The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-27

lock. John Grammer. Houston. for a shaft
tug Chester j.. Morrison. West Point Tor
small conduit for railway trains, James N
Meyers. assigner Of One-half 20 W. D.. Iayle'
Richmond for q loom shuttie-threacer
Charles ". Nicholson, Assamoosick' iof
water wheel.
ln North Carolina postoffce has been
established at Eli. Rowan county, WIN Ill
ID. A. Beaver as postmaster
The Senate.
Mr.. Sanders. Of Montana, asked unanimous
consent for the present consderatiOn OF
resolution providing that Whenever the fres-
dent should be satisfied that tho New ork
Grant Memorial Committee had $500 900 IN
It's treasury IN addition 20 the amount already
expended he should subscribe s250,OOJ add-
tional in the name of the people Of the United
States 90 be paid out Of the treasury.
Mr. Berry, of Arkansas, objected and the
resolution was referred.
Mr. Coke. of Texas. addressed the Senate
on the silver question.
Senators Teller, Allison and Stewart moved
over from the Republican side and took
seats near the Texas Senator during the read
ing Of his speech and bis colleague, Mr.. Mills,
brought ont a chair and seated himself III the
open space in front of HIM.
Mr Coke took strong ground In favor Of
free silver and against the combination OF
money power of Europe and the United
States" which had defeated il. He was
Mr. Cleveland upon this question. He con-
tended that the free coinage of silver was the
proper and legitimate platform of the Demo
cratic party as opposed TO the Republican
plutOcrats. and that any one who proposed 10
take advantage OF tins question 10 JON the So
called Third party thereby made himself
political nOnenlty.
His1emarks were listened to with respect
ful attention.
Mr. Bland came over from the House and
took q seat on the Senate floor.
Mr. Coke dwet pointedly on the bearing of
this question on the industrial interests Of
the South He said 10 was the Southern and
Western advocates of free silver who had
saved the South from the infamous Force
bill Under the double standard IN 1872. be-
fore silver was demonetized. cotton was worth
nineteen cents a pound. now II Is worth SIX
cents. wheat was worth Sl.47 bushel, and
now II was worth only eighty-hYe cents. not
withstandiug failing harvests IN Europe. and
corn was worth seventy cents while now IT
was only worth fOrtv-One cents. Though the
national debt had been reduced twO-thirds,
the remaining third valued in wheat. corn
aud cotton, was greater burden on the pro-
ducing industries of the country than was
the whole debt when 10 was incurred. The
croaklng heard that free coinage would make
this country the dumping ground of tie si!-
yer of Europe he regarded as nonsense. The
only way 10 restore our national prosperity
was 10 reform the tarih and to retrace our
steps on the silver question.
SENATOR DANIEL OS SILVER
Or. Daniel followed on the same sile.
There were rocks ahead. he said, and the
silver men alone seemed O. have any cOmpre-
heusi0u of our situation and they alone
offered the only remedy for financial depres.
sion aud threatened financial rum. lie
present executive. half-bearted friend Of
silver. had been forced 90 publicly acknowl-
edge the benefits silver had conferred and the
bold opponent of silver. his late competitor,
had been compelled TO acknowledge the
fallacv of his Vaccinations on this suOlec.
For himself he Mr.. Daniel did not believe
that free coinage of silver would esther realize
to the full extent the hopeful antcpatiOns Of
its friends or the dreiul predictions Of ITS
enemies. but 1t would restore a Just and salts
factory means of prosperity.
AT the close If MI. Daniels speech tho
Senate took UP the Army Appropriation bill
Mir. Cockrell submitted an amendment 20
the item Of army transportation providing
that no money herein appropriated shall be
used in payment of the transportation OF
troops and supplies of the army over any of
fhe non-bonded lines owned, controlled or
= operated Oy the T. Mon Pacific Railroad Com
panY. including the lines Ot the Oregon
Short Line aud Utah Northern Railway Com
peny. or by the Southern Pacific Company
over lines embraced in its Pacific systcm
This amendment was passed by the House.
but was struck out by the Senate commit
tee.
Mr.. Cookrell asked a separate vote on the
amendment. This amendment led TO a long
debate. which was participated in by a NUN
ber Of senators.
MEs sAGE FROM THE pREsIDENT
During the discussion message from the
President was announced.
In was ia answer to "A resolution Of the Sen
ate asking for information concerning AN lu-
ternatOnal monetary conference The PTesi-
dents letter is a. follows.
TO the senate. J have received the resOlu-
tion Of the Senate of April 23d requesting that
If not incompatible with the public interest /
inform the Senate what steps have been
taken towards the securing of an internaton-
al conference 10 consider the question OF the
Tree coinage OF silver at the nlut1 oi the
nations participating IN such conference.
or as 10 the enlarged use of silver
in tho currency OF said countries and that
I transmit &c the Senate any correspondence
between the United States and the govern
ments upon the subject and IN response
thereto beg respectfully 10 INFORM tho senate
that in my opinion % would not be- scompatlO.e
with the puDlic interests 10 lay before the
Senate tie information required. but at the
earliest moment alter definite Information
can properly be given all the facts and any
correspondence that may take place VIII De
submitted 20 Congress.
III may not be improper though. 70 say
as "a coin metal upon an agreed ratio by the
great commercial nations of the world wouid
very highly promote the prosperity OF their
people, Il have not and VIII not let any favor
able opportunity pass Tor the promotion oil
that most desirable result or IL tree inter
national silver coinage Is not presently at
tainable. then 10 secure the largest practicable
use Of that metal"
Immediately on the conclusion Of the read
ing Of the Presidents message. Blr. Teller,
Mr.. Morgan and Air Stewart were MI on their
feet az the same time addressing the Char.
Mr.. Teller. who was first 10 be recognized.
said Without wishing 10 debate TINS mat
ter at this time / simply want TO say that the
President here says he will let 10 opportunity
pass.' What we complain of ls that this Gov
ernment has been sitting waiting for an
opportunity 10 come. We think IT the duty
OF the Government to make the opportunity"
Mr. Morgan added that he certainly desired
~ debate this communication OF the fresi-