Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-22
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, d. C., Aug. 21.-Num-
crous bills which had been introduced
and we're pending in the last Congress
were reintroduced and referred to com.
mittees. A substitute for the National
bank currency bin was offered by Mr..
PETER, proposing an issue Of $3.50, ,000,-
600 treasury notes to be deposited in the
treasury and TO be available as cash.
A resolution was offered by Mr.
Chandler, declaring that there was no
lawful election of United States Senator
in Kansas when Martin was declared
elected, also, one looking TO opening of
coast line of waterways. These were
referred to committees.
Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont, asked and
obtained indefiDate leave OF absence
after to day on account of i'll health. He
then addressed the Senate in favor of the
bill reported from the finance committee
lass Friday, TO discontinue the purchase
OF silver bullion. His speech, which was
ready, bore the motto Of Sound money
cheats nobody"
lie frankly avowed that bo did not
yet abandon all hope Of bimetalism.
After the repeal of the purchasing
clauses of the Sherman act the country
would not be dependent on gold alone.
as there would be in the Treasury much
more silver than gold and much more
paper currency than ever before, and
the silver dollar would not be demone-
tzcd.
A, Tho end Of Mr.. Morrilps speech. Mr..
va0rbeca pretented the letter addressed
70 hin bv tho Secretary OF the Treasury.
sLr,r,ro the Drobable cost OF coinage OF
e,ivo- At n changed ratio. and had 1t read
NV the clerk. saving that he deemed 4
his duty to lay 1t before the Senate ana
the country. uro
Nont1s case should be taken az hVe
o'cIock Wednesday, and the Senate. after
n snort time spent III executive session, at
4:i0, adjourned.
In the House. in addition TO those already
,,enf,oued as speaklng. Mr.. Cooper tDem.,
Ind ) smoke N opposition to the free com
ooe of silver. Mr. Alexander dem. n.
g. advocates Tree SILVER coinage ana
larger currency; Mir. Sperry Dem,
Conn., opposed free coinage ana edFo-
ctted tho Wilson bill; Mr.. Cox Dem.
AMI MIR. settle tkep., n. Co. was not IN
favor Of striking down silver but stood
unaltcrably opposed 10 the Tree coinage OF
SILVER IN the absence of an international
agreement He would record ms vote
AGAINST the amendment of the gentleman
from Missouri (Mr. Bland and would vote
for the Wilson bill. (Applause),
The House. at five o'clocn, look recess
until eight o'clock.
uor Sc EVENING SESSION.
Al the evening session. Mr.. McLauren.
Haoocrat penn'a.) }, addressed the House
i'm onposition to the Wilson bill and IN
fayon of the tree coinage ofSlyCr. Silver,
bv the sherman act. had been stabbed
with the dagger of Brutu-. Inc situation
had come 10 pass when MS people cou'd
stand IT no longer: and by heaven, they
would stand II no longer. (Applausel;
The people of bis state understood
that the contraction OF curren-
cv meant wealth for the few and
poverty for the millions. The Republican
unrtv had been swept out OF power, tuS
the breeze which had swept It out OF pow
or would be nothing TO tho cyclone Whlch
would sweep tho country If the Democrats
were unfaitnlul to the pledges OF the plat
form upon winch they Lad been elected;
tAuplause) The Democrats might as wei
try TO twist one OF the cyclones OF the West
the wrong way "a attempt to stem thls tlde;
IL was SAID that President Cleveland
had issued certain instructions. lie dld
not know whether this was true or not;
b1t he did know tina. If heroic measures
were to he adopted they should be ADOPT
eJ by heroes, applause and, lauGbter)
If the great mower of the Executive was 70
br used 10 strike down one-halt OF our
currency il was too dear price 10 pay
Tor party and could only be-foo6eu upon
as 4 marty calamity. applause
"a !. I..l ,aII nlaff0TInA
meant nothing that they were gllt'erlnc
General ties. He was friendly 20 the East,
Int this straw might break the cameIS
back aud force the South to unite win
the West We were III tne same condltlon
that we had been IN l776, except that theu
We had been trying to eliminate tGe 9.,l power
of klrc George. instead Of hlng Gold.
Was the United States to be forever
tributary province; a puny' SICILY BOY
that had spasm every time lis old moth
er bad the mysteries? Iaughter.)
NEw IDTA.
MIR. Mcdonald said that he was in favor
Of the free coinage of silver and gold at
any ratio that might be acceptable. lie
Unuld then remove from both their legal
tender quality. Mr.. Bartlett democrat,
New York, srid that with the message OF
the President he was IN thorough accord.
lie would regard the amendments proyld-
mo for free coinage as remedies more ia
taI than the disease. They would be like
the deadly poison which hastoued the
morlbund patient 10 death. without lnt.r-
national agreement there could be one
standard. and he was IN favor of that stan
derd, and to-day that stanard was gold.
Mr.. Stockdale democrat, Mississippi
argued that the Sherman bull had little to
do with the,preseut stagnation ot business,
but that 1t was attributable primarily to
tho tariif. lie liked the East, but the
people of the South would not loIsake
East or the West. In 1897 the Democrats
would come here with Democratic Presl-
deLt and a Democratic House and Senate,
and il would take the free coinage OF Sill
yer home with II. lAppausel.
LIl.n IInn.a hon nt IL 10 AllOurn0Q.