The morning call., 1893-10-04
MANUFACTURED SENTIMENT.
Dubois of Idaho Has Hit the Nail on
the Head

tne 1e2d.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-When the fall of
the Vice Presidents gavel announced the
Senate to have met this morning there
were only a few Senators. and they Re-
publicans. in the chamber. not Democrat
being visible.
The lack of quorum was called to the
attention OF the chair, and after delay Of
fifteen minutes quorum was obtained.
The Vice-President laid before the Sem
ate communication from the Secretary
of the Treasury giving a detailed state
ment of exports of silver for the months of
July and August.
Dubois introduced a bill enabling the
States of California. Colorado, Montana
and Idaho to support State schools of
mines.
Morgan offered an amendment to House
bill No. 1.-The Wilson repeal bill-declar-
ing the act of January 1S, 1887. to be In
force. The amendment is intended to give
effect to the free-coinage provision of the
law, and providing also for reciprocity
with other nations By reducing the import
duties on goods from other countries when
they shall be sent TO this country in Ameri-
can vessels, OF in vessels of the country
which shall recognize the silver dollar Of
the United States as legal tender.
The bill TO repeal the Sherman law was
then laid before the Senate.
White of California said he had examined
carefully the Bankers Magazine of August.
1873, and had found the statements made
by Sherman yesterday. concerning a GER
tain article in that magazine, to be correct
and his quotation from the publication er-
roneous. White also read from the Con-
gressional Record to show that the state
ment, as he had given it. was made as
early as 1873
Doph took the floor and con tinued bis
speech commenced yesterday in support
of the repeal BILL He quoted from the
message of President Cleveland of 1889,
urging the discontinuance of the purchase
of coinage silver under the Bland Allison
act. Dolph characterized this as stronger
argument against the use of silver than he
was now able to offer. and said he read
it for the purpose of showing that the
Democrats who advocated the retention of
the Sherman act we're not in accord with
the party leaders. He declared the sue
cess of the Democratic leaders with such a
evidence Of the fact that the American
people did not desire to continue the COIN
age of silver under the existing conditions.
Teller interrupted Dolph to ask him
what chance he thought there was of Sc
curing any recognition of silver under the
administration OF President who holds
the views expressed by Cleveland.
Dolph replied he did not expect there
would be any legislation concerning silver
under the present administration while the
conditions remain as at present. He did
not know from a single utterance of Cleve-
land that he had changed his position in
opposition to the further purchase and
coinage of silver dollars. He did not ex-
pect to secure any legislation without an
International agreement.
Doiph made the statement that minori-
ties were radical and majorities conserva-
tive. which he used as illustrating the
naturalness of the change of the Demo-
cratic party since 1t had come into power.
When the Democratic party was in a
minority it could afford to favor free COIN
age. but now that it had majority it had
necessarily become conservative on this
subject.
Teller asked Dolph If he had any reason
TO suppose the President had taken any
steps looking to secure the cooperation of
other nations in the interest of silver.
Doph replied that he was not ac-
quainted with the plans Of the admins
tration, but he had no reason to suppose
the President was not now, as formerly,
friendly to the project for an international
agreement. He could not doubt Cleve-
lands good faith when he states he desires
such an arrangement Many believe the
repeal of the Sherman act would hasten an