The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-08-17
THE CONTEST BEGINS.

Friday last the battle between the
advocates Of silver AMI its opponents wa.
opened in the House at Washington. The
debate is to last fourteen days, from IL
a. m. TO ) p. M. and night sessions il
necessary.
Bland, the great champion OF silver,
presented the bill OF the silver men. which
provides for free coinage and the repeal
Of the silver purchasing act The bill is
as follows
Section /. That from and after the
passage of this act. all holders of silver
bullion to the amount of 800 or more,
standard weight and ineness, shall be
eutitled to have the same coined at the
mints of the United States into silver
dollars OF the weight and fineness proyi.
ded for in section Of this act.
Sec. 2. That the silver dollar provided
for in this act shall consist OF 4l2k grains
of standard silver, said dollar to be legal
tender for all debts. dues and demands,
both public and private.
Sec. 8. The holder of the silver dollars
herein provided for shall be entitled to
deposit the same and receive silver certi-
icates in the manner provided by law for
the standard silver dollar.
Sec. 4. So much OF the act OF July IA,
1890. as requires the monthly purchase
of 4, 500, 600 ounces Of silver be and the
came is hereby repealed.
Bland in supporting the bill made
telling speech, which was well received.
In the course Of his remarks be used the
following forcible language
ave are asked here to-day TO lay the
bloody hand Of confscstion on millions
of our population. in order to supply the
greed of England. Will Congress do it
Will you trample down the interests of
your own people and destroy the value
of one of the precious metals, simply to
crafty the greed Of Wall street. mere
agent of Lombard street, 1t cannot it
shall not be done. lApplause.l
Speaking for the mass Of the people
Of the Mississippi valley and the people
west of it, | say you shall not do it.
Renewed applause.l And anybody or
any party that undertakes to do it will,
in Gods name, be trampled, as it ought
to be, in the dust OF condemnation now
and in the future. Continued applause
on the floor and in the galleries.
II speak as Democrat, but yet as an
American above Democracy. We do not
intend that any political party shall sur
vive that will lay confscating hand on
America in the interest Of England and
of Europe. and demonetize silver, and
my friends Of the Eastern Democracy,
we bid you farewell when you do it.
In conclusion, Bland said, addressing
his words to the Eastern Democrats, "If
you demonetize silver, the responsibility
will be yours, not ours" Applause
Wilson of West Virginia presented the
bill for the repeal Of the Sherman law.
Cleveland has has had his lieutenants
take poll of the House and feels conf.
dent Of ita passage. But the silver men
assert that it can never pass the Senate,
as there is at least q majority of 10
against it.
After the two weeks debate = vote will
be taken and the bill sent to the Senate.
where it viii be debated probably two
weeks more.
The Senate is composed OF SS mem.
bers and the House Of 1855 members. Four
members OF the House from Territories
have no vote. 1t will require As votes
in the Senate to pass the bill and lie in
the House.