Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-20
LOSING In STRENGTH
Recent Developments Not Favorable to the
Silver Advocates.
lNRoADs BEING MADE ON THEIR FORCES
Yesterdays Debate in the Hou1e of Repre-
sentatives on the Question.
SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT WERE ADVANCED
Both Sides Have Champions for Their Es-
pecial Views.
Mr. LIVINGSTON OF GEORGIA SPEAKS
He Takes n Gloomy Wow of the Erect
that Would Follow an Unconditional
Repeal OF the sherman Law
Other Speakers.
SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT WERE ADVANCED
Both Sides Have Champions for Their Es-
pecial Views
NR. LIVINGSTON OF GEORGIA SPEAKS

WARRINGTON, Aug. 19.-The session OF the
house today was not marked by any ami
mated debate, but it was significant in show
ing nroads made in the ranks OF the Tree
coinage men.
Mr. McCreary of Kentucky, member OF
the recent monetary conference, and Mr.
Catchings Of Mississippi, of the committee
on rules, both took the floor in support OF the
uncond tional repeal of the Sherman pur-
chasing act
Mr.. Livingston of Georgia made one of
his characteristic speeches in support OF free |
coinage and against unconditional repeal and |
Justified his past populist record as a "calam-
ity howler'' by asserting that every predic-
ton of the farmers alliance of three years
ago had been realized and that the bankers
and brokers of Wall street were the princi-
pal calamity howlers.
Mr. McCreary of Kentucky opened
the silver debate. Speaking of the repeal OF
the silver purchasing clause, he declared he
would not hold that act as "a hostage TO Tree
coinage Free coinage should stand on It's
own merits; the only path which should lead
to free coinage of silver was an international
agreement, and the only way to reach that
agreement was to repeal the purchasing
clause.
Mr.. Catchings followed Mr.. McCreary and
spoke in favor of unconditional repeal. He
knew that his people-thc people whom he
represen ted-would credit HIM with disbon-
esty and cross purpose, and he knew they
would have the same contempt for HIM that
he would have for himself, if, after investi-
CATION of the financial question, he had not
She courage of his convictions. Applause
Livingston's Fiery Speech
Mr. Livingston of Georgia concurred in the
sentiment expressed by the gentleman from
Mississippi that in considering these ques-
tions representatives should rise above
party On this subject there should be no
republicans, no democrats, no popullsts.
There was no reason why men should not
rise above partisanship and discuss and dis
pose of the pending question as sensible men
and patriotic men. He favored bimetaliism,
and the plain question now presented was
between single gold standard and bimet-
allism The Chicago platform had denounced
the Sherman act as "cowardly make
shift A make-shift for what2 For
single gold Standard No, make
shift for the free coinage of silver.
The bill for the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act did not place the
democratic party where the Chicago plat
form is disposed TO leave it. He denied that
the purchasing clause was responsible for
the present financial and business troubles
A few years ago the farmers had come to
congress asking relief, and they had been
greeted as ''calamity howlers." He had
then predicted to the present governor OF
New York that within two years the
'scalamity howlers" would come from an
other quarter. Who was now bowling for
reliefl The farmerss They had ceased to
be calamity howers. They had been
squeezed until there was nothing more to
squeeze from them
Howls from the Bankers.
The howl now came from the banks and
tho bankers 1t was now proposed by
placing the United States on q single golc
standard to put this country in the hands OF
a receiver and then turn it over to England
The business men of England were getting
shaky and they now say the gold craze had
taken deeper hold than they had expected
He made the prediction that if the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act was repealed the
price of products in this country would not be
increased. The gentleman from Kentucky
(McCreary) had spoken IN favor of an inter
national monetary conference. Why moi
have an interstate monetary conference
''He that provideth not for his own house
hold hath denied his faith and il
worse than infdel." He would hal
with delight Il proposition tina
the governor and the treasure
of every state should be called together i
Washington, there to discuss what wa
good for the United States. Congress wa
now endeavoring to hitch the horse at tn
wrong end OF the cart.
MIR. Richards OF Ohio believed that Presi
dent Cleveland WAS right in attributing
ha
the present business depression.
The house then took recess until
o'clock,
Evening Session.
After the recess. to a crowded gallery bu
TO u very small attendance on the floor, Nj
Curtis of Kansas republican, spoke in SUI
port of the Wilson bill, but in conservatiN
manner. He did not agree with the stat
ment so frequently made that the act of Is
was passed under misapprehension or by
trick. He believed that every man WI
voted for or against that bill knew what
was doing. The people would not be sati
fed with free silver AT n ratio of IL to l, {
with a single gold standard, should not col
gress provide for the FREQ coinage of silver
n ratio that would eliminate the fiat dolla
He was in favor Of ratio of 20 to /, and
would then establish commission wi
authority TO change the ratio at any time
was found 10 be too large or too small Tn,
let the secretary of the treasury be autho
lied TO coin the silver bullion no
in the treasury. The serious oblectiC
which he had TO the pending measu
was that IL made no provision for d
coinage Of this bullion. The members OF Il
house should pass an act that would not q
siroy industries, but stimulate them tn
would relieve the strain on the banks; tn
would cause the farmers aud !aborers
rejoice; that would convince the peoI
that there was no fight between capital a
labor, but that labor and capital were frien
and would always be; that would convin