The morning call., 1893-09-06
KEPT PUNiC FAITH.
Stewart Tells How it Was That Sill
yer Was DemonetiZed.

yer was Dc11OEeIIZSQ.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Sin the Senate
to-day the silver men sprung a surprise on
the repeal forces in the declaration of
Stewart that hereafter a quorum of the
Senate would have to be present when
Senators spoke upon the silver question.
II the opponents of rcDsa, inslst upci. a
quorum being present at all times. 1t will
be a new move and may seriously Inter
fere with the programme Of the friends of
repeal.
Substantially the entire day in the Senate
was consumed by Stewart (R) OF Nevada,
who took positive ground against the re-
peal of the Sherman act until silver was
remonetized. The vote of the Senate to
proceed to the consideration of executive
business this afternoon was the first set
back the repeal men have thus far sus-
tanned in the Senate.
PETER introduced bill creating depart
ment of education under the supervision of
a secretary of education. who, within three
years after the passage of the act, shall
cause to be constructed a college of scien-
tifc learning, in which shall be taught all
the classic and professional studies, arts,
etc, to be known as the Scientific Unver-
sity of the Red. White and Blue Cross
The bill approprates SO. $1,000 to con-
struct the college.
Eight millions mora are appropriated to
create an endowment, to be known as the
Scientific College fund The Secretary of
the Treasury is directed to purchase alu-
minum to the total amount of the appro-
Driations. and coin it in denominations of /
cent to $50.
Voorhees, submitted resolution for be-
ginning the sessions at II o'clock. Laid
over.
Morgan of Alabama offered a concurre ent
resolution for the appointment of joint
select committee on finance of seven MEM
bers of each House to examine into the
financial and monetary coalition of the
Government and the people, with a view
10 devising means for their betterment Its
nowers are very wide, including the Ques-
tiOn Of the VemOnetiZation of silver, its
ratio with gold, revision of the laws reIat-
ing 10 legal tender, repeal of the State bank
tax, the cost of the present financial de-
preston, legislation to prevent national
banks from abusing their privileges and
powers to the deirimeDt of the Government
and people. etc. Laid ovor.
Aliens resolution, asking the Secretary
of the Treasury If he had redeemed any
silver certificates in coin, was agreed to.
PETER took the floor and concluded his
remarks in opposition to repeal.
Stewart of Nevada followed in opposi-
tlon TO repeal. He said that in 1867 the
min;s Of continental Europe and those of
the United States were open to the free
| coinage of silver. lie then recited the
events leading up to the demonetization of
/ oil in 1879 Gbarnnan ha ;1t
duced bill prepared by clique in the
Treasury Department. headed by John
Jay Knox, proiessedly TO revise and eodify
the mint laws, but which in reality
omitted the standard dollar from its lis. of
coins. After two days debate the bill.
which had been reported by Sherman from
the Finance Committee, passed, Sherman,
he said, voting IN the negative. Sherman
very well knew, said Stewart. before his
name was reached in the calling of the roll
that the bill would pass by an Oyerw helm
ing majority. The history Of the bill in
the House of Representatives is suggest
i've. After 1t was developed that the bill
demonetlzed silver Hooper Of Massachus-
setts, In charge of the bill, affe cted
| 10 abandon 1t. Some DAYS afterwaId.
in the absence of Representative Pot
ter OF New York, who had discovered
The fact that the bill demonetized silver,
| Hooper presented substitute for the bill.
which he falsely claimed contained none
Of the objection ble features o: the orig
inal bill. The substitute passed under an
erroneous belief. produced by Hooper's s
statements, that the substitute was devoid
Of the Objectionable provisions OF the orig
inal bill. The substitute as 1t came from
the House contained in section Is the pro-
| fcin for n ~ llar 8
J Continuing, Stewart said that Sherman