Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-03
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3, 1898.
SENATE.

QuOTuul) Was dSCeFldineu, anu liic Iou-
tine business was proceeded with.
After the routine morning business
an amendment to the silver purchase
repeal bill was offered by Mr.. Morgan.
1t revives the coinage act of 1887 and
provides for the remission of 20 per
cent. of import duties on goods import
ed from countries that admit standard
silver dollars, of the present weight
and fneness, as legal tender for all
debts public and private.
The question as to the printed ex-
tract from the Bankers Magazine of
August, 1873, to which Mr.. Sherman
called attention yesterday, was again
revived by Mr.. White, in whose speech
it had appeared; aud Mr.. White refer
red to speech made some years ago
by q member of Congress. in which he
had found the extract as he had quoted
it. he mad, however, examined since
yesterday, the Bankers Magazine of
August, 1878, and found that it did not
contain the extract.
Mr.. Sherman repeated the statement
which he had made yesterday, that he
imputed no blame to the Senator from
California. And he stated, az q re-
markable thing, that in the first quota
ton of Senator Beck, of Kentucky, OF
Mr.. Hooper's speech in reference to
Mr. Seyd, the words who is now
here did not appear. So that that in
terpolation, as well as the fabrication
of the BANKERS Magazine article, has
been made since 1878.
TIE silver purchase repeal bill was
taken up at 1870 and Mr.. DOlph con-
tinued his speech of yesterday after
noon.
He sent to the clerks desk aud had
read extracts from President Cleve-
lands messages during his former adj
ministration, giving his views upon the
subject of silver. He said that those
extracts justified the statement that
the success of the democratic party,
with such candidate, was the verdict
of the American people in favor of the
discontinuance of the purchase ofsilver
and of the coinage ofsilver dollars. Ia
the extracts which he had read, that
course had been urged By President
Cleveland in unmistakable language,
and The reasons for it presented.
Mr.. Teller asked him what he thought
the chances were Judging from the
messages he had read) of any legisla-
ton friendly to silver during the pres
entadministration. Did he think there
was any hope for such legislation, I'M
less it was attached to the repeal bill ?
"lf cast my vote for the repeal of
the silver purchase act, as | expect to
do" Mr.. Dolph replied, 81 will not do
it with the expectation that during the
present administration there will be any
other legislation concerning silver.
do not know single utterance of Presi-
dent Cleveland's from the time of his
first letter to Mr.. Warner, of OHIO, be-
fore his first Inauguration up to the
present time that would lead any one
to suppose he had changed his position
in relation to silver coinage, or that he
did not stand to-day in favor Of the re-
peal OF the Sherman law, and opposed
to the further purchase of silver bull
lion and to the further coinage silver
dollars. 7 do not expect that he will
recommend to Congress any legislation
looking to the use of silver by the
United States, without the cooperation
of other countries. Aud do not ex-
pect that Congress could pass any act
for the use of silver by this country
alone that would receive his approval.
But understand that he would be in
favor of what he considers practical
use of silver. The free coinage of silver
is only practical with an international
agreement, by which the minis of all
commercial countries Of the world shall
be open to the free coinage Of silver at
an agreed ratio"
Mr.. Stcwart-with Mr.. Dolph's con-
sent-fortiied his extracts by another
one from the Presidents recent mes
sage declaring that the people are enti-
tied to sound and honest money.
Dir. Teller-referring to an extract
which Mr.. Dolph had read yesterday
from the report of Mr.. Manning, the
first Secretary of the Treasury in the
first Cleveland administration in which
Mr.. Manning declared that there was
no hope of an international agreement
asked Mr.. Dolph whether there was
any reason to suppose that the present
executive would take any steps
to secure an international arrangement
that would secure bimctallism through
out the world.
II have no reason to suppose" Mr..
Dolph replied, "that Mr.. Cleveland has
not always been earnestly in favor of