The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-13
SILVER MEN SOFTENING.
THEY BEGIN TO TALK OF A OoM.
PROMISE MEAS SURE.

standard.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Ths adoption by
the House of the resolution to Investigate
the silver pool has so discouraged the free
coinage men, especially in the House, that
the project which two silver senators are
pressing for a compromise has already got
ten more support than 1t would otherwise
have had These particular senators do not
think that President Harrison could be
induced or iutimidated to sign a
free coinage bill. They are saying
to their free coinage colleagues, "We
cannot get free coinage this session,
but can get legislation favorable to silver.
Let US frame compromise bill which shall
contain substantially the same provisions as
the Sherman bill, and also a provision for
free coinage whenever our government can
reach an agreement with Europe involving
it. Such a bill President Harrison, we
know, would sign This proposition, talked
over to-day in the cloak~room, gained so
much approval that its authors are hopeful
Of having it adopted.
THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jau. 12.-In the Honse
this morning Mr.. Dookery. rising to a oues-
tion of privilege, offered a resolution recit-
ing the fact of the references Of his ''silver
pool" resolution to the committee on rules,
and the fact that the committee had refused
to report it, and directing the committee on
rules to report the resolution TO the House
for its confirmation. Mr.. Dinglsy made the
point that the resolution did not involve a
question of privilege.
DoCKERY CHANGES THE PHRAsEoLoGY.
Mr.. Dockery held that, inasmuch as the
original resolution was question of privi-
lege it lost none Of that privilege
by reason of its reference to the COM
mittee. He changed the phraseology of the
pending resolution 30 as to discharge the
committee on rules from further consider
alton Of the resolution, and so as to bring
it now before the House.
In discussion as to whether the original
resolution presented question Of privilege,
Mr. Crisp of Georgia said that there was no
express rule authorizing the discharge of
the committee, but this was not an ordinary
case. The original resolution was unques
tionably a question OF the highest privilege.
IL the committee refused to report the resoN
luton motion to discharge was privileged
REEDS OPINION.
The speaker inquired whether the gentle
man believed that the original resolution
was one of privilege.
Mr.. Crisp replied that he had assumed
that the speak or had so held.
The speaker stated that he had not. On
the contrary, in somewhat similar case
he had ruled tand the House had
sustained his ruling) that the resolution
did not present question Of privilege. The
chair desired that in this case the matter
should be disposed Of by the House, and he
therefore submitted the question as to
whether or not the pending question was
one Of privilege The House decided
l4S, nays S0-that the question was one Of
privilege.
ROGERS OFFERS AN AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Rogers of Arkansas offered an amend
ment to the Dockery resolution providing
for the appointment Of a special committee
Of five members to inquire into all the facts
and circumstances connected with the silver
pool in which senator's and representatives
are alleged to be interested; also as
to the alleged purchase and sale
Of silver prior to and since
the passage of the act of July IA, 1880, To-
Guiding the names of the persons purchas-
ing or selling the same, and who are the
owners of the 10000, 900 ounces of silver bull
ion which the United States Is now asked to
purchase.
Mr.. Rogers amendment was agreed to,
and the resolution as amended was
agreed to.
ALLEN ADVOCATES THE AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Allen of Washington to-day ad-
dressed the Senate in advocacy of Mr.
Stewards amendment to the finance bill.
The world at large, he said, had seen fit to
adopt, with a few exceptions, the double
standard Of gold and silver, and had,
through centuries, builded up hnan-
cial structures upon it. Il was
impossible, at this late day,
to call halt in the march. Silver to-day
represented about one-half Of the worlds
supply Of money and one-half of its value.
II silver were robbed Of its money func ton
and converted into mere commodity, it
would become practically worthless, and
half the value of the worlds assets would
be extracted, and would be
transferred to and swallowed
up in the remaining metal, in order to
double its monetary power. Such a crime
would be so gross, so sthpendous, so cruel
and ruinous that its contemplation excited
universal revulsion and universal resistance.
BERRY STRONG FOR SILVER.
Mr.. Berry addressed the Senate in the
support of Mr.. Stewards amendment He
would vote for it, he said, understanding
that it provided for free and unlimited
coinage of silver, and placed silver. in all
aspects, in regard TO the right Of coinage
and the right 70 be used as money, on
an equality with gold at the rate fixed by
law. AS for himself, he SAID frankly that
one of tho strongest reasons that induced
him to support the amendment was the hope
and the belief that free coinage Of silver
would enable the mortgage cursed people
of the south and west 10 discharge
their obligations, aud to rid their
homes from the mortgages that weighed
them down with loss labor, less toll and
with much smaller amount Of cotton,
wheat and corn than it would now require.
And If 1t were true that the money paid to
the holders of government bonds would pur-
chase leas of those products than it now did,
they would still receive far more than they
had contracted TO receive, and
much more than justice demanded. He
would not vote for the section providing
for the issue Of additional bonds, the pur-
pose Of which was TO continue In existence
the national banks. He believed that the
national backs had been a curse to the
country, and that the sooner they disap-
peared the better.
Mr.. Cockrell also made an argument In
favor of the amendment, which was simply,
he said, q proposition for free coinage Of
silver and for the restoration of silver to
all monetary functions.
MIR. Allison then took the floor and the
bill was laid aside,
After a snort executive session the Senate
adjoarned.
BUSINESS MEN OBJECT.
New YORK, Jan. 12.-An adjourned
meeting Of the chamber of commerce was