Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-08-26
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS
Business Of a Week in the National
Legislature.
DISCUSSING THE MONEY QUESTION

DISCUSSING THE MONEY QUESTION
Floods of EioaueHce for and Against the
Repeal of the Sherman Law-senatoi
Voorhees, Eavors Repeal. While Ex-
Comptroller Hepburn Takes an oppo-
site View.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. But three
speeches were made in the house yesterday.
The first, which was delivered By Mr..
Daniel, of New York, was addressed to
rather empty benches. though the views
presented in favor of the unconditional re-
peal were well expressed Then came
Cooper. a Democrat from Florida, and he
Immediately took rank in the first batal-
lion of the young orators of the house He
placed himself squarely in opposition to
the free coinage of silver and in favor OF
the repeal Of the sherman law
Contrary to general expectation neither
the bill to allow national banks TO issue
notes to the par value of their bonds de
posted to secure circulation nor any other
financial measure came mp in the senate
yesterday. The only new proposition in
that direction was an amendment offered
by Mr. German to the bank circulation
bill prohibiting nat ional banks from with
drawing circulation without previous
days notice 70 the comptroller and with
out the approval of the secretary of the
treasury; and limiting the aggregate
amount of such Withdrawals to s., 0Ct, 0tc
within any calendar month.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-The finance com
mittee of the senate presented yesterday a
bill to repeal the purchasing clause of the
Sherman bill, and containing a declara-
ton that it is the policy of the govern
ment to maintain the parity between gold
and silver coins. The minority presented
substitute fixing the number Of grains
of silver to be contained in the dollars,
half dollars, quarters and dimes on 90 to
/ ratio
The new members of the house continue
to come to the front The star speech of
the day was delivered by Mr.. Sibley. of
Pennsylvania the only member from the
Keystone state who is opposed to placing
the United States upon a single gold
standard, and who is a firm advocate OF
bimetallism. On the other side of the
questions there appeared new champion,
Mr.. Everett. of Massachusetts, who sue.
ceeds Mr.. Lodge. Messrs. Haines, of New
York, and English, of New Jersey, both
Democrats, spoke in favor of repeating the
silver purchasing clause. At night ses-
sion the discussion was continued.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %. - The veteran
senator from Vermont Mr.. Morrill,, oecu-
pied the attention of the senate yesterday
with an argument in support of the bill
disseminating the purchase of silver bull
lion. The speech occupied little over an
hour in its delivery. The bill was then
laid aside, and the case of the senatorship
from Montana was taken up. Messrs.
Vance and George spoke against the claim
of Mr. Lee Mantle and against the con-
stitutioial right Of state governor to APP
point to the senate save only in cases of
vacancy happening on account of resigna-
ton or otherwise during the recess of the
legislature.
The silver debate in the house was dull,
and the large audience which had assem-.
bled 10 listen to Mr. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, was disappointed Mr.. Powers, of
Vermont, spoke for the Wilson bill, Mr..
Hooker of Mississippi, against it. Mr..
Cooper. of Indiana. thought it inexpedient
to adopt free coinage at this time, and Mr..
F.,
view Mr. Cox, of Tennessee advocated
free coinage, and MIR. Little, of North Car.
olina, spoke in opposition. Other speeches
were made at the evening session.
WASHINGTON, Aug. yesterday there
was gathered within the walls of the SEN
ate chamber "A larger attendance of sena.
tors on the floor and of spectators in the
galleries than has been seen for many a
Il ~.
that the senate was to be addressed by Mr.,
voorhees,, chairman of the finance com.
mittee, in support of the bill reported by
him disseminating the purchase of silver
bullion. The speech was listened to from
beginning to end with close and eager at.
tention. Both on the floor and in the gal.
leries there was but one attempt made to
divert Mr.. Voorhees, from the current of
his speech, but he declined absolutely to
yield to any interruption. There was also
but one manifestation of approval from
the galleries, and that was promptly sup.
pressed and its repetition forbidded by the
vice president. The speech was followed
by an argument from Mr.. Dubois in oppo-
sition to the bill
The interest in the silver debate was
yesterday transferred from the house to
the senate, but the audience in the house
was not entirely disappoi ted, although
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, who was
expected to open the debate, did not ap.
pear. Mr. Mallory, of Florida, was the
first speaker against the unconditional re.
peal of the Sherman law Mr. Hopkins
of Illinois, took the other side, incidentally
charging the Democrats with craftsmanship
The new Populist from Nevada, Mr. Now,
lands, made n good impression in his
maiden speech, which was a vigorous one
in support of the free coinage of silver
Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, made short but
incisive argument in favor Of the Wilson
bill. The surprise of the day was the
speech of Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, who was
comptroller of the currency under the
Harrison administration, whoemphatically
declared against the repeal of the Sherman
law.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The session OF
the house yesterday was not without in
terest, but the members are beginning Il
feel the effect of long hours of labor, and
their attention to the speakers was rather
listless. Indeed the only speech which
reused them from their lethargy was that
delivered by Mr. Cummings, Of New York
He spoke for less than twenty minutes
but within that time he concentrated q
defense Of New York democracy against
the democracy Of the south The other
star speaker was Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois
Against the opinions of large number Of
his Republican colleagues, he held-and
held forcibly-that the repeal of the pur
chasing clause of the Sherman bill would
be mistake He believed in standing by
the Republican platform,
The resolution offered in the senate by
Mr.. PETER (Kan), calling for information
as to the violation of law by the nationa
banks of Boston. New York and Philadel
phia, in refusing to pay promptly and IL
currency the checks OF depositoFs, cam,
up early in yesterdays session, and CAV,
rise to an important and interesting dis
cussion. Senators Hill and Butler, Demo
Gratis, spoke in support of the PETER reso
luton, and Washburn and Mitchell, Re
Dnblicans. opposed it.
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