The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-06
SILVER IN THE HOUSE.
SrrroBrEBs or THE NIL BALKED.
WHAT'S Thought OF tho Third Party Ticket
What senator Morgan says on the
suhject-CupitaI Notes.

baked iu their first day B attempt 90 urge the
senate b.H alon- g. its passage. They have
been unable 90 accomplish anything, and
after agreeing % call conference Tor to-
night they permitted an Adjournment. To-
DAVIS proceedings convinced tAe free coinage
advocates that they Will hud 10 difficult to
get tho bin through tho house AHoI
difficulty ls increased because OI o u.HtIol'
of opinion among themselves a7 10 we
real scope aud tho true iutefpfelNtiO ID @. 1-o
Senate bin Representative Bland opnloh
of tbnt bll has already boon -lFeh I'D lnt-'
di-patcLes Uo holds tnnt tne oeiiAle D-ii '-
~s,..I.rg tie act of 1880. which PROVIDED ioi
t i..ue OF Treasury notes l"f
fIo redemption Ct tle naUtlJ ounces
~ silver 10 be coined monthly makes
it nu open question t The senate 04d nos
thereby lesroy tle legal tender character %,
the notes aforesaid. which was also conferred
iu tho terms of that act. Sir. Bland main
taIns that in order 20 avert any such ntef-
lTetati0u and % avoid the question vi uncei-
t4utv u.s. 90 whether $50 Ol0OJJ OK currency
is demouetzed the House should amend the
bill.
Representative Culborson, of Texas. chair
man of the judiciary Committee, VINO ls con-
ced3d 90 be one Of tue abiost lawyers ODD Con-
gross and wh .se opinion ou any question oI
Jaw carries greater weight with members tuau
that 0r any other member of the House. 5uU-
stantAlly agrees with Mr. B.nId.
TArAL oyEll0ur, SAYS urAsD.
He says the senate made % fata. oversight.
iu passing the uil. lu The taiure TO reserve I'D
the repea. 0t the act 0f 1880 the leCal-tcudor
ouel3 off the coin notes issued under that
lct and also destroyed the authority Ot the
Secretary 0f the Treasury 90 redeem them.
lie Says further that the effect OF tle Senate
bIl u enacted into law would Ue e. demoue-
tle more than ono hundred millions of com
notes. Tho House, adds Judge Culberson.
"Wll Ie compelled o. amend the Olll
h.a leIel are the OplniOns.ot two ardent
end able adv0cates of free silver cOncuUing
with each other in that tle Senate bil Is
fatally defective. THl Tnus correspondent
called up. Senator Morgan, of Alabama. to-
day for bis opinion on this point h hlle the
Senate lIIl ls given the name of tho senator
from Nevada oteWart-it ls Well-kuoWu that
Senator Morgan had as much 90 do with pre-
1urue tle ensure and getting 10 cir u4h 1888
didthe Nevada Senator Indeed, there ls good
reason t0 believe than u oeuHt 7 Morgan had
not actively cLamWOued the measure 0r " be
had but remained indifferent 20 would not
have passed.
When acc0sted by your correspondent as 20
fhe question of defect raised by Measrs.
Bland and Culberseu, Senator Morgan seemed
to be petuIaut about 10. ue sad I'll don't
give pavement opinions on mattors of such
great Importance When asked what DE
meant by pavement opinions la SAID le re-
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senator Morgan ADDED --ai Ne Aa+ gwen
hs nucA attention o. i.' W...a sNo .ct as any
mau DO Congress. lle sail Ae had cmeiu.Iy
studied On. senate pm -e.ofe DO was passed.
nothAi hehAa Ieaa It hhl % i'1tl tne' SINCE
i,- 'tss--e' 4ua Ae .la no1 ees. .'ile t3 a7seIi
lH't 70 "o-.l ~. gave ..'
of n5't' . 9-1 '.S i'oSls'."' .A9 -o.A.ot was
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t1ncIipo mon tfe rer.t. of ire 9ueetion
8lr MORGAN did not think so f.r he did not
Io.4 tbof apv such INTERPRETATION could be
eeri.usly given or that tie President could
frffe with IA grave issue bv nuv e1ch "a raiDa-
iIe do1go Still Afe.sre Burd and Cr.her-
eor edi'ore 10 tI Ieir ori..rsl on,ntor
INV 1f,.r. corrcsuoIlIsrt informed Iudre
CuI6er-ou what Senator MORGAN Lad sait
Ths Texas iur.st replied. "WoI. Ivoull like
f3r some of them to give mo more tdu
mere verbal hssei l.A ti."t inc D-ll U.s. OH nsut
cannot See il in suv other Heht5
Mr.. Bland to-day had conference with
Eenator Stewart ou the subject. SIR. stewart
coutended tbst the Senate bin lsaIl tbat ia
,el.nired butLe fo.Ie5 n. convince llar3
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