Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-08-17
BOTH SIDES AGREE.
The Preliminaries Settled and the Debate
Begins.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE present
arrangement is that the repeal bill
will be introduced in the house today;
that an accompanying resolution
prescribe the method OF proceeding,
and general debate to begin at once.
If carried out this program will bring
the house to vote on the bill and
Amendments on August 2S.
The silver men'sp part OF the program
is to offer first a substitute looking
to free coinage at the present ratio.
If this is defeated votes will be taken
on amendments fixing the ratio at
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and
twenty in this order, and finally, if
these fail, upon the BlandAllison act.
The conference OF silver and anti
silver men has reached an agreement
by which general debate on the bill
for the repeal of the purchase clause
OF the Sherman act will be limited to
eleven days. This will be followed by
debate OF three days under the five
minute rule, when voting will begin on
the bill and the various silver amend
ments.
On the assembling of the house, inn
medlately after the reading OF the
| journal, Wilson, Democrat, of West
Virginia, introduced the repeal bill.
I Bland offered the agreement made
this morning, governing debate. 1t
limits the talk to a total OF fourteen
days, from IL a. m. to p. m., with
night sessions for debate only, if de-
sired. Bland also presented the bill
OF the free coinage caucus and de-
manded the previous question on his
order, but it was antagonized by the
Republicans under the leadership of
Cannon, who wanted to debate the
lquestiop. Finally vote was taken,
resulting, yeas PIT, nays 100. So the
previous question was ordered. The
Republicans generally voted with the
Democrats in support of the motion.
The resolution was then adopted.
Raynor, Democrat, opened the de-
bate for repeal and was followed by
Bland in opposition. Upon the ques-
ton OF ratio, Bland argued in favor of
sixteen TO one. He said If the United
States would maintain the parity OF
gold and silver on that ratio the world
would buy our products. ave have
property to sell and should induce
purchasers to come. France main
tained gold and silver on a parity on
a ratio of fifteen and a half to one for
seventy years, because she had prop
ty to sell. Ii we do this" said Bland,
western Europe must come to our
; standard"
Bland, having occupied an hour and
not having finished, unanimous con-
sent was given for him to conclude
: without respect to time.
In concluding Bland said: ''It was
bimetallism that made the manufac-
turers of England so strong and pros
q porous. Western Europe would have
r to come to the American standard or
: ! abandon its commerce with the United
q States and with all civilized countries.
\ The money requirements of the United
$ with the wealth, industry and energy
4 of its people were equal to those ol
= England, France and Germany com
: bined, and the whole civilized world
would have to look to this country
: for its future monetary supply.
q "And yet" said he, with vehemence
e eve are asked here today to lay tn,
: bloody hand of confiscation on mil
Y lions of our population in order tC
y satisfy the greed of England. vii
, congress do it? Will you trampl'
a down the interests of your own peopl,
's and destroy the value of one OF tn
D precious metals, simply to crafty tn
ar greed OF Wall street, the mere agent o
=. Lombard street? 1t can not, it shal
" not be donel Applause.
NJ Speaking for the masses OF the peo
" pie of the Mississippi valley and of tn
G. people west of it, 1 say you shall no
do it. Renewed applause And any