Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-06
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Critiolsed SENATOR sherman


1-1o4. sept o.-hrter some
routine hnsiness NF. Eoorhees offered
= rssoluiIou that On Thursday and until
fuFfhsr orders TIE ially hour of the
m<ntina shall d. n a m lie .sL~d
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-t-1tt $40 n.'e7 tlat 10
~et,i4 hs1pmh eems fvme1As on me re-
peal bal pexf frfizy.
Mr.. Nprgzu Introduced q current re-
soiugion for the appointment OF a ioint
,,oennoiftse II fhe two house.. ..xen se,,.
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- nr essen ~ the committee ~ DAB
iol IL u q hald In sessions IN the cap
iiol o. ln sneh ether places as fhe ma
lofsfy lhay direct with power 20 hear
8itaessss and - employ stenograghers.
klefcn nembers are % eousfifufe
4uorum % tio baslness- The eoNmittee
- % examine into he financial and
tnonetAry eondificn a the government
and TIE people of the United States
saro~ of fnxestirafion.
IN. enneoitte- i - examine into
sahi~..t. aoi 4, rerort ur.,n shen,. ~.
fuIl - oartial denonetizsfion ~ ie,,al
tender sslxe~ coin. and the ratio n h,ch
shoeId H. established between them and
gold CONS: the revision Of laws relating
= lssai tender 20 a. TO prevent unjust
,''-..' .-'ne'ioo "a zoe several Kinds OF
n'aS1' tne fe!eai o. tne 10 Per cent Tax
- ~ - % ssa's nanAs, tne aetuai
- UTE#|UN 1 n
.hton on tne people and OF The national
oanAs aud What further legislation -
neesssdtJ 20 prevent national banks
itoM seasins their powers. under The
ias. Inc ioint committee may appoint
SUD o-oommiiiec- OF not less than tour
n'smoes l'hree 70 constitute qnoruml
wien hay At IN any place IN the Cnited
Stat1s ana ta.e testimony ine reso.
iut,on Vas a. mr. Aorgans request laid
on me 'ao'., 70 DC ea.ico up oy nim ia'er.
ne resolution oucreu yesterday By
hf. ahen' Gaming on the secretary of
Ins treasury .of intormsnon a. 10 the
renemption ot shscr eeruhcstes IA coin.
Nss taken up ano reierrcd 70 the coui-
mites on hnsnce. - vas also Joint
reso.unon tnifoducea oy ar. toekreii
On tne tAent( hrst ~ august TOT the
issae OF auuit,onal goid certihcates
Mf fener then nnAsneu the speech be-
gAn ycsterual ~ support OF his amend
ment ,or TIE iree ana unlimited coinage
ot soia soh SILVER AZ The ratio OF 10 TO l.
stewart Opposes Repeal
Mr.. Stewart addressed the senate In
opposition D. the rcpeal btlL He began
ba speech With a historyS ths ciosfng
81 the European aad American mints TO
t1e tree and ualimited coinage % silver.
81 tho confsrence hcid az Paris To CON
sister the unlficafion of coins. weights
aud measure. az which conference the
United States was represented 10y Sam
uel B. k0ggIes. tie fntimated that MIR.
Shernau's vote against the bill was be
cause be kpe~ II would pass and
wanted % conceal from the senate
knowledge Of the fact that IL
omitted the silver dollar from the
let q coins. lie claimed 10 have shown
that the leading members of the two
houses who were present during the
consideration of the bill were ignorant
of the fact that the silver dollar was
omitted IN the coSification u the mint
Laws The senate and country. he said.
had 10 Judge whether a fair opportunity
had been afforded tho members of the
two honses 90 know of the omission of
the silver dollar from the list % coins
No reference bad been made in the de-
bate either % the gold standard OF 10
the omission 0f the silver dollar from
the list
NJ Difference Reswee, Parties