The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-08
SOLONS DEBATING ON FINANCE.
The Free Coinage Of Silver Dis
cusSed in The Senate.
Senator Daniel, &c Virginia. Attacks the
Cola Dasis ia IA Strnn. Sprcch--seunter
hiieria'sn iccased OF Inconsistency IN
Iiis sacrch-An Early Vote Looked Cor
On tho Iinuncial Dni.

WASHINGTON, Jan. -ISpcciall Tile
financial bill was again taken up in the
Senate to-day. II is the general under
standiny that IN carly date viii be
liked for taxing vote upon the
measure. Mr.. Daniel addressed the
Senate i'll favor Of free Coinage.
Twas q happy omen, he thought, for
the c]untry ana for tho Senate that. oi.
the first day Of the Legislative session OF
the now year, the Senate should have
laid aside the only measure on the
calendar that seemed to involve
sectional friction and which would have
been disturbing the cordiil and every
day improving relations now cxislin.
bstween all st ctions and rae $ Of the
Country. II was also q happy omen that,
in RELOCATING tina: measure to what
would be It's permanent retirement, the
senate should have turned its fac, 10
the consideration Of u measure which
concerncd the welfare Of every man,
WOMEN and caild oi The nation.
Abiding 10 Mir. Morrill's prophecy
=
Tue Union between the Senators from
tho SILVER States and tho nrm. cratic
Senators, Mr. Daniel said that, if tho
lchSUn vi cJur,oniV WAS any ; clrtUy tor
happiness OF marriages, tho union
wii.ca took place last Monday was one
that had been ur>c,cdcd by Us lonr u
courtship as in tn" >criptnral lnsLaIc
ot JacJb aud Rachel
Netrrrlng 10 Shernan's remarks as to
the taking up OF the finance bill bcinr
revolution, MIR. D..ulOl sa.ti tnaL IL IA
were revolution il was ono viii 81 wheels
had rcvolVvd slowly. II was simply a
revolution, on rather an evolution, in
whicl Lhe fuLincss OF time had c,mc
and drought ripcucd fruit, meet for use
| Oh The people. There never had been IA
vote cast IL the Senate VIII ca more
| thoroughly represented the temper OF
! the punlc mird. and 4 nn inriiv uf the
su.tsagO Of lie people than that vote
IN JAc Senate u,cl;lr, Il That IL wuulu
Ipsec ed 10 the consideration OF tho
.TNaHcc measure.
IN criticism OF Shcrnan's speech OF
Monday last. Mr.. Daniel said that If he
were attempting To make u syllabus OF
| 1t nc would state Il Condensed ANALYSTS
OF it somewhat thus: First am up-
! posed 10 fvee coinage OF siiYSr, because
. i
am opposed TO tree coinage Of silver, be
cause 1t will contract the currency.
10th OF tinAc arguments had been
deilberately niadc by the Senator from
ONO and q ib"ratcly elaborated. Mr.
sherman lad told the Senate, in one
breath. that If silver was illimltAbly
coined there would be more dollars. and
workmsnnn and producer would get
in,rc uol.;.,.' for their labor: and theD
he turnt 4 round and said that free g in.
| aye ot silver would contract clrr.ncv.
because n would dVmonetizp gold. IL
vas possible, said Mr.. Daniel, that one
Of these arguments might he e ,rr. c.:
BAT ii w:l& utterly impossible that both
cluld he
In further criticism of Mr.. ;shcrman's
Spc, ca Mir. Dunirl asserted tnat morr
silver had always meant more gold. At
the time vi the passage OF the bland act
there had been less than two hundred
millions OF gold in ell culatou. and ever
sine. then, gold had been INCREASING
~ silver had been increasing That
was but an illustration OF the great fact
il &c nom c 'cicnc, that money pro-
ducSs money.
The Face OF gold bee ,ming n cDmmod-
| lily. wh.ch AR. SHERMAN Considered
sich Il disastrous thing. had no more
"Niioto CuhAl 'iH IdcI oI SlIV'f Ut coming
nmudi,y. lie knew that the two
metals ought to be brought as near To
rarity rs possible, but he also knew that
the legal tender quality impaired to
metals WAS the greatest appliance In
bringing them 10 that parity. II might
rs we'll TO L, DgpiZ, Il that the war
against silver MAS carried ON hy those
who had fixed Investments. who wanted
10 cnharc, continually the value OF gold
dollars aud vino. through the Senator
from Ohio and Others, were trying to
convert the nation from II JOINT and
double standard Of money To Il single
! gold standard.
Mr.. Daniel was followed by Senator's
! Plumb, lli,c OK and Stewart Mir.
Stewart cxplr -, Il II desire that an carly
day he iiN,d for taking 4 vote, Saturday
ii possible.