The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-24
MANY SPEECHES ON SILVER.
The Second Days Debate on BANDS
Coinage Bill.
10 CHANCE FOR 4 COMPROMISE.
Pierce Of Tennessee Opens the discussion Of
Pennsylvania Makes a Sarcastic
Reply.
10 CHANCE FOR A COMPROMISE.
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WASHINGTON. March 23-The chances
for compromise on the silver question in
the House by substituting bill providing
for an International Monetary Congress are
row admitted to be very slight, and the ad-
voeates OF such action eoncede clear ma
J rlty to the free-coinage bill when a vote is
reached. The opponents of the bill at the
conclusion of the debate will move TO re-
commit the bill to The Coinage Committee
liz Is believed this motion is the strongest
move its opponents can make, as ii will re-
celye the support OF many mem bers who
will otherwise feel compelled to support the
measure.
1t was announced to-day that the Com
mttee on Rules had consented to bring in
a rule forcing a vote on Monday in case the
opponents hlibuSter tomorrow.
Debate Resumed.
The galleries Of the House were again
crowded. Chairman Bland opened the de-
pate by giving notice tnat at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon he will demand the pre-
ylous question on the silver bill.
Pierce Of Tennessee then spoke fav0ring
the measure; he said: Ii did not believe
the unlimited coinage Of silver for the best
interest OF the people OF the whole country
4 should not so warmly SUPPORT the measure.
IL Is only by going hack 10 the past upon
this question of bimetallism that We can
properly understand the great questi0n-iOr
the question of to-day is whether we shall
nave bimetalllSn or mOnOmetalism." Con-
irastlng the period of Prosperity prior 10
the demonstration of silver by England, lie
said: The next three years witnessed a
period OK depression, distress aud suffering
hitherto unknown in Great Britain. This
is matter of history and cannot be con-
trOyerted." Continuing. the gentleman
showed that latter the expansion of
the currency resulting from the dis
eoyery OF gold in California and
Australia, In 1S49-j0, labor in every
commercial nation was affected by this
expansion and advanced Is per cent
TheLe are gentlemen of New England"
SAID Pierce, "w - If we pass free silver
Dill that New LBgland will send an un-
broken body Of Republican Representatives
TO this hall aud that they will give us
force bill. / say TO you, gentlemen from
New England, that we Democrats of tie
South aud West measure our action by
Democratic rule the cardinal principle OF
which Is submission TO the will Of the ma
jirty, and We will bow to it and support
the nominee and platform that the majority
presents. That is our Kind OF Democracy"
Applause.
Stones Sarcastic speech.
Mr.. Stone OF Pennsylvania denounced
'the pending bill as not bill for the free
coinage OF gold and silver, but bill for the
unlimited issue OF paper money. He had
suspicion the bill is IN heirloom in the
Bland family. daughter In reading the
history Of his country he discovered that
one Richard Bland was leading member
of the House of Burgesses Of Virginia in
1918. Like his distinguished namesake of
to-day he seemed TO labor under the idea
that the economic aud financial system Of
his days needed tinkeTing with. Laughter
In those days the currency of Virginia was
. oha"rn in hngsheadS of $50 pounds
LLaughter.l The inconvenience of Carving
around the legal tender OF the day naturally
aroused desire 10 devise more con-
venient system of currency. This desire
took shape in the Bland bill Of l76S'
LLauglter.l That bill is almost the counter
part OF the bill OF to-day. II provided for
the establishment Of Government ware
houses and the appointment of Government
inspectors IN charge. The Eland bill of to-
day provides for the use OF mnts already
erected The bill of 176S provided for the
deposit OF any amount Of tobacco by any
person and the issue OF tobacco notes there
for, TO be accepted as legal tender and re-
ceivable for the debts and the dues of the
Government. Tie bill of today provides
for the deposit Of silver bullion,
whether owned By an inhahitant Of
England, Africa or America, and the
issue therefor OF notes as legal tender,
receivable for debts and dues of the Govern
ment Laughter. This bill is not a bill
for the FREQ unlimited coinage of silver, but
bill for the unlimited purchase Of silver
bullion. Nine bills were before the COM
mlttce that did provide for free coinage, but
all were laid aside and this bill reported in
their stead. The effect of this bill, by re-
pealing the act of two years ago, would be
t0 restore the act Of 1878"
at the conclusion of Stones remarks,
Bland asked consent that the debate, which
would expire Tomorrow night, be extended
until Friday afternoon at O'Clock.
Simpson OF Kansas objected on the
ground Of the failure of friends of the bill
10 make an allotment OF time TO representa-
tives of the Peoples party.
Warner CD) of New York and Brawley
(D) OF South Carolina then spoke in opposi-
tiou to the bill.
Lynch of Wisconsin. Stout of Michigan
aud Fitch of New York earnestly opt Osed
the bill.
Attacks on the Minority Report.
McKeighan Of Nebraska discussed the
minority report, which he said had about it
the perfume of a banking house The re-
port was beg0tten of avarice and its fruitiOn
was the spOliati0n of industry. The cry
about 70-cent dollar was a deliberate at
tempt TO suborn the public conscience Free
coinage would wipe out the disparity be-
tween the coin and the bullion value of
dollar. and our silver dollar the world over
Will be of the same value as the metal In it,
The gentleman from Ohio (Iarter) had
sent out notices 10 Grand Army posts asking
them to protest against the passage OF this
bill. He (McKeighan) had been an old
soldier and he could not forget that he had
enlisted when gold and silver were the only
legal tender currency. He received depre-
clated paper and never heard any COM
plants from the men who represented the
banking interests of the country. This
duplieity did not fool the old soldiers. The
people that he lMckeignan) represented
were not anarchists. 1Gey were not op-
posed TO the accumulation Of wealth, but
they believed that the wealth distribution,
II permitted to follow natural laws, would
be proportioned to the skill, economy and
labor employed.
Money Speeches Made.
Bushnell of Wisconsin spoke in favor of
the proposed amendment providing that
hereafter silver dollar shall contain one
ounce troy of pure silver. After speech
by Perkins Of Iowa in opposition to the bill
the House took recess until this evening.
AT the evening session of the House.
Coombs of New York. Bacon of New York
and Page of Maryland opposed the bill.
Livingstone OF Georgia, in advocating the
bill, said II Congress did not now hear the
voice of the people, the time would soon
come when that voice would be heard.
Speaking OF the contest In the Democratic
party in New York, Livingstone said Hill
and Cleveland meant nothing more nor less
than SILVER and anti-sllver. Harter in
terrupted with the query: "Do you mean
10 say Hill Is in favor Of free coinage?"
Livlngstone-Well, now; will you vote for
HUI II he is mo, sir" replied Halt.r,
with emphasis, amid applause and laughter
Broslus of Pennsylvania, Hayes of Onio
Chaplin of New York, Walker of Massachu-
setts and Bunting of New York opposed
the measure. and Abbott Of Texas, Town
send OF Colorado, Whiting of Michigan and
Layton OF Ohio advocated il.
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