New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-25
SILVER TALK IN THE HOUSE.
SOME NOTEWORTHY SPEECHES.
~, nrxcrry,s PLEA FOR REPEAL AND Mr.
HARrMAN,s DESCRIPTION OF THE MUG
w,-Np-A UtMORIsT FROM COLORADO.

IARTMAN'S SCRIPTION OF The Mo"
wuMp-A HuMoRIsT FROM COLORADO.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE'J
Washington Aug. 24-On account Vi a'" u '''"
70 give a full exposition OF their Views SUN 80, "
hars Of the House OF Representatives nave idNeu "
make them clearly understood. case III po''''
is that of Mr. Taylor. OF Tennessee VINO was men
toned as one of the Republican members VINO la
vored some of the Bland propositions ana "ouiu
,o,e AGAINST repeaL He will vote for repeal ana
AGAINST the free coinage of silver dollars "hich
IRE not equal in value to standard gold dollars anu
he said to a Tribune correspondent to-ua! 'iia' "e
would be supported in this attitude by iarse ma
or,,y NJ the voters of the LIST Tennessee District
Who returned him to Congress last fall Tor the thiru
time by a majority Of about 1900 votes 1t appears
borafors that there is at least other Congress
d,str,c, in Tennessee besides the Memphis district
in which everybody is not In favor OF free anu
unlimited silver coinage
Tho debate to-day was nominaly under the hve-
minute rule but it was more honored IN the preach
than In the observance. for scarcely speaker
smoke less than ten minutes. and Mr.. Dingley and
several other members occupied twice or thrice
that amount of time. Mr.. Dingley was better en-
titled TO a full hour than several who mad spoken
twice as long since the debate began, for he UNDER
stood his subject and was armed with mass OF
fresh and pertinent information bearing upon IL.
Mr. Dngley. Of course advocated unconditional re-
peal but he clearly showed that the seed OF the
present panic. so far 1t is referrble to silver
was planted in 1873. when the Bland law was en-
acted and that the existing stringency and distress
have been produced in part not so much by the
silver purchases of the last three years as by the
continuance of a policy which has been In force
more than fifteen years. and which was mitated
and established by Democrats in Congress against
the protest and despite the veto of the Republican
President.
Mr. Hartman. Of Montana, made an imprisoned
appeal in behalf OF silver and in the course OF MS
earnest speech gave pleasant description Oh the
Mugwump from the time that he EMERGED from
the chrysalis Of his self-conce which elected APP
plause both sides of the House
Mr. Pence of Colorado also moved the House to
applause and laughter by his amusing description
OF Mr. Bynum's appearance and eloquence when he
addressed an immense audience in Denver TWO
years ago. and dedicated himself anew and in the
most solemn manner TO the cause of free and I'M
limited silver coinage Mr.. Bynum, who delivered
an argument against free coinage ana IN iaVor Vi
unconditional repeal several days ago. TOOK MI
Pence's remarks In good part, but ala not better
his own case when he explained that MS cohouo"
when he delivered his Denver speech was such'
owing TO the overgenerous hospitality OF the cit-
zens Of that fourshing and beautiful town. that
he ought not to be held responsible for what he
said that occasion.
Probably the greatest surprise Of to-days de-
bate was the declaration OF MT. houh' vi O'io'
that he would vote against all the Bland PROPOSE
tons and in favor of unconditional repeal All oil
tho renaaI canvassers had set him down against
rnpeaL and he occupied the same place on tne nst
kept by the free-coinage canvasserS IL II p NV
confidently asserted that only two or the ONO
REPRESENTATIVES are sure to vote for any or the
tland nropositiOns while third Is IN doubt Inc
third man however. is Mr.. Hall, who voted last
winter against the motion which was supported by
the free silver men to sheVe the Dill 10 rcPe'i '''
silver purchase provision. . 49, a,.
Among the other noteworthy speeches OF the day
Van OF N--l
Caruth OF Kentucky Mr.. Heard, of Missouri ana
Mr. johnson, Of Indiana