Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-10
sss ss - - ah - uu From All Quarters. NENSFROM WASHINGTON Important Hearings Before
 House Committees. TUE SEARCH IN THE HOTEL RUINS. Fiendish Work of a Tramp
 in New Brunswick. DEATH OF BANKER JOHN JAY KNOX. Senator Vest on the POliti-
 cal Situation.
DEATH OF BANKER JOHN JAY KNOX.
THE SILVER QUESTION.

AAAS Arguments of a National Grange Representative Before the House Committee on Cotnage-Wants Sil- yer Restored to its Position Prior to 1873. WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 9.-At the hearing before the house committee on coinage, weights and measuree to-day, Leonard Rhone of Pennsylvania, represent ing the legislative committee of the Ma tional grange, said that the American farmer was asking that silver be reftored to the position it had occupied prior to 1873. An increased volume of money, he said, meant an enchantment of prices. The farmers had no silver or stocks to sell, but they did have farm products, which were affected not only by our poli- cy, but by the policy of other countries. When the American farmer went with his wheat into the Liverpool market, he obtained possibly $1.10 bushel for it, while the Indian and Russian farmer realized $1.3O in silver for his wheat, thus placing the American farmer in disadvantageous position in the
 
 of the National grange in favor of free coinage. In answer to 8 question if he could not get in Liverpool the same amount of silver for his wheat that the Indian farmer could, MT. Rhone replied that the exchanges between the United States and England were in gold, and that if the far mer took silver bullion he would have to sell it here at bullion price.
 He was asked: When you bring the sil- yer home is it not placed at a disadvan- tage by being dishonored here?
 MT. Rhone made an affirmative response and said the American farmer would be very willing to take United States silver coin in Liverpool for his wheat because here it was worth as much as gold; but if he took silver for his wheat he was not given American coin, but bull ion. When the Indian farmer took his silver home he could get it coined, which would buy there as much as any other form of money.
 To MT. Williams of Illinois he said he favored free coinage of both gold and sil- yer.
 A discussion. then arose between the members of the committee over state ment made by MT. Taylor of Illinois that Director Leech had sent silver certificates were redeemed in gold, and that in this way gold would flow out.
 MT. Bland asked if any secretary would dare to pay out gold for 8 silver certif- cate.
 MT. Taylor replied that no secretary dared do anything else.
 Mir. Blsnd-Then he violates the law every time he does it, and is liable to inn peachment, for the act distinctly says they are redeemable in silver dollars and noth- ing else.
 Messrs. Taylor and Williams insisted that the practice of the government was to pay out gold for any of it's obligations, whenever demanded, and MT. Williams and others insisted that the silver law, by it's terms, made the certificates redeemable in silver.
 E. M. Burchell read rhetorical address ridiouling the declarations of opponents of free silver.
 The examination of Francis G. New lands was then resumed by Messrs. Will Hams of Massachusetts and Stone of Penn sylvania.
 The hour of 12 having arrived, MT. Will Hams of Massachusetts asked if hearing were closed.
 MT. Bland responded af6rmatively, but MT. Williams wishing an opportunity to further cross-examine MT. Newlands it was decided to hold 8 session beginning at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, the commit tee to begin consideration of the bill at 10:30 o'clock.
 MT. Stone of Pennsylvania asked if it were the intention to substitute Mr. Bland's later bill for the one made the order of the committee.
 MT. Bland said his later bill contained the two changes designed to make its purport clearer and leave no room for 6 construction of it other than he thought it should have. He said he intended tc ask unanimous consent to substitute the later bill. There seemed to be no objec tion to this on the part of members of the