The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-04-01
Tho House,

the debate on the Bland silver bill being
one of the vital questions of the day, the
public manifested their interest by crowd
ing the galleries ut n very early hour and
close attention was paid to the remarks Of
Mr.. Bland, who opened the discussion.
of New York. made the point of order i'm
mediateiy after the bill was read, that
under the rules 1t should be considered In
committee of the whole. The speaker
stated that he had examined this matter
when the bill was reported and It was re-
ferred, as he thought properly. to the
house calendar. He therefore over
ruled the point of order raised by Mr.
Tracy. Unanimous consent was asked
md obtained for gentlemen to extend their
remarks In the record. twas also agreed
after some discussion that the house
should take recess nt o'clock today
and tomorrow until 7sO p. M, and ad-
friends of the measure will divide the time
equally. Mr.. Bland wns recognized and
proceeded with his speech.
Mr.. Bland said the bill proposed to 20
back 100 years. On April =, 1892, the
founders of the government in pursuance
of the constitution, on the recommends
tion of Hamilton, Jefferson and the states
men of that time. adopted the double
standard. The act then provided for the
coinage without limit of gold and silver
in the mints of the United States; silver
to be coined into dollars, halves, quarters
and dimes; the dollar to consist of s714
tnr grains of ss' .ilysr' p1essely s;as the dol
for in this bill. There was moth
ingnew in this measure That system of
money was continued In this country un-
oil January, 1878, when the dollar previ-
tusly established was discontinued. The
present bill proposed that gold and silver
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was to the advantage of all that gold and
silver, 80 far Us could be, should have
equality. In order that this equality
should be preserved 1t was necessary that
silver should be put upon the same plan
with regard to issuing certificates, as gold.
The act provided that holders Of gold
and silver bullion should have u right to
mint could pay for 1t on the spot. The
bullion was deposited and the money
turned over to the depositor for gold and
silver under the act OF 1873 just as required
by this bill: The law did not specify that
the bullion should be coined at
discretionary to meet the ext
gencics of the government, but, in re-
ality 1t was coined, for the most part, and
the resulting coin kept on deposit to pay
the bullion as deposited. There was
nothing new il this bill in that regard.
Gold and silver bullion could be deposited
in mints and assay offices and coin certl-
ficste issued for their value. These coin
certificates wero made legal tender for all
customs duties and in payment of the
public debt We simply, by this bill. put
silver on an equality with gold, nothing
more, nothing loss.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-There was a
very large crowd present when the house
opened today. After some committee re.
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sumed. Mr.. Pierce, dem, of Tennessee,
took the floor in support of the measure.
Mr.. Pierce said the hour was now at
hand when the people would ask from
congress that the wrong done In 1873 be
Mndone and that Justice be done them.
Will the representatives of the American
people deny this to the laboring classes oi
Americna There were two roads, one
leading to honor, principle and right, the
other to dishonor and destruction and the
former was the pathway which should be
followed by tho free coinage men. There
was no reason for the decentralization OF
silver in 1873. FROM 1894 to 1873 the silver
dollar was never worth less than 10) cents
why demonetize III By the act OF
Of the great banking and financial inter
csts of the world and agriculture and
labor have paid the forfeit by their swea,
and toll Should this thing 60 ont Have
the laboring men no rights to be respected
by capitall Upon the side O
the people the democratic party had eve,
been planted. They would advocate hon
est money, and honest dollars, and moth
ing less. 1t was by act of law that tn,
dollar was made dishonest, and 1t Is b,
such operation that it now should be mad,
honest
WAsnrSeroS. March q. = Interest 1,
the silver question is undated an,
large crowds still attend tn,
sessions of the house. Mr.. Bland
of Missouri, said that in order 4
allow more time for debate he would NOV
the previous question Mt 5 o'clock
[]Mr. Williams, dem, of Illinois, was th,
frst speaker in favor of the bill. He sal,
he did not believe In 70 o
lao cent dollar, but of the tw
the former was rs honest and equitable u
the latter. He believed in 100 cent dolla,
which had the same purchasing powe
today that 1t had last year and woul,
| have next year. The emit O
value was q creature OF law and the powe
| to declare what should constitute q uni
Of value u vested In congress alone
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