The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-06
SILVER FREE COINAGE.
ALLIANCE OFFICERS URGE THE
COMMITTEE TO REPORT.

/ The Old Fight Between Messrs Bland
and walker Resumed A New
Yorker Engaged in Foreign Trade
Argues in Favor of an Increase in
the Value of the Silver in the
Dollar.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-A delegation of
officers Of the state farmers alliances, now
in sess ion in this city, headed by President
Polk of the national alliance, awaited the
opening of the hearing of the House coin
age commi tee this morning. President
Polk stated their purpose to be to urge
prompt action on the silver bill by the COM
mittes, so that action might be had
by the House. The old difficulty as to
when the hearings should cease was
Immediately encountered. Mr.. Bland
wanted a day fixed. Mr.. Vaux thought
that nothing should be done which would
prevent hearing being given to the Phila-
delphfa board OF trade next Wednesday,
and Mr.. Bland moved that the hearings
should cease on that day. The question
went over for a time. and James Milliken
spoke in favor of making the silver in SUBJ
sidiary coin of proportionate value to that
in the silver dollar.
EFFECT ON FOREIGN TRADE.
John M. Forbes OF New York, who is en-
gagged in the China and India trade, said he
did not desire to argue the question of free
coinage, but merely to present some facts
as to what he believed would result from an
increase of the value Of the silver in the
dollar. Ali our exchanges in silver-usng
countries, ne said, were governed by
Ill l.
To his mind nothing would so greatly stim-
ulate business as rise in silver. The pres
ent uncertainty, however. was having an
injurious effect He did not believe silver
would flow here from silver using countries
If we opened our minis without limit, be-
cause currency was always the last thing
exported. War or some other such sbnor-
NAL cause was the only thing which would
cause this.
BLAND TO THE FRONT AGAIN.
Mr.. Bland then moved that the hearings
close on Thursday of next week, and Mr..
Walker moved an amendment to fix Tues
cay, Wednesday and Thursday as the
regular days of meeting, without any con-
clusion as to when they should close. This
opened up the old fight, and Messrs. Walker
and Bland had another tilt, the former
declaring it of importance that there should
be full consideration and just comprehen-
sion OF the question, even II the report were
not made at all this session, and the latter
insisting that the House should be given an
opportunity to pass on this question in
order to meet the demand of the country
for action.
VILLA Ms MOVES SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Williams, seeing that there was a
majority against Mr.. BANDS motion,
moved a substitute providing for hearings
Tomorrow and the first four days of next
week, after which a vote should be taken.
He called attention to the fact that this
would give five hearings, while under Mr..
Walkers proposition there would be six
hearings only, from now until within less
than two weeks Of the close of the session.
On yea and nay vote, an amendment
limiting the meeting days 90 three per week.
proposed by Mr.. Walker to Mr.. Williams
motion, was adopted BY vote of ITO 5,
Mr.. Wilcox voting with the free coinage
mon aud Mr.. Wickham, the chairman,
against them Twelve o'clock having ar
rived there was no opportunity to vote on
the amended proposition, and by unanimous
consent the committee adjourned until to-
morrow.