican senators from new states to bring to
the front the measure free coinage Of silver with an
equal Issue Of legal tender paper but for this union
short honeymoon might be confidently predicted. IL
Wa. manifest that the Government purchase ana
locking up Of onc-han OF the worlds product Of
silver had not promoted the increase Of IT. value,
which va, fully : cents per ounce less than III
was on the passage Of the silver Act Of last session
It urged that the markets and minis OF the
United states should De opened To the whole silver
product OF the world. The patient was either TO be
cured or killed. II silver was IN purSaory now IL
would not do by the further action Of Congress to
ank II TO hades, where IL would be past praying for