The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-09-26

Yerk Institute for the Blind, - rsad Stew.
ART, and added: ut looks new 40 IL he
mas DOT kotsen entirely over that idea"
Launhtsr). ''In 1855 be went West in
search OF employment" continued the
biocrsphy. "Lst us sss what bic idea ol
the West is," said Stewart. Then he read
on: HE engaged With hts uncle Ut Buffalo
dauehter), 10 aid Ia the compilation of
an American herd book" GAushter).
upon retiring from tho presidency" the
biography real, ''hs located In New York
c',y an resumed the practice Of law"
,'ny did the president say In con.
temptuous manner that he would have
congress on his hands7 Why did he say
that congress was obstinate and would
not allow others, who knew all about II,
to establish the financial policy Of the
country? Did ii arise from knowledge?
In what public document had the presi-
dent ever shown any light on the great
question Of finances? n we would stop
the necessity for revolution and preserve
the equilibrium of the departments of the
government, wo must protest now. The
attention Of the people must b called to
the aggressions. II 10 the only way to pre-
scrve the Independence Of the coordinate
branches OF government.
Mr.. Stewart had read an article from .
Now York paper, which said; "Mr. voor-
hees, the free coinage chairman Of tho
finance committee. received plum from
the administration In the appointment of
q friend as fourth auditor of the treasury"
Voorhees, stepped up to the clerks desk as
soon as his name was mentioned, but
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article read for the purpose Of rejecting
OH the senator from Indiana and Voorhees,
took his seat.
1t was now o'clock, and Stewart asked
that his resolution 60 over until to-mor-
row instead Of being placed on the calen-
dar. The repeal bill was taken up, and
Stewart continued his remarks, address,
ing himself wholly to tho repeal bill. how.
ever. Stewart yielded to Cameron. repub-
lican, Of Pennsylvania, who spoke against
repeal.
Cameron said that under the much
abused Sherman act We increase the cur
rency now about s36 ,000. 900 year; bapely
enough to meet the needs of the natural
increase In population. In very few
years this act will undoubtedly restrict
coinage. The people Of Pennsylvania
want even now and expressly require q
greater increase than this. ''If silver L.
sacrificed, the manufacturer, will be re-
sponsible for II, and in that case. take II
for granted, the silver states will revenge
themselves by throwing all their weight
on the side Of q reduction In the tariff.
Our manufacturers might flourish on low
silver and a high tariff; they must perish
on gold and q low tariff. ! propose that
gold loan, Of SO many hundred millions of
dollars AZ congress may decide, be bought
mt the market rate and held In the treas
ury, as the gold reserve is held in the
Bank Of France and by the governments
Of the Latin union. propose to open our
mints to the free coinage of American sill
yer, imposing . duty on the import Of
foreign silver. I propose further to ro-
peal the tax on state bank circulation.
would also press once moro for action In
favor OF our shipping. To meet in part
the deficit In our income for next year,
would rcimpose . duty of 2 cents pound
on sugar and repeal the bounty. Then I
would wait Q year to see how the system
worked and how far We are affected by
foreign influence"
Bate, Of Tennessee. then addressed the
senate against the repeal bill. At
o'clock Stewart again took the floor. In
reading q letter from Cleveland he cri-
ticized the use Of the word ''intrinsic" as
applied to the value of gold and silver,
and said the president did not know what
he was talking about. Stewart read from
newspapers various articles as to the atti.
tudc Of the president, finally coming to
the published telegram from the presi-
dent to Chairman Wilson, of the ways and
means committee. conRratulating him on
the passage through the house of the re-
peal bill. "In one hundred years OF Amer
lean independence" said Stewart, ''there
see med from that dispatch, he said, that
the president regarded congress as his
servants and was thanking II - good
and faithful servant for doing his bidding.
Without concluding his speech Stewart
yielded for an executive session, after
which the senate adjourned.