The herald., 1893-09-06
THE GREAT CRIME OF 70
Stewart Springs a Surprise
on the Senate.
He Tells How Silver Was
Dem0nitized.
John Sherman's Underhanded Trick
Bitterly Denounced.
The Repeal Mon Get Their First Setback.
Hereafter Quorum Will Be
Insisted Upon by tho
Silver Men.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Silver men In
he senate today sprung surprise on
the repeal forces in the declaration of
Stewart that hereafter quorum Of the
senate would have to be present when
senators spoke upon the silver question.
If the opponents of repeal insist upon a
quorum being present at all times, 1t
will be new move and may seriously
interfere with the programme of the
friends of repeal. Substantially the
entire day in the senate was consumed
by Stewart (Rep.), of Nevada, who took
positive ground against the repeal OF
the Sherman act until silver was re-
monetized. The vote OF the senate to
proceed to consideration OF executive
business after Stewards speech was tho
first setback the repeal men have thus
far sustained in the senate.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
PETER introduced bill creating de-
partment of education under the super
vision OF q secretary of education, who
within three years after the passage of
the act shall cause to be constructed q
college Of scientific learning, in which
shall be taught all classic and profes-
sional studies, art, etc., to be known as
the Scientific University of the Red,
White and Blue Cross. The bill appro-
PIRATES $10,000,0JO to construct the
college, and $8,000,0 900 more is appro-
priated to create an endowment to be
known as the Scientific College fund.
The secretary OF the treasury is directed
to purchase aluminium to the total
amount of the appropriations and coin
in denominations of l cent to 500.
Voorhees, submitted q resolution for
beginning the sessions at IL O'Clock.
Laid over.
Morgan Of Alabama offered concur
rent resolution for the appointment of a
joint select committee on finance of
seven members of each house TO exam
inc into the financial and monetary
condition of the government and the
people, with view to devising means
for it's betterment. Its powers are very
wide, including the question of the re-
monetization OF silver, it's ratio with
gold; revision OF the laws relating to
legal tender; repeal OF the state bank
tax; the cause of the present financial
depression; legislation to prevent ma
tional banka from abusing their privi-
leges and powers to the detriment of
the government and the people. Laid
over.
Aliens resolution asking the secre-
tary of the treasury If he had redeemed
any silver certifcaten in coin was agreed
to.
PETER took the floor and concluded
his remarks in opposition to repeal.
STEWART BEGINS HIS SPEECH.
Stewart of Nevada followed in opposi-
tion to repeal. He said in 1867 the
mints of the continent Of. Europe and
those in the United States were open to
free coinage Of silver. He then recited
the events leading up to the demonetisa-
ton of silver in 1873. Sherman, he
said, introduced bill prepared by q
clique in the treasury department.,
headed by John Jay Knox, professedly
to revise and codify the mint laws, but
which in reality omitted the standard
dollar from the list of coins. After two
days. debate the bill, which had been re-
ported by Sherman from the finance
committee passed, Sherman, he said,
voting in the negative. Sherman very
we'll knew, said Stewart, before his name
was reached in the calling of the roll
that the bill would pass by an over
whelming majority. The history of the
bill In the house OF representatives ia
suggestive. After it was developed that
the bill demonetized silver, Hooper
of Massachusetts, in charge of
the bill, affected to abandon it.
Some days after, in the absence of Rep
resentative Potter of New York, who
had discovered the fact that the bill de-
monetized silver, Hooper presented
substitute for the bill, which he falsely
claimed contained none of the objec-
tionable features Of the original bill.
The substitute was passed under the er-
roneous belief produced by Hooper'a
statement that the substitute was de-
void of the Objectionable features OF the
original bill. The substitute az it came
from the house contained In the six
teenth section the provision for a dollar
OF 1884 grains.
Continuing, Stewart said Sherman at
that time reported the house substitute
stitute for section 16 which contained
the trade dollar of 420 grains.
QUORUM INSISTED UPON.
The Nevada senator mere divergec
from his written remarks to observe
that he did not make the point at this
time inasmuch as he was speaking but
that he gave notice that hereafter when
others were speaking who could give
facts and information which were 90
much needed by senators who spend
their time in the cloak room, that
quorum of senators would be in their
seats when business is done during the
present session.
Pugh (Dem.) of Alabama now sud-
denly moved call OF the senate, ae !,
was manifest, he said, that quorum
was not present. The call developed
the presence of 56 senators, and Stewart
resumed his speech.
ACCOMPLISHED BY FRAUD.
Continuing, Mr.. Stewart said that,
N nj n ~ "a N ding all tha uthar am and.