The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-31
CLOSING DEBATE.

Cameron Declares tho Free Coisago Of
American silver Essential to Prosperity.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30-Fifty-two wsre
present when the consideration of tho
repeal bill WAS resumed. Hunton, demo-
c at. Of Virginia. said that he would vote
for unconditional repeal, and then be ready
to join his friends in the fight for silver.
Game on. republican. of Pennsylvania, said
neither side had made a suggestion which.
in his opinion, was broad enough. There
fore. he had studiously avoided voting for
or against the amendments offe, oil. There
could be but one solution. The free COIN
age OF the American silver product was
essential to our prosperity. The senate
measure as this. II wss argued in sup" ort
of this bill that repeal would force Europe
to join in an aGresment for the use of sill
YER. that tho cutting off of the American
market TO- silver would throw $4,000. 600
ounces per year on the European market.
In tho hope Of breaking down the market
price with a deficit of several million pr
month in our treasury We would do we'll IL
We could kee fifty millions of gold In tha
t'easu y. We were wasting our silver. our
gold. our oreiit. He would like to have
this bill eferred to select com mittes with
instructions to Ienort on further measures
to safely cntry into effect legislation rro-
posed some time by Morgan. of Alabams.
Morpan. democrat, of A ALBANIA. then sd-
dressed the senate. Tho situation In tho
senate seemed 10 him very lamentShle. ono
of which he could speak only with pain.
and which he could contemplate only with
3 rious spprshonsions for the future vel
fnrs of the country. Morgan said the
passage of tho bill would be an irrevooab BILE
su render to the demands of shs most in.
solent, everbearinR oorpor rations.
Morgan then read slowly and with great
emphasis these sensenSes from dorman's
to take tho terms offered by the senator
from Ohio. He had the kew Of the situa-
ton. You have dictated terms ~ u.s."
II thank Almighty Col" said Morgan.
impressively, shat the senator from Ohio
has never had power to dictate terms to me
as a democrat. He may have dictated
them TO tho presidents, TO tho committee. .
min ority of democrats on this side. bat hs
cannot dictate to me-"
Again quoting from Gorman's speech
Morgan read the sentence ss to Shsl man
.aving down conditions: ''Hs laying down
conditions SO the demooracyv' said Morgan
oontem, tuously. "What is the demoos Alto
party worth to itself, or to the country. or
to postsrity. when the senator from Ohio
has tho key 10 tho situation and can lay
down conditions to it2 What 10 your ma
iority hers worth Undressing the demo-
cratic ssnators thus srihsd with. thus de-
over to the tender mercies of the senator
from OhioY
Morgan said hs had signed the proposed
som promise and had done 80 in orler to
huve peace and fraternity in the demo-
cratic party. Commit suioids." sald Nor
gan with much bitterness, because you
cannot get chance 10 live on fair ana even
terms with your friends an | nsighbol g."
As the hour Of two o'clock approaohsd. At
which time Voorhees, Saturday expressed
the hope thata vote on tie passage Of the
bill wonld DO had. many representatives.
entered tho chamber aud found seats on
tho sofas in the rear OF the senatorial
chairs, Morgan concluded his remarka at
2:aO. Hs left the subject, he said. with the
knowledge that the die VAS cast The sen.
ate. house aud president had dets. mined
that tho pending mensurss should prevail.
There was nothing now to look 10. ~ far ss
he could see. but somc vagae p omises
made In the senate which are entirely in
capa bio OF being enlizsd.
Vest followed Morgan. He expressed
sympathy with the people Of ths silver
states and said no ozAr OF kaiser would des-
olate an insurtsotiouary province ~ con-
or % was about 10 desolats tho silver states
Of tho west
Cookreli, democrat Of Missouri said at
the last slscton the tariff question aud not
the financial Qusstion was lressed to the
front and tho democratic party secured tho
victory. Now the election Is over the tariff
10 lost light Of and ths senior senator from
New York (aill) was behsid pitching to the
front on tho silver question. Cookrsll re-
viewed at great lsnRsh the history OF the
repeal bill ip The house and senate. The
ebiikwas 10 paSs. said he. IL has been taken