The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-16
THE MORNING SESSION.
Harris Amendment Defeated and the
Majority Report Passed.

Harris Amendment Defeated and the
Majority Report Passed.
Delegates wore promptly on hand at the
morning session Of the mining congress.
A telegram was read from Congressman
Bland telling the congress to keep up the
fight for free silver coinage. After its #
reading w. Fl. Fl. Hart Of California, took
the platform in advocacy Of tho sabsti-
tute he offered yesterday. In tho
tree coinage question he represented his
state he said. and not himself. He had
presented the same views eight years ago.
he was not candidate tor the United
States senate nor for the presidency, ba-
cause he was born in a foreign country.
he supposed he thought the delegates would
like to see silver crank from the far west.
1t had been said on the streets that tho
mining congress was a political convention.
and that it was also y Weaver convention,
and that it had come here to throw political
mud upon individuals and against the two
hard to talk upon the silver
question or the gold question, or any pub
lie question. without referring to politics.
This country was conceived and born Of
politics. Therefore you cannot talk upon
this subject without referring TO politics
because it is TO-DAY the greatest political
question that is now considered by the peo-
pie. When the integrity OF the nation waa
at stake the greatest question was the
union. Since that time new issues have
great now as the question Of the union WAe
in 1861. If it was necessary in 1861 to take
new departure in order to save the union
it ls also necessary mt this time to take such
tnns ordep departufs ~ from od g;
properly deal with this new great Issue.
II myself have always been republican
and served four years and eighteen months
to maintain the principles Of the repub-
llcan party in 1861. and l am willing TO
serve four years and eighteen months more
In order to carry out tho great issue wa are
now considering. Applause. Not by
bloodshed. but by plain, simple talking, by
reasoning together" 1t ia asked why CON
fine tho coinage to the American productr
The question is what shall be our conducs
the farmer. the miner and tho laboring
people. and not what shall We do for air
states. Nj. Hart said he thought the
amendments he proposed embodied tho
principles of the demooratio and OF the re-
publican parties and that on them the two
could unite. Let the democrats ana the
republicans pledge their candidates in state
convention for silver. As the delegates
were in favor Of standard dollars ho had
expressed the pro osition in his amend
ment that the depositor Of bullion should
receive silver doilatH or certificates. Hs
found in Kansas and Illinois that the peo-
pie would take the silver certificate every
time, but paper was more convenient to the
people. In order to get the vote Of that
class this would do it. The next reason
WAS because it would satisfy the greene
hacker.
The republican aud democratic parties
have been raso vim for fifteen years on this
same question. l. IT Us agree on some pr ops
os',loh tnnt We can stand Oh and go ont
AMI vote r. thsi we have the line mark cd
out. ! agre Il with the resolutions but hs
wanted to y that the congress should
make conc ,ssion to ths men in congress
that vi 30 satisfactory to democrats and
republicans alike.
Mr.. Patterson. of Colorado, spoke against
the amendment. He said tho proposition
OF the gentleman from California had been
considered by all the silver representatives
in congress- and had been deemed imprao-
ticable.
The question was then put on Mr.. Hart's
amendment which was lost. Hart called
for vote by roll of the states. The vots
stood a0S against the amendment aud
eighty-four for 1t.
Il. d. Weed, of Lewis and Clarke. sont up
an amendment to the resolutions TO alimi..
nate all reference TO violation OF promiss
upon the part Of tho two great political
parties. He said ths delegates wsrs hers Ia
| attend mining congress-. and not sH deIau-
Gratis and republicans, or ~ nembsrs OF The
unfortunate IL the resolutions should DO
adopted without his amendment. should
this mining congress put itself In thu posi-
tion of slappinR the two grsAt political
parties in the faoe In the interests OF few
misguided individuals who have songre-
gated under tho name OF the peoples pArtyt
The adoption Of this resolutions ss they
stood would make the congress . truiups1
for the peoples pnrty.
This amendment Was opposed BY Pattsf- s
son, of Colorado. The plea OF Nj. Wesd
U nj N MIA nattata IN hA s1An hal
has kept the silver men Of the con ntSy,
south ~ we'll M west, quiet sinoa le7A u
ia the plea that stamps out indepsndsnes,
Il is the plea cha. :aakss the saaas..A.s 81
CsasiausA - xfasA xass.