The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-14

ment. He believed that il the
United States adopted the principle
o. Iree coinage OF silver.
arms and go quietly to sleep, retaining their
silver until they needed more money, aud
then they would send their silver to the
United States and convert it into gold
money. He regarded the proposition of
free coinage as premature. He did not be-
lieve that the United States could maintain
it alone;- and that was his argu-
ment. He would, therefore, vote
against the amendment. He hoped,
however, that the bill would pass without it.
1t would check the tendency to reduction Of
the volume Of paper money; because it alb
solutely prohibited the retirement of
national bank NOES, unless treasury notes
were substituted for them.
AsCHEME TO UNLOAD.
Mr.. Aldrich said that as he believed that
Mr.. Stewards amendment would be, if an
acted into law, disastrous to the great in
terests Of the country, he felt that he ought,
as member of the finance committee, TO ex-
press very briefly, but with the utmost can
dor, the reasons which led him to that con-
clusion. He was quite willing to agree, at
the outset, that the present condition
of silver was owing to legislation. He de-
MED, however, that the pending amend
ment was proposition for free coinage of
silver. 1t was as unlike that as the night
was TO the day. 1t was a proposition TO
purchase all the silver bullion that might be
offered-at fixed price, which was % per
cent. above its market price; the United
States to pay. besides, all charges of
refining and minting. What was there,
Mr.. Aldrich asked, about the business of
silver mining which made it so sacred that
it should have such an advantage over all
the other interests of the country7 He de-
MED that there was any lack of currency in
the United States, and asserted that the
currency was ample-twice as much as
that Of England.
CLEvELAND'S ATTITUDE.
He declared himself surprised at the at
titude of the democratic senators on the
subject, and read to them a portion of
President Cleveland's silver letter to A. J.
Warner and Others before his inauguration
in relation to the silver question. Common
rumor, Mr.. Aldrich said. had it that the
Senator from Nevada (Stewart) would have
the support of the solid democratic vote, and
therefore he wished to call their attention
to the change which such a vote would
show to have taken place in the policy of
their party. The same gentleman (Mr.
Clevelaud) had made speech in Philadel-
phia last week in which he undertook to
delineate the principles of true democracy.
In view of the fact that Mr.. Cleveland was
understood to be the principal presidential
candidate for his party, he (Mr. Aldrich) had
looked through the report of that speech,
and found that there was not one word in it
in favor OF free coinage Of silver; and he
had looked from that speech to the action
of the senator's on the other side to find out
what the principles of true democracy
were. on the question Of silver.
A NEW MOSES.
He found sitting on the republican side of
the chamber a likeness of Michael Angeles
statue in Rome Of Moses (Mr. Stewart).
There was the same heroic mold; the same
strength aud energy visible in every
lineament; but he had to confess
that he was somewhat surprised
to find that senator playing the role of
lawgiver and prophet of modern democ-
racy. [Laughter.1 He had not expected
pended upon to furnish the principles Of
true democracy, rather than that Grover
Cleveland should. He did not
know that Mr.. Cleveland had been
displaced in his leadership by that
senator [laug ghterl; and he would watch
with much interest TO see whether the ghost
dance that had been going on on the demo-
cratic side of the chamber would material
lie into actual leadership of the party for
hands, II the democracy were obliged to
take new candidate in order to keep
In line, with tae new leadership (Mr.
Stewart;s) he believed that it would be
beaten. He also believed that the damo~
Gratis would never be able to get Mr.. Cleve-
land to adopt the silver he-esy; and
although Mr. Vest had said the other day
that Mr.. Cleveland had modified his views
upon silver, that modification simply went
&ok ~ -
saying that the democrats who be-
lisve in free coinage of silver
might possibly be good democrats,
and might possibly be sane. Laughter.
Seriously, however, he warned the senators
on the other side not TO trife with the
question. II they had any confidence in
the free coinage proposition, they should
express it 10 a manly, open way. and not
content themselves with crawling suplnely
In the following of the senator from Ne
vada [Applause.l
STEWART PROPOSES AN EXTENSION.
Mr.. Stewart proposed, in order to save a
night session and to accommodate the SEN
ators who desired to speak on the question,
that the agreement ss to the debate and
vote should be extended for one day; but
the proposition was met by positive objec-
tion on the part Of Mr.. Hoar.
Mr.. Evarts made an argument against
Mr.. Stewards amendment, and Mr.. McCon-
nell of Idaho one IN favor OF it.
The hour then being late, various sug-
gestions were made as to the extension Of
the general debate, and it was finally de-
cided that Messrs Jones Of Nevada, In
gals, Gibson and Hiscock should be al
lowed to address the Senate in extsnso, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock, after which the ten
minute debate should be entered upon.
The Senate then adjourned.