The Lamar register., 1893-10-07
riftisth Day

srS.TE-Mr. Daboi, izirOiacc1 = b-ll ea-
ahll1s the states OF CAlifurntz, Colorado
MontAnA and Idaho to support state schools
Of mines.
Mr. Morgan offered an amendment 10
House biil No (tho Wiison bid DECLARING
the act Of JannAry Is, is31, 70 Dc in force.
Mr. Dolph took the hooS ARa eoattnurd bis
speech Ia support Of The sepeal elL lie
quoted from he message of President Cieyu-
land of lss5 ursing The disooatuuAacc OF The
purchase and eoiEasr o, silver under the
Bland Allison act Nj. DO ph charAetrriz-1
this =. = .tronEeF argument against TIE use
Of silver thzr he "a, Ahla 20 offer, aud sAid
he read IL for the purpose Of shoEing thai
Dsmocrats vho advocated the rptcut.on oi
the sherman act arc no; IN accord slih tasif
party leaders
Mr. Teller asked Mr. polph u he had any
rcAsoa to Suppose that the PFrsl1cut bAst
taken zny step. looking TO securing the help
os other nations ia the inieres; Of silver. Nr.
DoIph replied that he was no; acquainted
with the pans Of the stuinlstFAtioas bot had
no reason 10 surposc The President szs 20;
nov ss formerly frieHdiy to the proieci for
an international agreement He could no;
doubt Mr. Clcveiand's good faith when be
states that be desires such Errua ascusenE
Many believe the repeal Of the sherman act
would hasten an agreement with other nA-
tions, and II ga- possible Mr. ClrvelAnd
mlEht enteFtain these Views
Mr.. Palmer took the sane view. aud uElls
dlsclAimlng any authority 70 represent the
President regarded Il a. eSseat.1l ;ha; the
United states should deiermlae IL own policy
With refcfescc 10 silver before iavitlag other
nations 20 coufer upon the matter.
The Brussels monetary conference WAs
brOlght into the discussion and Mr.. Allison
Of lows. who was onc Of the delegates TO that
conferences, said that while nearly all the dele
gates favored The utilization Of gold aud .il-
yer, they were not ready TO adopt the coinage
{ Of silver In their oEn countries He denied
that the conference adjourned without action.
I IL had adjourned for the reasons which he
had stated In his remarks some days since,
and Europcn countries nov expected that the
conference would reconvcne- Mr. Allisoa
-aid that the conference had been postponed
I from the thirtleth of May until Soyem ber, for
reasons which he had not understood. In
stead of European government. no, being In
terested In the question, there was not an
European goTernment which WAS not watch
Ing every step, every movement taken 10 this
I country. Those countries were hoping that
| this country would get them out Of their d.
lemma BY this country losing its gold and
taking the whole burden Of silver upon itself.
Mr.. Power Of Montana then addressed the
Senate In opposition 10 the bill.
Mr. Power said the tenet of the silver faith
I To which it, advocates clung wa. Free coin
age At the ratio OF l6 to l." or al least such
/ legislation on Whist basis 4. would restore
silver to lis former place with gold AS the
money of the constitution. That was the
shibboleth Of the friends OF silver, and on
that they put themselves upon the country.
Mr.. Palmer Of Illinois then addressed the
Senate and deplored the impotence Of the
senate TO govern itself and get vote on the
repeal bill
HousE.-Debate on the elections bill wa.
continued by Mr. Kyle of Mississippi and Mr.
De Forest Of Connecticut in its favor and Mr.
Sorthway Of Ohio and Nr. Bowers Of Callfor
MIA IN opposition.