The Indianapolis journal., 1892-05-28
Senators Stewart and Teller Would Like
TO lave q Vote Taken at Once,
But Mr.. Sherman Is Not in a lIurry-Ths
Free Coinage Conyention-Sundry CIVIL
Bill Passed by the House.
A LITTLE TILT OVER SILVER.
Senators Sherman and Teller Bandy Wore
TfDgsd with Anger.

as be had not yet received the inform ation
he had asked for from the Treasury. The
silver men manifested disposition to press
q vote as speedily ns possible. but agreed
that the bill be informally laid aside till
Tuesday. This was done after Mr.. Stewart
had amended the bill by striking out the
appropriation 30 as to avoid the danger I'm
the event of its passing the Senatel of it's
eing remitted to the House calendar.
During the debate to-day Mr. Stewart sug-
gested that there should be unanimous
consent gwen to take the bill up from day
TO day until it was concluded, but an OBJ
lection to that proposal was maze by Mr..
Sherman ON the ground that there was a
very sparse attendance of Senators, and
that no such arrangement could me made.
Then" said Mr.. Stewart. I'VE had better
go on and vote to-day"
IL do not care" SAID Mr.. Sherman: 81 cer-
tainly Will not speak to-day; after the way
the bill was taken up. it would be Just in
keeping if the vote were taken now"
THAT gratuitous thrust from the Senator
from Ohio" said Mr.. Teller, with some as
perltv. us entirely uncalled for"
1.-The proposition itself was entirely un-
called for" was Mr.. Sherman's no less angry
retort.
THAT is another question" said Mr.. Tel-
ler. The pettifoggIng of the Senator from
Ohio hardly befts the occasion. Nobody
has pretended that we want to cut of de-
bate. If the Senator from Ohio wants to
debate the bill, nobody on our side pro-
poses to cut Off debate. We are willing to
do what is always done in the Senate; tn at
IS. when any Senator says he wishes to de-
bate subject. to give him time and Oppor-
tnnity. The suggestion that We take the
vote now was made upon tho theory that
nobody wanted to debate the bill"
Mr.. Sherman-I have said that several
Senators desire to speak upon il. and that
speak to-day; because l am in search of IN
formation which expect to get by Tues
day. There Is no ground for the remark
that nobody desired to speak. / have said
that several Senators do. The Sen atOr
from Kansas desires to speak. and he IS not
prepared now.
The Presiding Officer-Do / understand
the Senator from Ohio to move TO postpone
the Dillf
MIR. sherman-Yes, till Tuesday. at 2
o'clock.
Mr.. Stewart offered two amendments to
the bill. and they were agreed to. They
were to mako the denomi d alton of certiti-
Gates, as provided in third section, from 81
carrying an appropriation.
The presiding officer said that the bill
would be considered as still in committee
OF the W hole, and asked whether there was
unanimous consent that IL be LAID aside.
Mr. Sherman said that that was not nee
essary as the bill would come uD as ''unfin-
lshed business"
"Yes" said Mr.. Allison. eff no other bill
be taken up In the meantime and take its
place AS the unfinished business"
Wiz <>f hi hat r,oh
thing might happen Mr.. Stewart asked and
obtained unanimous consent that the bill
be taken up as the unfinished business on
Tuesday next. att o'clock. That matter
having been definitely arranged there was
brief executive session and then the Sem
ate adjourned until Tuesday next.
Among the bills passed to-day was one to
re-classiiy and prescribe the salaries of rail
way postal clerks. The rates fixed are:
First class, not exceeding $500; second
class, not exceeding 81. 600; third class. not
exceeding 81. 200; fourth class. not exceed
ing S1.S00; fifth class. not exceeding 81, 500;
sixth class. not exceeding $1,000. and sew
enth class. not exceeding 81 500.
The Free Coinage Convention.
WAsHISGTON. May 27.-At 1918 this
morning Chairman Warner called the sill
YER convention to order. Short addresses
were made by Mt. ShInn. of Kansas, and
Il
latter said that ten years ago his farm was
generally regarded by his neghbors as
worth $4,000. and since that time he had
been even more successful than others III
his neigh hborhood. and had been able. by
10 save about $500 year. This was the re-
suit of the labor of every member of his
family. But while he had been able to
save $500 per year, his farm had. how
a I'd
the farm that ten years ago was worth
$4,000 in cash could not be sold to-day for
more than 5000. This shrinkaRe he at
Iributed solely to "our perniciOus financia al
system which was being operated in the
interest OF mOney-lenders. corporations
and mOnopolies. The speaker denounced
both of the leading political parties. aud
said that rather than vote for Grover
Cleveland, who seemed TO be the logical
candidate of his party, with his free trade
for President of the United States, and,
rather than vote tho ticket OF the hypO-
critical, weak-kueed Republican party, he
would vote for Cleveland.
X. ID. Stark, OF Ohio, read n long paper
upon the general subject of SILVER in which
he expressed himself as having no CONT
denee in the proposed international men,
etary conference.
Morton Frewen. the well-known free
coinage writer of England, was introd uced
10 the convention. Personally, he ssid. he
would prefer to see the free coinage of sill
yer brought about by an international
agreement, vet he had no doubt that
America cOuld restore silver to it's old
place without the least danger of sending
gold to premium. and, In that event. lac
did not believe that any silver of conse-
quence would come from Europe TO be ex-
changed for gold; the much -heard-of argu-
ment against free cOihage-that the
ocean grey-hounds would be loaded
with European silver-was the merest
nonsense. He did not believe that the
would cut the least figure In our money
markets. He believed it to be perfectly
practicable for this country TO go TO free
coinage tomorrow. If she so desired with.
out the least danger to any of her in ter.
ests Mr.. Frewen spoke OF the proposed
international conference aud hoped that
this government would insist upon that
conferences being held in London. He
thought the English language should
be the language of the confer
ence. During the last twenty years bi-
metallsm had been gaming friends in
England. until it is one OF the greatest of
living Issues. and has among ITS earnest
friends at least onr hundred members oi
Parliament and very great portion "a the
members of the London Exchange. =
silver wave was sweeping oyer England
and the general cause would be greatly at
vanced 10y holding IN her capital this inter
national conference.
At the evening session of tho convention
the committee on resolutions reported after
declaring in favor OF free coinage. The
resolutions say:
That we will not support for IA legislative OF
executive office any candidate who Is ms
thoroughly committed by platform and declara
tiOn TO the full restoration OF The monetary sys
tenn. violently disturbed by the legislation de
mODetizing silver I'm 1873.