The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-10
SILVER IN THE SENATE.
MATTERS FROM THE ~ DICIARY
COMMITTEE CONSIDEsED
IN THE HOUSE.
\ Rather Dull Day in Congress Yes
terday---''Minne the ABB
sOrbinm Question:.


>orbing Question.
By Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, June 81 Senate. =
The Senate started its session by agree
ing to adjourn from to-day until
Monday next. Mr.. Morgan, of Ala
bama, who had given notice that he
would address the Senate to-day on
the silver question, called up the uD-
finished business, Senator Stewart'S 5 bill
for the free coinage of gold and silver.
Mr.. Morgan prefaced his remarks by
stating that he did not intend to make
a silver speech to day, but simply
wished to submit some preliminary re-
marks. He wanted to hear from the
Minneapolis convention before doing
so. 1t was likely that the Senator
from Ohio { Mr.. Shermanl would be
conspicuous figure there, at which many
darts would be fired, and he, too,
would like to fire few darts at him.
MIR. Morgan said the State of Ala
bama had always been Democratic ex-
cept once, Whether it would be Dem
ocratic tomorrow he did not know.
There were difficulties which were not
personal or political, but came from the
dissatisfaction of the farming commu.
mites in that State, who had felt the
pressure of want amid great abundance
They dreaded the visits Of the tax
gatherers. The people of Alabama had
done all they could to uphold the
Democratic party which they be-
lieved was in favor of broadening the
money system of the country. They
relied on the Democratic party to rt
lieve them from these difficulties be-
cause they believed the Democratic
party was for sound money, based on
the equal free coinage of gold and sill
yer. Mr. Morgan briefly reviewed
the formation of the farmers Alliance,
noting its objects and scoring it for it,
alleged fallacious doctrines. The
trouble in that State was traceable
directly to the fact that the Senator
from Ohio (Mr. ShermanD had beer
, able to demonetize silver, and the
Democratic party had not had enough
courage to remonetize it. The Sena
-, tor from Ohio (Mr. Sherman) said i
was not political question. Th
Senator from Missouri (Mr. Vest
: said it was not a political ques
g ton. He (Mr. Morgan) said
., was not a political question. The
y all said that because in the division
e of the houses of Congress on the silve
y question they had not divided on part
o lines. No political party, therefore
+. was responsible, but both parties wer
k afraid that in the existing political can
d paign they could not do without the al
d of the men who controlled the gold sid
+ of this question. He wanted to tax
r it out of politics. He believed W
o could serve our country better now b
d coming together irrespective of part
,e and doing what was best to restor
ID silver as a money metal in 1S7l
sr Hardly had Mr.. Morgan been seateC
E. when Mr.. Hale called up the pensio
d deficiency bill, already passed by ii
s. House, and it was passed in a perfun
ID tory manner in less than three minute
Mr.. Jones (dem of Arkansas, the
addressed the Senate on the Stewa
free coinage bill. At the conclusic
the Senate adjourned.
~ House of Representative.
&c Under the special order passed yt
) terday the committee on the judicial
'o was awarded the floor to consid
!0 measures from that committee. Amor
IL the bills passed were: To repeal st
tions of the revised status regardi
~ disloyal citizens so far as to dispen
on n with proof of loyalty during the war
n VI prerequisite of being restored or {
I' mitted to the pension roll. or to obts
'io bounty lands to which the applica
had become entitled by serving
81. the army previous to the war OF
bellion. That suits pending
compel officers of the depa
ex- ments or commissioners to complete
ere performance of their ministerial fu
i've tions shall not abate by reason OF dea
me resignation, or removal Of such offic
sti- but shall survive again their succt
he ors. The bill then defining the crir
lry of murder in the first degree and m
slaughter, and providing punishm
therefor, was briefly debated.
Curtis submitted an amendment rel
ting the death penalty. The anne
ho ment was lost. Mr.. Chapman mo
70" that death punishment should not
imposed upon any person convicted
'es any State where the death penalty {
is not exist. Lost. The bill passed.
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for Cleveland Leads in Texas.
BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
Q Of Fort WORTH, June 9.-The
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