Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-15
F R EE COINAGE.
The Ill Again Taken Up in the
Senate.
MR.. MORGAN SPEAKS ON IT.
He Advocates the Adoption of the
Measure.
THE FORTIFICATION BILL
Taken Up and Passed in the House
Today.
THE SENATE.

In presenting petition from Riley county
Kan, in relation TO the prevalence Of lynch
law Mr.. PETER stated that from newspaper re-
ports the practice was growing in all parts OF
the country-north. south, east and west. Many
poor people, particularly colored people, were
being bounded and hunted and hanged or shot
to death when merely suspected Of crime. IL
was time, he thought, for the American Con-
gress TO take action in that matter and he hoped
mat the Judiciary committee TO which the pc
htion was referredD would report promptly.
CONFERENCE on THE DIPLOMATIC BILL.
A conference was ordered on the Diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, and Messrs
Hale, Allison and blackburn were appointed
conferees on the part of the Senate.
MIR. Morrill, gave notice that he would address
the Senate on the subject of silver tomorrow,
before all the other side Of the chamber shall
have left for Chicago"
MIR. Call gave notice that (instead of address,
ing the Senate today on the subject Of railroad
companies as connected with the election of
Senators) he would Yield now to Mr. Morgan
and postpone his remarks till Monday next
Mr.. Dixon was appointed a member of the
committee on failed national banks instead Of
Mr.. Higgins, excused.
THE FREE COINAGE BILL.
The bill to provide for the free coinage Of
Mr.. Palmer moved to strike out all of the bill
except the first section which fixes the standard
of gold and silver dollars. makes those coins
legal tender and permits owners of silver or
gold bullion to have it minted for their benefit
and without charge.
MR.. MoRaAN's SPEECH
Mr.. Morgan addressed the Senate in support
OF the bill. The silver plank in the Minneapolis
republican platform was Che said a step TO the
front in the way of a restoration of silver as
money metal. 1t was still timid and irresoiute,
and dealt in equivocal phrases. But il seemed
to cut loose forever from the single gold stand
ard of the Senator from Ohio and to demand
the use of both gold and silver as standard
money. The people had the right. however, to
expect that the democracy would in Chicago
step to the front and demand not only standard
silver money equal with gold, but that silver
should have the right of free coinage. II such
a declaration wefe suppressed at any mans
bidding that man would be in turn suppressed
at the bidding of the people.
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
Referring to the proposition for an inter
national monetary conference Mr.. Morgan said
that he did not attach much importance to ii.
There had been already three such conferences
in 1867, 1877 and 1SSl-and he was hopeless Of
any good result to come from a new effort
was to show the impossibility of the recovery
by the United States from its financial con-
dition by a resort TO an international confer
ence and agreement. Mr.. Morgan recapituIated
the events which led up TO and resulted in the
demonstration Of silver in 1s73-particularly
Mr.. Sherman's connection therewith-and
quoted largely from speeches of Senator Beck
of Kentucky and Senator Jones Of Nevada.
A SUGGESTION To MIR. SHERMAN
The Senator from Ohio. Mr. Morgan said.
proposed now a change of ratio. He suggested
''sending silver TO the poor house. at
the rate of % to 1. This would give
to the gold men more than 81, 800, ,000, ,O00
In that change of ratio the wary
politician found plea for postponing
the evil day when he would have to walk line
falling down" The Senator from Ohio said
that a new ratio ought to be made. and the gold
men and politicians said ''yea" and 'amen"
That would give to the gold men
more money and would give to the
politician the postponement Of the evil day
when they would have to face the music and
tell whether they would serve God or man.
mon- The change of ratio was the last refuge
of the gold men and he proposed to inquire
whether it was house of safety for the people
The people Of the United States were under no
obligation or sestraint to petition foreign pow
ers for constitutional rights, or to purchase
them from the holders Of gold at home or
abroad. III silver was not money metal under
the Constitution. and il gold was a money
metal and its holders were entitled to free
coinage. then his (ir. Morgan's) position was
not ten able.