The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-29


that is,a matter between ourselves.
MIR. GOrman--Oct. 4 is the date of this
interview The senator from Ohio knew
perfectly, as every other man in the coun-
try knew that he was laying down con-
dition to the Democratic party TO unite.
/ He knew that was as impossible as it was
impossible to fly, unless 1t meant
an extension of the purchase OF
silver to some future period. He
knew another thing, that with the
difference Of views on the financial ques-
tiOn, between the. east and west, the
north and the south, it was impossible TO
pass what we call in the eastern states
sound financial bill with bonds, unless we
had your cooperation and the co-opera-
tion Of those on that side, who thought
with US, and when you placed the condition
upon the Democratic party as YOU had
the power, holding the key OF
the situation with your twenty-five
or twenty-siX votes, you forced
US into position to take measure that
would not be satisfactory to the people
for whom the senator from Ohio speaks,
aud for whom / speak. Sharp as the di-
vision was upon any particular measure,
on this side there was not democrat
who was not impressed with the
desire to harmonic his party, to sustain
the only democratic administration we
have had, to make a sacrifice of opinion,
W SGb uSlAAG bllG GODAlCblDtlS VI d 4AAp anu
unite in doing something winch
would relieve the business stress and
save the administration They tried
to get together They tried to do what
was right. There were many of Them
and / share that conviction, who thought
thatit was extraordinary, unusual and
unfortunate to strike down summaruy,
| and without an hours warning any great
interests that had been built up and made
nOggiDIp nv latvE n matter how VIPIOIS
and bad the laws themselves were.
Their deliberations could not have been
carried to a consummation with the bonds
of which the senator from Ohio speaks. /
do not complain of him for making any
suggestion as to bonds, except to the
time and manner of doing it, for l, from
the beginning not Of this congress, but
of the last, under Mr.. Harri-
sons administration, believed that
with the extravagant appropria
tons that had been made, with the
growth of expenditures for pensions and
otherwise that could be eliminated, that
there was not revenue and there is not
| revenue enough to pay the current ex-
penses Of the government under the
present laws. If there had been less
partisanship in this chamber when
it came to consider a proposition
that could practically have united this
| side; if there had been less partisanship
in this chamber, if we had had a response
from the senator from Ohio and those
who are associated with him politically,
we could have passed a bill re-
pealing the purchasing clause Of
| the Sherman law-and it is a matter
| of no consequence whether it took effect
tomorrow or the next day-and have
strengthened the treasury, giving the
Secretary the power to use 5000, 600, GOO
gold.
SAYS HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
Mr. Sherman am quite sure that If
our friends on the other side made any
such proposition as the senator now men
tions, authorizing the coinage of the So
called seignorage, and providing also
for the maintenance of all forms of
money at par with each other and
backed with authority to sell 800, coo, 900
of bonds, their proposition would proba-
bly, have been very agreeable to this side.
But understood that our friends on the
| other side declined to agree to any prop
osition which contained authority to is
sue bonds | think that was the general
understanding on this side.
MIR. Gorman-I would not, to relieve
myself, or for any other purpose in the
| world violate the confidence or repeat
| conversations that have occurred, but
have the right to say that we have been
| most unfortunate, If we were not
understood to say that a proper
| bill, and the bonds could be passed with
| out any trouble. The senator, as Thought,
| in his remarks on the 18th of October,
and again to-day. willingly or unwillingly,
| tried to place the responsibility of any
future failure, or the failure of this act to
! give relief, upon this side of the
| chamber. 1t does not belong here.
! Probably it may work out the
wisest thing that this bill shall
| pass Just as it came from the committee.
! That there is to be further trouble with
| our financial affairs everybody who has
watched the operations of the Treasury
must know Mr.. President, we have come
| into power when we have inherited
load of sin and iniquity piled on
| us by another party the Treasury
bankrupt, as the senator from Ohio says.
| 1t was bankrupt when we accepted it,
| Who is responsible for it, 1t Is not our
| fault as party on this side of the cham
Der. Seek as you may to make capital out
| of it, but the honest men of the country
will know what the facts are.
Mr. Stewart rose when Mr.. German
took his seat, and burst of goodnatured
laughter came from the galleries.
PERKINS AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
The, question then required on Mr..
| Perkins amendment, and by vote Of 81
yeas to Al nays, the Senate rejected it.
Mr.. Berry offered an amendment pro
viding for the revival of the Bland-Allison
act, and spoke in its support.
Mr.. Voorhees, said he hoped to have a
vote at 2 o'clock on Monday, and GER,
tainly not later than O'Clock on the bill
1t is intended to hold a continuous SEES
sion ON Monday until the vote is had.
Mr.. Berrys amendment for the restora
tion of the Bland-Allison law was re
iected by vote of 80 ayes to 81 nays, the
highest vote any amendment received.
MIR. Aliens amendment for free coin
age of silver at a ratio of Is to ! was re
iected by vote of 81 ayes to Al nays.
Mr.. Blackburn's amendment was re
jected by IS to As.
Mr.. Stewards amendment, inviting
the republics of Central and South
America to join the United States in a
convention was rejected by 81 ayes and Al
nays.
The first section of Mr.. Squires amend
ment was rejected by . vote of 20 to ~
The second section was withdrawn.
Mr.. Butler did not offer as he had pro
posed to do his amendment for repeal OF
the state bank tax An amendment of
fered by Mr. PETER was rejected by {
vote of to 81.
Mr. Aliens amendment lost the vote
standing Is to Al.
Mr. PETER offered an amendment
which was voted down without resortinS