The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-08
AT WASHINGTON TODAY
The Silver Debate in the
Senate--S Senator Fau1k-
ner'S Address,

WASHINGTON, Sept 8, l893.-An ana
lysis of the votes cast In the House on the
2Sth ult., together with the statements
made by number of speakers who voted
for the repeal of the silver purchase
clause Of the Sherman law. have led some
friends OF silver 10 assert that 80 far as
the House is concerned, the
question of free coinage of
silver is not settled by any
means. and certainly not In the negative.
While The proposition to renew the coin
age of silver at the rate OF 16 TO 1 received
but 124 votes. In the course OF the bal lot
Ing on the various other propos itions.
coinage at ratios of from II TO 1 to 20 to /.
the revival of the Blaud-Allison Act
OF 1875 and the repeal of the purchas-
Ing clause of the present law. 155
members In all voted for the use of silver
as money, and are all claimed as free
coinage men by the advocates Of that
policy. In addition TO these are added
by the sanguine silver nlen, Sp eaker
Crisp and all those who. In tns course of
| the debate, expressed II willingness under
other conditions to vote for free coinage
which. with the 155 on record, would
| make a majority. Upon this basis free
silver men IN the House say that II the
| Senate should amend the Voorhees, bill
| by adding some provision for the coinage
| or silver, 1t would be passed by the
| House. And they profess themselves to be
greatly encouraged over the prospects, of
| some such issue OF the present.controversy
by the development in the Senate of the
past few DAYS.
IN THE SENATE TODAY.
! The resolution offered yesterday by
| Mr.. Woicott (Rep.. Col.,) calling for in
| formation as to the bounty paid on
maple sugar, having been laid before the
Senate, Mr.. Wolcott expressed regret at
brusqueness OF his response to Mr.. Gal
linger yesterday, and said that he
wishel now to modify his resolution n
sccordnnce with Mr.. GalIinger's sug-
gestion-to cover all kinds of sugar. He
thereupon modified his resolution ac-
cordingly. and it was agreed to. But not
| before Mr.. Proctor (Rep., VT had dis
charged some sh fits of rldicule at the
| junior Senator from Colorado.
At 1880 the repeal bill was taken up,
| without objection, and the Senate was
| addressed by Mr.. Faulkner Dam. VIVA.
| MR. FAULKNER'S ADDRESS.
| Referring t. the Presideut's message,
| Mr.. Faulkner spoke of the sterling IN
| tsgrty and unf1inching courage Of it's
| author. But II, after full consideration
OF the views OF the President, he should
| honestly differ with him in his conclu-
stons and find himself unable to follow to
the full exteat Of the line the President
! had Indicated, be could not sur
| render his convictions and blindly pursue
the path that his Judgment did not ap-
| prove without being sensible OF the fact
| that he would be unworthy TO occupy
| his seat in the Senate. Many of the
| causes which had undermined public
| confidence could be traced. IN his
| Judgment, to events which had oc-
Cured and policies inaugurated
4 beyond the boundaries of the Republic
| Assuming the premise. which he laid
| down at some length, to be true that the
| great commercial nations of the world
| Including the United States. were today
| committed to a single gold standard,
| every hour of study strengthened his
| convictions that it would be as unwise as
| it would be impossible for the United
| States, at this time to attempt to estab-
| lsh free and unlimited coinage of silver
at any ratio. and at the same time pre-
serve the parity between the two metals.
In conclusion Mr.. Faulkner said that
| although he should vote to repeal the
purchasing clause of the Sherman Act,
| he hoped that he would not be cal 'e
upon to do SO without having first sec ured
an amendment to the bill now pending
! before the Senate, which would by law
1 and not by mere declaration, give
| notice to the world that this Governmsnt
would exercise all its powers, employ all
Its resources and throw the weight of Its
great Influence in favor of the re-estab
lishment of silver on an equality with
gold as standard of value.
| REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Republican members of the Senate
held caucus this morning for the pur-
pose of filing the vacancies on the COM
| Inittees caused by ths de 18th of Senator
Stanford of California. His successor,
Mr., Perkins, was selected to I'LL the
vacancies on the committees on civil
service and retrenchment, education aud
labor. fisheries, and naval affairs
The vacancy on the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds OF which Mr.
Stanford was chairman, did not go to Mr..
Perkins. as Mr.. Carey OF Wyoming was
substituted.
the caucus also took up the question
of patronage by endorsing the action OF
the Caucus Committee which had divided
tue places given them by the Democrats
among the Oldest Senators In point Of
| service.