The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-15
SILVER TALK IN CONGRESS-.
Senator Vest Makes a Three.
hour Speech For BimetaIism.
willing to Have the Sherman Bnl Re-
peaied, But Not Willing to Have 1t
Made Stalking Horse For Mono.
metalism-A Bill to Increase National
Bank Circulation Endorsed by secre-
tary Carlisle.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-There was a
larger array OF mem bers present in the
House on its opening to-day than at a
corresponding hour Saturday last, but
the attendance was still far short OF a
quorum. 1t was composed principally
of new men, the old members being
generally absent. There were notable
exceptions to the rule, however. Among
them on tho Democratic side were
Wilson, Of West Virginia; Bynum, Nc.
MILAN, HOLMAN and Boatner.
On the Republican side were Reed,
Lacey, Burrows, O'Neill, OF Pennsyl-
vania, and Gros Venor.
The Speaker announced the following
committee appointments:
Enrolled bills-Pearson, chairman:
Russell, Georgia; Latimer, Hines,
Hager, Adams and Gilbert New York;.
Accounts -Rusk, chairman; Paynter,
Tate, Mutchler, Ikert. Wells, Post,
Wright (Mass.) and Marvin.
Mileage-Lynch, chairman; Strait,
Pendleton (Texasl and Mahon.
The silver debate being resumed,
Boatner (La.) was accorded the floor.
He spoke from silver standpoint and
charged that advocates of the Wilson
bill-the gold men OF the Democratic
party and of the Republican party
were responsible for the excitement
which had created the destructio OF
public confidence and which had
caused the runs upon banking institu.
iions.
He further charged that tho Demo.
Gratis from New York and from Eastern
States were not prepared to carry out
all pledges OF the Chicago platform
New York speaking for the Democrats
of New York, pledged them to carry out
and they intended to do so-eyely
pledge made to the people.
Boatner insisted that tho Democratic
party should fulfill its Pledges to
attempt to carry bimetallism into effect.
Simpson. (kans,) read speech made
by Il gentleman from Tennessee during
tho first session of Fifty. second Con.
gress in which that gentleman advo-
Gated free coinage of silver and asked
him to reconsider those views with those
he had to day. Patterson replied that
he had modified his views, he mad gone
before the people and told them he had
so modified them, he had been re. elect ted.
Simpson-Then the gentleman ad-
mits he was in error?
Snodgrass, (Tenn.,) also interrupted
his colleague with the question, when
Grover Cleveland was q candidate for
nomination you knew all these things
didn't you?
Patterson-I did
Snodgrass-Wer you not a strong
supporter of the nomination of David b.
Hill?
Patterson-No, sir
Snodgrass- you not talk to myself
and others in his interest?
Patterson declined TO be drawn into
any further controversy upon subiec as
to Cleveland and Hill before the nomi.
nation.
Bailey (Tex.) followed Patterson in a
speech advocating the Bland free coin
age substitute for the Wilson repeal
bill.
Lacey (Rep., Iowa. spoke in favor Of
an amendment he proposed to offer if
he had an opportunity, providing that
the Wilson act should not take effect
until silver circulation be increased to
$1,000 600.
Warner (Dem., N. " said: If there
ever was pledge made by any party,
this Democratic pledge was sacred and
plain. When the silver men came and
asked Congress to lnaugurate new and
hopeless scheme, which had already
damned the business of the country, he
must object Whenever an interna-
tional agreement was arrived at he was
ready to try the experiment.. He
would try to sink his convictions and
follow the convictions of his party.
Then he would have vndic ted his
right to be called an honest man, but it
would be long time before Now York
Congressman would support an expert
ment which had failed IS long as this
one had. But there was plank in the
platform which represented issues and
that was tho tariff plank. (Applause).
The people had asked not only for the
repeal OF the Sherman act, but for a
safe and elastic currency.
Hutchinson Dem, Tex made a
humorous speech in favor OF the coinage
OF silver, but before he concluded the
House at o'clock adjourned till IL
o'clock TO morrow.
IN THE SENATE.
Loss than one. half the mem bers were
present when the Senate n ct at noon,
but the galleries were full. Last Thurs
days Journal and the chaplain's prayer
were short. The House joint resolution
for appropriate commemoration of the
hundredth anniversary of the laying of
the corner stone OF the capitol of the
United States on September ls,i793. was
received from the House, laid before the
Senate and passed. There were numer.
Gus petitions presented and referred
for the repeal of the purchasing clause
or the Sherman law--some condition
ally and some unconditionally-qu
as many against the repeal several for
the free use of silver az legal tender in
the United States and for appointment
OF commission TO consider an adequate
plan OF currency, and some for tho free
coinage of silver At ratio OF III To |