The morning call., 1893-09-06

from the Finance Committee with the sub
stitute for section I6, which contained the
trade dollar of 420 grains.
The Nevada Senator here diverged from
his written remarks to observe that he did
not make the point at this time. inasmuch
as he was speaking but he gave notice
that hereafter when others were speaking
who could give the facts and information
which were so much needed by Senators
who spend their time in the. cloakroOm
that quorum OF Senators who should be
in their seats when business is done dur
ing the present session.
Pugh Democrat of Alabama) sud
denly moved call of the Senate, as it was
manifest. he said, that quorum was not
present.
The call developed the presence of fifty
six Senators and Stewart resumed his
speech. He said that Notwithstanding all
other amendments reported by the Finance
| Committee to the House substitute recorded
| IN the GLOBE, no mention was made of a
substitute for the sixteenth section, and
members of the two houses were ignorant
of the fact that the silver dollar had been
omitted. The Senate and the country must
Judge. said Stewart whether fair oppor-
| tunity was afforded members of the two
houses to know of the omission of the sill
ser dollar from the list of coins. No refer
ence was made in the debate in the Senate
to the omission of the silver dollar.
He said il was a fact that Sherman. who
did so much to secure the recommendation
Of the gold standard by the Paris confer
I ence. introduced in 1868 bill with harm
less title adopting a gold standard, claim
ing that the gold standard was an Ameri-
can idea; that he had charge of the mint
bill from beginning to end, and the fact
that he failed to inform the Senate that it
/ demOnetiZed silver was most astonishing.
/ That legislation was not demanded by the
/ people; they knew nothing of it and it had
remained profound secret, so far as the
masses of the people were concerned, for
more that two years.
/ Coming to the recent election. Stewart
| said the contest between the two great
parties was sham battle over the tariff
and the force bill TO secure power to be
used for another and very different pur-
pose.
/ BE had told the people, he said. that
I it made no difference which Iarty sue
ceeded. the result would be the same, and
i the power and the patronage of the ad-
:
silver.
Referring to the Sherman act, Stewart
said that notwithstanding the numerous
violations of it by the executive depart
ment, it had added $50, 600. 000 of legal
tender money TO the currency of the cOun-
try, and there was no evidence shat the
Sherman act had up to this time inflicted
any injury. The bankers panic had been
inangurated to force Congress to de-
monetiZe silver aud the President in his
message had failed to inform Congress
that the apprehended evils which produced
the panic existed only in the Imagination
| OF bundholdeTs and bankers and their
newspaper organs, who had created the
present distress for their own selfish and
S irdid purposes. There is an honest rem
". he said for the nresent condition, and
/ that is to restore silver. IL that cannot be
done utilize the silver In the treasury by
issuing silver certificates. The dishonest
remedy to relieve the distress is TO pass
/ the repeal bill. and thus ratify and
! sanctify the Infamous act of 1878, that was
fastening perpetual gold standard upon
the country. The creditor class has al
ready doubled the value OF gold, and by so
doing had doubled the obligations OF debt
Ors. This was revolutionary. 1t was
dangerous for capital to. engage in revOlu-
ton, and he appealed to the Senate to-day
to listen 10 the voice OF the people and
to turn a deaf ear to the subsidized press
and bankers petitions, extorted from their
trembling debtors.
It was the duty of every Senator who
loves his country. said Stewart, to resist
by every parliamentary means the per-
petratiOn Of the great wrong " hich would
be done if the repeal bill was passed. The
great journals of New York say, Vote
first; debate afterward."
1--WE notify them now that the fort
occupied by the defenders of the people
Will never be surrendered" said Stewart; /;
"the armies of avarice, fraud and decep-
tion must take it if they can"
At 3 40 Stewart had exhausted his tvpe-
written manuscript. He said he did not
know whether he could finish his speech
tonight, and went on: IF our friends
will for-ohe session throw off English in
fluences, what a change will result"
Before the Nevada Senator had finished
| Morgan Cd Of Alabama moved that the
Senate go into executive session. and the
ayes ana noes were called for. By vote
of 50 ayes to 2S noes the motion was agreed
to as follows:
Ayes-Allen. Bate. Berry. Butler. Call,
Cockrell. Coke. Davis. Daniel. Dolph.
Dubois. Faulkner. Harris. Hunton, Irby.
Jones of Arkansas, Jones Of Nevada.
Kyle, Mitchell OF Oregon, Morgan, Pasco.
PETER. Perkins. Pettigrew. Power. Pugh,
Roach, Shoup, Stewart. Teller, Turpie,
Vance, Vest, Walthall ana Wolcott-35.
Noes-Aldrich, Allison, Brice, Carey,
Caffrey. Cullom, Dixon, Frye, Gallinger,
German, Gray. Hale. Hawley, Hoar, Lind
say. Mcmillan. Mills. Mcpherson. Palmer,
Plat. Proctor, Quay. Squire. Stockbridge,
Smith, Villas, Voorhees, and White of
Louisiana-2S.
After a short executive session. at :25
the Senate adjourned till tomorrow.
Mr.. fiARTER'S SCHEME.