Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-10-12
SENATE SILVER.
Friends of the Metal Occupy An
other Day.
SENATOR HARRIS KNOWS HIMSELF


senate met, MIR. Harris nhu rchu tn'
resolutions Of the Memphis Cotton eN
change and the Memphis Merchants
exchange In favor Of speedy action on
the repeal bill.
Mr.. Harris said the resolutions crit
icised In terms more or less severe Mr.
Bate and himself, and charged dere'
LECTION Of duty on their part 10 their
constituents In opposing repeal with
great Difference TO the opinions OF the
exchanges, he had the vanity 10 be-
lieve he knew his duty TO his CON
stituents as well and possibly better
than they did
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Wolcott, directing the committee
on finance TO report bill cmbodying
the bimetallic declaration contained In
the Voorhees, substitute for the Wilson
repeal bill, was taken up, and Mr.. VOL
colt addressed the senate In favor OF
its adoption. The peculiar character
istic OF the debate on the repeal bill
was that every speaker had announced
himself friend OF silver and bimet-
allist "a bye-and-bye-metallist,' said
Mr. Wolcott, amid laughter.
few days the worst apprehensions OF
the friends OF silver as TO the position
Of the executive had been realized.
The president, while congress was in
extraordinary session convoked by his
proclamation. informed the country
that he was astonished at the opposi-
tion OF the senate TO the measure which
he advocated In his message.
"Such an utterance Is intrusive and
offensive" said Mr.. Wolcott, land IL IL
unbefitting the relations which should
exist between the Legislative and the
executive departments Of the govern
ment And II deserves the protest and
rebuke OF every man who values the
perpetuity Of republican institutions. "
In his own state, Mr.. Wolcott said,
patronage had been distributed by per-
sons living thousands OF miles from
Colorado, whose votes In congress coin
cided with the financial policy Of the
administration.
The letter OF the president 10 Gov.
Northen changed the entire aspect OF
the question. Surely the friends of sill
yer who advocated repeal solely rs u
stepping stone to the recognition Of
that metal would not follow the exeeu-
tive further
IL appeal 10 the senator from In.
diana" Mr.. Wolcott said, who In his
heart. know, opposes the abandon
ment OF silver as standard; who holds
the key of the whole situation in his
hands, and whose single word Of APP
proval would bring us relief aud save
this country from the cruel burden Of
monometallism, TO stand with the pco-
pie Of his own country and his own flag
and against this proposed surrender 10
British interests. The only hope for
silver is by amendment TO the present
bill There Is no hope for an indcpend-
ent measure, even II IL should pass con-
gress The step once taken will be
irrevocable and the senate owes IL TO
itself and to the country that IL make
no cowardly surrender OF the sacred
interests with which II is intrusted."
Mr.. Voorhees, said the constant
observation that the pending bill
demonctized silver was not a fact
The pending bill did not take from IA
single dollar of silver money its none
tary value.
without full consideration he had
said in February last that the passage
of bill repeating the Sherman law
would absolutely demonetize silver and
leave II unsupported by any word OF
legislation. In saying so he was mis-
taken. Mr.. Voorhees, then defended
the declaration OF the policy OF bimetal-
lism contained In the senate substitute,
saying more had been accomplished by
just such declarations than by positive
laws; and he cited the declaration OF
independence as an illustrious example.
Mr.. Morgan inquired why the Ian
guage of the house bill, pledging the
faith and credit OF the United States u
the reconciliation Of silver, had been
changed To mere declaration in favor
OF bimetallism.
Mr.. Voorhees, regarded the question
as an imputation and declined to yield
When the Sherman law no longer dis
graced the statute books he was ready
TO act promptly and with all the en-,
ergy and force he could command tc
carry out the declaration made.
"lf a gentleman's word is not TO be
taken upon the floor" said Mr. Voor
hees, 'let us stop the controversy"
The resolution went 10 the calendar
and the repeal bill being taken up, Mr.
Cockrell addressed the senate in oppo
sition TO the bill.
Referring to the demonetization o.
silver in 1873, Mr.. Cockrell asserte,
that Mr.. Sherman knew that the bill
II passed, would demonetize silver. Al
others had disavowed the knowledg,
while Mr.. sherman never had.
Mr. Cockrell declared IL his belle
that Senator Sherman had introduce,
his bill of last congress for the repea
OF the Sherman act for the purpose o
influencing the action of the Brussel
conference, then In session. Al an,
rate, the introduction OF the bill wa
used for that purpose. lie criticise,
the action of the secretary OF the treas
ury in redeeming In gold the silver ceI
tificates. He was surprised that
democratic secretary of the treasur,
had pursued this course.
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Despondsnt Negro.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 10. - william
Coleman, colored, committed suicid
by shooting himself in the abdomen
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