The record-union., 1892-05-26
CenSure.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.


day voted down Senator MorrilPs motion
to refer to the Finance Committee Nor
gan's resolution instructing the commit
tee to examine and report on the effect OF
the silver law of 1890 on the price of silver
bullion, by the vote of II to %. Hill was
in his seat, but did not vote.
The Democratic Senators who voted
yea were Gray, Palmer and Villas. The
Republican Senators who voted nay were
Allen, Mitchell, Paddock, Pettigrew,
Power, Sanders, Shoup, Squire, Stanford,
Stewart, Teller, Wolcott.
Morgan modified his resolution by
adding new paragraph instructing the
Finance Committee to report supple
mentary Act providing for the coinage of
gold and silver bullion on equal terms as
to each metal, and authorizing depositors
of gold or silver bullion to receive coin
certificate for it at it's mint value.
Sherman said it seemed to him that the
approaching political conventions had
more 10 do with the resolution than the
Senate had. This, he thought was not
the proper time to debate the question
especially when the executive authorities
were engaged in movement for an in
ternatlonal conference. The inevitable
elect OF the free coinage of silver would
be to lower the standard of silver, cheaper
wages Tor labor, uespoil the pensioner.
lnjure every depositor in savings banks,
asSall the accumulationS Of the rich and
disturb all business of life, and all ior
what? Simply to substitute silver in
stead of gold for coinage. The free COIN
age Of silver, instead Of being a measure
OF relief for the people, would be the
seyerest load ever placed on the shoulders
| those HnonnHp6 hai lol
daily bread. He was as much in favor of
silver as any of the Western Senators.
but the only way in which to make gold
and silver work in harmony was to put
them on ratio fixed upon their marke ct
value.
Stewart opposed an international con-
ference until some Of the Powers eN-
pressed in an authoritative way that they
would rehabilitate silver on some terms.
Morgan spoke in favor OF his resolu-
ton. He referred to Sherman as having
headed the march for the utter destruc-
ton of silver, and said he sherman was
now candidate for the Presidency, and
therefore desired to make friends by say
ing he was In favor, If possible, of the
equal coinage of gold and silver.
Sherman said he had not the slightest
interest in the passage of the Act of 1873.
The story had been refuted over and over
again.
The matter went over without action.
The bill to provide for the punishment
of violations of treaty rights of aliens was
taken up, but without disposing of it..
the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-There was
some surprise in the House to-day when
Representative Henderson (of Iowa. ar
raigned President Harrison and the Gov
ernors of States for failure to give repre-
sentation to the colored people in the con-
vention with the Worlds Fair.
He was followed by Johnson (of Indi-
ana) in speech eulogistic of President
Harrison, denunciatory ofthe Democratic
party in its treatment of the negro in the
South, and strongly in favor Of the force
bill. There was great excitement during
Johnson's speech.
The House went into a Committee of
the Whole this morning on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. The first subject
was the appropriation for Government
exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
Houk (of Ohio offered an amendment
appropriating 100000 to pay the expense
of collecting, preparing and publishing
facts and statistics pertaining to the in
dustrial advance of United States citizens
of African descent, from January l, 1863,
to January l, 1898, to constitute part Of
the Government exhibit.
people of the country numbered about
one-eighth of the population, yet the evil
dence taken by the special committee at
Chicago disclosed the amazing fact that
neither the President of the United States
nor the Governor of a single State, nor
the Woman's Commission, nor the Gov
ernment Commission, nor the local cor
poratlOn had given representation to
these eight millions of people. 1t was a
shame, and he proclaimed it with indig-
nation. He believed there were two or
three petty little places held by colored
men, places that did not rise to the dig
nifty of barber. The civilized world
was interested in knowing what was
coming from freedom to these people.
Holman made point of order against
Houk's amendment, which was sus-
tanned.
johnson of Indiana replied to what he
characterized the remarkable speech,,
of Henderson. The President of the
United States, he said, had during his
entire life been firm, unswerving and
consistent friend of the colored race. IT
ought not to be forgotten that the
President had stood in favor of lust
measure of national relief, which if
passed by Congress would have pro-
Vlded for the supervision of national
elections, whereby the colored people of
the South would have the right to cast
lAcll fOlcS anu IH6lll The
President had stood for the measure
known as the "Force BilP' when men
with less courage failed to stand up for
the pledges of the Republican party.
The illusions to the force bill brought
a number of Democrats TO their feet with
questions, but the only one heard was that
propounded by Richardson of Tennessee.
as to whether the President was in favor
ofthe force bill now.
Johnson replied that the President was
in favor of any system of constitutional
legislation that would guarantee to the
lowlieSt man of the South the right to cast
his vote without fear, favor or intimida-
Iion. He proceeded in vehement Ian
guage to denounce the treatment of the
negro by the Democratic party of the
South, and as he was as yehemently CON
tradicted by number of Southern men,
bers, the House became a perfect bedIam.
Some Democrat made reference to 1876.
whereupon Johnson proceeded to review
the Hayes-1ilden controversy. The con-
fusion became intense.
Finally McMillin rose to point of or
der, and Johnson was directed to address
his remarks 10 the appeal.
Hooker of Mississippi denied that the
people of the South were enemies OF the
negro. There never had been any dis
order save when carpet t-baggers and aliens
came down there and stirred it up.
Cheatham of North Carolina the oniy
colored man in the House, regretted that
the debate had taken a political turn. The
colored people should have this appropri-