The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-05

morrow so as not to stand in tho way OF
tho Indian appropriation bill, on con.
dition, however, that ho should be al.
lowed to call them up tomorrow and
to address tho senate 4!a
Mr.. Sherman remarked that under
tho rules OF the senate tho senator might
call up his resolution and discuss It, but
TINT when the discussion was inter.
ruptcd ate o'clock tho resolutions would
have to 20 on tho calendar, aud could
then only DO taken up on motion. That
was tho rule, and II the senator from
Alabama asked that by unanimous con.
sent tho resolution should stand in tho
way OF another motion in tho business
for so long as any senator desired to
speak on the prolific topic OF silver, ho
had respectfully to object.
Mr.. Morgan--l most respectfully OBJ
jcct to your taking mo oil the floor, SO
rs to got your bill before tho senate Ia
bill Which Mr.. Sherman had asked to
have taken from the calendar and actod
on for u uniform standard OF classified.
tion and grading Of wheat, corn, oats,
barley and rye). nv
Mr.. Shcrman-The bill which I ask
tho senate to take up is one to which
there is no objection.
Mr.. Stewart object to your cutting
of the discussion on tho silver quoa.
tion.g lJl.sa
Mr.. Dawes-I do not desire 10 stand
in tho way Of the universal courtesy OF
tho senate. Therefore, il the gentleman
from Alabama desires to 20 on with tho
discussion OF his conclusion now, l will
not intcrpose the Indian appropriation
bill. - .T
Mr.. Morgan criticised the silver act OF
1890, and Mr.. Sherman remarked that
there was not tho slightest doubt us to
what was meant by tn act of 1890.
Mr.. Morgan-I know that when the
conference committee made its report
rose and wanted 10 know what We
were doing, but was told that ] must
not inquire into the secret perform.
ances Of the committee What linger.
ing reservation the senator from Ohio,
who made the conference report, may
havo had for the purpose OF qualifying
1t, | do not know. All / can say Is that
there is not lnan OF ordinary common
sense in tho United States who would
not believe that it was tho purpose Of
Congress that the two metals should be
kept in parity in their circulating form.
Mr. Sherman-Undoubtcdly. The
language OF the law is SO plain that I
don't SEQ how anybody can doubt it. 1t
declares that the government of the
United States will maintain the parity
OF gold and silver coin.
Mr.: Stcwart-Oh, no, gold and silver
metals.
Mr.; shcrman-Well, gold and silver
metals l7 II
Mr.. Tellcr-Very different things. II
Mr.. Sherman-Tley arc not different.
The act also provides that for every
dollar certificate issued there shall! be
behind it dollars worth OF silver, and
that the secretary Of the treasury shall
not coin this silver into dollars except
rs they are needed.
mir. Morgan-That clause is not in
the law, by expression or intendment
or inference, or the guess OF any man,
although it may have been understood
| by the senator. from Ohio.
Mr.. Sherman-I understood it.
Mr., MorganTIou may have undor-
The colloquy between Mr.. Morgan
and MIR. Sherman continued at some
length. he>E' -'2Hs
Mr.. Morgan in the further course of
his argument remarked incidentally
that ne'of the consequences of the de-
feat OF free silver legislation would bo
the nomination OF Mr.. Cleveland, and
Mr.. George intcrposcd the remark that
he had his doubts about that. He also
referred to Mr.. Sherman rs being in
the lead OF n large faction Of the Demo-.
| rrutir ~ ~ tho Tn; ;kal y ~, ,,,,ll
as Of the Republican party. Nj. Nor
gan referred 10 Mr.. Cleveland rs having
come to the Presidency with sort Of
q Wall street congestivo chill upon him,
as commencing 10 prophcsy and
prophesy evil; and as throwing tho
whole weight OF his administration
against silver, beginning with a letter
which he addressed to members Of
Congress before his Inauguration. in
which he begged them by all the saints
IN the calendar to suppress and destroy
silver coinage. He brought up the
charge that Mr.. Sherman was rcspon-
sble for the demonetization OF silver in
1878, but Mr.. Sherman was probably
not in the chamber at tho time. At all
events lie held no intention to this SO
often repeated and SO often denied
charge.
If. continued Mr.. Morgan, senators
could only forget Cleveland and Hill
and Carlisle and Cullom and Allison
and other great and good men who arc
aspiring to tho presidency OF the United
States, and the honorable senator from
Ohio (Alr. Sherman) ii hol had not dis +
carded all such prctensions-if senators
would discard their iriendlincss for
these aspirants and would come togeth-
or and lock their hands on tho silver
question and do all that wisdom and
devoted love for their country suggest
ed, there would be no more trouble
about the silver question. Then tho
senator from Ohio would havo right
to rejoice contrary to his will at being
led up to such n high position. +
As soon rs Mr.. Morgan resumed his
seat Mr.. Sherman rose and said he did
not intend to enter on the discussion OF
tho silver question, but hc wished to
have the sense Of the senate whether
senators were to have a silver debate,
aud in order to have that question set
tled definitely lie proposed to move to
lay tho question on the table.
Mr.. Tellor-The senator can take
I every advantage OF usage.
| Mr.. Shcrman-I don't propose to
take advantage.
Mr.. Allison asked tho Vice President,
as point Of order, whether the resolu-
tions had not passed from tho consider
alton, OF the senate and had not gone to
the calendar at 2 o'clock, the senator
from Alabama having been allowed bv