Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-03
Mr.. DOLPH'S VIEWS.
Why He Will Vote for the Repeal
Bill.
Els IDEA OF Mr. CLEVELANDS STAND
Replies to Questions Propounded
to Him by Mr.. Teller.
THE ELECTIONS REPEAL BILL
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
The Senate was found to be this morning
In Its chronic no-Quorum condition; but
after a roll call the attendance Of forty
three Senators Cthe exact Quorum) was as
certained, and the routine morning busi-
ness was proceeded with.
After the routine morning business an
amendment to the silver purchase repeal
bill was offered by Mr.. Morgan Ala.). 1t
revtves the coinage act Of 1887. and provides
for the remission Of 20 per cent Of import
duties on goods imported from countries
that admit standard silver dollars, of the
present weight and fneness as legal ten
der for all debts. public and private.
That Alleged Extract.
The question as to the printed extract
from the Bankers Magazine Of August,
1873. to which Mr.. Sherman had called at
tention yesterday, was again revived this
morning by Mr.. White tCal), in whose
speech 1t had appeared: and Mr.. White re-
ferred to speech made some years ago by
member of Congress. in which he had
found the extract as he had quoted it. He
had, however, examined since yesterday
the Bankers Magazine Of August, 1873, and
found that it did not contain the extract
Mr.. Sherman repeated the statement
which he had made yesterday that he i'm
puted no blame to the Senator from Cali
fornia. And he stated as a remarkable
thing that In the first quotation of Senator
Beck Of Kentucky of Mr.. Hooper's speech
In reference to Mr.. Seyd the words "who Is
now here" did not appear. So that that in
terpolation. as well as the fabrication Of
the Bankers Magazine article, had been
made since 1878.
MIR. DOlph Resumes His Speech.
The silver purchase repeal bill was taken
up at 30 and Mr.. Dolph (Oreg) continued
n Ia of
He sent to the clerks desk and had read
extracts from President Cleveland's mes
sages during his former administration,
giving his views upon the subject of silver.
He said that those extracts justified the
statement that the success Of the demo-
the verdict of the American people in
favor of the discontinuance Of the pur-
chase Of silver and of the coinage of silver
dollars. In the extracts which he had read
that course had been urged by President
Cleveland in unmistakable language. and
the reasons for II presented.
MIR. Teller (Coi0 asked him what he
| thought the chances were Judging from
ton friendly to silver during the present
administration. Did he think there was
any hope of such legislation unless 1t was
attached to the repeal bill?
Mr. Cleveland md silver.
IF cast my vote for the repeal Of the
silver purchase act as I expect to do" Mr..
Dolph replied. II will not do it with the
expectation that during the present admin
istration there will be. any other legisla-
ton concerning silver. / do not know a
single utterance of President Clevelands
from the time of his first letter to Mr..
Warner Of Ohio before his first inaugura-
tion up to the present time that would lead
any one to suppose he had changed his po-
sition in relation to silver coinage, or that
he did not stand today in favor of the re-
peal of the Sherman law, and opposed to the
further purchase OF silver bullion and to
the further coinage of silver dollars 1 do
not expect that he will recommend to Con-
gress any legislation looking to the use of
silver by the United States, without the CO.
operation OF other countries. And do not
expect that Congress could pass any act
for the use Of silver by this country alone
that would receive his approval But un-
derstand that he would be in favor of what
he considers a practical use of silver The
free coinage OF silver Is only practica BILE
with an international agreement, by which
the mints Of all commercial countries of
the world shall be open to the free coinage
of silver at an agreed ratio"
Mr.. Stewart (Nev)-with Mr.. Dolph's con-
sent-fortified his extracts by another one
from the Presidents recent message de-
claring that the people are entitled to sound
and honest money.
An International Agreement Favored,
Mr.. Teller. referring to extract which
MIR. Doiph had read yesterday from the re-
port OF Mr.. Manning, the first Secretary of
the Treasury in the first Cleveland admin
istration. in which Mr.. Manning declared
that there was no hope of an International
agreement-asked Mr.. Dolph whether there
was any reason to suppose that the present
executive would take any steps to secure
an International arrangement that would
secure bimetallism throughout the world
i nave no reason to suppose" Mr. Dolph
replied, that Mr.. Cleveland has not Al
ways been earnestly in favor of an inter
national arrangement. / do not doubt the
good faith of Mr.. Cleveland. He is honest
when he asserts Gas l understand he has
asserted from time to time) that he is in
favor of bimetallism by an international
agreement whereby the parity of both
metals can be maintained.
Mr.. Dolph occupied the floor about two
hours and half but his speech had been
broken in upon by several other Senator's
and various important questions had been
raised and discussed. One of them was as
10 the brussels monetary conference
Mr Allison, delegate to it. said that he
did not understand the reasons whv its re-
assembling had been postponed from Tho
30th of May until November, and asserted
that all the delegates from European conn
tries, including those from Great Britain
had declared themselves In favor of the
use or silver money, but had not seen tbe
way to carry out that idea In their resnec-
tive countries He quoted Mr. Rotbscbild
especially as predicting the iisa ef
fects that would follow the disuse of silver
Mr.. Power CMont) followed Mr. Do,nb
with an argument against the repeal hilI