The record-union., 1893-08-25
Special to the REcoRD-US1oN.

WASHINGTON, Aug. N.-In the Senate
this morning there was considerable
amusement over dispute between Stew
art of Nevada and PETER of Kansas as to
who was entitled to the floor, both be-
ing extremely anxious to deliver silver
speech they had prepared. Finally Stew
art yielded the floor.
PETER spoke at great length. Half a
dozen spectators, he said, ruled the
country with an iron hand. 1t was time
to dissolve partnership with Wall street.
bankers and brokers were advisers of
the President, and the result of their ad-
vice was to repeal the Sherman Act.
The morning hour having expired, the
Mantle case was called up. After some
colIoquy it was postponed till tomorrow.
PETER then resumed his speech, declar-
ing himself in favor of free and unlim-
lied coinage of silver at ratio of sixteen
TO one-that, or nothing. He went on to
argue that it was Government mintage
that gave legal tender quality to gold, as
well as silver. The unconditional repeal
of the Sherman law would mean a gold
standard, and as far as he was concerned,
the law would never be repealed unless
the law of our fathers was restored to the
statute books.
PETER criticised the ways of Voorhees,
for what he called His political apos-
tacy." Drifting into a discussion of his
resolution as to national banks violating
the law in refusing to pay depositors'
checks in currency, PETER said he did not
mean to censure the Secretary of the
Treasury or Comptroller. He merely
wanted an official statement of the facts.
He believed that in the present condition
of things the New York banks had done
just what they ought to have done.
Allen addressed the Senate in support
of his amendment to add to the Voorhees,
bill provision for free coinage at the
ration of sixteen to one, and for the coin
age without unnecessary delay of the
silver bullion now owned by the Gov
ernment. He went on to argue against
the unconditional repeal of the Sherman
law, which he said was the last barrier
between the patriotic and industrious
classes of the people and the gamblers of
Lombard street and Wall street, who
would for private gain turn the world
back into the gloom of the dark ages
with all its attendant evils and misery.
The Peoples party was not clamoring for
silver because it preferred it to gold, but
because there is not enough gold in the
world to do the worlds work. The high
sounding, useless declaration about the
intended return to bimetallism attached
to the Finance Committee bill could not
betray them into its repeal, when they
have it in their power to better things.
The Senate then adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-In the House
the five-minute debate on the Wilson bill
began this morning with a speech by
Waugh for the repeal, as in the interest of
bimetallism.
Somers favored bimetallism, but would
vote for unconditional repeal.
johnson spoke for silver.
Pickler asked for unanimous consent
to change the existing order, so as to take
a vote Monday on the amendment con-
tining free coinage to the American pro-
duct, but this was objected to.
Pickler then tried to arrange for a vote
on the American product free coinage
proposition, after the Wilson bill is
passed, but an objection was again made.
He then proceeded to criticise President
Cleveland as being under English influ-
ence.
Lucas and Hartman spoke for free coin
age and Bartholdt declared for repeal.
Houk favored unconditional repeal and
Heard spoke against the Wilson bill.
Caruthers (Dem.) of Kentucky in
dorsed every word of the Presidents
message and stood ready to cast his vote
for repeal.
Dingley (Rep.) of Maine advocated the
repeal of the purchasing clause. He had
voted for the Sherman bill only because
il contained restrictions that would post
pone the evil day.
Loud criticised the President and DEM
ocratic Administration for their action
relative to the execution of the Geary
Chinese exclusion law.
Hagar twitted the Democrats upon their
dissensions on the silver question, and
suggested that confidence would be re-
stored if the people knew that the party
was also divided upon the tariff question.
Pence of Colorado made very humor-
Gus speech, in which he said that he had
been taught by Voorhees,, Cooper and
Bynum his present attitude on the silver
question, and right well they had taught
him. His lessons had started him on a
course from which he would not turn his
face by reason of the offer of pie" from
the Administration.
He.reminded Bynum of the time when
he. Black of Pennsylvania ana Wilson
of West Virginia were advertised to make
a tour through the country for the pur-
nose of organizing Democratic clubs how
warmly the people of Denver had treated
these gentlemen. Then the gentleman
from Indiana (Bynuml had addressed the
largest audience that had ever assembled
in Denver.
In his speech he said: 81 have always
heen in favor of the free coinage of silver.
I have voted for free coinage from the
time the question has been before Con-
gress and / will do so every time the
question comes up" daughter and ap-
nlause.l He Pence) trusted that the
teacher would not rebuke the scholar
when he ventured to tell him that the
question had now come up. Applause
and laughter.l The gentleman from In
diana had taught him (Pence) his lessons,
and he declined to retreat from their
teachings. Applause
Johnson and Avery spoke in favor of
reneal. and then the House took recess
until O'Clock.
At the evening session of the House
Swanson Democrat from Virginia IA
vored carrying out the Chicago platform.
NIaaanr memocratl from Georgia op-