The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-15

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/ Mr.. Vest spoke three hours, in the
| course of which he was frequently inter
rupted with questions from his colieagues
! 10 a question from Mr.. Palmer, Mr.. Vest
replied that he was willing to have the
! Sherman act repealed, but not willing to
have its repeal made a stalking horse for
recommendation.
HIS DEDUCTIONS AS TO THE MESSAGE.
In reply TO a question by Mr. Platt, Mr..
| Vest said he did not know what the Pres
| ldent would do. He knew that the Pres
| ldent had sent message TO congress in
| winch he did not say one word about BIZ
meta llism and he took it for granted
that, if the President had any idea of
sustaining bi-metallism, he would have
said something about it,
SHORT EXECUTIVE SESSION.
| In conclusion Mr.. Vest repelled the
| idea of there being a necessity for an in
ternational agreement on the subject of
silver.
| At the close of his speech Mr.. Hoar OBJ
tained the floor; and then, after a short
| executive session for the reference to
committees of the nominations received
! to-day, the Senate, at 4:20 o'clock ad-
! lourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS NAMED.
In the House the speaker announced
| the following committee appointments
Enrolled bills, Pearson, chairman: Rus
sell of Georgia, Latimer Hines, Pager,
Adams and Gillet of New York Accounts
Rusk, chairman; Paynter, Tate, Mutch-
| Ter, lkert, Wells, Post, Wright of Mas
sachusetts, and Marvin Mileage, Lynch
chairman; Strait, Pendleton of Texas and
Alahon.
Holman introduced a Joint resolution
making Immediately available the appro-
priation for the mileage of senator's and
representatives. Agreed to. The silver de-
bate was then resumed.
SILVER DEBATE PROMPTLY TO THE FRONT.
MIR. Boatner, of Louisiana, was accord
| ed the floor espoSe from a silver stand
! point, and charged that the advocates of
the Wilson bill, and the gold men of the
! democratic party and of the republican
| party were responsible for the excite
ment which had created the destruction
| of public confidence, and which had
caused the runs upon banking institu-
! tiOns. They had sowed the wind and
were reaping the whirlwind, and they
alone were responsible for the present
financial and commercial scare.
ARRAIaNs NEW YORK AND THE EAST.
He further charged that the democrats
from New York and from the eastern
states were not prepared to carry out all
the pledges of the Chicago platform rela-
tive TO the currency.
MR.. WARNER MILDLY REsENTs.
MIR Warner dem, N. Y, speaking for
| the democratic members of New York,
| pledged them to carry out-and they in
! tended to carry out-every pledge made
| to the people. Mr.. Boatner was glad to
! hear this statement. He insisted that
| the democratic party should fulfill its
! pledges to attempt to carry by-me tallism
! into effect.
WOULD VOTE FOR REPEAL FIRST.
Mr.. Laton, dem, Ohio, spoke, as he
| said, as conservative man. He would
vote for the bill under consideration for
! the repeal of the purchasing clause of the
! Sherman bill. He would do this, however,
! relying upon the good faith of the demo-
| cratic administration and the democratic
| congress that in the coming regular ses-
sion some permanent legisIatio would be
! enacted that would give all our people
some suitable money worth a dollar all
the world round.
REPUBLICAN BLUFF TO BE CALLED DOWN
Then all of the national banks to issue
| notes to the full par value of the bonds
| held by them, and then, in order to fully
| restore confidence, the democrats should
| call down the bluff made by the republi-
| cans that this congress did not have any
serious intention to interfere with the
! Mckinley tariff law That law should
and must be revised.
! CRITIoIsING THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
! Mr.. Patterson, dem, Tennessee, advocat-
ed the repeal of the purchasing clause and
| criticised the amendments proposed to
| the pending measure. If the government
| agreed to the free coinage of silver at the
| ratio of l6 to it would at once and alb
ruptly bring the country to single silver
| standard.
COINAGE MUST STOP TO SAVE SILVER.
In order to maintain silver in circula-
tioa, France had absolutely stopped the
coinage of silver and the purchase of sill
yer bullion. If congress repealed the
| purchasing clause Of the Sherman act,
! every silver dollar now in circulation
would remain in circulation. But we
had to follow the example of France and
adhere to single gold standard, or we
could not accomplish that object.
MR.. SIMPSON RISES TO AN INTERRoGAToRY.
! Mr. Simpson, Kansas, read a speech
| made by the gentleman from Tennessee
| during the first session of the Fifty
second congress, in which that gentle
man advocated the free coinage of silver
! and asked him to reconcile those views
with those he held to-day.
Mr. Patterson replied that he had mod
fled his views and he had gone before his
people and told them that he had 50 mod
fled them, and he had been reelected.
Consistency" said Carlisle, lis the
hobgoblin of legal minds" Mr.. Simpson
then said: 1.-The general admits that he
was in error"
MIR. sNoDGRAss ALSO WANTS TO KNOW.
Mr.. Snodgrass, of Tennessee, also inter-
rupted his colleague with the question:
| when Grover Cleveland was a candi-
date for the nomination, you knew all
these things did you notl"
PatterSon-I did.
Mr. Snodgrass-Were you not a strong
advocate of the nomination of David B.
Hill}
Mr.. Patterson-No, sir.
Mr.. Snodgrass-Did you not talk TO my
self and others in his interest}
NOT TO BE DIVERTED FROM THE MAIN
POINT.
Patterson declined to be drawn into any
further controversy upon his position as
TO Cleveland and Hill before the nomina-
tion.
Baily, Texas, followed Mr.. Patterson in
a speech advocating the Bland free coin
age substitute for the Wilson repeal bill.
He traced the history of financial legisla
tion in this country and Europe since the
beginning of the century, and asserted
that through the whole period there has
been concerted movement to demone-
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