Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-23
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al ses passsd admiltinx free u duty
al articles intsnsled for exhlbition az The
-aif1Enia aid water International ex-
position.
NJ Johnson asked unanimous oon-
sent Tor the introduction q his biIl per-
niltlng TIE exchange q United States
bonEis Ter treasury note& There sas 10
chioction and the bill Vas referred %
NE canmittee 90 banking and cur
rc1ey.
Mr.. Bricknsr adflrezssd The house in
favor Of the repeal - the purchasing
clause q the sherman act.
Mr.. Mallory attributed 10 the tariff
the greater share of the present depres-
sion. but the d-aonelization u silver
eoald stiA further seperate the wealthy
glasses from the working classes.
Mr.. Hopkins read some portions a
Tie presidents message and commented
upcn 10 The rcpublieans had come
here % meet their democrat colleagues
bot a. parfizans bus a. PATRIOTS lie
then proceeded % argue against the
Bland amendments o. the Wilson bill
and IN support q the repeal amend
msnt
Ar. Lane contended that silver dol
lar was the equal u the gold dollar. tie
sas here foF free coinage. and might God
forget him 4 he forgot his duty.
NJ Newiants Eoiccd the demands Of
his region when be vigorously advocated
ne fFer cssnage of silver.
There wsr4. be said. two aspects OF this
question the industrial aud financial
Ameriea eas the great silver producing
~ountry of the world England was the
great gold accommodating nation, and was
beeomlng the great gold producing ma
tion- Cur legislation should not be fav-
orable % knglants sccuuulafion OF
English production u gold 70 the detri-
uent u great American industry.
Favored the wilson BiiL
Mr. Bynun 10 advocating the Wilson
hill said that ue4uestionably tho vast
majority II people believed that the
Sherman Law was responsible for the
evils described hy the president. The
Uuited States. be said, could not open
its mines 10 frrc coinage az any ratio
with the Mats q ali the other civilized
nstions elosed against IL. This country
could decide on no ratio that would give
a iixcd value 20 silvor. IL the United
States should uSop. free coinage act
there would pour into this country in
one year more silver than the minfs
could coin In tee years The free coin
age of siiser at this time would be the
ssserest biow that could be struck at
that metal free coinage here meant
SILVER mono metaliisrn and no one was
arguing TO destroy the silver mefalnore
utterly than was the advocates % the
Bland amendment
A. -. IL -. a -
partisanship could be eliminated from
hiss debate and satirized Mr. Bynum ia
nan who had defied Speaker Reed In
ne most insulting terms Tor asking that
-ant and sabterfugs should be elimin-
stei frt.m this discussion. lie opposed
lhs repeal of the sherman law and be
protested against the shifting process of
Ieeeriemain by Nhich The democrat
party attempted % place the rcsponsi-
hiliiy % the repeal upon republican
shoulders
sherman Act Beneficial
lie believed that the sherman act in
q operation vas beneficial az all times.
and i xas not harmful today. The true
say O. solve the financial question was
a. compel ~ wise and iudicious legisla-
hon the haiance of trade 20 be Ia our
aver. Let ns buy les abroad; let ns
patropixe less the lator fields Of other
ansis aoa morg ~ our own Let us. by
usilcious measure. increase the marine;
W "a secure. BY proper mothotis fof
puh~iiy 90 bourtyl the production 20
all the sugar ue need. They we're neces.
sary. bat they were not al All bsnkers
we're mono me tailists and they recognized
President Cleveland A. one.
Tie republican party vas asked - al
mit thai al the syiis that afflicted the
country cane from the sherman law
fur ore he would not 10 -. Applause
dr Jones oppsiset the unronditiooal
rcpoai e the purchasing clause and Ia
yoresi free rofusGe.
Th~ hooae then a o'cloxk took a
recess uafil . yciock. bat only after an
a1reeuaent that during the remainder q
the week The daily hour a meeting
shenti - I'D peioc<
Evealns Debate.
After the recees Mr. F.flia spoke n
favor e Tree canagn Ant severely criti-
cie-i tbr rasition tskeH ~ his colleague
fNr Act,Feaey orou the Question. The
ssherrsao i4g poor though i va. he
sahi. vas tte orly obstacle which stood
hetssea = aetaliism and ncno met
aIism
Ms NeKaixh advocated 80 fra coin
ern q ssixer No nafton even ~ grsat
etfian - sfls. cf old - lnsepenient -
tta narld
a. uefsruss fasorri inuea.afe r..
rei 81 ne silver purchasing eiasAse =
tbe -,fefmaa aet. ihe necs.seify fnf ~hlch
- ~ ,.ta1if afitlen 0n fAe tsee q pub
- iisffras
Ar Afnoll .isnia.i that tnere wss any
coaptitieu n ~ gaaufFy 81 lasfifJ the
affhcneftsafioa ~ SILVER which Eouhi
fetg tte febrsi 2 ~ sherman isE.
Tie iarr.-fe snf sorsa.fn q the enun-
try aad - fes~.sn o. envy the esnfiition
- ~ fsrurfs sn.t safkn~n = the nA-
fsces ehirh ati .i.srarsis.l SILVER
~ Nlalasse tho0sh derfscafiae the
reerseff4 e sayins - sresk e. empty
teue1.as spchs IN fsvsr y lhe free coin-
49, siirer
~ fhs eenelusirr q NJ. Wiiiiams'
speech ne hoaee a. il ~ ait,aruei
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