Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-27
SILVER FORCES TO THE FRONT.
The Senate Records Itself on a,
Square Issue.
Stewards Free Coinage Bill Taken
Up by a Vote Of 28 to 20.
This Action Due to an Adroit Move on
the Part of Senator Morgan.
Discussion OF the Bill
Begun.
sv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, May 26.-At the begin
ming of the present week, few friends of
the free silver proposition had any hope
that anything in the semblance of such
a bill could be gotten before congress
this session. Today, as the result of an
adroit move on the part of Senator Nor
gan, the senate was obliged suddenly to
record itself on what the free coinage
senators call square issue. As the re-
suit of the days proceedings, the Stew
art free coinage bill is before the senate
as unfinished business. 1t has displaced
the alien bill. The outcome cannot be
predicted. The anti-silver men say to-
days action means only profitless dis
cussion Of the silver question. The sill
yer men say it means speedy passage
OF a free silver bill.
MoRGAN's ARGUMENT.
When the senate convened, today,
Morgan resumed argument on his silver
resolution. He could not conceive that
the president of the United States, an
avowed bimetallist, would undertake to
set up his judgment, finally and in the
form of a veto, against the expressed
will of both branches of congress. The
president, he hoped earnestly, would
defer to the judgment of the people, and
would espouse with pride the idea
that the American people intended
in their financial legislation to take q
lead which would answer their domestic
purposes, and also control other ma
tions Of the earth, to large extent, in
their financial operations. There has
been no question before the people of
the United States that came so near to
their hearts and pockets as the ques-
ton of free coinage of silver. The peo-
pie were not go agitated about the
changes OF the tariff as over the ques-
ton Of silver.
Continuing, Morgan said: "There is
q very prominent gentleman now before
the country whom every Democrat in
the United States honestly loves and
reveres for his manly integrity, his
broad ststesmanship and splendid ad-
ministration of the government; yet,
because the Democrats love the people
better than they do him, they would
see him go to his political grave in a
moment rather than take him and
put him where he could have an
opportunity to join hands with the sem
ator from Ohio in inflicting q final
death-blow to silver. The Democrats Of
this country would know, in the event
of Grover Cleveland's being at the head
of their ticket and Of the senator from
Ohio being at the head of the other.
which to prefer in regard to their att.
tude to destroy silver. I suppose the
gratitude of those men who have been
ensSisd to expand and contract the cur
rency OF the country attheir will, would
give the senator from Ohio preference
over the ex-president."
At the conclusion Of Morgan's address :,
Sherman took the floor to reply, and
continued till the morning hour expired,
when the resolution went over'without
action. ~
STEWARDS BILL TAKEN UP.
Stewart moved, in order to afford the
an opportunity to have test
vote, to take up the bill introduced by
him and reported adversely the commit
tee on finance, to provide for the free
coinage of gold and silver. The motion
was agreed to, 2S to 20. Hill was not in
the chamber.
Following is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bate, Butler,
Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt, Harris, Jones
(Ark.), Jones (Nev.), Kenna, Kyle,
Mills, Mitchell, Morgan, Paddock, PEI
fer, Powers, Pugh, Ransom, Sanders,
Shoup. Stanford, Stewart, Teller, Tur-
pie, Vest. Voorhees, and Wathal-2S.
Nays-Messrs. Cameron, Cul!om,
Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Dolph, Gallinger,
Gray. Hale, HALEY, Higgins, Morrill,,
Palmer, Perkins, Proctor, Sawyer,
Villas, White and Wilson
20.
The bill was then taken up.
PROVISIONS OF STEWARDS BILL.
Stewards bill provides. in substance,
that the unit of value be dollar Of
4121s grains standard silver, or 25.S
grains standard gold; said coins to be
legal tender for all debt. Any owner Of
silver or gold bullion may deposit the
same at any mint of the United States
to be coined into standard dollars for
his benefit, and without charge, but it
shall be lawful to refuse any deposit of
less than 500 value of base bullion.
Section 8 OF the act of February 28,
1900 40 AouO oPPi1CopAC W Vic COludR0
provided for.
The certificates provided for shall be
not less than $1,000 nor more than
$40 900, and shall be redeemable in coin
of the standard value. These certif-
Gates, and all already issued, shall be re-
ceivable for all taxes and dues, and legal
tender for all debts.
The owners of bullion deposited for
coinage have the option to receive coin,
or it's equivalent in the certificates pro-
vided for, and such bullion shall be sub-
coined.
DEBATE ON THE BILL.
Debate on the bill was opened by
Stewart, who was followed by Teller.
The latter contradicted the statement
quoted by Sherman to the effect that If
silver went up to $1.29 per ounce the
product of silver in this country would
be quintupled. There was no possible
excuse for such statement, said he, vet
the senator from Ohio gave it the sanc-
ton of his authority, and the United
States delegates to the international bi,
metallic conference would be met with
it at the first meeting Of the conference.
What the silver men complained OF was
that the act of 1873 demonetizing silver
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