The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-30
TALKING AGAINST REPEAL.
sry<roRs HARRIS AND MoRoiS GIVE
PETER 4 DAYS REST.

rsey woula Not Love President Cieve.
1, d for tho Trieuds He Bns Mndc"-He
H,dcuies tho Proposed International
Agreement Regarding Silver ae ~ Mere
chameleon, n Tub Thrown TO the Whale"
-rcncr to Continue His Speech To-day.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 2o.-The task OF having
.ouornm prosont In tho Senate this mornin =
be,ore the reading Of yesterdays journal bo-
eau was undertaken by Mr.. Dolph rep. Ore J.
Wben the roll call closed there was still six
Senators lacking but after fifteen minutes
eating II was announced by the Vice Presi-
ssnt that thoro were forty-three senators--an
exact quorum present Then the journal was
rand and the routine morning business pro-
seeded with
Mr. Cameron rep, Pa. presented n petition.
aligned by Wharton Barker OF Philadelphia aud
many business firms Of that city. asking Son
ators to legislate SO as to preserve tho protec-
tive character OF the tariff and the integrity OF
silver rs money metal. aud he asked that 1t
be read and printed In the Record. Objection
Vas made to that request. and then 1t was or
dsred that the petition be printed as doou.
ment
The Silver Purchase Repeal bill was taken
M at II 20. and Mr.. Harris Dem. Tenn. q
member oil inc FINANCE committee, maue an
argument against the bill Mr. PETER having
Welded the floor to AFR. Morgan and Mr.. Morgan
having yielded to Mr.. Harris. He assorted that
the Sherman at had no more TO do with the
business troubles OF the country than the light
Ing Of a friction match had to do with cyclone.
The great tho real question was whether gold
nlone shall be the basis Of circulation. and
silver he totally abandoned as money except
rs subsidiary coin. The passage OF the
pending bill meant and, in his opinion.
was intended TO mean. that the American
people should have no more legal tender
silver dollars. and that hereafter silver
shall be used only as fractional currency.
1t meant practical demonstration OF silver.
moron etallism. gold standard In his opin-
ion, the passage Of the Repeal bill was much
more ely to be followed by proposition to
strike down the loyal tonder quality OF the ex-
listing silver dollars than by ono to coin more
silver The Chicago platform had denounced
the Sherman act as "cowardly makeshift."
so do l." said Mr.. Harris. 1T also declared
for tho use OF both gold and silver as standard
money. and for the coinage OF both. without
Discrimination against either Can 1t be that
the proper effect of the pending bill would be
to secure parity between the two metals. when
its only object is TO degrade. more and more.
the one metal. while it booms the other2"
Mr.. Harris deprecated the idea OF asking
foreign Govern ments to give their consent to
an International financial policy. Let u.s."
he said. formulate and establish our own
home policy and maintain 1t. We are. in my
opinion. able to do so. and 1t is our high and
solemn duty to our own people to esta blsh
and aintain q bmetallic standard. We legis-
late for the people OF the United States, not for
the people OF other countries. Let US coin all
our silver int? legal tender money. at some
letol;"
Sherman. when he was Secretary ot the Treas II S
Wy. as to what would be the effect of the
The Senator" Mr.. Sherman interrupted,
has referred to a statement made BY me that
the Bland bill would. 10 my judRmenL tend to
make silver the sole standard. have no
Senator has quoted must apply to what was
afsIy different The Bland bill aid paS fh
how any one ss can dsr WICK me- In shDkes
MAT the free coinage Of silver would mako
f Sn, RI the cheaper METAL the only stsndard.
Bland Allison act. and never SO applied 1t.
IN the contrary; was very glad 70 escape
f tSIn the tree coinage OF silver by the Bland
Nj. Harrls-Does the Senator moan to be un.
asrst9od 90 saving that the limited coinage
Bring Us to the silver Standard '''D "'' "'u'u
,OST pTabRsv sHid that If continued too
senator from Ohio as believing and so stating.
As ind that am mistaken about that. in
t aSalgS the hope that the Senator will Join US TO
the extent a. least OF restoring the Bland-Alli-
son Az, ana giving US the amount Of coinage
4, Mr. sherman-I have always believed that
Of lar ha
Bland oct. or under the act OF 1892. would
angpsstlonably hring US to time when gold
30 the only standard. The BAND Allison Ills sat act
was Infinitely better than the Bland act. Tho
sst Of 1890 would tend in the same direction.
the single silver standard. That has been
s s,seys my opinion: and therefore it Is that,
S Ssas % aexpeIlpent OF three years. have this
policy "'D''A' VI 'AN'
N.Y. Harris went on to argue against tho Re-
ss The tSs S ass afs
ii I:, +, made y Gr yeorhses p he senate
nave vored for bill then pending to repeal |
re sherman act had 1t not been for the fact
"a, mat such repeal would have demonetized sil:
legislation. The quotation went on:
snoGSh It an OUTRAGE to ask men IKE myself and
vers Of rS Snai. mo. WIS. WE
Al, These declarations OF the Senator from In |
W. o,anha; Mr. Harris said. express my opinion |
oa ihls question to-day so much more tersely |
s sad so much better than can do 1t myself |
Ih ss reproduce them in his own words, be-
n S,sy demonetlzes silver and leaves 1t sup:
NV py pot one word Of Legislation. And |
10y 10 me Senator from Indiana that when he |
pfasses this bill he does. In effect. demonetIze
'Hx y and leave 1t supported by no law. He
XIV lihd, also. that the most earnest OF his
..ehds now in passing II will be the most
''eelnrst and active and determined opponents
= sly measure that may be presented propos-
ag 10 utillze silver in any way or to any ex-
IN ~ W mat am supremely confident"
y 40 conclusion Mr.. Harris said: Il am ready
Y accept any fair and reasonable compromise.
bhHre Than that cannot and will not ay on
NV point will vote for every am endm ent In
harmony With the views which have express
~ ota a an sha,be forced to come to direct
s III On me question OF unconditional repeal
I ncn ms blil means as 1t now stands) shall
w against Its passage"
~ ~. Morgan lDem. Ala ADDRESSED the SEN
10 I'm Va opposition TO the bill. He expressed the
AZ ntvatnt mat the great error which had crept
SSs a american legislation had resulted from
" az set mat Congress had cut loose from the
s Sausndaatiohs on which tho Government was
'S@' Far y relation to The question Of money
"a TOT instance" said lie. I'VE are told. and
n III IT. told even by the President OF the
;s, ,a hthtes that tho functions OF Congress
W. ra me regulation OF money cannot be properly
md aupht NJ tn he a1 n |