The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-23
CONGRESS-.
Senator Voorhees, Crates on
Behalf of His Motion
for Repeal.
u" Pr"'Iaims Himself "a Iii -MetaIIi., and
argues for Repeal On the Ground.
that II Will Help silver.

WASHINGTON. August Senator
! Voorhees, addressed the Senate this
morning at length on behalf of his mo.
tion repeating the purchasing clause Of
the Sherman act.
| He praised the administration for ;ts
: refusal to ratify the demand of capital-
lists for an issue of three hundred million
more of bonds.
AS bi-metalllst. he voted against the
passage of the Sherman act and for
the same reason would now vote for its
repeal. tie ayowed his unshaken faith
that silver would remain forever ono If
the world s great potent factors of fin.
ahce commerce. traffic. and in daily
business transactions. 1t would neither
he demonetized nor driven away from
the habitations of the greater massas
Of mankind.
The question viii be asked wbetbe,
votes shall be given for the uncondition.
al repeal OF the law before a substitute
has been agreed upon. He was in favor
of Graduating this confessed evil from
the body Of our laws with no other ,.,n.
ditlon than his right and free ability to
support and secure in connection with |
It's repeal or afterward by Independent
measures. sound tinancal system em
braclng the coinage of silver an AN
elualit. with gold. which had been the
declaration of the Chicago democratic.
PLATFORM
lie urged the necessity of financial
legisation
First \ law which would furnish
sufficient volume of currency on a prac
tIcable specie basis guaranteed bv pub.
lie honor.
Second To deprive individuals cor.
porations or syndlcates of the bower To
'ause fiuctuation in the amount of the
Inherent currencies in circulation.
Ihlrd-To maintain on a parity gold
silver and paper money.
fourth-To settle the status of silver ,
money by authorizing it to form a nor.
ION OF the specie basis required by ! ,
hartered banks. !.
Fifth To overthrow the ,l.ny.rous
entrallzation of the money power now
visiting at two money centers in the
ands OF few individuals by giving the
eople OF state the right of home rule
n the subject OF money. thus securing
hem home circulation.
10 these five propositions should be
dded carefully adjusted and graded
lcome tax as the most equitable and
prlght measure for providing the gov
rnment with revenue.
THE HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House a . .
from the Secretary of .
he treasury in response to a resolution = =
the House asking for information =
latlve to the purchase and coinage of
lver under the Sherman act 1t was
dered printed.
I'm motion OF Lount. Of California. the ca
nate bill was passed admitting free of st
'ty all articles intended for exhibition
the California mid winter interna.
'nal exposition.
johnson ldem.) Of Ohio. asked unani- .,
ous consent for the introduction of his h,
i to permit the exchange of United on
ates bonds for Treasury notes. There
IS no objection and the bill was re-
red to the committee on banking and
frehc.. with leave to report at any aa
he after special order. -.
| he silver debate was resumed and
'chhef iaen.l OF Wisconsin, addressed
House in favor of the repeal of the
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