Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-30
OF those Democrats were Mr. Ray said
that he could at this moment recall one
name-that OF Samuel =. Cox

WISE TO THE BREACH.
There was not a single New York
democrat In the House. and Mr. Wise
denied the statement, and declared that
Mr.. Cox had both spoken and voted
against the passage OF these laws.
democratic applause) Mr.. Wheeler OF
Alabama, spoke in advocacy OF the bill
and argued against the constitutionality
OF the laws which Il was proposed 10
repeal Mr.. Blair Republcan), Of New
Hampshire opposed the measure, but
his remarks were very brief. as his throat
was not in condition 10 make any cK-
tended speech. lie found time, however.
TO pay tribute to John /. Davenport.
whom he euogized as being one Of the
ablest most conscientious men who had
ever administered the election laws or
any other laws. Mr.. Blair then obtained
leave to extend his remarks I'm the Re
cora, ana the House at 435 adjourned.
THE SENATE.
Mr.. Cameron presented n petition signed
by Wharton Barker OF Philadelphia, and
many business hgms OF that city asking
senators 20 legislate so as TO preserve
the protective character Of the tariff and
the integrity Of silver as a money metal;
ana he asked that IL be read and printed
IN the Record. Objection was made 10
that request. and then IT was ordered
that the petition be printed as a docu-
ment.
The silver-purchase repeal bill was taken
up at ll:&. and Mr. Harris, a member
OF the Finance Committee. made an argu-
ment against the bill. Mr. PETER having
yielded the floor 70 Mr. Morgan. and Mr..
Morgan having yielded to Mr.. Harris.
lie asserted that the Sherman act had no
more 10 DO with the business troubles of
IN" country than the lighting Of friction
match had 10 DO with q cyclone. No one
doubted that the Government would pay
all just demands against it. according 10
IT'S contract. in proof OF which df proof
were necessary he needed only to refer
to the fact that during the panic all
kinds Of money were hoardcd-silver Ger
tifcatos and silver dollars, as well as gold
certificates, grcenbacks and gold.
THE REAL QUESTION.
The great the real question was whether
gold alone shall be the basis Of circulation.
and silver be totally abandoned as money
except as subsidiary coin. The passage
Of the pending bin meant, and in his
opinion was intended to mean, that the
American people should have no more
legal-tcndcr silver dollars. and that here
after silver shall be- used only as frac-
tiOnal currency. II meant the demoneti-
zation OF silver. recommendation, the gold
standard. In his opinion, the passage Of
the repeal bill was much more likely 10
be followed by proposition to strike
down the legal-tender quality Of the eN-
istug silver dollars than by one 10 coin
more silver.
I'VE logislate for the people Of the
United States" ne said, mot for the pcp-
pie Of other countries Let us coin all
our silver into lcgai-tender money. at
some fixed reasonable rate. SO far as /
am concerned. am quite satisfied with
the ratio OF sixteen 10 one
Mr.. Harris said that II the Sherman
act was repealed, that would be the last
recognition Of silver "a money, and he
quoted from speech made by Mr.. Noor-
hecs I'm the Senate last February stating
that he would have voted for IA bill then
pending 10 repeal the Sherman act had IT
not been for the fact that such repeal
would have domonctzed silver and left ii
unsupported by one word OF legislation
Mr. Harris said 10 the senator from lndt-
ana that when he passes this bill he does,
I'm effect dcmoneti2e silver and leave 1t
supported by no law. He will md also
that the most earnest Of his friends
now in passing it viii be the
most earnest and active and de-
tcrmincd opponents OF any measure that
may be presented proposing 10 utllize
silver in any way or 20 any extent
When the senator from Indiana shall have
passed the bill. with the aid Of Republic
can votes and Of "A Democratic contingent
he will find himself powerless 10 enact
any other law for the use Of silver. or Tor
the repeal Of the 10-per cent tax on state
banks Most Of those who aid him now
Will not do so then. Pass this Dill ana
they will have accomplished their object
and Will then desert
ARE WE INDEPENDENT?
Mr.. Morgan addressed the Senate In
opposition to the bill. He expressed the
thought that the great error which had
crept into American legislation had re-
suited from the fact that Congress had
cut loose from the foundations on which
the government WAS based in relation TO
the important question of money. For
| instance. said he we are told. and we are
/ told even by the President of the United
States. that the functions of Congress
for the regulation OF money cannot be
properly exercised. ana ought not To be
exercised in these chambers except IN
/ concert with some foreign powers. That
: IL the proposition. We are told that We
! cannot exercise it wisely or justly until
/ we have obtained the consent OF some tor-
/ cipn powers II that proposition is true,
/ then we might just az well declare that
we are not a government and that we
/ have not got the power. under the Con-
/ Stitution of the United States, OF taking
/ care Of the important and serious inter
! csts of the people. We might just as
well declare. 50 far as this particular
| debate Is concerned. and so far as the
influences and considerations that ope-
/ rate in this chamber as u pressure upon
/ us are concerned. that we have never
! accomplished our independence of Great
| Britain That seems TO be the ISSUE
/ whether we have actually accomplished
| our independence Of Great Britain. II
| was supposed 10y the founders OF our gov
| crnment that we had accomplished the
| great result. and that we had cut loose
! from the Crown and the Parliament OF
| Great Britain so far that We might
| regulate all of our own concerns In our
way. free from their interference and con
| troll But If it be true that we stll con-
| suit Great Britain. that we must stlii
! act IN harmony with her. that we can
/ not lcgislate for our people TIL we get
! her consent for certain measure then
we have not achieved our Independence
/ and perhaps 1t was a mistake that We
! ever made the effort
! At $40 i. NJ. the Senate. after a brief
| executive session, adjourned until to-mor-