The Portland daily press., 1891-01-10
Senators still Talking silver.

WASHINGTON, January circumference re-
potts on the bills for public buildings at
Lewiston, Me-, and Haytrhill, Mass, were
received. The finance bill was then taken
up. Mr.. Blackburn addressed the Senate in
advocacy of Mr.. Stewards amendment for
the free coinage of silver. He said there
WAS not silver mine within the limits of
the great commonwealth Of Kentucky, yet
he ventured to assert that her people were as
united. earnest, honest and clamorous in
their demand for free coinage of silver as
the people of Colorado, California, Idaho,
OF Nevada. Mr.. Blackburn said be had no
objection to tine fourth section of the bill, as
far as it provided for the addition Of two
hundred millions to the circulation; but he
joined In the protest of Stewart that it was
device on the part of the finance committee
looking to the perpetuation of the banking
system, already doomed. He thought the
bill failed to give just or full measure of
relief. The opponents of free coinage might
rely upon the veto power of the President
when the amendment passed the Senate and
House and the bill went to the President.
he dared not put his veto upon it unless he
was already prepared to sign the death war
rant of his party, already doomed
Mr.. Morgan said he would not have at
tempted to make further suggestions II 1t
were not that he considered the present an
opportune time for Congress to come to the
relief of the country. 1t is not worthy of
the American people, he said, at this stage
of their progressthat they sheuld any longer
decline to have their financial policy Oh their
own unfailing Industries not only unfailing,
hut actively and enormously increasing.
Speaking of the product of American mines
In gold aud silver-eight hundred millions in
ten years-Mr. Morgan asked what other
government in the world could point to bet
ter security for the REDEMPTION of its prom
ises, public or private. Could Germany
pramise herself such a result
| France? Not at all. Could England from
| all her vas possessions? Not by any means
| 1t might be assumed that $500 100000 would
| be taken from the American mines in 10
| years. An issue for circulation of one, two
| or three dollar certificates 10 one dollar of
| gold or silver would be absolutely a safe
| calculation. In view of that fact why should
| Senators be trembling and fearful, nay, al
| most in state of panic lest, if the country
sought to use its silver and avail itself of its
| natural advantages, some men might con-
| clude that the government of the United
| States was becoming slack in the ideas Of
| honor. honest and credit There was nc
need to doubt the future, the present was So
/ assured and the past 81 fruitful in splendid
results from the mining industry of the coun'
try.
| Mr.. Morgan yielded the floor without
| concluding his speech and the bill was laid
| aside.
The Senate bill creating the office of fourth
| assistant postmaster general was reported
| and placed on the calendar
Serator Stanford introduced a bill provid
ing for the extension of the Executive Man.
| sion, 10 accordance with the plans suggest
ed by Mrs. Harrison, at cost not to exceed
S95o.000,
| The Senate went into executive session
| and at o'clock adjourned.