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only Sill, 0OO, 900 in gold to pay over 81
OOG, 900, 600 of debt which was held by the
secretary of the treasury and the practice
of that department to be payable in gold,
half of it on demand. 1t was Il gross
fraud to say that certain money was legal
tender when it could be set aside by a con-
tract. A legal tender law was just as es-
Sentiai to the welfare of civilized people
rs the writ of habeas corpus.
sherman Replies to Morgan.
Sherman said that there was not pro
position in the preamble of theresolution
that was not disputable and nearly all
were disproved by the plain language of
the law. He took up each whereas and
answered it. He said the resolution declared
that the people should have no right to
contract with each other as to the manner
of payment of their debts; that a contract
to pay a debt in gold is void, a contract to
pay in silver is void, contract to pay in
wheat or rye, or oats Is void; that they
have not sense enough to make their own
contracts as to the payment of their debts.
Allison controverted the proposition in
the preamble which said that the bonded
debt was 81, 900, 0O0. 900, and when Morgan
asked how much it was said certainly
less than S700, DOC, 900.
The Anticipation Bill Taken Up.
Morgan remarked that senators were
not asked to vote for the preamble, but
for the resolution. He had demanded the
yeas and nays, but before they could be
taken p. m. arrived and the chair said
the business in order was the anticipation
measure. Wolcott moved that the
senate proceed with Morgan's resolution;
rejected-50 to land the anticipation bill
was at last permitted to be read. 1t was
the Hatch bill with over twenty import
ant amendments prepared by Washburn,
and several other senators submitted
amendments, all of which decreases the
chance of the bill passing this session.
Stewart Scatters His Shot.
And then Stewart took the floor and
made speech that touched nearly every
subject before congress except the bill
under consideration. In his remarks he
included the interstate commerce bill, the
antitrust bill, the Mckinley bill and the
feudal system of Europe us exemplified IN
the tenant farmer system-all these and
other topics leading him to one colclu-
sion, that the evils complained of and
which the hill sought to remedy were
really attributable to the shrinkage OF
values resulting from the maintenance
of the gold standard and the demonetiza
ton of silver. Consequently he said he
had not made up his mind how he would
vote on the bill, but in the meantime
would call the attention of the senate to
his pending bill to reduce salaries. to
which he directed the remainder of his
remarks.
One of Washburn's Ame IN ents.
Stewart spoke for an hour and nobody
knew when he was done what he thought
of the bill. Washburn's amendments were
then agreed to. One of the most import
ant provides that the provisions of the bill
shall not apply to ANY contract or agree
ment made with retail dealers to furnish
and deliver to such retail dealer at a
future time or within designated period
any of said articles for use in his trade or
business as such retail dealer, nor to any
contract or agreement made with any per-
SON to furnish and deliver to such person
at future time, or within designated
period, of any such articles which are pur-
chased for the consumption of such per-
son, his family, guests, servants, or en-
ployes, or of any domestic animal or
animals belonging to such person"