The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-25

its debts with a bludgeon. (Applause.
"What do you say" interrupted Mr..
Bland, ''to the law OF 1873 that from that
day to this has robbed the debtors and peo-
pie of this country of the difference between
/ gold and silver| Applause.
That is question which should be
answered." said Mr.. Cochran. "but il the
| gentleman cannot provide for an extension
/ OF my time | cannot stop to answer it.
| Laughter But I want TO ask the gentle
man from Missouri whether he calls this
! pending bill free coinage measurer
The gentleman may designate IL as be
chooses, said Mr.. Bland. but l say il is the
free coinage measure for gold and silver
that we always bad until 1873" Zap
| plause.l
with all respect to the gentleman from
Missouri said Mr.. Cochran, II desire to
say that this bill does not provide for the
| coinage Of gold and silver as it existed prior
to 1913. More than that. say that IL flies
into the face Of the constitutional pro-
visions, which are the basis Of the platform
and faith OF the Democratic party. IL pro-
vides for the launching OF this coun-
try into the banking business and
making OF the treasury an influence which
can upset trade and commerce at the pleas
ure of the officials IN charge of it. [Ap-
plause.l IL provides for the deposit Of bull
lion and the issuing OF treasury notes which
below the value Of .greenbacks. " Applause. ]
CUMMINGS AGAINST IT.
Mr.. Cummings of New York spoke
briefly, saying that his constituents were
opposed TO the pending bill and he was not
one who felt at liberty to cross the desires
Of their constituents. He would therefore,
as the representative Of the people of his
district, cast his vote against the bill
Mr.. Dingley Of Maine also spoke in oppo-
stion to the bill, saying that its effect would
be to give to the silver mine owners Of this
nation eel 900. 900 annually more than thew
are now receiving for their product. In ad-
dition to this, our miuts would be flooded
by silver imported from abroad.
Mr.. Bum Of North Carolina was in favor
of the bill as being a response to the de-
mands Of the people.
Mr.. Loud Of California said the first and
most potent reason why he should vote
against the bill was that Ia the platform of
the Republican party there was engrafted
plank against the free coinage of silver.
THE LEADER OF REPUBLICAN SILVER MEN.
Mr.. Bartine of Nevada, leader Of the
republican free coinage men. made an able
and carefully prepared speech, IN which he
reviewed the fiscal policy Of this country
and Europe on the silver question during
the past century. He showed the benefits
to be derived from free coinage and COM
batted the arguments made against it.
MIR. Hatch of Missouri made a strong
party speech In favor OF the bill, announc-
ing that he was in favor of making the bill
matter OF party fealty. lie told Mr..
Williams of Massachusetts that he did not
know the first principles of democracy, and
when Mr.. Williams asked IL he was reading
him out Of the party Mr.. Hatch retorted
that Mr.. Williams said the time was COM
ing when the Democratic party would have
TO choose between the democrats of New
York and the alliance of the south. He
MIR. Hatoh) was willing to make the
choice II necessary, and would swap the
barefooted statesman from Kansas (Mr.
Simpson, for the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts, and il another swap were wanted
be would take In the erring young demo-
crat from Georgia (Mr. Watson) and throw
over another Massachusetts, mugwump.
TAYLoRs SURPRISE.
MIR. Taylor of Ohio was surprised to see
the gentleman from Missouri stand here
and say the repeal Of the law of 1878 was
the greatest infamy of this country, and
that it was done by the Republican party,
by a republican congress and a republican
President, And yet the gentleman knew
that not a single democrat voted against
that measure in the United States Senate,
that Allen G. Thurman voted for it. that
the only votes cast against 1t were cast by
republicans, and yet these silver men were
here condemning the Republican party for
it. He asked II that were fair.
Mr.. Castle Of Minnesota denied the right
OF any of the democrats on the floor of the
House to pronounce policy for the party
in advance OF the party platforms They
could speak for their own states, but he OBJ
jeoted to their speaking for his state or for
the party when IL had never pronounced on
it. He represented people who had been
democrats in ana out of season. His people,
he said, were opposed to this bill because il
proposed to make fiat money pure and
simple.
ENGLIsH'S OPPOSITION.
Thomas Dunn English of New Jersey ad.
dressed the House, standing in front of the
| speakers desk and facing the members, who
gathered around him. He said he occupied
Il different position from either side of the
| House. He had no fear of an influx of for,
eign silver, but he was opposed to the bill
because it was a bill to throw more ragged
notes upon the country, TO pile up silver In
| the treasury and not to place it in the
hands of the people. His strongest reason
for opposing 1t was that it was a subsidy tc
the silver kings of the west, and as a demo.
crat he was opposed to any subsidy, sugar
| coat the bin as you would He also opposed
| Tue DllA III Ooudll VI bu6 plduUeTS Oh b0e SOuII
| and the farmers of the west to whom il
would bring disaster and financial ruin. II
conclusion, Mr.. English said he was the
| oldest man but one in the House and 9
democrat for fifty three years, and now il
| his old age he found himself read out Of the
! party by gentleman Mr.. Hatch who hac
| gone dallying with the farmers alliance
ABNER TAYLOR TRIES TO FUNNY.
| Ahnar Tavlor OF Illinois was raCo0niyad
and sent up to the clerks desk and had real
| a proposed substitute measure intended K
ridicule the pending bill After the laughte
which greeted its reading was concluded
MIR. Wheeler of Alabama arose and said i
was very funny, but that it was because il
was proposed that any man who oweC
| $1,000 should pay to his creditors IS, 00t
| that the Democratic party was here recog
| nizing the people and endeavoring to chang
the conditions which had brought about 81
much misery.
Mr.. Lind of Minnesota said this bill
should not be made party question, bu
lnasmuch as it had been made party anC
sectional question, he doubted whether /
would be wholesome to pass such measure
Mr.. Sweet OF Idaho announced himself IL
favor OF free coinage aud the bill.
MIR. Patterson Of Tennessee said he should
support the bill, but he dissented from tn,
remarks Of Mr.. Hatch and of reading mer
| out of the party. He recognized the demo.
| cratic movement in New England as the
har5inger of victory in November next
| Applause. He desired to say that whel
the Chicago convention met the great ques
tion which would be put before the Ameri