The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-20
ONE WEEK MORE OF TALK,
THE SILVER DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
TO CLOSE ON SATURDAY. NEXT

ditiouni Repeal, and Says that the None
tary Conference Was Postponed In the
Interest OF Rimot.ilism-Mr. Catching, OF
Mississippi Also Urges Repeal, and Says
He L. Opposed to Free Coinage at Any
Kntio-Tho Senate Not Now In Session.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1o-The Senate was not
in session to-day. Yesterday. rather unex-
rcctcdly. and after refusing to adjourn over
from Friday till Monday. the body reconsidered
it's action behind the closed doors OF an execu-
tive session. In some quarters It was sug-
gested that the amendment offered by Mr.
Butler OF South Carolina yesterday to the
Bank Circulation bill. repeating the State bank
tax. had alarmed the Senators who desired
speedy action on that measure and fearing
that the amendment might carry and thereby
cripple the national bank system unless full
time we're given to point out the dangerst 1t
invoked. they permitted an adjournment.
Tho silver debate in the House will close one
week from to-day. and on Monday. Aug. n.
the vote will be taken. To-day MIR. McCreary
dem. KY, took the floor in advocacy OF the
repeal OF the purchasing clause Of the Bier
man act.
An extraordinary financial situation. he said.
had induced the President to convene Con-
gress in extraordinary session. 1t mattered
not how gentlemen might differ in opinion as
to what had brought on the trouble which now
existed. Thoy all agreed that the trouble was
widespread. fnr-reaching. and full Of peril to
the whole country. They agreed also that it
was their duty as representatives to find
remedy. lie had voted against the passage
OF tho Sherman act. That act had
been failure and colossal curse. The pur-
chasing clause Of tho bill should be immo-
diately repealed. 1t should be repealed I'M
conditionally. Let the free coinage bill stand
on its own merits. He was not In favor OF
holding the sherman act as hostage for the
free coinage OF silver. He was heartily In
favor OF tho Wilson bill, Let the purchasing
clause be repealed and then other legislation
The Wilson bill did not demonetiTe silver or
strke down the double standard. he Mr.;
in favor OF international bimetallism. He was
cause such action would be the best thing that
could be done to help on an international
Initial States would adopt . free coinage bill
and would come to silver UMo 6asis. because
United States could not afford to adopt free
coinage policy now No country alone gould
such
To %i refs aaH the he eapss
see this country relocated to silver basis.
MIR; Bland Dem. Mo- inquired whether the
European nation was in favor, OF silver he
would be in favor Of a single gold standard
s his possion. liz wss To-Day
as much in favor Of silver as was the gentle,
thu dn pd as in ed TO-
FREQ coinage OF gold and the free coinage OF
Nj Bland inquired why the International
Ing ir9p May until No q EN- >, ,.., no,.
poped in order to allow the policy Of bimeta
Ism e n England Ia 1t hnd been post
McCreary: and declared himself souarsly and
h H %sSd
looking to tho free coinage Of silver at any
pressed his opinion that the act Of 1s!3-mis-
TIED one dollar OF silver on the whole globe II
we throw our mints open to the free coin.
India n be- s repeated in this country. and would
not there be repe;H,ted here fan IN the value
re- Tpss Clause Ro sh
man act. because it would tend to restore con.
@aa .eI .0Sa hs and anaet that int
money that had been boarded up. He knew
that his ps02le.the, people whom he repre-; pre-;
would hays the same contempt for him that
ton Of the financial question. he had not the
courage Of HIS convictions. Appause:l
favored '% The p saa snss
nrssen nsd bsTssn ncS gold
what! For a single gold standard No
the sherman act did not not place the Democratic
leave il. He denied that the purchasing
clause was responsible for the present tlnan-
fS h had spdken
favor OF an international monetary conference.
wny net hHHs IN not e+ II.
hSnsshggld l hath denied his faith. and was
lie would hail with delight a proposition
Treasurer Of every State be eaed oget hn f IN
64 S to ~ has nos
endeavorine to hitch the horse at tho wrong
efd y R len Dem O., believed that presl
20 bs Gh e
the present bus tness depression.
In Inc . HOUSE then. at o'clock. took recess
avery Avery small attendance on the floor. Mr.. Curtis
ltsp" Kan spoke IN support OF the Wilson
satisfied with free silver at ratio Of 16 to j. or
with single gold standard, Should not Con-
dr eso st doar eF
Vas In fayNr9 ratio Of 20 to and he would
fcopge the ratio at any time It was found to be
We large or too small, Then lot the Secretary
OF t,ie treasury be authorized to coin the silver
bullion now In the Treasury
MIR. Hroderick tRep.. Kan.j spoke In favor Of
plmetallism and prosperity. which terms he
regarded as most synonymous.
Mr. lark Dem. Mo- spoke In favor Of tho
iree coinage Of silver lie said to dem onetize
or not to demonetize silver was the question
that confronted Congress. The issue was
slnarely l9ined. There could be no fence rid
that Is not with us is against us.'f TO demon
stize silver waste .confscate one half OF tie
AT the conclusion of Mr. Clark's sneech tina
House. at 1880. adjourned "