Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-09-17
Congressional.

N"tA CCuhkOIE
we're Interested in National banks
camo up.HTStewart addressed the
Senate in advocacy Of this. After a
few momeuts no divcrged into a rem.
ernl discussion Of tho silver question.
VOORHEES, suggcSted one week frouI
Monday rs a suitable time for closing
the debate on the repeal bill. Unani.
NOUS consent ia Necessary. Dubois
Of Idaho objected.
Shoup then addressed tho Senate.
Shoup began his address with lib.
eral quotations from tho Presidents
nossagc, aud announced his failure IL
agree with tho President az to tho
Il lead ng up 10 tho present H.
nanciul condition CT the country. IIo
made 4 reviow OF the condiliors OF af-
fnirs as they existed twelve months
ago, and showed by fncts and figures
cited that VIC wero then prosperous.
He said at that timo both Ind de-
c!arod for u double sturdard aud
Cleveland, 10 well az lleTiitcn, had
accepted the nomination for Prc3i-
dent with q full knowledge OF this
pledge. When lie became the stand.
ord bearer OF his party he became the
defender and champion OF tho prin-
ciples enumerated by tho party, and
whether he is seekiDg to violate ono
OF tho serious declarations contained
in the platform his party associates
and the country must decide. Shoup
did not pretend to know when Glove.
land became convinced il WIS., neres-
fary that the country should % II 10
u monouctnllic bLsis, out he did know
Willard snd othors were posed in
Washington ard began in tho lobby
for tho repeal OF the Sherman law
immediately after the election, and il
was u fact that tho rewards and pun.
ishments OF Tho Incoming admins
tration wero invoked tc Influence lint
legislation. The speaker did not DO
lievo the Sherman law had anything
10 do with tho financial criEis aud il
injured no one except residents ol tho
silver producing. Statos. Indeed, he
considered it had been Of much
benefit 10 tho nation at urge. 10
ferrIng to tho criticisms mado by Sen.
ator CuilonI, that il tho silver advo-
Gates were 10 much dissatisfied with
Tho Sherman net thsy should join in
its repeal, he said thoy reco9nIzsd
that its dlsarpearAnco at this timu
was probably tho means OF tho per-
manont retirement Of Bilvor as n
mouoy metal.
The Sherman law was nos tho only
bul Sark betwecn Gimotalligm and
munumetaliism in this country. Ito
did not uccopt tho idon that silver
coinage would degrade tho financial
standing Of this country md mado n
ploa for independence in t!.o none
tnry affairs ~ in others OF u con
corn. lie believed tho passage of II
FREQ coinage bill would Immediately
restore confidence and enla,go. our
trade. Repeal would result in 70.
moving this country from tho hcad OF
tho column as n producer Of precious
metnlR, in the contraction OF curren-
cy mud IN tho woakunipg Of tho ooun-
try by destroying ono OF its great in.
dustrics. Ito drow Is strong picture
Of distrers That would DO accustomed
in tho silver producing StateB and
asked: "Must tho prnycriul nppenl
Of these people for justice DO pissed
upnoticodf' llo duclarcd that no hu3
not beloved aud could not believe
that n majority Of tho Senate would
favor repeal until after silver shouid
DO nmply p7otoUted. Tho Sherman
law had boon accepted an a compro.
misc; twas all. the friends Of silver
could obiuin when tho Inv wts EN-
acted, but Ss II Ia tho only strand wo
havo connecting silver with gold no
would oppose, with oil tho vigor ut
his command, its repeal until u better
substitute wns givcn.
uou8E.
Tho Homo Committee on Foreign
hnnirs considered tho bill lucod
by Everett, 81 Mass, TO extend tho
limo for tho registration OF Chinese
To ono year. Afinr Rnmc d;ecun.iOn
the hill was referred IN n sub-com'
m,Ltoo connisting Of Chairman Mo,
Crsery, Everett. Hat and llarner.
Tho Nays and Means Committee
heard tho representatives OF tho
plato ulnes in.rrcs'n III u t'rn nghinGe
| tho disturbance of thu present rates
OF duty, and dclrgrtcs AZ tho Nation
nj Furniture Manufacturing Associ-
alton who Ynnt freO raw material.
Taiburt OF South Catolinn intro
duccd n resolution directing tho Cur
rsncy Committee 10 immediately re-
port tho bill Ut Ncbnurir ~ Sohih
Carolina for tho ioauo VI - hundred
aud twcnty Two miili0na dollar,
worth OF treasury notes Tor tho relic
OF tho people. Tho resolution wn'
received with laughter and obj"c
tione mud tho liouss went into Com
mitlce ot tho Whole on tho pubi''
printing bill.