The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-01
1AwlrLIo COUNT A QUORUM


Among the bills presented in the Senate TO-
day was one 90 authorize commander Mulan.
OF the navy. 10 accept q medal from tie
ClLian Government. and a 0lA odeTed by M.
stanford. of California. o. determine tile
value q the legal tender dollar nd providing
tl.t al. dollars shall be received and paid out
10 discharge ut tle lrot~. both public AID
private. 10 par. measured by that standard,
hetler the stamp Dt ile Government max
ll- tLe dollar be un gold, silver paper ~ aAY
.,-er material also that the lesel tender
value of each dollar issued by the nlted
States shall depend alone On the stamp or tie
Government. .l-d t.at there snal. be AL oo.lsa-
tun CA the plrt oi tle Government 10 eX-
change one dollar ior another.
Mr. VOORHEES,. OF Indiana. availed himself
ot the opportunity afforded ty presenting Pc
ttlCu sent O. llm is twenty seven members
u. size StiIwel Post. G. a. r.. u the State OF
lll.ana. protesting against the free coinage
u silver. 90 deliver a prepared speech On the
syer question. This petition, lie said. was
the hrst he had ever received on the subject.
lie accordingly looked for some Llegt.mate
ali unnatural element ~ work among the
o.l soldiers and be had found u 10 the recent
o.-eular " "0ne Michael b. haIt-r seeking
to alarm the soldiers about their pensions
he assured them they are ia 10 danger from
tie silver dollar Eyen now, crippled and
aimed and iu the hands of rs enemies. and
falsely proclaimed o. ue deprecated curreu-
cg. It's purchasing power Was equal % the best
r..d ever coined INTO currency. free coinage
s..u.v meant good money and more " u.
lie cry that the coinage 4 silver aud lis use
would drive gold out Of the country was
false cry Speaking q the question ot ex-
Ieuencv, Mr. Voorhees, said. 1 SPEAK lot
.or others upon this question. / speak Tor
Mgself alone lt = said there ls trouble IN
Gle silver question az this time. 10 IS sad u Is
i0lilg and iisiT4ci.ng political parties
t-.t there are divisions II both great parties
as O. tlc course TO pursue 4 his al may De
El-. bat the friends of silver have not
lsle the trouble Gladly would We
lave seen tie silver dollar let alone II
is sphere II usefulness and honor We
are simply defending one Of the institutions
81. Toe iouD1sys VI the country from the greed
a11 avarice 0i tie great money changers OF
i-e world. Tie free coinage of silver can
l-ss both branches u Congress. but VAL
doubtless be vetoed hy tie President. while
--y measure OF tarln reform. free WOOL or
aLf tling else. cAn llss only one House with
t-e absolute certainty 90 being vetoed il Is
az possibility u should pass both" Mr.
toorlees concluded of en appeal Tor bold.
lst4ut aud aggressive action Oh the silver
question.
1HE IDAHO CAsK.
The senate - the close Of Mr Voorhees,
al Tess resumed consideration 4 the lda. o
ease. Ar C44gseit. the contestant cOntEu-
4-s Is remarks IA his o~n behalf After Ar.
-4ggeti lad occupied al hour ne closed. and
Air. Dubois tho sitting member took the
ro1r complaining that the o.d snrexaiiou.st
lsAt tor tie division oi idsho was the iusp!F-
~ motive % both Mr. Stewart and tie con-
srsi~1t ll Tie personal attacks made upon tie
.c-alilf ~ Lls election. winch attacks lie pfo-
seeded 10 answer "a detail
Al. ugh, q Alabama. one Of the members