The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-15
SILVER DEBATE RESUMED.
Miscellaneous Business in the Senate
Yesterday.

Engaging Congress-Short Speeches
on Various Phases of Finanoe-The
National Democratic Platform to be
Adhered Contention of It's Tariff
Plank Excits Warm Plaudits.
Washington, Aug. 14.-Less than half
its members were present when the SEN
ate met at noon, but the galleries were
full. Last Thursdays journal and the
chaplain's prayer were short. The House
joint resolution for the appropriate com
memoratiOn of the hundredth anniversary
of the laying of the cornerstone of the
capitol of the United States on Septem-
ber is, 1793, was received from the House,
laid before the Senate and passed
MANY PETITIONS FOR AND AGAINST REPEAL.
There were numerous petitions present
ed and referred for the repeal of the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman law, some
conditionally and some uncOnditionally,
ana quite as many against the repeal /;
several also, for the free use ofsilver as
legal tender in the United States and for
the appointment of a commission to con-
slider an adequate plan of currency; and
some petitions, too, for the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to l.
BILLS FOR THE ISSUE OF CIRCULATING NOTES
Mr. Voorhees,, chairman of the commit
tee on finance, introduced and had re-
ferred to that committee q bill to provide
for the issue of circulating notes of
national banks. 1t provides for the issue
to national banks of notes to the amount
of the par value of the bonds deposited
or to be deposited by them.
APPROVED BY SECRETARY CARLISLE.
t,sT
from the Secretary of the Treasury ap-
proving of its provisions. and stating that
if it were a law the banknote circulation
(on the bonds already deposlted) could be
increased by S19,000,000.
FOR THE THoUsANDTH TIME.
The McGarrahan claim again made its
appearance in the form of a bill to refer
the claim to the court of private land
claims, which was introduced by Mr. Tel
Ter, Rep, Col, and referred to the judic-
larry committee.
FOR A FIVE YEARS. UNDERTAKING.
Mr.. Vest introduced a bill for the coin
age of the silver bullion in the treasury
saying that it had been sent to him from
New York and that it met his hearty ap-
prOval. 1t provides that after setting
aside in coin and bullion as a leserve such
amount of the silver bullion purchased un-
the coinage value the aggregate sum of
the treasury notes authorized by that
act) all the remainder of such bullion
shall be deemed available for the issue of
silver certificates, and such remainder or
! surplus bullion shall be coined into stand
| ard silver dollars, and Ssh dollars shall
| be used for the redemption Of silver certi-
icates as now required by law; provided
that this shall not be deemed to alter or
amend nj a aaf 8 T,,1,
1890.
CIRCULATING NOTES TO AMOUNT OF CAPITAL.
The second section provides that ma
tional banking associations be entitled to
| receive circulating notes to the value, at
par, of United States bonds on deposit,
| not, however, to exceed the amount of
capital stock actually paid in.
The bill was read and referred to the
finance committee.
TO BIND THE SENATE DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Mr.. Hill of New York, offered a resolu-
tion declaring it to be the sense of the
Senate that no legislation other than leg
islatiOn pertaining to the finances shall
be considered at the present session of
congress. He asked that the resolution be
be laid on the table for the present, and
vote be called upon the resolution offered
by him last Tuesday, in the words
sENARoR HILLS FORMER RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That the American people. from
tradition and interest, favor bimetalism and
the free and unlimited coinage Of both gold
and silver, without discriminating against
either metals; that 1t is also the established
policy of thd United States to maintain the
parity Of the two metals, so that the debt
paying and purchasing power of every dollar
snail be at all times equal; that it is the duty
OF congress to speedily enact such laws as
Will ehectuate and maintain these objects.
SENATOR VEST SPEAKS THREE HOURS.
Before beginning his speech in support of
the resolution, Mr.. Vest had read the dec
laratiOns in the republican and democratic
platforms on the subject of silver, in order
to show that both parties were practic-
ally agreed on that question. He said
that it was time for the people of the
United States to know whether politics
were juggle and fraud or whether the
solemn declaration of parties were worthy
the confidence of free people.
HOMELESS LEGISLATIVE DOG.
Taking up the Sherman act, Vest spoke
of it as a hOuseless and homeless legisla-
tive dog, with no one even to rive il A
bone and without being able to find ken
mel in which to hide its dishonored head.
And, nevertheless, people would vote
against repeal without a guarantee, as
solemn as the great necessity of the peo-
pie, that silver shall exist in the United
States as money metal
MIR. CLEvELAND's UNsHRINKING FRIEND.
He had been known as the firm and un-
shrinking friend Of the President of the
United States and had in all his cam
paign speeches in Missouri declared Mr..
Cleveland to be a bi-metallist himself, and
that they only differed in reference to the
ratio He had had the right to make that
statement, because MIR. Cleveland had ac-
cepteu the nomination on platform which
pledged the Democratic party to bi-metal-
lism. 1t had been as well known that the
Democratic party stood on the doctrine
of bi-metallism as that it had met in Chi
cago and nominated Grover Cleveland for
the Presidency
CONSPICUOUS BY IT'S SILENCE.
He did not undertake to say, now, that
the President was opposed to bi-metallism
or that he would not give his executive
sanction to a measure TO coin silver at a
commercial ratio with gold but he did
undertake to say that the Presidents
message was most significant for what it
failed to say.
CLEVELAND THOUGHT BI-METALLIsM IN
PRACTICABLE.
Mr. Vest went on to argue against the
idea that the over production of silver, in
relation to gold, justified the demonetiza-
tion Of the white metal and he quoted
the tables of gold and silver production
for many years in support of his argu-
ment He undertook 10 say, with the