The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-08-24
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Posts Regular Correspondent,
.WAsulysrox, Aug. q, 1892.

uCNlC CraLIc SIlStI ='ot!issboi> 1@' ia" Oh
yer but he votes GOLD That in a
nut she'll expresses the general opin-
ion Of the Voorhees, BILL, which has
been reported to the Senate. The
bill provides for the unconditional
repeal Of the purchasing clause lof
tho Sherman law, and then in foot
note, as it were. attempts to console
the silver men by stating that it is
the policy Of this government to use
both silver and gold as money and
to maintain the parity of one with
The other. Although this bill has
been reported to the Senate it will
not be taken up except when called
up by some member who wants to
make speech thereon for some days
probably not until after the House
has voted on the silver question.
The Senate seems disposed to util-
lie the bill for the increase Of Ma
tional bank circulation as a lay fig
urc upon which to try on ali sorts OF
financial amendments. y number
have already been voted down, and
the first Of those to come up this
week will be that offered by Mr..
Butler, of s. G, providing for the
ten per- cent? tax on
state bank currency. This bill has
been three times passed by the SEN
ate, at as many sessions Of Congress,
unamen,le,l and without a division
The populist Senators are. solidly
inst the original bill tits said
the democratic Senators who favor
The free coinage Of silverhavc agreed
to get a. Test vote by offering an
amendment to this bill, providing for
the free coinage of silver at q ratio of
.20 to l, and that if the amendment
be defeated they will not allow the
bill for, the unconditional repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sher-
man law to come to a vote, being de
tcrmincd to join with the silver re-
..publicans and popuiisfs and prevent
any action, unless some concessions
he inadeeto silver.
TheslverS Senators have abandon :.
ed the tidea; ST making ., fight for
free coinage attho present ratio and
will unite upon the bill reported by
the silver minority of the Finance
committee as q substitute for the
vorhees unconditional repeal bill.
This substitute, which will nccessa- :
rily have to be voted upon before
the. Voorhees, bill, provides for the
free coinage Of silver at ratio of 20
to l and repeats the purchasing
clause of the Shermanlaw
The, silvor debate ii the House
which winds up this week. has been
Disappointing to,thc public, and,
think, also to the members of the
House. !There have been a few
really good and carefully prepared
speeches, notable among which was
tlat'of Representative sililey, of Pa,
tho.onlY casters, man who has SO far
spoken against unconditional repeal
and. that Of Representative Me
Crcary, of Ky, who, although "a
friend of silver and representing a
silver state, spoke in favor Of uncon-
ditional repeal. Mr.. SlcCreary, de-
clarcd himself willing at any time
after the repeal of the purchasing
clause to support a Understanding the
use Of silyereas money. His strong
est argument for repeal was that it
wouldeaid,in bringing about an in
ternational agreement for the free
coinage Of silver. 1t looks now as
thougg the silver amendments will all
be defeated and tho repeal bill passed
unless the republicans, who control
the situation, shall, as reports said
they would, vote with the silver men
for the amendment providing for free
coinage alta 20 to l ratio. But the
probabilities point to their voting
almost solialy against all of the
amendments ana for- the repeal bill.
representative Jerry simpson
made short and very sarcastic
speech ON the silver question Jerry
is somewhat ,1dliisgusted-a had-he jump
ed into Bothfof tie DID. parties, the
republicans for past financial legisla-
ton aud lie democrats. for neglect