The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-27
That August Body Unexpectedly De-
cides to Discuss the Silver
Question. ....
Stewards Free Coinage Bill Has
Been Taken UP as Unfn-
ished Business.
This Result Accomplished by q Vote ol
Twenty-Three to Twenty
'.. Tho Vote.

WASHINGTON. May A.--At tho beginning
of the present week few friends of the free
silver proposition lad any hope that any
thing In the semblance OF such bill could
be gotten before congress- this session. To-
day as result OF An adroit move on the
part of Morgan. tho senate was Obliged
suddenly to record itself on what the free
coinage senator's call square issue. AS a
result of the days proceedings, Stewards
free silver coinage bill il before the senate
az unfinished business. II has displaced
the alien bill. The outcome cannot be pre-
dicted. An anti-silyer man says to-day's
action means only proftless discussion of
the silver question. Tho silver men say il
means the speedy passage Of a free silver
bill.
Morgan resumed his argument on the
silver question. He could not conceive
that the president of the United States, an
avowsd bi-metalist, would undertake to get
up his Judgment finally, and in the form of
veto. against the expressed will of both
branches of congress. The president, he
hoped earnestly, would defer to the judg-
ment OF the people and would espouse with
pride the idea that the American people in
tended in their financial legislation to take
lead which would answer their domestic
purposes, and also control the other nations
OF the earth to large extent in thoir tinan-
cial operations. There is no question to-.
day before the people of the United States
that came so near to the hearts and pockets
as the question OF the free coinage of sill
yer. The people are not aeitnted about
changes in the tariff. "We have had other
presidents veto silver bills, and what has
become of them? There is a very promi-
nent gentleman now before the country
whom every democi at in the United States
honestly loves and reveres for his manly
integrity. his broad statssmanship, his
splendid administration Of the government.
Yet because democrats love the people bot
ter than they do him they would see him
90 to his political grave in moment
rather than take him and put him where
ne could have opportunities to join hands
with the senator from Ohio jl infictinR a
final death blow to silver.
'"Ihe democrats of this country would
not know. in tho event of Grover Cleveland
being at the head Of their tioket. and of the
senator TOM Ohio being at the head of the
their attitude to destroy silver I suppose
the gratitude of these men who have been
enabled to expand and contract the cur
rency OF the country would givs the senator
from Ohio the preference over the ex-presi-
dent.''
Al the conclusion of Morgan's address
sherman took the floor to reply and con-
tinued until the morning hour expired,
when the resolution went over without
action. Stewart moved, in order to afford
tho senators an opportunity to have a test
VOTE to take up the bill introduced by him
and reported adversely bv the committee
on finance, ITO provide for the free coinage
Of gold and silver" The motion was aQrssd
to. twenty-eight to twenty.