The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-13
SILVER In BOTH HOUSES.
LIKE BANQUO'S GHOST, 1T WILL
NOT DOWN.
ur. i,land I'm the House and Mr. Stew.
art In the Senate Discuss the
Mooted silver Question.

nv Telegraph TO the state Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, April l2-( Senate. y
Mr.. Morgan's resolutions, calling for
in regard to the reci-
procity arrangements with Germany
md lIayti, laid over from yesterday,
we're adopted. Mr.. Stewart called up
III, silver resolution of yesterday for
explanation. He said that the free
coinage Of silver could alone release
the Treasury department from the me-
cessity Of violating the law to main-
tam the gold standard, and which
he asserted was now being done.
II the silver dollar was to
be redeemed in gold, then there
was no excuse for issuing at all, be-
cause paper was just as good. The
deliberate policy of the treasury in its
purchase of silver, he asserted, was to
dapreciate the white metal. The val
Ne Of silver consisted in its right of
coinage and he demanded that this
should be restored and that the United
States government should cease to
treat It as commodity.
Mr.. Morgan asked that the resolu-
tion 90 over until tomorrow, and it
was so ordered. Mr.. Chandler called
up Mr.. Palmer's resolutions in regard
to the election of United States
Senators by the people and
spoke against the adoption of them.
Here was an amendment, he said,
which provided that when man got
too ric1, so tl.at we were afraid he
would break into the Senate, we should
take his money from him. All these
enormous fortunes, with perhaps one
exception, came from watered stocks
If the object of the proposed amend
ment was, as he supposed it to be, to
please the Farmers Alliance it would
be a good deal better, and probably
more agreeable to the Alliance, to deal
directly with the rich men and take
their fortunes away and not legislate
against them in this cowardly way.
Mr.. Chandler wished that the Senator
from illinois (Mr. Palmer) had left
out Of his speech the insinuation that
he had come here on higher plane
than any of the other Senators, because
Of movement started by the Demo
cratic committee to secure him popu.
lar vote. Especially did he regret and
resent the aspersion he had
cast upon the late Senator Lo
gan by stating that his (Logar 5,
election had been secured by tr <
Mr.. Palmer, rising to reply, said al
far as the Senator from New Hamp
shire had arraigned him for an attacl
on Gen. Logan, the Senator from New
Hampshire had been the first and ONLY
person to mention General Logan a
ALL What he had characterized as
trick had been so regarded ant
laughed at in Illinois and it was al
open question, even now who was en-
titled to the credit of it. He only men
toned it as an illustration of tn
method Of electing Senators by the LEG
slature. An imputation upon tt
memory of his (Palmer's) distinguish
ed predecessor, remained only in tn
mind Of the gentleman from Ne,
Hampshire. The resolutions relatin
to the election of Senators by the pei
pie was referred to the committee O
privileges and elections and the Sena,
took up bills on the calendar. A
5O5 the Senate adjourned until t,
morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The Senate amendments to the Ii
dian appropriation bill were non-co
Cured in. Mr.. Cooper, (Democra
q Indiana, rising to request of pc
sonal privilege, said that he had bee
attacked by the commissioner of pc
slons, who said that one S. R. Herse
who had been employed as his cler
had received money for prosecuti1
pension claims, taking advantage
his position with Congressman f
that purpose. He proceeded to re
certain letters from attorneys stati
that they could get no satisfaction fro
the pension office. Mr.. Cooper th
proceeded to arraign the commission
OF pensions, and the practices in t
pension office. The chair called b
TO order and said that he was not &C
lining himself to the questic
Mr.. Cooper said he had not at a
time asked or accepted one cent
any service growing out of his pub
service. The House then went il
committee of the whole on the urger
deficiency bill. Under the free sec
gwen to debate on appropriation, n
Bland, of Missouri, interjected SO
remarks on free coinage. He sent
the desk and had read an open let
from Senator Palmer, which sta
that the Bland bill was not the
coinage bill. He (Mr. Bland)
not tear any attack or insinuation fr
the Senator from Illinois. The cha
mat he (Bland) desired to legislate
tne interest Of the silver ring was ia
me bill was for the interest of