The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-22
House or Representatives.

After the reading OF the journal in tho House
| to-day, Mr. Powers Itep- VII took the floor
| in support Of the repeal OF the purchasing
| clause of the Sherman act. He argued that the
purchasing clause was vicious In principle and
| dangerous In application.
| Mr.. Hooker Dem. Mss.) spoke against the
repeal. believing that no relief would come to
the country from that repeal.
The debate was then suspended to allow the
Speaker to announce the standing and select
committees for the present Congress-
Then. on motion OF Mr.. and. saturday next
was set apart Tor general debate on the Wilson
bill instead OF debate under the tlve-Dinute
Mr. Cooper Dem. Ind. spoke in opposition
favor policy which would give the country a
safe. recognized. stable currency than enter
repealed the purchasing clause 1T would not
strike down nor, kill silver. In mis- opinion it
would lit up silver and make 1t the equal OF
sition to repeal the tax on state banks.
Mr.. Alexander tDem. n. c. advocated free
Mr.. sperry Dem, Conn; orpossi free coin;
age and advocated the Wilson bin. He called
attention to the fact that when the ratio OF - to
whether the ratio should be l5'o to or 10 to
Now the silver men did id net seem to care
pending bin. and refcounted the haTdships to
jected since the war: Never by his voice nor
his vote would thereibe another feather weig hit
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his country, While the gentlemen on the
other side might claim to control tho negroes.
MI Chickernc rep. r. Y ask ed il that was
the reason the. gentlemen spoke for them.
clusion that tie negroes constituted the best
part Of the REPUBLICAN, party;
M had sha1 ns
The furthest that he would go WAS the coinage
OF the American product. He believed that the
crease ere Of the Circulation Of tho country:
R"s 1s of St dd not Increase
with 4, sonnd ard good mlGney. Applause
e IN but hs Se stood
thu oS Of an zos
amendments Of the gentleman from, Missouri
Mr.. Bland. and would vote for the Wilson bill.
The House then. at o'clock. took q recess
:, At the evening session Mr.: Mel lauren Dem,
Mr. Mcdonald dem. lii said that he was
would then remove from both their legal-tender
privilege Of paying every dollar It owed in
coin. That was the only method Of restoring
the ne paRF, FL Of th9 two metals TINT
thorough accord with the message of the Pres
ident He would regard the amendments
providing for free coinage as remedies more
fatal than the disease. They would be like
the deadly poison which hastnns the morihund
patients death. He represented q farming
constituency. toilinR constituency. a labor
ing constituency. and n banking constituency.
and all demanded that the purchasing clause
national agreement there could be but one
standard and he was in favor Of that standard.
and o-day that standard was gold.
Mr.. Stockdalo Dem. Miss argued that the
Sherman bill had little to do will the present
saRnntion OF busir oSS, but that 1t was attrib-
utahle primarily u the tariff. This fight he
said was not one between the East and the
West. It was fight hetwee1 the creditor and
people OF tho South would not forsake their
own interests in order to benefit the East or
the West. In 1897 the Democrats would come
here with n Democratic President a Demo-
cratic House and a Democratic Senate. and it
would take the free coinage OF silver homo
with II. lApplause.l
The House. then Mt II 10. adjourned.