The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-09-10
REPEATSHISCHALLENGE
Teller Dsass Anybody to PfoIs That the
Sherman Act Caused the Panic.
THE GOLD PRESS ROASTED
Throttled From an Expression of
Opinion by Threats. the Indus-
trial Classes Are Still the
Friends OF Silver,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-In tho senate
the following change in committees was
announced to-day: Carey, republican, of
Wyoming is relieved from service on the
committee on Indian depredations !;
Perkins, republican, OF California is as.
signed to tho committee on civil service
and retrenchment, education and labor,
fisheries, naval affairs. Indian depreda.
tions, Potomac river front; Quay, repub.
lcan, OF Pennsylvania to the committee
on pensions, and Caroy, republican. Of
wyoming to the committee on public
grounds and buildings. The resolution
offered yesterday by PETER calling for in.
formation as to whether eastern national
banks had observed tho law respecting
the maintenance of their reserve, and
further whether such banks had paid their
checks In currency, was laid before the
senate and it's author spoke on il.
The hour of having arrived, tho chair
laid before tho senate tho repeal bill and
Pefer's resolution went over till Monday.
Teller. republican, of Colorado, was re.
cognized as entitled TO tho floor. In the
course Of his romarks, Teller denied en-.
phaticaliy that there was an attempt OH
the part OF tho representatives of the sill
vcr states to have the governm,nt pur-
chase the output of the mines. He also
denied most positively that the public had
expressed its opinion upon the subject
and In favor Of repeal. The great metro
politan papers had spoken, the industrial
classes had not. Thoy were not in favor
OF repeal. The industrial interests havo
boon throttled from an expression of opin.
ion by threat that the money necessary
TO carry on business would be withheld.
That threat has been made with an Of
frontery that would shame the devil. As
to what had induced tho house to vote for
the bill, which one article said was public
opinion, the courtesies due to tho other
body would prevent his stating his opin-
ion on that matter. He would leave that
to some other place where he would not
be trammeled by the rules of the senate.
The senator then went on TO denounce tho
newspapers which, he declared, did not
represent the public.
Teller said he repeated his challenge
made In a recent speech for anybody to
show that the Sherman law was RESPONSE
bio In any degree for the present financial
condition or the condition which existed
whom congress assembled. The act, said
tho senior senator from Colorado, had
been made q scapeyoat. There was a
cause of the difficulty, declared Teller. 1t
was the course of wisdom for the soma
tors to address themselves to the cause
and not be carried Oft their feet by public
clamor, by newspapers, by gibes and
threats, and be compelled TO do that which
they know would not bring the people
that which they deserved and which they
desired. To show the fallacy of the
opinion that the Sherman act was respon-
sible for the distress, Teller cited trade
reports to the effect that the year 1892 was
one of the most prosperous In the history
of the nation. After q brief executive
session the senate adjourned.